Grimes revealed her first ever facial tattoo and fans are divided.
In a selfie shared on Wednesday, the 37-year-old musician showed off the new ink, which also appears in her latest music video for Artificial angels released on October 17.
The tattoo was created by cybersigilist artist Glyphomancer, who mixes ancient symbols with futuristic designs.
“I think @glyphomancer is on to something really new and innovative with his work, especially facial tattoos. There is real beauty, delicacy and innovation here, in my opinion,” Grimes wrote in her caption.
The Canadian singer, born Claire Boucher, added that it took her almost a decade to make the decision to get her face tattooed for the first time. “I spent about ten years emotionally working on a face tattoo,” she shared.
Grimes previously floated the idea in 2022, asking fans on Instagram: “I’m seriously considering getting a white ink tattoo on my face next week – any ideas?”
The musician also joked about the subtlety of her new tattoo, writing, “I guess I drew too much on my face and literally no one noticed, not even my parents, not even after the video lol.”
The tattoo artist also left an encouraging comment, saying, “It looks so good on you,” to which Grimes replied, “@glyphomancer level of genius works as always.”
The mother of three, who shares all of her children with ex-partner Elon Musk, concluded her post by reflecting on tattoo culture in general. “I feel like tattoos are in a crazy renaissance period that is sort of underappreciated.”
However, fans didn’t really notice the artwork.
“Is the tattoo in the room with us?” » one person wrote in the comments, while another made a similarity to a ringworm.
“Where’s the tattoo,” a third user commented.
“You could have the coolest face tattoo ever but you have this one instead. I’m sorry but I’m so confused,” someone else wrote.
“Everyone is so mean, I love it,” read another comment as the replies piled up.
However, not all comments were nasty. Some expressed genuine admiration, with one saying: “This is really cool,” while another Instagram user said: “It looks so good on you.”
