Celebrities with hidden tattoos

Apparently, in the entertainment industry, Hollywood in particular, it is still taboo for some celebrities to have a tattoo for some reason. The notion seems strange; tattoo culture is on the rise, and in 20 years we are all going to look the same, with those without tattoos potentially being in the minority. While a wide demographic of musicians are notoriously covered in tattoos and even plenty of actors and actresses sport their unabashed love for very visible ink as well, there are still some celebrities that you would never expect to have a tattoo, and others who keep their tattoos well hidden at all times.

Jamie Foxx

The first actor on this list, it’s probably not uncommon knowledge that Jamie Foxx is a relatively talented guy. Actor, comedian, singer, Oscar winner and guy who got a tattoo on the back of his head to celebrate his 40^th birthday? That’s right, to celebrate turning 40 a few years ago the man forever immortalized as Ray Charles got a black tribal design tattooed on the back of his head. Though the actor has other tattoos, the tribal on his head was unexpected and a little strange. The legitimacy of it was even ruminated upon by celebrity pundits who care far more than this author does for quite some time. At least for Foxx, all he needs to do is grow his hair in to cover the tattoo. 

 

 

 Brad Pitt

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 Brad Pitt has several tattoos, many which he keeps hidden. The one on his arm reads "There exists a field, beyond all notions of right and wrong. I will meet you there."

 

  Charlize Theron

 

 Charlize Theron has a koi fish on her ankle and a lotus flower on her foot. 

 

 Jessica Alba

 

  

 

 

 

Jessica Alba has a tattoo of a bow on her lower back.

 

 

 

Selena Gomez

Celebrity tattoo artist Bang Bang NYC recently gave Selena Gomez a small gift of tattoo. Positioned at the right part of her back just below the armpit, the tattoo comes in an Arabic inscription that reads, “Love Yourself First” when translated in English.

Tattoo Facts

Did you know that the word “tattoo” can be traced back to the Polynesian noun tatau, which means “puncture, mark made on skin”?

 

The red star which is incorporated into the Macy's logo is a part of the tattoo of its founder, R.H. Macy. Macy got the ink while working on a whaling ship in his adolescence.  

 

For the Ainu women in Japan, tattoos of giant-sized lips on their faces were customary. Lip tattooing was seen as a mark of maturity and believed to repel evil spirits.

 

 

 

Samuel F. O’Reilley patented the first tattoo machine in 1891. It was actually a modification of a machine designed for autographic printing, first patented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1876.

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 Skin can be pierced between 50 and 3,000 times per minute depending on the size of the design and colors used in the tattoo.

 

 A tattoo parlor called Little Vinnie’s Tattoos in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, is well known among female breast cancer survivors. Vinnie is famously called the “Michelangelo of N***** Tattoos,” as he expertly crafts detailed areolas on women after they have had mastectomies.

 

 

While filming “xXx,” actor Vin Diesel had a fake tattoo – the name Melkor – on his stomach. It was revealed that it was the name of Diesel’s character on a game of which he was a big fan, Dungeons & Dragons.

 

Fifty years ago, tattoos were the watermark of rebels and social outcasts—bikers, sailors, carnival freaks. But today, your average sorority girl probably has a unicorn on her ankle or a butterfly fluttering above her butt crack.

 

 In Massachusetts, tattooing was illegal all the way up until 2000, with severe penalties including possible ail sentences. Today, all states allow tattooing, although the rule for minors vary from state to state—some allow kids to get inked with parental permission while others require waiting until 18, no exceptions.

 

 For those not bold enough to commit to permanent inking, there are alternatives.Small children adore the temporary tattoos that come in the machines in supermarkets, and at carnivals, boardwalks, and the like, you can often encounter booths providing henna tattoos. Derived from a plant, henna dye has been used for thousands of years, both to color the hair and to draw intricate designs on the skin. Natural henna goes on with a light orange color and darkens to a rust red over a few days. As the skin exfoliates, the patterns gently fade away.However, the commonly used “black henna,” contains synthetic ingredients, most notably p-phenylenediamine (PPD). PPD is found in coal tar and has been known to cause horrifying reactions and permanent scars.

 

 

 

 

 While many people get tattoos based entirely on drunken whimsy, others are deadly serious about it, their body art fraught with meaning and symbolism. This is especially true of gang members, including those behind bars.

 

 

Sports stars and their tattoos

Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently showed off 50 new tattoos after scoring a goal against Caen on February 14, 2015. Later, he explaining that they were only temporary and they were the names of real people suffering from hunger and poverty around the world. 

 

Marked man ... Socceroo Harry Kewell shows off his latest Aztec-inspired tattoo during training for the Asia Cup. 

 

 Samoa's Lome Fa'atau's tattoed legs

 

 LA Galaxy's newest player, David Beckham 

  

 World champion boxer Mike Tyson has had work done on his face.

  Anthony Mundine pays tribute to his daughter Jada as well as his playboy image.

  

 Canterbury Bulldogs' Sonny Bill Williams

 

A brief history of Tattoos

It is arguable claimed that tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC. The purpose of tattooing has varies from culture to culture.The Greeks used tattooing for communication among spies.In the west, early Britons used tattoos in ceremonies.While tattooing diminished in the west, it thrived in Japan. At first, tattoos were used to mark criminals.