Celebrity Ink - Russel Brand

Right inner bicep - sanskrit which reads "Anuugacchati Pravaha" - "Go With The Flow"

A lot of people think that Russell has a great number of tattoos due to his various movie roles, particularly Forgetting Sarah Marshall. All of these tattoos were fakes and were applied for the role. He and his wife, Katy Perry have matching sanskrit tattoos in the same place.

Source: Rolling Stone Magazine US (June 2010 issue), The Mirror

Celebrity Ink - Freja Beha Erichsen

r"This world tonight is mine" PJ Harvey quote around right wrist.

"Serendipity Is Me" on back of right upper arm.

"this too shall pass" on right inner bicep.

"redemption" below left inner elbow.

Colt "Peacemaker" revolver on left inner bicep.

3 yellow filled circles on left inner wrist.

Solid inverted triangle behind the neck.

"float" on left side of neck.

Small solid star on left upper ribs.

"M" later covered with a lightning bolt on upper right ribs.

Outline of a circle in dashes behind right ear.

Cross on right earlobe.

Lines around left middle finger.

"sorry" on left ring fingertip (unconfirmed)

"Nobody has minded so far, I don't think," Erichsen says, "but then they weren't in obvious places at the beginning. They were easily covered. Still, I did make a deal with my agent about a year ago: she said I could get as many tattoos as I wanted as long as I didn't cut my hair."

 "this world tonight is mine", which comes from a PJ Harvey song ("My version of carpe diem"), and the phrase "this too shall pass" ("Obviously I was going through some stuff when I had that done." What stuff? "Just personal stuff"), as well as the word "float" ("as in float through life, don't sink") on the side of her neck. "I just like getting them done," Erichsen explains. "I like the whole process, especially coming up with something you want, which never takes me long. Like the revolver. That's not a heavy symbol for me. I like guns and I think the design is pretty, and once I have an idea I have to go there. I'm definitely hooked on getting tattoos."

Font used in "float" and"redemption" tattoos is Windsong


Source: Google Images

Celebrity Ink - David Beckham

Guardian Angel upper centre back.

Winged crucifix on back of neck.

Jesus on lower right ribs taken from the painting The Man Of Sorrows by Matthew R Brooks.

Angel on right shoulder with text, "in the face of adversity" - a memorial to his grandfather.

Sons names, Romeo, Cruz and Brooklyn on back.

VII Roman numerals for the number 7 jersey he wore at Man. United.

"Victoria" on inner left forearm in Hindi.

Left forearm comprising 10 roses, an image of wife, Victoria as a topless angel surrounded by stars.

“Ut Amem Et Foveam” which translates to “so that I love and cherish on inner left forearm

"Pray for me" on right inner wrist

Left upper arm, Renaissance image of a Cupid carrying his wife Psyche to Heaven.

Full sleeve on right arm, religiously themed featuring cherubs, crucifix, a Templar Knight clouds, number 23 (LA Galaxy jersey number).

"Let them hate as long as they fear" on right outer forearm.

Chinese proverb on ribs, translating to "Death and life have determined appointments. Riches and honour depend upon heaven."

Hebrew quote from the Song of Solomon 6.3 "I am my love’s and my love is mine, who browses among the lilies" on left forearm.

Latin phrase on left forearm "Perfectio in Spiritu" meaning "spiritual perfection."

Hebrew phrase, "My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart." on left arm.

"I think everybody's got a way of expressing their feelings, and mine is through my tattoos."

"The idea to get tattooed came to me a little while after Brooklyn was born. I was talking to Mel B and her then-husband, Jimmy Gulzar, and the subject of tattoos came up. I ended up going to this Dutch guy who'd done all of Jimmy's. I'd finally realized what I wanted a tattoo to represent. Mine are all about the people in my life, my wife and sons, who I want with me always. When you see me, you see the tattoos. You see an expression of how I feel about Victoria and the boys. They're part of me." 

"I don't plan on having a tattoo, it's just sometimes I wake up and I think, you know, I've got an idea of an image I would like on me.

"Some people love tattoos, some people don't. It's just something that I have always found can kind of express how I'm feeling, or the thoughts that I have or memories...most of my tattoos are memories and things that mean things to me...there's not one tattoo that I've got on me that doesn't mean something."

Most of David Beckham's work done by Louis Malloy most recent chest piece by Matt Mahoney.

A Drop Of Isaac

Name: Isaac, Izzy. 

Age: 24

Tell me about yourself : I'm a cabinet maker by trade but am currently in the Australian Army. I love music and the beach and travelling.

How many tattoos do you have: 6

Age when you got your first tattoo: 16

Do you have a favourite tattoo: The one with the girls names crossed out.

Any more tattoos planned? : i want to get a piece on my ribs. i really want something done by Derek Hess.

Favourite style of tattooing…background?: whatever looks good to be honest.

Any other modifications?: ive had my eyebrow, labret, tragus, tongue, nipple and the top of my left ear pierced. I also used to have 8mm stretchers in both ears.

What is your tattoo story? The orca on my shoulder means the souls rebirth after death, I was 16 and a massive stoner so it seemed good at the time lol. The little picture on my back is just a piece off the wall at Sharky's in Byron, just wanted to prove i could get tattooed in a shop under age haha. 

The writing that stretches from my bicep over onto my back is latin for ' the eagle dosnt capture the flies ' so pretty much dont worry bout the small things in life :-) 

Established 1986 is just the start of me getting smart arse tattoos cos i really dont take anything serious. Same goes for the  "ex-girlfriends" crossed off on my side. It's really just a piss take for those losers who actually do get their partners names tattooed on them and for the ppl who procastinate about getting tattoos because they are worried about what they will look like when they are older...people just take things too seriously, live for now!! 

The rifle at Gallipoli I got when I first joined the army, it is a tribute to the sacrifice made by those who came before me.

A Drop Of Jay

Name: Jay Jebac Yugoslav

Age: 27

Tell me about yourself: I was born in Sarajevo and moved to Australia aged 10. Now I work two jobs, slave my ass off and then pack up and disappear whenever and wherever I feel like. Travel is a huge part of my life as are the relationships that I have with the people I've met along the way.

How many tattoos do you have: Two

Age when you got your first tattoo: 23

Do you have a favourite tattoo: Nope

Any more tattoos planned: Yes two more (left and right sholder blades) One will be my answer to immortality written in illyrian and angelic script and the other will be a Yugoslav tribute...very hard to explain but it will basically have something representing each one of the ex Yugoslav states...

Favourite style of tattooing...background?: Anything original

What is your tattoo story?: My tattoos, all 4 (two current and two planned) all revolve around my heritage in one way or another. Pride is a huge thing back home as it is in many European countries...passion comes second nature to this pride. No doubt that by now you've noticed that I keep using the phrase "Yugo" rather than Bosnian or Croatian or Serbian as many people nowadays do. There is a mixed reason for this; firstly i come from a mixed (french/bosnian/serb) background, second, i was born in the Yugoslav Republic and third, i don't believe in the war that split up Yugoslavia and I do believe that outside influences played a role in it. The way I see it, after Russia finally fell, Yugoslavia had to as well (at the time the Yugoslav army was third strongest in Europe after Russia and England) but im not gonna get into world politics now lol...my final tatt will reflect the split Yugoslav states...

The tattoo on my right arm was my first and has a symbol of a 'Ljiljan' (a flower found in what is now Bosnia)...the shading was freehand and has patterns found inside caves from Illyrian era (mid 4th century BC) the word 'Sarajlija' underneath is the name given to a person born in Sarajevo i.e. a person born in QLD is reffered to as a Queenslander...


The second tatt 'Svaka Ruza Ima Svoj Trn' on my left arm is written in Yugoslav and roughly translates to "Every Rose Has Its Thorns' with this one as well, the shading and background were done freehand...basically it's a reminder to keep my focus and always keep both my feet planted firmly on the ground...


Both tattoos were done at Aces Wild on the Gold Coast.

Celebrity Ink - Johnny Depp

 "Betty Sue" in a heart on left arm in honour of his Mother.

Inverted triangle on left upper arm.

3 heart on left inner arm - for partner Vanessa Paradis and their 2 children.

"Winona Forever" in a banner on right arm (adjusted to "Wino Forever" after breaking up with Winona Ryder).

Skull and Crossbones on right bicep.

"Silence Exile Cunning" Quote from James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist of a Young Man" on left inner forearm.

"Jack" with a sparrow facing toward him flying over water on right outer forearm for his son.

American Indian head on right arm in honour of his Cherokee great-great grandmother, Minnie.

3 rectangles on right forefinger.

Question mark with "x" instead of dot (a part of the symbol from The Brave) on right inner ankle.

"Salve Ogum" with a picture of an Ogum (Afro-American deity) on left outer forearm.

"Lily-Rose" on chest, above heart for his daughter.

"3" on left hand.

Skull and crossbones with "death is certain"on right outer ankle.

Symbol from his movie The Brave on inner right forearm.

Gonzo fist on front of left lower leg.

Portrait of a his grandfather in Naval uniform on right forearm.

Portrait of a woman on left forearm.

3 dots on left inner ankle.

"My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist."

Source: Vanity Fair, Google Images, Vanishing Tattoo

Celebrity Ink - Erin Wasson

"Ima Loa" (Distant Traveller in Hawaiian) on left inner bicep.

Outline of bird on left inner forearm - marking her wedding

"Shelter" acros upper back.

3 dots along left ear lobe.

"This heart will start a riot in me" along underside of right upper arm.

Feather on upper right ribs.

Outline of heart near right elbow.

Lightning bolt with "TCB"-Taking Care of Business on underside of left upper arm.

Circle design on inner left wrist.

Large red outline design on left hip

Unspecified triangle/pyramid on outer side of left wrist.

Arrow tattoo on back of left upper arm.

Source: Erin Wasson for Zadig Et Voltaire, Google Images

Celebrity Ink - Adam Levine

Shark on right ribs.

Eagle on upper ribs, across torso.

"Tapas" in Sanskrit on left upper chest.

Tiger on right arm-inner elbow.

"Mom" on right outer forearm.

"Los Angeles" on right upper arm.

Paw print with "Frankie Girl" on right upper shoulder blade for his Golden Retriever.

Full sleeve on left arm - acoustic guitar, "222" the room number of the first studio that Maroon 5 recorded in, dove and cherry blossoms in remembrance of 9/11, Roman numeral "X" marking when he and bandmate Jesse Carmichael got together, when Songs About Jane went platinum and the 10 year anniversary of the band.

Sources: UK Cosmo, We Heart It, The Examiner