18 Celebrities Making The Case For Over-The-Top Tattoos

Go big or go home.

Celebrities With OTT Tattoos

by Shana Lynch |
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Celebrities are great for providing us normal people with inspiration for a whole number of things, from fashion to beauty to interiors and even to tattoos. And while micro, tiny tattoos have been the trend as of late, Cardi B is out here making the case for giant, you-can’t-possibly-miss-it tattoos.

Taking to Instagram, the singer shared a before-and-after picture of her 10-year-old peacock tattoo after she had it updated. The peacock, which starts mid-back and spreads all the way down her hip and thigh, is truly a sight to behold. We cannot stop looking at it.

Lucky for us, though, Cardi isn’t the only celebrity sporting an over-the-top tattoo. If you’re looking for inspiration for your next ink, or if you just want to be in awe of someone else for a little bit, here are the best celebrity examples of big, beautiful tattoos.

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Cardi B, pt. 1

Cardi B's peacock tattoo is so impressive we can't stop looking at it. The detail, the butterfly, the colour — it's everything.

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Cardi B, pt. 2

Her peacock tattoo isn't her only OTT inking, though. Just look to the other side of her body where she has a flower pattern spreading all the way from the top of her back to the middle of her thigh.

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Halle Berry

Halle Berry shared a photo of her impressive back tattoo to Instagram, asking her followers, 'Who says I'm not a mermaid?' Who are we to disagree?

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Scarlett Johansson

ScarJo has a little lamb and a vine of roses snaking down her back, which she loves to show off on the red carpet. And rightly so!

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Zoe Kravitz

Zoe Kravitz is a fan of the micro-tattoo, but recently we've seen her branch into macro-tattoo territory, as shown by this artwork on her back.

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Ruby Rose

Actress Ruby Rose has over 50 tattoos, including the ones covering both her arms.

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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is famous for her tattoos (amongst, you know, other things) which represent everything from a Buddhist spell to the four continents to the locations where her children were born .

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Jourdan Dunn

Back in 2017, British model Jourdan Dunn got a huge phoenix rising tattoo that covers most of her side. She also has a large tattoo on the back of her neck.

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Lena Headey

Cersei Lannister, er, sorry, we mean Lena Headey has several tattoos spreading across her back, including a flower in bloom and a sparrow.

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Adam Levine

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has an impressive mermaid-angel-skull scene inked on his back.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus has loads of tattoos, but perhaps her largest is the dreamcatcher located on her side, which she showed off earlier this year at the Tom Ford A/W 2020 show.

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Rihanna

Bad gal Riri has several tattoos, but her most noticeable piece in this set of angel wings under her rib cage. We love the way it looks with her orange crop top on the red carpet.

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Lady Gaga

In honour of her role as Ally in A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga had 'la vie en rose' scripted down her spine.

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Rita Ora

Rita Ora's biggest tattoo is this pin-up girl on her side, who she affectionally named Rosetta.

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Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran has over 60 tattoos, but the lion on his chest might be his most remarkable. This photo was taken only halfway through the process, so we can only imagine what it looked like at the end.

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Jhené Aiko

Singer Jhené Aiko has a stunning, colourful tattoo that covers most of her back and down one arm.

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Whoopi Goldberg

Actress Whoopi Goldberg has a fairly large tattoo covering her shoulder, which she very rarely leaves uncovered.

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Cheryl Cole

Who could forget Cheryl's infamous bum ink? Not us. Probably not you, either.

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Celebrities with Matching Tattoos

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Selena Gomez and Julia Michaels

The two friends each got an arrow on their hand so that when they are holding hands, the arrows point to each other.

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Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner

The newlyweds chose a quote from Disney's Toy Story to show their commitment to each other.

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

The parents of two got their children's names, Luna and Miles, scripted on their arms.

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Hailey Baldwin and Kendall Jenner

Hailey and Kendall went for a little heart on the inside of their fingers. No one else will see it, but they'll know it's there.

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Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne

Margot tatted herself and Cara while on the set of Suicide Squad, which really brings trusting your BFF to a new level.

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Kendall Jenner and Hailey Baldwin

Big fans of a white tattoo, Kendall and Hailey got a simple dot each on their fingers.

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Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn

DD = Delevingne and Dunn.

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Hailey and Ireland Baldwin

Hailey and her cousin Ireland got their last name inked on their middle fingers. At this point, does Hailey have any fingers that aren't tattooed?

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Paris Jackson and Macaulay Culkin

Paris Jackson and her godfather Macaulay Culkin got matching wooden spoons tattooed on their forearms.

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Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner

Maisie and Sophie, or Arya and Sansa, if you will, each got the date they were cast in Game of Thrones inked on their forearm. Stark sisters forever.

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Hailey Baldwin and Mari McKinney

Hailey is a big fan of the matching tattoo, this time getting the word 'gentle' with friend Mari McKinney.

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The cast of Pretty Little Liars

When the iconic show ended, the girls all got the first initial of their character's name tattooed on their fingers.

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Kylie Jenner and Jordan Woods

Kylie Jenner and ex-BFF Jordan Woods got little waves inked on their fingers. Yikes.

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Kaia Gerber and Cara Delevingne

Kaia Gerber and Cara Delevingne are 'solemates' - get it?

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