Rihanna’s Stars Tattoo

One of Rihanna’s most visible tattoos is a trail of stars extending from her neck down her back. The tattoo began as just a few stars on Rihanna’s neck, started by a tattoo artist in L.A., and was finished by Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, who added several more stars trailing down Rihanna’s back later on in New York City. Rihanna’s stars tattoo was inked in 2008 and seems to match a trio of stars tattooed on the neck of Chris Brown, Rihanna’s former boyfriend. Some people think the matching Chris Brown and Rihanna’s neck tattoos are meant to represent shooting stars or wishes coming true, which is unfortunate given how that relationship ended.

Story of Rihannas Stars Tattoo

Rihanna’s star tattoo began as a very simple and tasteful design, consisting of a few tiny stars on her neck, some of which were outlined and some of which were filled in black. When Bang Bang added ink, the tat became a long trail of different sized stars, both outlined and filled in, cascading down Rihanna’s neck and back, and brushing past her right shoulder blade. After getting the star tattoo Rihanna proceeded to get eight more tats, that we know of at least!

Other Rihanna Star Tattoos

Rihannas tattoo on her neck isn’t the only star-inspired tat on Rihanna’s body. The star theme is actually repeated in Rihanna’s ear tattoo, which is a single outlined star located in the upper part of the singer’s left ear. Perhaps we can learn a little bit more about Rihanna by studying Rihanna’s new tattoos, like the trail of stars. Early pics of Rihanna’s tattoo show a tat matching the one that Chris Brown got around the same time. However, Rihanna later added to the original tattoo, extending the cluster of stars quite a distance down her back, thereby altering the “matchy” couples tat. Perhaps Rihanna’s tattoo meaning is that she is moving on from Chris Brown and finding her own direction.

More Tattoos in Store for Rihanna?

Rihanna’s body tattoos seem to be a celebration of her classy-meets-punk-rock style, a persona for which she is universally unapologetic. Rihanna loves tattoos and this cluster of tiny stars clearly represents something special and important to her. It does seem that Rihanna has given in to her self-professed tattoo addiction, though. When asked if she plans on adding more tattoos to her already inked-up body, Rihanna has said, “Who knows?” That means yes. We can only hope that Rihanna’s future tattoos are as sexy and empowering as the ones she has now. All Rihanna’s tattoos are unique and tasteful, which you can see for yourself by checking out some Rihanna tattoo pics.