Grimes Reveals Face Tattoo After a Decade of Emotional Preparation
Grimes unveiled a striking new appearance.
The 37-year-old singer, known as Claire Boucher, displayed a large face tattoo after “no one noticed” the design posted on social media on Wednesday, October 23.
“Spent like ten years emotionally preparing for a face tattoo,” she captioned an image of the art, which showcased a faded red circle around her left eye and brow. “But I guess I drew on my face too much and literally no one noticed, not even my parents, not even after the video lol.”
Grimes, who shares three children with ex Elon Musk, went on to mention that her tattoo artist, Glyphomancer, is “onto something truly novel and innovative with her work, especially on face tattoos.” She added, “There’s a true beauty, delicacy, and innovation here in my opinion.”
Grimes elaborated that she believes tattoos are currently experiencing “a crazy renaissance period that’s somewhat underappreciated.”
She also asked fans to “excuse the insane picture” she shared, featuring her blonde hair styled in various directions. “Had to find one without makeup, so there wasn’t any blue,” she explained.
The artist further discussed the ink on X, stating, “I don’t know why this face tattoo is imperceptible, but just for the record, it’s my favorite tattoo.”
Fans had mixed reactions in the comments section. “No way I thought it was a scar while watching ‘Artificial Angels’ 😭,” one user remarked, referencing Grimes’ latest music video. Another humorously noted that the tattoo resembled an infection, stating, “Ringworm ain’t a tattoo, fam.” A third critic commented, “Looks like a surgery scar.”
Conversely, other fans praised Grimes’ new look, with comments like, “You’re so fine.” Another fan gushed, “Cute!!! I never noticed it! I thought it was just artistic makeup!!” while a third wrote, “Love it.”
Grimes appeared to brush off negative remarks, even participating by sharing a photo of a girl with a facial scar from a war.
This isn’t Grimes’ first unusual tattoo. In 2021, she revealed a massive back tattoo in white ink inspired by “alien scars.”
“Full back in white ink by @tweakt with some assistance from the alien computer brain of @nusi_quero,” she shared at the time. “Don’t have a good picture because it hurts too much and I need to sleep haha, and it’ll be red for a few weeks, but going to be beautiful alien scars.”
In March, she showcased another white ink design on her shoulder that was “hand-poked” by Glyphomancer.
Grimes shares son X Æ A-Xii, 5, (pronounced X AI), daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 3, and son Techno Mechanicus, 3 with Musk. Musk is also the father of Nevada, who died at 10 weeks old in 2002, twins Vivian and Griffin, 21, and triplets Kai, 19, Saxon, 19, and Damian, 19, whom he shares with ex-wife Justine Wilson. Additionally, he has four children with Shivon Zilis: twins Strider and Azure, 3, Arcadia, 20 months, and Seldon Lycurgus, 8 months. In February, Ashley St. Clair claimed Musk fathered his 14th child, Romulus.
