Last night, Rihanna headed to NYC tattoo parlor East Side Ink — one of her favorites — and had her personal motto etched indelibly into her skin forever.
“She came in at about 2:00 A.M.,” East Side Ink owner and artist Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy tells OK! exclusively. “She told me in advance she’d be coming, and then when she got there, she told me what she wanted: ‘Never a failure, always a lesson,’ but written backwards.” Bang Bang continues, “I asked her why she wanted that and she said, ‘It’s kind of my motto in life for everything.’ Instead of considering things to be mistakes, considering them lessons.”
He explains that RiRi, who he says is “doing great,” wanted the phrase done in mirror writing so she would be able to read it in the mirror.
Because this piece of body art is so personal to Rihanna, the pop superstar decided she didn’t want this new ink to be as obvious as the ones she already sports.
“She said that she wanted to do it in gray, rather than black, because she wanted it to be more subtle,” explains Bang Bang. “She didn’t want it to draw too much attention.”
Cannot stand tattoos. That thing will look repulsive in 15-20 years.
Beauty fades...all lustres fade. It's just how life is. Why wouldn't you want to ensure you look as attractive as possible when you're older?
Cannot stand tattoos. That thing will look repulsive in 15-20 years.
Beauty fades...all lustres fade. It's just how life is. Why wouldn't you want to ensure you look as attractive as possible when you're older?
Rihanna has too many of them now aswell, I think they look tacky in general but there are exceptions. I like the meaning behind this one though
Someone didn't read the short paragraph........"Never a failure, always a lesson"
Rihanna has too many of them now aswell, I think they look tacky in general but there are exceptions. I like the meaning behind this one though