Halsey is covered in tattoos, at least 40—so what are they?
1. “929” on knuckles – reference to her birthday and song of the same name.
2. “Poor Thing” plasters on knee.
3. Life’s a Mess and 999 on knuckles – in honour of late rapper Juice WRLD whom she collaborated with on the song “Life’s a Mess.” Halsey said “Juice was one of the greatest people I have ever known and one of the most brilliant artists we will ever live to witness.”
4. Sins and Forgiveness with weighing scales on arm – Lil Wayne wrote this out for Halsey right after her SNL performance.
5. “I’m a loser baby” on neck – reference to Beck’s 1994 song “Loser.”
6. Marilyn Manson’s face on ribs –
7. “NIGHTMARE” on back – revealed in May 2019, likely a reference to her song of the same name.
8. “HOPELESS” on butt – reference to her album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom.
9. “BRAT” tattoo on wrist – reference to parents who called her a “brat,” but in a loving way?
10. “These violent delights have violent ends” on arm – from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, which Halsey got after signing her record deal as a reminder to “pace herself.”
11. Roses on shoulder – got done on her 16th birthday purely for aesthetic reasons.
12. music notes on arm – fans think this a shoutout to her ex Lido because he uses these notes a lot.
13. face outline with “EVERYTHING” – rumoured to be a shoutout to her ex Lido, mostly because Everything is the name of his album.
14. Anchor on foot – Halsey’s first tattoo and features her mum’s initials, NFC. Her mum has a matching tattoo. “My mum was like, ‘We anchor each other.’ I was like, ‘That’s beautiful, Mom. Just let me get a tattoo. I don’t care what it is. I just want to be cool.'”
15. Dagger on leg –
16. “heaven in hiding” – reference to her song of the same name.
17. “FEROX” – It means “Fierce” in Latin and was giving to her “with a sewing needle, India ink, and a lot of vodka.”
18. Mars planet on her arm –
19. Matchstick on her arm –
20. Little Prince tattoos on leg – four major themes from the book.
21. Two mouths kissing on leg –
22. BABY above bikini line –
23. Upside-down horse shoe on arm –
24. “Serendipity” under boob
25. “the crazy kind” on wrist – reference to lyrics from Halsey and ex G-Eazy’s song “Him & I”
26. the above one was covered up with barbed wire after they broke up
27. “511” on elbow – May 11th is Halsey’s little brother’s birthday.
28. Air Jordans on arm –
29. “XXX” on hand –
30. Playboy jeans on arm –
31. Om symbol on arm –
32. Butterfly on arm
33. Dagger on thigh with “13” –
34. A Mythosaur from Star Wars on arm
35. Dice
36. “17” on fingers
37. “SEEDS” on foot
38. Star/sparkles on head
39. “I wonder if they’ll remember me” with bird on arm – Bjenny Montero Illustration
40. Unsure, an “F” ? on wrist
