Grimes reveals subtle face tattoo in video for Artificial Angels

Grimes revealed this week that she has a tattoo on her face she says went largely unnoticed, posting photos and comments on social media that show a faint circular design around her left eye. The musician, who shared the image on Oct. 22, said she had "spent like ten years emotionally working up to a face tattoo" and that she was surprised "literally nobody noticed, not even my parents," adding that the ink also appears in the music video for her new single "Artificial Angels," released earlier this month.

The design, a faded red ring encircling the eye, was created by an artist who goes by Glyphomancer and described by Grimes as an example of "cybersigilism," a style that blends ancient symbolism with cyberpunk aesthetics. In her posts she called the artist's work "truly novel and innovative" and praised its "beauty, delicacy, and innovation." She also wrote that tattoos are in "a crazy renaissance period thats sort of underappreciated atm."

Reactions from followers were mixed, with some complimenting the choice and others joking about how hard it was to see the mark in photographs and video. Comments noted the tattoo's subtlety; some observers mistook it for a scar or a stain...