Grimes' FACE Tattoo Sparks Ringworm Comparisons

Well… Grimes has officially entered her face tattoo era — and fans are not exactly vibing.

The 37-year-old singer shocked the internet this week when she revealed her brand-new ink: a purplish circle tattoo covering her left eye, stretching from her temple to her cheek. It’s giving avant-garde…but fans say it’s giving infection. 👀

The Reveal 💜

Grimes posted the tattoo on Instagram on Wednesday, proudly explaining she’d spent a decade working up the nerve to get inked on her face, only for no one to notice.

“Spent like ten years emotionally working up to a face tattoo,” she wrote, “but I guess I drew on my face too much and literally no one noticed, not even my parents.”

Oof. Ten years of hype and not even Mom clocked it? That’s tough.

She also shouted out her tattoo artist, @glyphomancer, calling the design “novel, delicate, and innovative.” And in classic Grimes fashion, she philosophized about tattoos being in a “renaissance period.” So, yes, she’s serious about this one.

The Internet Reacts 💀

Fans? Not so much. The comments section lit up like a wildfire, and not the complimentary kind.

“RINGWORM?”
“It looks like a cat scratch!”
“You tattooed a fungus on your face???”
“Girl, that’s not avant-garde — that’s CVS antifungal cream waiting to happen.”

Some compared it to a rash. Others said it looked like her cat had attacked her during a nap. One user even wrote, “You just got a permanent tattoo that suggests you’re infested with ringworm. Good luck at school pickup.” Brutal.

Still, a few defenders stood up for her artistic expression:

“It looks so good on youuu 😍”
“Everyone’s so mean. I like it.”

So yeah, the fandom’s divided. Half are calling it art, the other half are Googling “Grimes + urgent care.”

TL;DR ☕

• Grimes finally got a face tattoo after ten years of hype 💜
• The circular design has fans screaming “RINGWORM!” 😬
• She says it’s art, the internet says it’s a rash
• Honestly? The reactions are almost more chaotic than the tattoo itself

Art or infection? Visionary or viral meme? Either way, Grimes has done what Grimes does best—confused the internet and kept us talking. Mission accomplished, queen. 👑