Only thing was their New York City shop was 1,500 miles away. Not a problem for the Diamonds singer - she just put them on an airplane to meet her in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, according to PageSix.
The designers said it took them 11 hours to make the traditional marks 'pretty,' no doubt offending the ancient tribes. She showed off the new work during her Puerto Rico concert on Monday.
NEW ZEALANDER TATTOO ARTIST DEFENDS RIHANNA AFTER BACKLASH
Rihanna has been slammed on Twitter for modifying her traditional tribal ink.
Purple Kisses said, 'Far too much going on' and They Call Me Sir! said the decision was 'horrifying.'
Tiki Taane, who was one of Rihanna's New Zealand tattooists, has come out to defend the singer.
'I love how she’s pulling together all these different cultures through tattooing, that’s mean alright!' he wrote on his page.
'I think the added tattooing looks awesome! It pulls the traditional work in nicely. Go Riri i say. I know what its like traveling the world getting tattooed & its always a massive work in progress. Ive had 43 tattooist from around the planet work on me & im still along way off finishing it all. Choice one!'
Her artists Keith McCurdy and Cally Jo - who have tatted up Rihanna's pals Katy Perry and Justin Bieber - work out of Bang Bang Tattoo in New York City's Lower East Side.
'We designed something that plays over the knuckles and wrist, and just tried to incorporate it with what was done before,' Keith told Page Six.
'We blended what used to be there into a more decorative pattern. We tried to make it look like jewelry, a bit like a henna tattoo.'
RIHANNA'S TOP TATTOOS
1. Egyptian queen Nefertiti
2. Hand gun
3. Skull
4. Dragon claw
5. 'Love'
6. 'Shhh...'
7. Pisces sign
7. Pisces sign
8. Stars
9. Goddess Isis
9. Goddess Isis
10. XI IV LXXXVI
Keith added the 25-year-old was 'bruised' from the session on Sunday, but was 'fine.'
'We drew on her hand from 7 pm to midnight. We were drawing and changing things,' Keith told E!
'I'd take a break and Cally-Jo would draw, then I'd draw ... The inspiration was henna art, we wanted something really decorative, feminine and sexy. We thought that was the closest in style where we could shift and make it look decorative.
'She had something pre-existing on her hand. So it was a little bit of a cover up, but also making it look good, wanted to make sure it flowed. We needed to work with what she already had. [It was] difficult, because the stuff she already had was a pattern on skin. We were trying to fit the body with what she already had. Mend the two styles with a new style.'
Rihanna 'flipped out! Absolutely loved it, loved it!' the artist also told E!
He also commented on a before and after Instagram photo of the hand, 'So proud we made it pretty??'
Hardcore! Rihanna had a traditional Maori tattoo inked onto her arm with a chisel and mallet during her trip to New Zealand this week
Hardcore! She had a traditional Maori tattoo inked onto her arm with a chisel and mallet during her trip to New Zealand
Urban grunge is one of the hottest trends right now thanks to the likes of Rihanna, Rita Ora and Cara Delevingne who have all been spearheading the heavy attitude look in everything from beanie hats to camo trousers.
Here Rihanna rocks the effortlessly urban fly girl style in an effortlessly cool grey hooded sweater from Billionaire Girls Club, the women's range of clothing from Pharrell's hugely successful Boy line. Pharrell's fashion brand is the uniform of cool for some of the music industry's biggest heavy hitters with the likes of Beyoncé and Justin Bieber frontin in the famous logo.
An over-sized statement grey sweater like Rihanna's will show your style credentials in an instant, just team with black skinny jeans and biker boots for off-duty model vibes.
There are some great brands our side of the pond who are nailing the luxe street wear style like Represent with this Born-11 sweater while slogan brand of the moment Reason are also getting in on the action with this Homies sweatshirt.
'We drew on her hand from 7 pm to midnight. We were drawing and changing things,' Keith told E!
'I'd take a break and Cally-Jo would draw, then I'd draw ... The inspiration was henna art, we wanted something really decorative, feminine and sexy. We thought that was the closest in style where we could shift and make it look decorative.
'She had something pre-existing on her hand. So it was a little bit of a cover up, but also making it look good, wanted to make sure it flowed. We needed to work with what she already had. [It was] difficult, because the stuff she already had was a pattern on skin. We were trying to fit the body with what she already had. Mend the two styles with a new style.'
Rihanna 'flipped out! Absolutely loved it, loved it!' the artist also told E!
He also commented on a before and after Instagram photo of the hand, 'So proud we made it pretty??'
Hardcore! Rihanna had a traditional Maori tattoo inked onto her arm with a chisel and mallet during her trip to New Zealand this week
Hardcore! She had a traditional Maori tattoo inked onto her arm with a chisel and mallet during her trip to New Zealand
Urban grunge is one of the hottest trends right now thanks to the likes of Rihanna, Rita Ora and Cara Delevingne who have all been spearheading the heavy attitude look in everything from beanie hats to camo trousers.
Here Rihanna rocks the effortlessly urban fly girl style in an effortlessly cool grey hooded sweater from Billionaire Girls Club, the women's range of clothing from Pharrell's hugely successful Boy line. Pharrell's fashion brand is the uniform of cool for some of the music industry's biggest heavy hitters with the likes of Beyoncé and Justin Bieber frontin in the famous logo.
An over-sized statement grey sweater like Rihanna's will show your style credentials in an instant, just team with black skinny jeans and biker boots for off-duty model vibes.
There are some great brands our side of the pond who are nailing the luxe street wear style like Represent with this Born-11 sweater while slogan brand of the moment Reason are also getting in on the action with this Homies sweatshirt.
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