the first tattoo tour: stories on my skin

[@ellias]

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[@halloween42]

your. tattoos. are. GORGEOUS

[@ellias]

thank youuu sm!!

[@NoelleGallagher]

King of Dreams has always looked like it was MADE FOR YOUR ARM 😭💀🗡️ my favorite forever I loveeeeeeee

[@ellias]

🥰😎 he's my favvvv!!

[@withcindy]

u forgot to mention we have matching tattoo artist from vietnam :3

[@ellias]

not everything is about you babes!!!

[@itsdivyag]

staring respectfully 💖

[@ellias]

respectfully twerkinggg

[@abyjo]

I have six tattoos, an acorn, a jiji from Kiki's, a geometric cat, a skull moth, a reading lamp, and a Snorlax sushi. The last three were this year, and I want more. Tattoo itch is real, once you get one you want to keep the ball rolling. Also, love your tattoos with the hint of color!

[@bread-grl]

GORGEOUS tattoos omg!!😍 i love the overall style and cohesiveness of your pieces!! i've been debating getting my first tattoo for a while now and i feel like this is the universe telling me to just send it LOL

[@dancedneway]

I love your tats! I’ve got 6. A black and red pair of lips on one shoulder, Jack & Sally on the other, a shooting star behind my ear, a sun on the inside of one wrist, a crescent moon on the other, and some evergreen Ivy across the top and side of my foot then up my ankle.

[@AntonAchondoa]

Story time with Ellias is always 👌

[@RoseSkully22]

I just have one on my left arm of my fur baby that went to soons paw I love and miss so much so it only made sense to get a piece put on me to remember him by

[@cryingaboutbooks]

I love how many bookish ones you have 😭🫶🏼🤩

[@ellias]

haha i do and most of the time people don't know they're bookish until i explain it :)

[@smittenforfiction]

Love your tattoos! I have 8 tattoos: a panda, the map of Labrador, a phoenix, a unicorn, Aries zodiac (for my son), a Pisces zodiac (for my daughter), a lily (matching tat with my husband), and Celtic motherhood knot. I'd like to have the unicorn covered up because it was a horrible job. Definitely do some research and look at their previous work.

[@wolfferoni]

I love watching tattoo tours and hearing people talk about their tattoos. I've wanted one for over a decade now but I'm too chicken to get one because I can't settle on a design or location. I used to want a watercolour one but I'm kind of out of that phase so I'm kinda worried I'll end up not liking what I get. I guess I could get one anyway and have it represent a certain time in my life but idk, can't commit. For now, I'll just admire other people's body art. Love how much more common it is (esp coming from an ethnicity that used to see tattoos as something only criminals have)

[@Lillyjoy]

My favorites are the eyes on your hands, I love the art style and they’re so intriguing! It reminds me of the main character in Daughter of Smoke and Bone, she has eyes on her hands as well😊

[@Thesoggymeatball]

whoa its so cool to see closeups of your tattoos!! i reallyyy love the little splashes of red, it looks super dope with the all black😎 also obsessed with the vibes of a rainy late night tattoo session… i only have 1 tattoo right now, its an eastern racer snake going down the side of my ribs :) youre totally right about it being addictive- i got mine at the end of 2019, so health and finances have kept me in check but 👀 always on the swivel at local artists ig flash drops…

[@vsvids2210]

Love love love your tattoos! You’re making me want to get another lol

[@KarinaKayBourcy]

Omg!!! I've been watching you for years, reading reading reading!!! And your growing into such a nice young man ❤ I didn't even know you had lots of tattoos!

[@ellias]

ahh thanks for staying and checking in

[@ItsDaniDee]

I love listening to stories about tattoos...it's always so interesting I have 3. All done in England. A wolf and the full moon, an arrow and Family in Japanese with the infinity sign.

[@ellias]

i wish yt allowed images because i wanna seee all the tattoos

[@bridgetuphoff2129]

Love your ink! I've been waiting for a tour. Thank you! I am a HUGE Walking Dead fan and my favorite tattoo is a Funko Pop style design of the lead character Rick Grimes.

[@callmelivig]

lol your so right after your first tattoo you become addicted so I have 3 currently and getting 4 new ones soon so my current ones are two fish like ying and yang with red flowers, snake wrapped around a katana with a chain and then san (princess mononoke)

[@samantharose1001]

Ahh they all look so cool and I love the bookish ones 🤓 I have one tattoo on the back of my neck. It’s the outline of a spade ♠️ which is curling inward on itself slightly. To me, it represents openness and also my asexuality (ace).

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦🖐👍♥️🌲🌳🚐🛣🌲🌳🖼🖌🎨🏮😎

[@kris7893]

Ellias, your collection of tattoos is gorgeous and cohesive even if they're from different artists. I only have 5 and 4 were flash pieces, so I'm itching to get more soon to feel more balanced haha

[@ellias]

ah thank youuu and the need to fill up is always there haha

[@themojomee]

Ahhh I also got a starless sea tattoo recently! It's the owl king's skull drenched in honey and a key and sword around it 😊

[@ellias]

omg!!!

[@zombiedolt]

love these! i’ve got two: a matching ghost with my best friend (my boo), and a skeleton that i just liked.

[@Sam-0827]

I genuinely love your tats, so beautiful. Once you get a tattoo you just can’t stop 😂😂😂

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I love the butterfly 🥹

[@funaek3601]

I have 12 tattoos. My most recent ones are from a trip to nyc where I got 3 at one time. Same artist I got 2 earlier ones from. One I got in Seoul. A couple for my dogs, a couple for my family, and some just because I liked them. Love your tattoo tour!

[@Alex18630]

I love yours so much! ♥️ I have 13 in total so far, small/medium size and also scattered around my body, mainly arms and fingers, and seen as ‘random’. All of mine have meanings to them which I love (but I also love those who don’t and just think they’re pretty, that’s awesome too!) (These aren’t in order they’re just what I can see now) 1: an aeroplane, shaded, on my right ankle - on the inside (my love for travel) 2: a cross on my middle finger left hand, this is for my Nan who passed, she was a Christian 3: a lotus flower on another finger on the left hand, this is for my grandad who passed, represents new life and how seeds grow forever 4: other hand kindle finger is a crown, this represents a quote (I don’t like long quotes on myself), but this is the quote from Moriarty from Benny’s Sherlock that he says “the man with the key is king, and honey you should see me in a crown”. Fun fact, this also inspired the song “you should see me in a crown” by Billie Eilish 5: on my right hand on another finger, I have 4 in Roman numerals (IV) - this is for my dad and my step mum. It’s the number 4 because that was the age she came into my life. I’m 28 now and she’s still here and going strong. It’s in Roman numerals for my dad because he teaches Latin, Greek and is head of the classics department at his school. 6: left wrist is the deathly hallows tattoo. My love for Harry Potter (I can separate the author from the work please don’t h8 me). HP was my first introduction at age 9 to stories and literature. Also I love the story of the three brothers. 7: left forearm I have an arrow (matching with my step sister), we grew up loving and playing archery 8: next to the arrow on the tip is a star for my dog called Star that passed away 9: right arm across from the star is a paw print, this is for my other dog called Buddy who died 9 months before Star. 10: under the law print is one of my favourites and most recent - it’s a circle and inside it is Alcatraz island in San Francisco. Fine like work and beautiful! I got it after going to San Fran on my own for the first time ever and on for my 24th (I think) birthday. It was one of the most content I’ve ever been and I’ve been obsessed with san Fran and the island ever since (I went back the year after and got a photo of me and my tattoo on the ferry to the island!) 11: left arm is a rose in flames - this was the EP artwork for the song Wrecked by Imagine Dragons. They’re my fave band of all time and have seen them live multiple times. Again I don’t do lyrics so this = basically the whole song. Please check out the song and listen to the lyrics. It hits hard. 12: right arm just below the shoulder is an owl, I basically love owls and they’re my fave animals of all time 13: and the last but definitely not the last one, under the owl on my right bicep is a hummingbird taking flight from geodes/diamonds. This is for my other nanny who passed away. She used to have glass animal figurines and would always talk about them and put them out when we came to visit ❤

[@ellias]

omg these are amazing!!!! i wish i could seeeee ❤‍🔥

[@Alex18630]

@@ellias I wish I could show you :( but thank you that honestly means a lot ♥️

[@Alex18630]

@@elliasI’ve just added two new ones: my surname in Elvish from LotR and my Chinese family name in Chinese (I’m half Chinese) ❤

[@holdthegryffindor1397]

Omg I saw you at a bar in LA and I was like holy shit that’s Elias. But you were having so much fun with your friends I didn’t want to intrude! But it was great seeing yooouu!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@ellias]

it's giving joe from YOU. JK LOL but omggg what!! which bar? i wouldn't have minded at all

[@holdthegryffindor1397]

@@ellias immmmmm 🪦🪦🪦 lmaooo

[@holdthegryffindor1397]

@@ellias it was short stop!

[@ellias]

@@holdthegryffindor1397 no wayyy omggg (their Photo Booth was broken and only charged $1.50 instead of $5 that day!!)

[@holdthegryffindor1397]

@@ellias daaaaaamn it’s usually 5$?!? I should’ve used it that day! it was my first time there but I want to go back for, I guess they have an r&b night on fridays? So I need to check that out. I was floored by how affordable the drinks were

[@infinitypeacex]

Love it! I only have black and some pops of red too! ❤

[@srokachannel]

I’m working on a black and grey sleeve, so far I have a rat, a squirrel, a raven and some foliage :)

[@hopenewberry718]

I've got 3 tattoos - 2 I got when I graduated HS, the HP stars by the page #s (this was 2009) behind my left ear & a "set of early blooming parenthesis" from Seymour: An Introduction by Salinger on the back of my neck. I got my semi-colon tattoo after I got my BFA.

[@asan1050]

ellias..Thanks Much !.......

[@catarinathebookworm]

I only have two tattoos but I plan on having more! One of them is a blackbird and it has to do with the Blackbird song by the Beatles. The other is a flash of a kitten in a broomstick since I love cats and all things witchy!

[@normalreader]

Your tattoos are beautiful!! And you also have a tattoo set for the starless sea. That is one of my favorite books and one day i will also get a tattoo for that.😁 I have 11 tattoos a heartbeat between two music notes, mom dad and heart, bibliophile, half sunflower, a rose for beauty and the beast, 11:11, rêveur, 'lets pretend' (alices favorite phrase from alice in wonderland), dainty moon and sun and 'rare' because of the album rare . My favorite one would be the rêveur tattoo i got because of the night circus. I adore the night circus and i just wanted to be a part of it ever since i finished it and so i got rêveur tattooed on me. Now i always have a part of that world with me.

[@hello_olivia_here]

I love your tattoos so much and ngl i was kind of obsessed with them when we were in Vietnam 😅 They are all so beautiful and I feel like they suit you so well. I do not have any tattoos but I am kind of tempted to get twin swords, one on each arm!?? idk maybe if I'm brave enough 😂

[@ellias]

hehe not you creeping and being obessed with me olivia.....jkjk

[@lisajenny9]

Loved this video!!! I want a tattoo so bad.

[@ellias]

here's your small push to get one haha

[@itsdivyag]

I support the pandemic tattoos

[@ellias]

"The Pandemic Tattoos"

[@jumpinjoint]

im obsessed!!!

[@sarawithoutanH]

thanks for showing us your tattoos zaddy 🫶

[@ellias]

your turn to get a whole back tattoo girlie

[@ginnn9529]

OMGGGGG have been waiting for this for so long Your tattoos are AWESOMEEE🥺🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 (Getting my first tattoo soonnn, tq for this video, you inspired me with some new ideas ❤)

[@bonitaw7658]

i love your tatts! i have an orange for my grandma who passed away, plus a cloud, heart, and saturn just because theyre cute lol

[@JamieReads_1]

I have 3 tattoos. One is a Legend Of Zelda piece. I grew up playing it and fell in love with it. My next tattoo is a wolf's head and on top of having a spiral for the sun, earth, moon, and say Hale pack for my Nana bc that was here maiden Indian name. The other is a sun. That I'm trying into the solar system.

[@ReadingNymph]

Haha agreed tattoos are so addictive 😅

[@ariane1159]

Love your tattoos sm

[@ellias]

thank youu

[@crakandra9672]

I actually just got 2 new tattoos recently so i loved that you posted this 🤣🤣🤣 your tatoos are gorgeous!! And i love how since theyre in the same art style house they all come together so nicely despite being by different artists. I have 7 tattoos so far most of them related to bts 😅😅😅 my most recent one and probably my fav is from Namjoon's song still life and it's a hummingbird breaking free from a potrait. And then i have 2 tattoos for animes HXH and Yona of the dawn. And then i have an Inej quote from Crooked Kingdom which was actually my 1st tattoo.

[@TeddyBearBowen]

Your tattoos are so pretty!

[@ellias]

thank youuu

[@ZeeCapp]

What would the style of the large piece on his upper arm be? I want a tattoo like this so bad because I do an abstract surrealism kind of style of art on my own free time but I’m having trouble finding an artist that does art similar to that. Anyone have any ideas please lmk!

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Discord for sharing images

[@yeeyee352]

slay

[@ingridjimenez8607]

You are really really handsome

[@ellias]

omgg thank youuu

[@hannahxu]

IVE BEEN HOPING FOR THIS FOR AGES thankyou for delivering 🫡

[@TeddyBearBowen]

I don't have tattoos yet, but I actually wanted a music artist to draw something for me, but I didn't have the courage to ask 🥲 I think I want my first tattoo to be a mini teddy bear somewhere!