Beyoncé's first tattoo was an angel on her left hip, which she designed together with famed tattoo artist Mister Cartoon. According to a 2002 Los Angeles Times interview with the artist, Beyoncé visited the studio with "no idea what she wanted," and the two "decided on a small angel in prayer." However, it didn't take long for Beyoncé to regret her decision.
She opened up about the tat — and its subsequent removal — during a 2010 interview with People. "When I was 21, I actually did get a tattoo of an angel that I had painted," she said. "It was very, very beautiful. But the next day I woke up, and I was like, 'Oh my God! What did I do?' So literally the next week, I started getting it removed. It's gone now. I went through so many years of pain. I wish I'd taped it for young people to see." She added that she probably wouldn't get another tattoo until she was older or had children, and only if she was ready for "something that's going to be forever."