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Vanessa and Natalia Bryant get new tattoos in honor of Kobe and Gianna

The 38-year-old mom took to Instagram to post some of the videos of their 7-hour session with Los Angeles tattoo artist Nikko Hurtado.


Daniel Neira
Daniel Neira - Los Angeles
Senior WriterLos Angeles
MARCH 25, 2021 2:41 PM EDT

Vanessa Bryant and Natalia Bryant got new tattoos! The mother-daughter duo shared the special moment together, honoring Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and her late daughter, Gianna ‘Gigi’ Bryant.

The 38-year-old mom took to Instagram to post some of the videos of their 7-hour session with Los Angeles tattoo artist Nikko Hurtado.

Vanessa showed the process from beginning to end, describing Nikko as “a perfectionist,” as he sketched and prepared the equipment.

Vanesa Bryant and Nikko Hurtado© Instagram

The artist also stated he “was truly honored” to celebrate the family legacy with new ink.

Vanessa showed the beautiful tattoo, which reads “Mambacita” and includes a butterfly at the end, making reference to her late daughter Gigi, and explaining that all her tattoos “are single needle to keep the lines clean.”

Vanessa Bryant on Instagram© Instagram

She then wrote “First tatt of the night done,” showing her 18-year-old daughter Natalia getting two tattoos, one on her left wrist and one on the left side of her right middle finger, which reads “MUSE.”

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While Vanessa had an easier time with her wrist tattoo, listening to Beyoncé and posting the clip on social media, Natalia seemed to be a little nervous with her finger tattoo, so the mom can be heard in one of the videos telling her daughter not to think about the needle, to which Natalia laughed and responded, “right.”