Queen of Cute: The Pop Culture Tattoos of Melvin Arizmendi

If you're always searching for anything kawaii in tattoos, you might remember her from our Jasmine Blu feature. Melvin Arizmendi is responsible for many of Jasmine's cutest tattoos that perfectly fit the blogger's bubbly personality. Based in San Diego, California, Melvin Arizmendi continues to serve her loyal clients and new ones alike with her cute pop culture tattoos that feature a bit of everything from Disney and Ghibli to weirder ones like a Teletubby.

Calcifer tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.

The first ever encounter Melvin had with tattoos was when she was a wee tot; it was a man covered head to toe in ink. The four-year-old tattoo artist in the making knew even then that's what she wanted to look like when she's all grown up. Fast forward to the present, with ten years of experience in tattooing behind her, Melvin turned out better than she expected. She now wakes up to a job she loves, drawing stuff on people's skin that makes them happy.

Sailor Moon tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Soot sprite tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Cat paw tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Pug donut tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Nausicaa of the Valley Wind tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


‘I love Mew and I love Mew Two’ tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Wigglytuff tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Sailor Moon scepter tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Sailor Moon tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


No-Face tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Kirby tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Adventure Time tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Mew tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Luna tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.


Teletubbies tattoo by Melvin Arizmendi.

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