Brooke Shields’ best-known tattoos are small and tied to family. She and older daughter Rowan share a ladybug; she and younger daughter Grier share a drawing of two pairs of high heels.
Brooke has also spoken about a lily of the valley for her mother, a matching tattoo with husband Chris Henchy, and a prayer tattoo she got in Thailand and later planned to remove after it bled. The details for those pieces come from what she has shared.
Brooke Shields’ matching ladybug tattoo with Rowan
Brooke and Rowan got matching ladybug tattoos in 2021, around Rowan’s high school graduation. ABC News reported that they went to Stefano’s Tattoo Studio in New York City; Brooke called it a special graduation gift and a memory they made together.
Brooke wears her ladybug near the inside of her wrist, while Rowan has hers on her ankle. They share the same image but chose different placements. Brooke has also called Rowan her “bug,” giving the small insect a connection to their family nickname as well as the graduation.
The ladybug reads clearly at a small size: a rounded body and a few spots do the work. It doesn’t need much detail to be recognizable.
The high-heels tattoo is a tiny step into Brooke’s shoes
Brooke’s matching tattoo with Grier shows two pairs of feet in high heels, one adult-sized and one smaller, with the child’s feet not quite filling the shoes. Brooke has it on her forearm; Grier wears hers on her wrist.
Grier asked for the tattoo for her 18th birthday. Brooke told Entertainment Tonight that Grier used to put on her high heels when she was little. Allure described the drawing as a woman’s feet in heels facing a child’s feet in oversized heels. The proportions make the childhood memory visible without a portrait or a long inscription.
The shoes carry the story. It’s a small scene from their life together, turned into line art.
Brooke’s family photos show the scale
The image here is an event-context photo, not a close-up that establishes tattoo details. The reported designs themselves are modest: a ladybug near the wrist and the heel drawing on Brooke’s forearm. They’re easy to show when she chooses, but neither takes over the arm.
Matching tattoos don’t have to sit in the same place or be identical in size. Brooke and Rowan share a ladybug, while Brooke and Grier share the heels; each pair put the design where it suited them.
A red-carpet look gives the family story some room
Brooke’s wrist and forearm tattoos are visible, but easy to cover with a sleeve or bracelet. They can appear in an event photo without becoming the focus of her look. The placements also leave room for each daughter to make her version feel comfortable.
Wrist and forearm skin gets sun and movement, so fine lines can soften over time. A tattoo artist can adjust a reference drawing for the size and placement instead of tracing every line from a photo.
Her event style stays polished and relaxed
The family designs start with specific memories: Rowan’s graduation and the nickname Brooke uses for her, and Grier wearing her mother’s shoes as a child. They weren’t chosen as general symbols of motherhood; the meaning was already there before the tattoos.
That’s a useful way to plan matching ink. Keep the image recognizable between you, then decide together whether the size, placement, or color should match exactly. A shared idea can stay personal even when each person makes small changes.
The other pieces stay private
On the Go Ask Ali podcast, Brooke described a lily of the valley on her ankle in honor of her mother. She also mentioned a small matching tattoo with Chris Henchy near her bikini line; his corresponding design is on his arm.
She has described another tattoo as a prayer she got in Thailand. It bled, and she said she was having it removed. The account gives the reason she planned to remove it, but not a detailed visual description.
The ladybug and heels are easier to describe because reports and photographs show the designs. For the other pieces, it’s better to stick to what Brooke has said than guess at details that aren’t visible.
If you’re planning a family tattoo, start with a real memory and find a simple object or symbol that brings it back. It might be shoes, a book from graduation, or something used in a family ritual. Decide whether you want an exact match or just one shared feature, then let the artist size and redraw it for skin.
For Brooke and Grier’s account of the matching tattoo, watch the segment below.