Celebrity Drew Barrymore Reveals the Reasoning Behind Her Adorable New Wrist Tattoo By Jonathan Borge Jonathan Borge Instagram Twitter Jonathan Borge is a writer and editor living in New York City. His writing has appeared in Glamour, Refinery29, Forbes, and PAPER, among other publications. Plus, he's held staff positions at Marie Claire, InStyle, and OprahDaily.com. Currently, he's the Senior Entertainment Editor at Bustle Digital Group's Elite Daily, where he oversees digital covers, features and profiles, freelance essays, and strategy for the site's TV/Movies and Celebrity and Music sub-verticals.He primarily writes about pop culture and style, and has a passion for telling LGBTQ+ and Latinx stories. When he's not working, he's likely waiting for Lady Gaga to announce her next tour. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on April 25, 2016 Pin Share Tweet Email Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images You’d think choosing to permanently ink your body with a tattoo would follow months of contemplation, but for Drew Barrymore, the decision resulted from an act of impulse. In fact, the 41-year-old actress, who colored her wrist with the names of her daughters, Olive, 3, and Frankie, 2, earlier this month, left matters in the ink artist’s hands. “I had been wanting to do it, and then one day we were on our way to an appointment. I was like, ‘Can we just quickly stop at this tattoo shop?’ and I walked in and was like, ‘Is anyone available to do a tattoo, like, quickly, like right now?’” she told reporters Sunday in L.A. at Safe Kids Day 2016. So what happened next? “This guy came in and he was like, ‘Yeah, I can.’ And I was like, ‘I’m going to write this down on a piece of paper, and can you just transfer it onto my arm?’ So it’s my handwriting.” As for whether or not the man responsible for helping translate her vision was star struck, let’s just say that for him it was another day on the job. “He really had no reaction. He was lovely and very mellow. He’s on my Instagram, if you ever want to see him. He’s very sweet,” she added. Drew Barrymore Dishes on Daughter Olive's (Very Messy) Obsession with Lipstick We love Barrymore’s wildflower attitude. —with reporting by Carita Rizzo Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit