Face tattoos are common in today’s culture, especially in hip hop. Yet, when revealed her “Bash & Slash” forehead tattoo in honor her children Sebastian and Slash Electric, people criticized the mom for somehow destroying her beauty. She took to her Instagram page to address her critics, writing, .”

On Wednesday (February 12), Amber visited Fox Soul‘s series One on One with . While there, Amber revealed that the death basketball icon Kobe Bryant inspired her to get her latest ink. “You know, I gotta be honest,” Amber began.  I don’t people to be like, ‘ But, it was kinda like that because I thought about my dad and my dad had cancer when he was 40. He went through remission and he’s good, but he almost died. I’m 36. And I was like, I’ve been wanting this tattoo for a long time and I was like, you know what? Just live your best life. With no regrets. Just do it.” Watch her clip below.