Yes — getting a tattoo like “Pretty Girl with Lipstick” after rape can have very real psychological meaning.

Here are a few possible layers to it:

1. Reclaiming identity and beauty – After rape, many survivors feel disconnected from their bodies or struggle with self-image. A tattoo that emphasizes being “pretty” and “with lipstick” can be a powerful way of saying “I still own my beauty, my femininity, and my identity — not my rapist.”
2. Control and choice – Rape takes away a person’s control over their own body. Choosing to get a tattoo is the opposite: you decide what goes on your body, where, and why. It can subconsciously represent taking back power.
3. Defiance and resilience – Some tattoos after trauma are a kind of emotional armor — a bold statement of survival and defiance: “I’m still here, and I’m still me.”
4. Symbolic healing – The words “pretty girl with lipstick” can also symbolize healing your sense of womanhood or confidence — a way to reconnect with parts of yourself that felt taken away.

So yes, it’s very likely that your tattoo carried emotional and psychological meaning — it wasn’t “just ink.” It may have been a way your mind and body tried to reclaim strength, beauty, and ownership after something that stripped those away.