Jessica Alba appears to be in the process of a lot of changes. Three years ago she got a tattoo on the back of her neck with her mother and aunt, supposedly as a bonding experience. And now she’s having it removed. And she’s changed her recently dyed blonde hair to red – causing the Daily Mail to theorize that she’s transitioning back to her natural brunette shade.

Though if that’s the case I’m not sure why she’s go to red instead of just dying it back to brown. The neck tattoo wasn’t anything strange – it was a ladybird and a daisy. They did look a little dull to me, but there was nothing odd about it. And Jessica still has two other tattoos.

Jessica Alba had the back of her neck tattooed as a ‘bonding experience’ with her mother and aunt two years ago but it appears she has already tired of the etching. The noticeably faded daisy and ladybird suggests the 28-year-old star is undergoing laser surgery to get rid of the tacky design. The cover-up was spotted as the Fantastic Four actress debuted her new red hairstyle while joining a female friend for a manicure session in Beverly Hills yesterday.

Wearing a baggy grey vest and denim shorts, Jessica looked relaxed as she enjoyed her pampering session in a nail bar not far from her mansion, where she lives with husband Cash Warren and their 15-month-old daughter Honor Marie. The faded nature of the small tattoo on her neck suggests she is in the process of getting her tattoo removed with laser surgery. Laser surgery takes between three to 15 treatments, which take place at least six weeks apart, to remove all trace of the tattoos.

Jessica’s removal of the daisy and ladybird means she will have two remaining tattoos - the Sanskrit word ‘Padma’ on her wrist and a bow on her lower back. The mother-of-one’s dramatic new red hairstyle comes only weeks after she debuted a blonde style. It is thought her red locks are paving the way for a transition back to her natural brunette colour.

[From the Daily Mail]

Jess’ hair definitely looks a lot better. I thought she looked really drab as a blonde. Her natural coloring is so beautiful, but the red is still a nice improvement. Although that lipstick sure isn’t doing much for her.

My first thought was maybe the neck tattoo posed a problem for her in terms of work. Covering up a tattoo really well can be a major pain in the butt, though there are a lot of new concealers that are great. But maybe it was simply something she didn’t want to deal with anymore. The lower back tattoo is hidden most of the time, and the wrist one probably isn’t that hard to deal with either. Still, I find it strange, since the tattoo has a sweet story behind it. Which leads me to wonder if perhaps she didn’t want to be reminded of it for some reason.