Catching the last rays of the summer at the pool or on the beach is something we all want. But sun exposure is the enemy for both old and new tattoos while poor quality water is inviting disaster for …
While we live in the western world we take certain freedoms for granted. Like being able to get tattooed, or to simply walk into a tattoo parlor. While it's a given that some regulations are obvious (…
Every tattoo artist has their pet peeves when it comes to clients, but some clients can seem totally clueless when it comes to the do's and don'ts in a tattoo shop. Tattoo artists are just people doin…
There's been a lot of debate about “temporary” ink. While we've all seen the cheesy stick on tattoos that last a few days the border between permanent and temporary is starting to blur. Many companies…
Yikes! Most people when they think of a place to get tattooed are not going to volunteer for their armpit. For starters, there's absolutely tons of nerve endings there – something you probably know if…
Tattooing has been around for thousands of years and has quite the history! The oldest examples of tattoos come from tribal markings found all over the world. Even then people got tattoos for differen…
There are many reasons you might want your scars to disappear. Perhaps they remind you of a time in your life or a person you used to be. They might have been a medical necessity. But most people don'…
Pretty much everyone knows that tattoos are put in using needles, but whatever the magic that makes them stay put, also makes them quite hard to remove. To understand tattoo removal you also have to u…
In the last hundred years healing a tattoo has changed significantly. In fact, even in the last ten years. For example, what you’re supposed to put on your tattoo (or not put on) has changed over and …
The days where tattoos all looked the same have long passed. Now there is a myriad of tattoo styles to choose. Old School, New School, Neotraditional, Hyper Realism, Maori, Polynesian, Trash Polka, Wa…