How to arrive at a design you will still be glad about in twenty years, and the questions worth answering before the needle.
The first three weeks decide how a tattoo ages. A straightforward guide to healing, and the things that quietly ruin good work.
Every tattoo softens. Designing with that in mind is the difference between a piece that matures well and one that turns muddy.
What to bring, what we will ask, and why we would rather talk for an hour than tattoo something you are unsure about.
Needle over gun, why the jewellery matters more than the piercing, and realistic healing times by placement.
Who we are, how we work, and what a consultation-led studio actually means in practice.
Saline, patience, and the handful of mistakes that cause almost every piercing problem we see.