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  • The Most Underrated Types of Tattoo Styles

    The Most Underrated Types of Tattoo Styles You Should Know Alt text: A small, colorful tattoo of a melting heart with glossy, metallic shading on the back of the arm. [...]

  • Piercing Healing Guide: Healing Timelines & When to Worry

    Body Piercing Healing Timelines: What to Expect (and When to Worry) When you’re thinking about getting a new piercing, it’s easy to focus on the jewelry itself: what style you [...]

  • Should You Get Blackwork Tattoos?

    Should You Get Blackwork Tattoos? What to Know Before Committing Blackwork tattoos have been showing up everywhere lately: on your feed, in our studio, and on some of the most [...]

  • Best Tattoo Aftercare for Autumn and Winter

    The Best Tattoo Aftercare Tips for Cooler Weather As we head into the colder months, your skin starts to change. The air gets drier, the heat kicks on, and suddenly [...]

  • Mixing Tattoo Styles: How to Do It Right

    Mixing Tattoo Styles: A Guide to Creating Cohesive Chaos Ever scroll through tattoo photos and realize your favorite pieces all look completely different? One’s clean and minimal, another’s full of [...]

  • Halloween-Themed Tattoos: Spooky Season Ink Ideas

    Halloween Themed Tattoos: Inspo for Your Ink This Spooky Season New York in October just hits different. The air gets crisp, the stoops fill with carved pumpkins, and the chairs [...]

  • The Tattooist Act: Tattoos in South Korea Enter a New Era

    The Tattooist Act: A New Era for Tattoos in South Korea Major news out of South Korea: tattooing by non-medical professionals is now officially legal. For decades, tattoo artists there [...]

  • Tattoo Placement Guide: How to Choose the Best Spot

    Tattoo Placement 101: Finding the Right Spot for Your Ink So, you’ve finally decided to get that tattoo you’ve been dreaming about. Maybe it’s your first, maybe you’re adding to [...]

  • Tattoo Touch-Ups: When Should You Get One?

    Tattoo Touch-Ups: A Guide to Keeping Your Ink Looking Fresh Tattoos are permanent. That's the whole point. But permanent doesn't always mean untouchable. Skin changes, sun exposure, and even the [...]

  • Realism Tattoos: A Guide to Hyper-Detailed Ink

    What Are Realism Tattoos? A Guide to Hyper-Detailed Ink Walk into any art gallery, and you’ll see works of painting, photography, and fine art designed to capture reality. Now imagine [...]

  • A Style Guide to Black & Grey Tattoos

    Black & Grey Tattoos: What Are They, Exactly? When most people picture a tattoo, it isn’t bright colors or cartoon flash. It’s the striking contrast of black ink and skin. [...]

  • How Do Tattoos Work? The Science of Tattooing

    How Do Tattoos Work? Understanding The Science Behind Your Ink You probably understand how tattooing works on the surface: a machine drives needles into the skin, leaving pigment behind. But [...]