FAQ

The majority of your new tattoos healing process will be done within the first two weeks. However, the skin is still working to heal and rejuvenate and you need to plan on a 4-6 weeks for your skin to be back to its previous state.

As the skin rejuvenates itself, usually about a week after the tattoo was done, the itch sets in. This is 100% normal. Good moisturizers will help immensely with this but DO NOT SCRATCH IT! If lotion isn’t helping, run it under cold water for a few moments and you should be itch free.

You must be 18 years old to get a tattoo in New York state. There is NO parental consent for anyone younger than 18 like piercings

We are a private studio, we only take appointments, no walk ins. We operate a very small shop with only 2 artists. We both have a lot of clientele and therefore we do not have any free time for walk ins. if we get a cancellation, we have a list of clients waiting to get tattooed that we contact.

If you no-show we will keep your deposit. That means your tattoo, if you do get it, will cost you 150% of what it should have cost.

Make sure you are well rested, well hydrated, and have eaten a healthy meal recently. Aside from that, take a shower, charge your phone or tablet up to full, and don’t bring in your 50 closest friends (1 is usually fine, currently only clients can be in the shop due to COVID restrictions).

It’s more important to be comfortable than to be fashionable. Looser is better than tighter, and keep in mind you want to be able to cover up certain places that might show, depending on where you're getting your tattoo.

First thing, come talk to us. The best large pieces always BEGIN with a cohesive plan, not just bits and pieces loosely tied together. We can do a sleeve or back piece with existing work in place, but it will ALWAYS look better when you come in with a plan and allow the same artist to help bring that plan to fruition for you. Along those same lines, it’s going to take multiple session and cost you $1,000 or more dollars to even come close to doing a sleeve. So plan ahead and save your money so that you can tackle these large pieces as they are investments and commitments.

You should not get tattooed when you are:

• Drunk
• High
• Pregnant
• Pre-Surgery
• Post-Surgery
• When you don’t know what you want
• When you can’t afford it
• When you’re sunburned
• When you haven’t showered
• When you have your kids with you
• If you don’t have an ID
• Being pressured into it
• When you’ve been told by us that your idea is bad

Often we will have hours of work in drawing and preparing for a tattoo before you sit down in our chair. Deposits help to ensure you make it to your appointment and that we haven’t done hours of work for nothing.

Our shop minimum is $75. You might not realize it, but we go through nearly the same amount of very expensive supplies to do a tattoo the size of a quarter as we do for a tattoo the size of a softball. Everything has to be sterilized, before and after.

Although tipping is never expected, We are providing a service, just like a server, hair stylist, masseuse, etc. Tipping is greatly appreciated. Tip whatever you feel is worthy of the service provided

The best comparison would be to getting a scratch on a sunburn or to having someone draw on you with a ball-point pen on a sunburn. It doesn’t feel good, but it’s more of an intermittent irritation than a constant pain. Remember, a tattoo has more in common with an abrasion than it does with a hypodermic needle shot from the doctor.