Journal
Healing, placement, styles and the odd story from the chair.
Guides · 6 min read
Your first tattoo, start to finish
From the first message to the first wash: what actually happens at a Blackthorn appointment.
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Will my fine-line tattoo blur?
Why spacing, depth and sunscreen decide how a delicate tattoo looks in ten years.
How Isha designs a realism piece
Shadows first, colour last: a look over Isha's shoulder from reference to stencil.
Coils, rotaries and why we switched
The machines on our stations and what they mean for healing.
Planning an ear you will love
Lobes, helix, flat and conch: how we map an ear stack before the first piercing.
Why the stencil matters
Placement is everything. The five minutes before the machine starts are the most important.