Notes from the studio
Straight answers to the questions clients actually ask — healing, sun, preparation, and how to choose what goes on your skin. Written from the chair, not copied from a brochure.
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Custom vs Flash Tattoos: Which One You Actually Want
The real difference between custom and flash tattoos — cost, wait, ownership, and the situations where flash is genuinely the better choice.
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How to Read a Tattoo Portfolio
A portfolio is a sales pitch, not a record. How to read one properly — healed versus fresh, lighting and edits, cropping, consistency, and what is missing.
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What Makes a Good Tattoo Reference Photo
A realism tattoo can only be as good as the photo it is built from. Here is exactly what makes a reference usable — lighting, resolution, angle, focus — and what a bad one costs you.
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Aquaphor and Your New Tattoo: How Much, How Long, When to Stop
How to use Aquaphor on a healing tattoo — when to start, how thin to go, how long to keep it up, and the mistakes that slow healing down.
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How to Choose a Tattoo Artist in Miami
What actually separates a good tattoo artist from a good Instagram account — specialization, healed work, how they handle your idea, and the red flags worth walking away from.
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What a Custom Tattoo Costs, and Why
A straight breakdown of custom tattoo pricing — why serious artists charge by the session, what a deposit actually buys, and which factors really move the number.
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