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Your tattoo is fully healed. The aftercare phase is over, and your art has settled beautifully into your skin, becoming a permanent part of you. But the work isn't done....

You've made the decision: you're finally going to get your first tattoo. It's a huge, exciting step, but the unknown can be intimidating. What will it feel like? What actually...

It's a beautiful Saturday night, and you're getting ready to go out. You look at a tattoo you got years ago—one you still love—but notice that it might not have...

Tattoos are a common sight everywhere, from the coffee shop to the corporate office. Yet, there's still a category of tattoos that carries a heavy, old-school reputation: the "job stopper."...

Walk into any traditional tattoo shop, and you'll see them: the walls are covered from floor to ceiling with sheets of paper showcasing bold, iconic designs—eagles, skulls, roses, daggers, and...

When you get a tattoo, you're introducing a foreign substance—ink pigment—deep into your skin to stay there forever. For the millions of people who get tattooed every year, this process...

In the tattoo world, you'll often hear artists and seasoned collectors talk about "overworked" skin. For someone new to the culture, or for the client in the chair when it's...

It's a hot Saturday afternoon in Portland, and after a long day, nothing sounds better than a refreshing shower. But you've just gotten a new tattoo, and suddenly, this simple...

Almost everyone with a few tattoos has at least one they wish was a little different—or gone altogether. Whether it's an ex's name from a past life, a youthful mistake,...

As this article is being written, many people are out getting new tattoos, others are contemplating the opposite journey: removing one. Whether it's a tattoo from a past life, a...

It’s a beautiful weekend in Portland, and as we enjoy the last of the summer weather, many of us are thinking about body art. For a huge number of people,...

It's mid-summer, and the weather is hot and sticky. You've just gotten a new tattoo during a heatwave, or perhaps you're about to go on a well-deserved vacation to a...