Monday, December 31, 2012


don't accept dull tattoos!
You carefully selected the design of your tattoo and your artist. It is forever. But it is as almost all stop with caring after the healing process. Skin is the largest organ you have, your first line of defense and the filter to the world! 
Why accept a dull tattoo and skin? 
Sure, inks fade, skin looses smoothness and radiance -but this natural process can be improved by moisturizing your skin. As you know, ink is securely locked in the second layer of your skin; you can’t wipe it out. The pores in your skin gets clogged and skin needs moisture. Skin is smart; it renews itself but counts on you to help. 

Cleanse with an organic soap, moisturize with a superb moisturizer; that’s the way to keep your skin smooth. It’s like cleaning windows: if you don’t do it from time to time you have no idea what’s going on. Your beautiful tattoo will be hardly visible and loose luster and radiance. You don’t want your investment to go sour. (Unless it is your ex- ..).

SULA NYC, organic skin care, created TATTOO BOOSTER for tattooed skin.
It’s not an “after care” product, it is a total care product created to maintain smooth skin ans let your tattoo stand out. Your skin must be healed. 
It is not a ‘sealer’ like vaseline or an ‘ointment’ nothing chemical or medical. 

TATTOO BOOSTER is all but chemical, it’s certified pure organic. TATTOO BOOSTER nourishes and moisturizes tattooed skin; use it on a daily basis.
It is based on 100% organic certified Argan Oil and natural Vitamin E is added for it’s superior anti-oxidant qualities. Natural Awara pulp oil, straight from the Amazon basin, is added to help protect against sunburn.

Apply TATTOO BOOSTER sparingly; warm it first in your hands and we are confident you will be our ambassador for life, as you have seen the ‘after’ effect with your own eyes. Your tattoo will love you.

Satisfaction guaranteed. For a virgin?



Satisfaction guaranteed. For a virgin?

Satisfaction guaranteed, because you carefully selected your artist and  for sure want the art in ink. So far, so good.

But are we wrong to assume that an artist is chosen mostly on gut feelings? Sure, portfolio is the first impression we get from an artist; clearly showing his style and skills: realism, horror, color etc. You have at least a basic idea if the artist can pull off what you want.
And what about the equivalent of a doctor's bedside manners? You’re stuck on the chair for hours.

Or, even more, how about the pain? In the last episodes of Ink Masters 2 we have seen tough as hell MMA fighters in pain; strong muscles guarantee pain;that's what we learned.

But what if it’s your first ink? You’re a tattoo virgin?
You expect pain, but can you stand it? The pain chart ‘where it hurts the most’ gives you an idea, but not the experience. 

And as there is no ‘register of artists with a guaranteed soft touch’, how to test the probability that a tattoo can be finished?
No one wants to have a partly finished tattoo.

I forgot where I heard it first, but it was suggested to test client's resistance to pain by using a needle without ink and adjusting speed of the machine. 
Seems to make sense: do a dry run first. 
When the client can handle it: go for the real thing.


What's your vision?


To browse the internet on how to chose, lots of info, like Karen L Hudson, a safety and acceptance advocate with thousands of pages advice, or the recent column of Larry Brogan on portfolios.
Berry Konijiski posted a video about selection in 2008, Yosef in 2011.
E how.com & About.com and, recommended: lots of tattoo sites: they all have great advice on what to ask and how to choose