THE JOURNAL

Guides worth reading before you're inked.

Booking walkthroughs, placement and sizing advice, and aftercare routines — written by the artists who'll hold the machine.

Mara Ellison · March 4, 2026

How to book your first tattoo, step by step

From idea to inked: how consultations, deposits, and appointment day actually work at our studio.

Devon Park · April 12, 2026

A week-by-week aftercare routine that keeps lines crisp and colour rich long after appointment day.

Mara Ellison · May 20, 2026

Forearm or thigh, palm-size or half-sleeve: how to pick a placement and size that ages well.

June Okafor · June 18, 2026

What to bring to a cover-up consultation, and how your artist maps old ink into new work.