Think first before you choose your tattoo; a tattoo is forever! Don't get the same as your friends or family, choose what you want and you will be happy with it for the rest of your life. Have a bit of individuality. We get fed up doing the old style bulldogs, union jacks and football badges. Michaelangelo didn't have to put up with it!
For legal reasons, children or babies are not allowed in the studio or waiting room.
You will not be tattooed or pierced if you have been drinking, or are under the influence of any drugs, it is against the law.
If you have any medical conditions please let us know, before undergoing a piercing or tattoo. (example haemophilia, epilepsy, diabetes, any heart conditions, or if you are at any stage of a pregnancy).
Try not to be nervous, if you feel faint or think you are going to be sick, please let the piercer or tattooist know. It is easier to work on a relaxed person.
Eat something before you have a piercing or tattoo, make sure you do the eating elsewhere, this is not a café. Food and drink are not allowed on the premises.
There is also a no smoking policy, but there is an ashtray out side the entrance.
To keep prices down, we do not take cheques or credit cards, we only take cash.
Vouchers with an expiry date can be purchased, please give notice.
Mobile phones should be turned off, while the tattoo/piercing is being done, as they can distract concentration of the artist and can cause you to move.
Clothing is important, wearing light coloured clothes, is not sensible, as you may get ink on them, brand new clothes also isn't a very good idea. Wear loose fitting clothing and make sure that the area you want tattooed or pierced can easily be exposed.
Do not be embarrassed, we have seen it all, time after time. Skin is skin!
Personal hygiene is very important: The Tattooist/piercer will refuse to work on you if you are unclean, smell, unwell or have any infectious diseases.
It's not fair on the tattooist/piercer, or the next customer in the chair.
If you are off work because you have a cold, stay at home! Don't use the time to get tattooed or pierced, we don't want your cold, or any thing else that may ail you!
If you look under age for your first tattoo, you will need to bring photographic ID.
We accept passports, driving licence, official ID cards.
We will not accept the following in any circumstances college cards, birth certificates, or the word of a parent or guardian. Do not turn up with all your mates, you would not do so at the doctors, don't do it here!
If you are, considering having any writing, e.g. names and dates, make sure you know the correct dates and spelling of any words that you want.
We have a wide range of fonts and shading styles to choose from if the writing is to be of substantial size.
If you want a large custom piece of work that will take some time to prepare, don't expect the work to be all done that day, if any at all. The tattooist may be busy with a waiting room full of customers, but do come and talk to us about it and arrangements can be made. We are constantly working on large pieces of work that our customers are
coming back for repetitive sittings on, which also helps the healing of larger tattoos.