The Joy of Anticipation - Travel and Tattoos While we all await the reopening of societies, borders and air travel, there is nothing wrong with dreaming of future trips - and future tattoos. Studies have shown that anticipation is one of the happiest parts of a travel journey. And as any tattoo lover knows, planning [...]
Watercolour Tattoos It is the darkest time of the year, and spring feels like a lifetime away, so we thought we'd treat ourselves to dreaming away in colour. Gaining in popularity faster than you can say #tattooinspo over the past decade, watercolour tattoos have become a style of their own. They have prompted discussions on [...]
Tattoos and Nature Elements The better part of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 have been a difficult for anyone who loves nature and the outdoors. While walking and cycling around the neighbourhood may allow us to discover new parts of our cities, they are no substitute for a getaway to mountains, woods and rivers. [...]
Tattoo Trends for 2021 - Part III As the year draws to a close and we are looking back at 2020, what can we say… It was a year that made us come to terms with our own vulnerability, put us face to face with whatever investments we have or have not made into our mental [...]
Tattoo Trends 2021 - Part II As New Year’s Eve parties and celebrations have been pretty much cancelled this year, let’s see 2021 in with a different kind of bang - the scheduling of the next tattoo kind. Nothing is more exciting than the thought of the next time the buzzing starts and the adrenaline [...]
Tattoo Trend Forecast 2021 - Part I As the year is drawing to a close and we all wonder, or rather dread, what more mischief it could possibly get up to in its final two weeks, we begin to look ahead, cautiously optimistic about spring and a much-needed reboot. By Amy from Vivid Ink [...]
Cyberpunk - and its Relationship with Tattoos We interrupt the festive blog extravaganza and Christmas flurry of posts to dive a little deeper into what has been the big event of all things gaming at the moment. Yes, of course we are talking about Cyberpunk 2077, the much-anitcipated RPG that may have turned many a [...]
Why Tattoos Make the Perfect Christmas Presents Many things are unusual about the holiday season of 2020. When we are physically separated, it is more important than ever to show our care, share our love and support each other in different ways. Christmas inherently lends itself to overt displays of affection through the giving of [...]
End 2020 on a High - How Getting a Tattoo Can Boost Your Mood It is the darkest time of the year. And we still have another two weeks to go before the winter solstice as the light begins to come back just before Christmas. Seasonal affective disorder, aptly abbreviated SAD, is a winter-related depression [...]
Star Wars Tattoos Special: Dave Prowse/Darth Vader Tribute This series of posts began because of the return of Disney+'s The Child (meaning Baby Yoda) to a screen near you. The Mandalorian has connected even more to Star Wars lore this season, and many fans couldn’t be happier as Clone Wars, and Rebels characters show up [...]
