Let's be real for a second: Getting a tattoo can be scary. The looming permanence of the decision you're about to make, the sterile smell and, not to mention, the pain of a needle stabbing your skin ...

“Us girls have to stick together,” said Sarra Yandow, owner of the all-female tattoo and piercing shop in Danbury. “In an industry that’s often been male-dominated, we’ve built a space that feels safe ...

Last year, a good friend of mine, radio host Mike Opelka, visited the 18th Annual Philadelphia “Tattoo Arts Convention,” which he writes about as spotlighting both skin art and “tattoo regret” — which ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee woman is helping breast cancer survivors reclaim their sense of self by offering tattoos after breast reconstruction surgeries, or breast removals. Lulu Padilla is ...

Maricelia Dominguez tattoos a client at her shop, Les Tattoos, in Sacramento. Dominguez is born and raised in south Sacramento and has been tattooing for nine years. Amy Marquez When Maricelia ...

Melbourne-based content creator Blue Valentine has invested around $50,000 AUD (about $33,000) into creating a 250-piece tattoo “body suit” over five years. In an interview, the 28‑year‑old said her ...