What better gift to give your loved ones this holiday season than a high quality, artistic tattoo by Adal? It’s truly the gift that keeps on giving!
Buy a small ($50-$100), medium ($100-$300), or large ($300+) tattoo for a friend this holiday season. Our gift certificates never expire.
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Choosing your tattoo… How to discover new tattoo ideas
You know when it’s time for new ink, but sometimes choosing an idea to go with can be the hardest part of the process. Here at Majestic, we get a lot of clients asking our advice on what they should get tattooed. We believe that a tattoo can be a creative way to express your imagination and personal interests, so we always recommend our clients to spend plenty of time thinking about what matters to them.
Take ‘tattoo’ out of your search
In many cases a tattoo can be a great way to express yourself. This being said, avoid putting the word ‘tattoo’ in your image search. Each piece should be unique work of art and taking someone else’s design isn’t a good way to get satisfying results. You limit the creative flexibility of the artist, and end up with a copy of what was and original design. Ask yourself what you like about a specific tattoo and incorporate your findings into a custom project instead.
So you know what you like, but you still can’t seem to figure out what to get for a unique tattoo. A great way to get tattoo ideas is to look at lots of different kinds of images, and start a collection of material that appeals to you. It doesn’t matter if it isn’t exactly what you want tattooed. You may only like a section of the picture or want to change the colors.
You can find tattoo inspiration from art, nature, patterns, stories, color schemes, or virtually anything that strikes your fancy. Load up your flash drive, and bring along your finds to your consultation. With Adal’s help, chances are you’ll leave with new fresh ideas you wouldn’t have expected!
Looking through the tattoo artist’s portfolio is another great way to get inspiration for a new piece of work. A good portfolio can tell a lot about the strengths and specialties of a tattoo artist. For example, if you find a portfolio contains a lot of samples of flowers and color tattoos, chances are this is the subject matter that artist really enjoys doing.
You will notice in Adal’s portfolio there are many examples of colorful, unique and organic designs. It is no coincidence that these designs make the best kind of cover up tattoos, which Adal also specializes in. Next time you are stumped about what direction to take your tattoo, consider asking your tattoo artist to incorporate elements of their personal style. This will almost surely guarantee you will get a creative and inspired result that will be loved for years to come.
The location of your ink will be an important factor in the design. A tattoo on your arm will be drawn up in a different way than a tattoo on your chest. Consider the placement of a more intimate tattoo versus one you will be displaying on a regular basis. Learn more about where you should get your tattoo.
Not all tattoos are created equal. There are many different kinds of tattoo styles and each one comes with a different set of aesthetic guidelines. Styles can range from biomechanical to Japanese, and from realistic to abstract or geometric.
Adal has a portfolio of unconventional tattoos based on non-traditional inspiration. If you are in the market for something different, consider bringing in your ideas to Adal for a custom drawn, unique work of art.
No matter what the meaning, a tattoo is a personal piece of body art. Take the time to consider what your tattoo means to you and feel confident with your results!
Hey everyone, Adal here, owner of Majestic Tattoo NYC. As many of y’all may know, I’ve taken several years off the tattoo convention circuit in an effort to raise my son in a more hands-on fashion.
But I’m excited to announce that I’ll be working in the Inkmasters Row at the 11th Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention by Villain Arts on May 4 – May 6, 2018 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
I’ll still have appointments available for the convention and am looking for interesting projects to take on. I’m currently working with colorful, geometric and abstract forms (and as always, fractals). See my portfolio for more information.
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Yes, Adal will be offering Friday the 13th tattoos on April 13, 2018.
All tattoos will be medium-sized, custom designs by Adal. $50 a piece. Black linework only. No modifications can be made.
Stay tuned for images!
Did you just get that special tattoo that you’ve always wanted? It looks great now, but how can you keep it bright and bold for many years to come? While some fading over time is natural and to be expected, it can be devastating to experience premature fading of beautiful tattoo work due to neglect during the sunny months.
Proper summer care for your tattoo is crucial, especially in the first few months. Even if your tattoo is in a discrete spot and covered by clothing, it’s still at risk for fading, color spreading, and scarring due to sneaky UV rays.
Thankfully, there are some easy options to care for your tattoos that can just become a part of your daily grooming regimen. Even if you have sensitive skin – not to worry, we have all the tricks you need right here.
– Using sunblock without saying. Once the tattoo is healed, apply a spf 30 or higher sunblock liberally to the entire tattoo every time you go out during the summer, and especially if you will be spending lots of time in direct sunlight – like on the beach.
It’s especially crucial to put sunblock on your tattoo after it is healed during the first month (generally 10-14 days after you get it). This is when your tattoo is in it’s delicate healing stage, and very vulnerable to outside elements.
Recommended sunblocks to use are Coppertone Waterbabies
A good trick is to take a chap stick containing sunblock around with you, so that you can easily outline and cover your tattoo with the chap stick any time. Even better is to outline the tattoo with the chap stick, then also fill it in with a sunblock. This works great for larger tattoos. Just make sure to re-apply every 2-3 hours, or if your skin gets wet.
Obviously, don’t apply sunblock, chap stick or anything else that may contain petroleum when your tattoo is still scabby. When used at that time, products containing petroleum will clog your pores, hinder the healing process, and possibly draw out ink. If your tattoo is that fresh, it’s best to just keep it covered and away from the elements.
Do your very best not to expose your new tattoo to direct sunlight for up to 1 month after getting it, and especially during that 14 day period. Sunlight will burn the delicate skin and cause fading.
Despite the fact that it may be tempting to show off your new tattoo right away, you should wait at least 10-14 days until you let it get in contact with direct sunlight.
Again, if your tattoo is less than 4 weeks old, don’t expose it to the sun at all if you can. It’s best to keep it covered and away from the sun. It is annoying, but in the long run it’s best to make sure every bit of color stays just as bright as it should, as UV rays can penetrate and bleach the tattoo and cause darker colors to spread.
Maybe even worse is the fact that your delicate skin will burn more easily and is at a higher risk for scarring from sun damage during this stage. Not to mention upping your risk of melanoma and other not nice things.
Try to stay out of pools, bathtubs/hot tubs, the ocean, etc. Any kind of prolonged soaking, abrasive or chemical filled water situation should be avoided at all costs during your 14 day healing period. This will tamper with the healing process and potentially can damage the work you just paid for. When bathing, take light showers while trying to not to let the water run directly over the tattoo, and certainly don’t scrub the area.
If you are on vacation and are tempted to celebrate with a new tattoo, plan to get it during the later half of your trip. That way you won’t be tempted to forgo any of the proper care instructions or miss out on any of the fun stuff you want to do.
It can be fun to commemorate a trip with a new tattoo, but it’s important to make sure you investigate the place you are going to and make sure they have quality work and use safe measures. You are making a permanent investment on your body, and a place that is far away from you may not be able to or willing to do touchups if you find that it doesn’t meet your expectations or their work was not of quality.
And always, listen to your artist – If he or she has any specific instructions for your healing period, make sure you follow them completely. They have your best interests in mind.
Have a wonderful summer!
We will be offering Friday the 13th $50 flash sheet tattoos at Majestic Tattoo NYC
Please read ALL the info below: $50/each CASH ONLY.
Friday 13th, October 2017.
12pm ’til 10pm.
WALK-IN ONLY. First come, first served.
You must be 18 or older, and have a valid State ID or passport.
No alterations to the designs of any kind.
Limited spots.
If you don’t make it this Friday the 13th, these designs will still be available any other given day at regular prices at the artist’s discretion.
Tattoos on this day will be EXCLUSIVELY from the flash sheets, if you’d like a custom design please make an appointment by email or if you have any further questions.
We’re excited to see you there! ❤️💛💚
We consider ourself a moderately priced tattoo shop; we don’t have rigid pricing and price everything by the project. We do realize tattoos can be a high-ticket – even luxury – item in today’s economy, and to show our appreciation to those individuals who serve a crucial role in our society, we offer an extra consideration in the way of a discount to the following individuals.
When it comes to selecting your tattoo design and where on your body you want your tattoo, it cannot be stressed enough that you must adequately prepare prior to your tattoo appointment, to ensure you walk away with a tattoo that you will love for the rest of your life. One of the most common questions we get here at Majestic Tattoo NYC is, “what tattoo can I get that I won’t regret in 20, 30, or 40 years?”
We must preface this article by saying that people do change – what is appealing to you when you are 25 might be horrifying when you are 50 – and there’s not much that can be done about that reality. It’s human nature. That said, there are certain steps to take before getting tattooed that can help you arrive on a tattoo design and placement that you will love forever.
When many people come up with their tattoo idea, they often start with what the tattoo is supposed to mean, and then follow with how it should look to represent that meaning. This will often lead to designs that are complex and visually incoherent, perhaps heavy in letters or numbers because they “represent something meaningful to me.” While this is a nice approach in theory – after all, you want to love that tattoo as you age – we at Majestic find that these are often the same tattoos our customers want to cover up several years later. We find that tattoo customers are much more satisfied with their tattoos and continue to love them over time when they think long and hard about the design, its placement, and where it fits on their body above all else. Consider tattoos like jewelry that stays on you forever – just like when you pick out a necklace or a ring, you want them to flatter your overall appearance and make you feel more confident with the way you look.
Your favorite song lyrics; a meaningful inspirational quote; your boyfriend’s name; the words “bliss,” “breathe,” or “loyalty.” These are all concepts that might seem like great candidates for a tattoo in the moment, but can quickly lose their meaning or start to look silly within years as your personality changes. Be very wary of getting a text tattoo that could prevent you from getting a good job later down the road, or could otherwise offend or insult others – this can cause tremendous hurdles later in life.
Just because a tattoo looks good now does not in any way indicate that it will still look the same in 20 years, let alone 5! Extremely lightweight tattoos, while highly popular, can fall apart over the years. All-black tattoos can turn a dark shade of blue if they are not touched up every 5 or 10 years. Tattoos on fingers and fingers and hands can fade away relatively quickly. Tiny tattoos on the back or shoulders can turn into mush, given how much your muscles move in that area. At Majestic, we are often covering customer’s tattoos because of how poorly they aged in a short amount of time. Therefore, it is important to ask your artist about the potential for your tattoo to hold up well over time before you receive the tattoo.
There are things that should be trendy – your latest haircut, a purse, a pair of jeans. Tattoos are not one of those things. Just think about the infamous example of the tribal tattoo sleeve – once popular in the 90s, now regretted by many who wish they hadn’t bought into the trend at the time. Just because everyone is getting the same image tattooed, doesn’t mean you should run to your nearest tattoo shop to get it too. If you want to sport the latest trendy design, you can buy a graphic tee at Urban Outfitters.
We cannot stress this enough: do not skimp on your tattoo project to save money. Good tattoos do cost money, and they should cost money! They are a permanent alteration to your body. Look for other areas of your life to cut costs; the quality of your tattoo has an immediate and lasting impact on your overall self-esteem. Tattoo cover ups and/or laser removal can be significantly more expensive than your initial tattoo cost, and are not always 100% effective in masking your original tattoo. Find a tattoo artist you love and set aside money for this important investment.
Learn more about Majestic Tattoo NYC, an all-custom and modern tattoo studio in Brooklyn, NY.
It’s no big secret that getting tattoos or laser removal can be a painful process. In this article, we’ll explore how you can use numbing cream to reduce the pain.
With tattoos, the pain is part of the ritual, and most people are able to tolerate the tingly sensation of getting tattooed for up to a few hours. However, there can be certain scenarios where the pain is intolerable, and you may choose to explore your options with numbing your skin prior to your tattoo appointment. For example, some parts of the body are much more painful to be tattooed on than others, such as the ribs, the tops of the feet, and the backs of the knees. While numbing cream does not entirely eliminate the pain, it can help reduce it and make your tattoo experience much more pleasant, especially during the beginning portion of a long tattoo session. One important thing to note is that for more lengthy tattoo sessions (longer than 1 hour under the needle), it is likely that the numbing cream will wear off, especially as the artist wipes away at the tattoo with surgical soap. Aside from the fact that the numbing cream naturally wears off over time, this soap takes some of the numbing cream with it in the process.
When it comes to laser removal, the pain can be excruciating, and many laser removal specialists refuse to perform the procedure without the client first applying numbing cream to his or her skin. Talk to your laser removal specialist during your consultation and ask what his or her policy is for the day of the appointment. Some specialists will have the numbing cream there and will apply it to you (although this may come at an additional fee) prior to your procedure. If your specialist does not offer this option, or asks you to come with your skin already numb, you should look into purchasing numbing cream on your own
Applying numbing cream is simple: clean the skin where you are going to be tattooed or lasered. Apply liberally to the top of the skin with your fingers or a tongue depressor. When you’ve covered the entire area, wrap it in seran wrap with masking tape around the edges to keep it tight.
Timing is crucial. It takes about one hour for the numbing cream to work its magic. Therefore, you must consider when it will truly be one hour prior to the time you will be under the needle. Keep in mind your artist may need extra time to set up and draw before tattooing you, so if you anticipate having a long session, it may be best to apply the numbing cream as you are waiting at the actual tattoo shop, instead of at home.
The numbing cream we use is the HUSH Anesthetic Numbing Cream
There are some instances when numbing cream can cause a slight skin reaction, for instance, on freshly shaven skin. For this reason, it’s best to test with a small dollop of the numbing cream on your skin to see how it reacts.
Not every tattoo artist encourages or supports the use of numbing cream for various reasons (for example, it can affect the consistency of your skin when you receive your tattoo). It is always best to ask him or her during your consultation if they are okay with you using numbing cream.
Originally a cover up of text – now an Alice in Wonderland backpiece.
As some of you may already know, Adal experienced a bike accident on a rental bicycle during his trip to Detroit for the Movement electronic music festival. Upon returning to New York, Adal consulted top orthopedic surgeons, as his hands are the primary source of his artistic live pursuit. He was told that he had broken his fifth metacarpal and on Friday, June 13, he had his first ever surgery in which bone-realigning pins were inserted into his hand. Unable to tattoo during a recovery period of four weeks, he is attempting to allot his time and energy into expressing artistic visions he’s held inside since demand for his tattoo artworks has filled his schedule.
The Abstracted Hands 2014 series is his expression of those ideals Adal has harbored: the abstract vision and the story of the art world. Your interest in this series at this time would be really beneficial to us, as Adal’s self-employed status combined with his post-surgical rehabilitation have had an unexpected, negative financial impact. As opposed to pleading for assistance, Adal has taken the time to create these prints and offer them to those within our social circles.
Please take the time to view these works. To purchase a limited edition print, as these will be limited to 100 items on a variety of five archival paper types, please use the Paypal button below or email us.
If you are interested in a particular number print of this edition (for example, your favorite number), please feel free to contact us. Inquiries received will be given priority based on the date on which they are received.
Price: $50 each
Edition: 100 total prints
Dimensions:
Print area: 4″ x 6″
Handmade paper varies due to handmade qualities, the edition varies between 5″ x 7″ and 8″ x 10″ (this means that they will all fit nicely into standard frames that you already have around the house)
Contact us if you wish to have the print framed
Buy a print:
You will receive a confirmation email, in which we will confirm your shipping address and your preferred color background. Free shipping.
Due to many unforeseen issues with Manhattan real estate and landlords, we have unfortunately been pushed out of our 67 Franklin Street location for reasons outside of our control. Until we find the perfect new space for Majestic, Adal is operating all consultations and appointments out of a private location in Brooklyn, just 15 minutes from Manhattan. Please contact us for more information.
Everyone who was anyone got their start from somewhere. The Mudd Club was a major influence upon many of the 80’s art, fashion, and music figures. It opened in 1978, located on the corner of White Street and Cortlandt Alley and named after doctor Samuel Mudd, infamous for helping John Wilkes Booth after shooting President Lincoln, the Mudd Club is a New York staple.
Although it was only open for 6 years Mudd Club hosted musical artists from our favorite Debbie Harry of Blondie to Lydia Lunch, X, The Cramps, The B-52’s, and many more. It steadily rose to become a common hot-spot for artists like Jean-Michael Basquiat, Keith Haring, David Bowie, and Andy Warhol. Mudd Club offered a different experience from the more typical nightclubs at the time with new wave experimental music, catwalk exhibitions, and a gallery curated by Keith Haring. Adal had the pleasure to meet Keith Haring during 1989.
A subculture thriving with the up and coming, Basquiat who began appearing at the SoHo scene in 1979 was especially influenced by the culture of Mudd Club. It played a massive role in forming his career by introducing him to those who to took a large interest in his work, propelling him from a homeless street painter to a celebrated artist making who’s statement mattered.
The Mudd Club eventually closed in 1983. Though it only had a short run, the mark it made on early 1980s culture is undeniably prevalent. Frank Zappa even included a song titled “Mudd Club” in his 1981 album “You Are What You Is” about the spot. In 2010 there was a Mudd Club reunion in Manhattan inviting all of the regulars for one last hurrah.
The art of tattooing has been around for tens of thousands of years, and it can be found as a component of nearly all cultures throughout time. This ancient past as well as the continuous uprise in the popularity of tattoos over the past century has brought about many different tattooing styles that we see in practice today. Here we have listed tattoo styles and New York artists who specialize in them.
Japanese tattooing is thought to have originated around 10,000 BC as a form of spiritual commitment and has progressed to full-bodied tattoos made with wooden handles and metal needles attached via silk thread. Today, artists who specialize in Japanese typically use a regular tattoo gun and needles, though the traditional practice is still in use. Japanese tattoos are usually large pieces with bold, thick colors, and heavy black. Subject matter of the tattoos usually revolve around Japanese motifs such as koi fish, samurai, geisha, tigers, cherry blossoms, waves and dragons.
Often referred to as “Old School” (or Old Skool) tattoos, traditional American tattoos originated during the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Commonly recognized by simple 2D images and uses of thick black outlines and filled with solid reds, greens, and yellows, traditional tattoos (often associated with names like Sailor Jerry and Ed Hardy, who tattooed in the traditional style) have become a staple in the tattoo community. Neo-traditional (referred to also as new traditional) is a new take on an old classic. Neo-traditional veers its use of design to create a more artistic adaptation from previous traditional tattoo designs bringing it new life. Military and nautical themes are common among traditional tattoo designs such as swallows, hearts, banners, pin-up girls, anchors, daggers, and snakes.
Most commonly thought of as thick solid black intertwining designs, tribal tattoos originate from tattooing styles of the Aztec, Samoan, Polynesian, Indian, Hawaiian, Egyptian, and other cultures. Originally used as a symbol of social status or identification, tribal designs have morphed into a more decorative aspect. These tattoos, done in black, can take on the form of basic organic designs or also often in the form of animals and typically designed to work with the shape of the body.
Although people have always been tattooing faces and images, the art of photorealism and portrait tattooing are new and upcoming fields. These tattoo artists must be especially talented in their ability to truly capture the essence and characteristics of a person. Not only that, but portrait tattoo artists usually specialize in either black and white portraits versus color portraits which add an additional dynamic to the portrait tattoo style.
Biomechanical tattoos are unique by themselves in the way they incorporate skin and tattoo. A biomechanical tattoo is specifically designed to work with the body and appear as it was integrated in the skin with depth and a 3-D like affect. The final product usually looks as if skin was removed to reveal what truly lies underneath. Biomechanical tattoo designs feature robotic parts that combines elements of machinery with organics.
One of the most common types of tattoos seen today is simple script or lettering. Script has a larger range of stylistic properties than most people think with the size, placement, and movement of the words with the body. Not to mention the possibilities with all of the different languages and font choices. People can often express themselves through script in ways some images cannot.
This is one of the newer yet more up and coming approaches to tattooing, artists who specialize in this modern style adapt visionary and modern art into tattoo designs not often previously seen. Using bright, strong colors and organic designs to work with the body and create an inspirational artwork rather than merely tattooing an image on the skin.
It is not all about specific method or style. Horror tattoo artists specialize in a different way by focusing on bringing that of fiction and the big screen to reality with realistic interpretations of our favorite horror and thriller villains and victims. There are also artists who designs tattoos with only satanic and occult subject matter in mind offering a different perspective on the dark and supernatural.
This week Majestic launches our mobile site! As smartphone users grow so must websites. With a new, streamlined interface and easily accessible links, visitors can easily navigate and experience Majestic Tattoo on-the-go.
Majestic Tattoo NYC is ready to expand. Are you an experienced tattoo artist with similar style and portfolio as Adal, or a style that you feel would complement the artwork done at Majestic Tattoo NYC? We would love to hear from you. We will consider local and out-of-state applicants, if you are looking to relocate to NYC in the very near future. Please email the studio with links to your portfolio and attach your resume. No phone calls please.
And as always, if you are an artist passing through, and would like to work out of our studio, please drop us a line.
Here’s a little bit of what Adal has gotten into this summer…
thanks to Arjuna Watson, also known as Decypul, for the awesome photos:
Yesterday, Adal was thrilled to have the opportunity to draw and execute a very meaningful custom tattoo as specifically requested by a client: a combination of MC Escher’s Drawing Hands as well as Alex Grey’s Artist’s Hand.
Here is the final tattoo result:
Here are the two artworks, for reference:
Furthermore, Adal has been heavily influenced throughout his career by both artists, and has been fortunate enough to learn from and spend time with Alex Grey over the years. Alex has remained one of Adal’s contemporary heroes and gurus of the visionary arts, and Alex has shown to be supportive of tattoo artists who practice in a similar subject matter. We look forward to his next book, in which a handful of visionary tattoo artists will be featured. Adal has also done several other Alex Grey tattoos, such as Birth and the DMT Molecule, which you can see here:
Here is a picture of Adal with his son, Kaius, spending some time with Alex Grey at a Keith Haring exhibit back in 2012:
Learn more about Alex Grey and his Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (COSM) here.
Most people have heard of the critically acclaimed AMC hit TV show The Walking Dead. Those of us who you could consider addicted are familiar with Daryl Dixon, played by actor Norman Reedus (also known for his role as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints). Majestic Tattoo got a surprising passerby last week when Norman Reedus posted a photo of Majestic’s street portrait of Debbie Harry (by artist Decypul) on his personal Instagram account. Within the hour the photo had over 21,000 likes and 200 comments. Well over 400,000 people ended up viewing the picture. This was great exposure for Majestic Tattoo and Decypul, we’re looking forward to more visitors!
Check out the long awaited finish to this awesome new tattoo from the shop. We love when our customers bring us ideas for colorful and vibrant tattoos such as this one!
What makes a clean and safe tattoo studio?
Here at Majestic Tattoo – we are 100% certified by the New York City Department of Health, and maintain a high standard of cleanliness and safety at the studio. But what exactly makes a clean tattoo shop? Whether you are getting tattooed at Majestic Tattoo NYC, or elsewhere – here is a helpful guide to teach you what to look for in a shop for standards of cleanliness.
The tattoo studio of your choice should make sure that all tools are clean and sanitary. But how do we maintain this standard? Many shops these days use disposable medical grade versions of everything that gets used from client to client. Each medical grade needle and tube used from is individually packaged and sterilized. Ink caps (the little cups tattoo artists put ink in) should all be disposable as well, and not re-used.
Autoclaves are also commonly used in tattoo shops to sterilize non disposable equipment. They do so by exposing the equipment to temperature high enough to kill any spores and bacteria. Some tattoo studios may use makeshift autoclaves such as pressure cookers and toaster ovens. This is not acceptable because only an autoclave can reach the proper temperature and maintain the right conditions for sterilization. Any other makeshift equipment is a big risk.
Autoclaves should also be routinely tested to make sure they are clean and running properly.
When your artist or the artist’s assistant sets up the station – watch to see that they use fresh disposable or sterilized equipment.
Your tattoo artist should be more than happy to show you their workspace and answer any questions you may have about the equipment (unless they are busy working with someone at the moment, of course). When visiting for your consultation, make sure to ask for a tour of the workspace and ask the questions you need to ask to feel safe and comfortable.
Before getting tattooed, your artist should shave and disinfect the area of your skin that is going to be worked on. This is necessary especially for making sure that there is no risk of infection when your tattoo is healing.
Your tattoo artist and anyone else helping to clean and set up the station should be wearing fresh disposable gloves, and making sure not to contaminate them by touching dirty things while they are working. For example – if your artist runs to the restroom, or takes out the garbage or something during the time they are working on you, they should remove their gloves and put on fresh ones upon their return.
When applying vaseline to your skin before you get tattooed, the artist should be wearing gloves and use a disposable instrument to take the vaseline out of the container and apply it to your body. This should not be done by hand.
The tattoo artists work station should be kept clean and free of clutter. Unnecessary objects on their table can only lead to contamination. The only things on the working area should be items relevant to tattooing you. These should be sanitized and covered and taped in baggies.
All tattoo shops should have clearly marked sharps containers for safe disposal of old needles.
People cleaning the station should spray and wipe down everything in the work area with a medical grade sanitizing spray. Any barriers and baggies taped on to spray bottles/etc. should be removed and thrown away. All disposable items should be thrown out, and used needles should be placed in the sharps container. These are some of the things you should see happening when the area is being cleaned in between clients.
This is by no means a comprehensive article – but it is a helpful basic guideline for you to use to make sure the shop you go to is abiding by the best standards of cleanliness.
One of the major important signs of a happy and clean tattoo shop, is that the artist is willing to take the time to make sure you feel safe and assured about their cleanliness standards.
Before you notice any of the things mentioned in this article, if you find the artist is not willing to answer your questions or show you the workspace, it may be time to walk away.
Hope this helped!
In light of the upcoming movie being released this weekend, check out Adal’s Great Gatsby book cover themed tattoo. The book’s original cover piece was done by artist Francis Cugot.
Keith Haring was a street artist and social activist primarily during the 1980s whose work centered around expressing concepts of birth, death, sex and war. He has inspired many artists and has even been a huge influence to Adal when he met Keith Haring in 1989 which you can read more about here.
Majestic is stepping into spring and with the sun finally shining again it is about that time of year you can shed your winter coats. Check out some of the tattoos recently done at Majestic and contact us for an appointment at (212)431-3323 or adal@majestictattoonyc.com.
