I have Tourette’s. My tattoo artists have all been understanding and know that if I’m very ticcy they are allowed to pin me down, but most of the time I can warn them when I need to tic and they pause whatever they’re doing until the tic has passed. They’ve also been good about chatting to me while they’re tattooing me to help me relax and thus reduce my tics
my artist is incredible about my Tourette. they've always been super understanding. our system is that I will either verbally tell her or flash a hand sign to let her know I need to tic. but honestly, I find that just listening to a podcast and chilling while I get tattooed keeps my tics pretty calm.
@@christinamaddox4128 generally driving is fine - most people find that their tics calm down when driving due to the amount of focus required. I don’t drive yet, but am in the process of getting a provisional license so we’ll see how that goes
@Christina Maddox I'm learning how to drive! I find my tics calm down when I'm driving. they calm down anytime I'm focused. I'm diagnosed moderate to severe if that is helpful!
What I love about the person who was painting while being tattooed was the fact that they were painting the tattooer that was tattooing them, and looked amazing. I kinda hope they gave the painting to the artist afterwards, cuz it genuinely made me smile
The story of my silliest tattoo: My bf of 7 years and I can be really silly people sometimes, infantile jokes, tickle fights, that kinda thing. When one or both of us get in a silly mood we started saying "you so silly!" at each other. This de-evolved into "fusili!" (The twisty pasta shape) and now I have a single piece of fusili pasta tattooed on my arm!! I also have a coffee bean on my right thumb because I usually have a cup of coffee in that hand 🤣
As an American that first shop was hella over priced. Ik its frowned upon to say someone's work isn't worth as much as they're charging but that was just out of pocket $200 for that thin lined script. Not even including the tip. Must be some LA shit 🤣. People are more than welcome to do what they please with their money but it couldn't be me.
I know a “newer” artist at my local shop in CA that I go to and I really would love to get some of her work done but oh man her prices are kind of ridiculous. $300 for a 3x3 I know the other artist I go to at that shop can do for $180 at most. The artist isn’t as good as she is but at the same time it’s not the complicated designs she offers for these price points just line work and minimum shading that I know The other does really well. Just rubs me the wrong way. She does amazing work but $300 for something so simple… I mean I was going to get my entire forearm covered in a design from someone who does even better work for $400 so not sure what the deal is I think it might be a newer artist thing because I’ve only noticed it w them. Machines and ink are getting more expensive but not THAT much more 😂
@@capricornstitches for sure! My fiance is a tattoo artist and we live in a small town but he gets his supplies from Portland Oregon and it can get expensive but it wouldnt justify marking up tiny tattoos that much. I know L.A is probably much more expensive tho with rent and all that. Its just bonkers to me for a script so thin and so tiny to cost that much she definitely didn't need to do her client dirty with the price like that 🤣. I could totally see it being a new artist thing too, thinking they're all that and and a bag of chips.
Yeah, the thing that kills me about script is, every tattoo artist I've seen do script literally pulls up like, Microsoft Word and types the word and then changes the script to one the client likes, then prints it out. It takes less than 5 minutes including placing the stencil. And then it's super quick to do the tattoo. I can see charging more for a small tattoo that you actually drew out or that took you more than 10 minutes to complete, or had color, etc. But charging that much for something that you basically just copy and pasted onto someone? Seems a little overpriced to me.
ahhh it would feel so awful to know that somebody copied your tattoo. i love mine so much because they are uniquely mine. nobody else has these. they are my art and they are on my body telling my story. i feel like i have a special bond with them and they make me who i am in a sense. it would feel like an identity theft of sorts if somebody copied them. and this is only the perspective of the person with the tattoos not the person who designed and did them. also thank you for these videos, this one came right on time to heal my anxious brain
I have yet to get my first tattoo, but the one I want to get once I find the right artist for it is special to me and very personal. One of my biggest fears is having it copied because of what this tattoo represents for me.
Idk, I found other people with a similar tattoo that I have and that was an original art that is very meaningful to me and I found it amazing to meet them, if one person get the same tattoo as you and it is as meaningful to them as it is to you, in MY opinion it can also mean that you two have a lot of similarities and can start a magical bond and friendship over this. I met a girl with the same tattoo as I have and our friendship began over sharing our story with this tattoo and it was just such a wholesome moment. We don't need to worry so much over "being unique", it's very difficult that you will have a tattoo that no one else in the world will have, and it doesn't lose meaning to you just because it also has meaning to another person, so why bother so much about it?
@@juliereminiec4937 why would you think that the person would be copying exactly your same tattoo? We are not as special and important as we think we are lmao everyone has freedom to do whatever tattoo they want, it doesn't mean that they are stealing something from you
That dude was painting his tattoo artist tattooing him… the entire scene… I wonder if it was a trade or just for fun… either way super cool! Also, that hand on the neck… I pray it wasn’t real and was just for the tiktok.
I got a tattoo to represent the year I was on my death bed. I did a rough drawing cause I was having trouble explaining it to my husband. When I showed my artist I made it clear I was a shit artist. He looked at it, got me to explain what I wanted whilst looking at it, then goes 'I can work with this. It'll be bad ass'
@@heatherbland4551 badass like my artist promised. When I was sick all I really had the energy to do is play my fav video game so we took the healing potion from the game and had 3 empty since I nearly died 3 times, and one full. The empty ones released smoke that in the negative space spelt out the game's sound bite of 'nice try'. Under the bottles is another sound bite saying 'my turn' which my character commonly said when killing an enemy. When my artist drew it he told me the knocked over one was from my car accident which I liked cause it showed he had really thought about it.
@@o0BlackSand0o omg that sounds amazing, and boy you've been through a lot, hope all is going a bit better now. Your tattoo sounds amazing tho sounds like youre very pleased and the artists sounds amazing as well with how much he though it out so props to him as well :)
@@heatherbland4551 I'm doing a lot better. 2 days after I got the tattoo I found out I was pregnant with my first. My husband and I had been trying for a year. I now have 2 beautiful boys (found out about the second the day I got another tattoo 🤦♀️) and am much healthier.
Its crazy to me to see line work for $200... I paid $250 (that including a generous tip) for an iris in full colour taking up my shoulder blade, by someone who was the best in the shop at realistic flowers specifically. Perk of a smaller city tattoo shop I guess.
I paid 400euros for huge 5,5hour tattoo on my leg including the design from the artist in a capital city here. These prizes are definitely too much and don't even match the design/quality. It's not even about small or bigger towns/cities (I got lots of work done in small town where I live and in capital city and the prizes are the same for good quality work). I paid 4 digits amounts for all tattoos I have and I have never cared about the final prize of a single piece, but could never pay like 200 dollars for a delicate/single needle design/script. 😅
she might of been based in California or somewhere where everything is overpriced (I defo think that was hella expensive but if she’s super popular or in a high price area it makes sense)
@@lilw5653 even in NYC this is over priced for basic outlines and line work $250-$500 is ridiculous. My guess is she's one those minimalist tattoo artists who charges out the ass because clearly they're god's gift to tattooing it's an ego thing not a location thing
That artist was painting a picture of his tattooist tattooing HIM! That was awesome! I did consider taking my knitting when I had my last tattoo, but it was a piece on my chest and I didn't think it would be allowed to do hygiene
I 100% loose the ability to stand still when the stencil is being put on too…I’ve never been so aware of my body movements as when I’m asked to stand still haha
The first artist is based in Australia, so our dollar is more expensive than the UK or US. $200 AUD is around $145 USD for reference. Side note - tattoos are generally very expensive here, so $200 is pretty standard as a minimum.
oh that makes way more sense, im australian as well and yeah i've got a small writing tattoo that was 200aud, idk why tattoos in australia are so much ore expensive but ya know i love the art lol
That's too expensive it should be around $150 min charge and that's for 1hrs worth of time, so she could of got all those 5min peices done. $200 BUCKS for script is an insult lol.
The white ink one really hit home. My body rejects it so hard and it always burns when it is used. I had an allergic reaction to the white ink when it was used over a large area, that then had to be gone back over at a later date, with other colors to try and cover the scarring that happened. Tattoo artist still insists on using it, though at a much smaller amount. My last tattoo, my artist took mercy upon me, and used a numbing spray before putting the white ink in, and I have to say that it was a MAJOR game changer. Told her she could keep adding the little dots of white, if the spray was used first, lol.
Hiya! I’m actually the woman who made the white in’’ tiktok. 🥰 I can confirm a numbing spray would not affect the tattoo (unlike numbing cream can sometimes). I have had clients reject white ink too due to their skin being tired. Another option could be to do the whites in a separate session, personally I wouldn’t charge for that and count it as a touch up. 🥰 Hope this helps!
Yeah, the anchor TikTok was kinda funny, but it also kinda hurt.... I just don't know how I feel about it honestly... I have a "refuse to sink" anchor tattoo. I got it after the stillbirth of my son. It was my mantra during the hospital stay. It helped me to not "sink" although everything in my grieving heart told me to drown, I was the anchor refusing to do, what I "had" to do.
I felt exactly the same about that video. I got mine after I’d spent 4 weeks in hospital after a (failed) ankle replacement and my parents also died of Covid within 3 days of each other and I missed their last days and their funeral. I got it so anytime I felt myself ‘sinking’ I’d give myself a boot up the ass and keep going!!
I need to know what the Pinterest tattoo was! The curiosity is driving me mad! CONSULT THE GROUP CHAT, DAD! Love seeing your videos, Lauren! Keep up the good work! 😊
Absolutely relating to the "Stand Still" - Thing when putting on the stencil 😂 for me it's the "just stand naturally" - instantly forgets how to human 🙈
Kewpie dolls have been such a cool collectors thing within the community. When pound of flesh started making theirs it was huge since original Kewpie dolls are an antique and rare to find!
I love hearing you talk about all your rose tattoos and your love for them ahaha. I love roses and rose tattooes, as “cliché” and “overdone” as everyone says they are. They’re classic and beautiful in a timeless sort of way! ❤️
My artist and I have a great relationship. I have 7 tattoos and 5 are traditional Hawai'ian in honor of my culture. I draw out my design and he helps refine it. Just got my chest done, love it.
Got my very first tattoo last month and told my artist every disorder i have and all medications i was on Even if i thought they are irrelevant And turns out i did need to stop taking some of my meds in advance, and generally as embarrassing as it was, it made the actual tattooing alot better because we both knew what we were in for Prepared for the worst, got the very best in the end
I totally get what you mean about standing still while getting a stencil 😭😂 It totally feels like you’re on a boat or a balancing board Also; getting my hand tattooed in a few days and I’ve been watching your hand tattoo vlogs to help with the nerves 😂😂
I always forget how to stand normally when getting stencilled!! My first tattoo was a full moon with two crescent moons either side on my inner right ankle, a few months later I got a sun in a similar design on my inner left ankle and my artist who is a good friend of mine (even before she started her apprenticeship) made one of her colleagues hold the back of my calves so she could get the stencil straight and matching the full moon on my other ankle without my fidgeting, took five attempts and about 20 mins
I always think if a tattoo is worth the money to you and you love the design/artist then you should ✨treat yourself✨ what else do you spend your money on that's that permanent?!
I REALLY want to know where that last guy got those rainbow eyeglass frames from, they are such fire. Also, I'd love to see you tattoo some fake skin, I think that would make for a super fun video.
i can't imagine lip blushes changing the outcome of lipsticks. the lip blush is below the skin like a regular tattoo, isn't it? and the lipstick is still total coverage? i guess it could change something with less coverage like a lip gloss though
it looked like he was painting the tattoo artist doing his tattoo........Also, Anchors don't just sink, they um.....ANCHOR lol...the thingies that only sink are actually called sinkers...
My chest piece was inspired by the AWESOME picture of this girls that I saw. So I was like, I want a Skull and flowers, NOT symmetrical. My tattoo artist created something BEAUTIFUL and you would never know what the inspiration came from.
i love you so much lauren you're like the sweet and caring older sister/ mother figure i always wanted you're literally my comfort channel and you make me feel so safe so thank you
Yes! I thought I was the only one who felt like my body refused to stay still when a stencil is being applied! Even worse when my artist free hand draws... 😞
Nope, not alone, I suddenly forget how to stand normally the second I’m told to - I go from standing fine to super awkward and aware of how I look like a broken puppet
haha they are like, "stand up straight and comfortably" like my posture is terrible and all of a sudden my body is just swaying, i can never tell if they notice or not lol
Update on Dads Pinterest tattoo: He got the whole thing, covered most of the back of his calf, and yes, it had the Pinterest popular “not all who wander are lost” quote on it. It was a Viking tree of life type tattoo. I was really worried it was someone’s personal design cause it was pretty specific. We did end up finding out that the artist had sold the design to Adobe so it was one of the better outcomes we could have asked for. The exasperation was real 😅
I'm always really happy and excited when I see that you've uploaded a new video. It always puts a smile on a my face. Love your eyeliner in this vid by the way!
Tattoos in the US are really only expensive in expensive states and large populated areas. I know several shops who claim to have a by the hour rate but they only say that because people are less likely to argue a set price but then will only charge you for how big the tattoo is/the color of it as well. It’s really just about finding the shop for you. Much love!! ❤️
As an older woman who over tweezed in the 90s, I’ve debated tattooing them. However, also as an older woman, I’m finding my brows are graying, too. 🙄 So I’m now torn. I have discovered dying them a light brown does cover the gray and darkens the small ones so they show up better.
Do you use just regular box dye? I really want mine microbladed but I'd have to wait until my eyebrow piercings are fully healed first. Well, obviously to do anything to my brows first lol
@@Kakmanmartinez666 I bought Just for men Beards in light brown. Lol I use a small angled eye shadow brush (like you use for applying eyeshadow as a liner or brow pomade). There are 2 tubes and a little tray. I mix up a tiny bit of both and apply it that way. I did discover my hair stylist dyes brows as well, but I’m cheap. Hahaha
Your videos help me be patient for my future tattoos (yes they are planned ahead and I've put a lot of thought into them lol), anyways thanks for the content☺
It looks like $200 is the base price for the first artists work. It's pricey, without a doubt; but my artist just raised his prices to $300 an hour so I get it (he's also switched his focus to black and grey portrait/realism work that's a lot larger than what I usually get). Obviously the first artist is very talented, and I've known artists just as talented that charge less; so just research and see.
So I know that the Anchor tattoo is more of a Navy symbol, those who have spent some time and it's frowned upon if you go to Bootcamp with an anchor tattoo like that's for later in your service XD
I dated this chick for about 3 years. And one day I said to her. Your eyebrows are always so perfect, even during covid That’s when I found out after three years of being up close that she had that cosmetic tattoo eyebrows lol They looked amazing
I'm getting a 3 hour tattoo on my arm this Friday of a bird perched on a coffee cup. I'm excited but also terrified. The longest I've ever sat for a tattoo is 45min. Wish me luck, guys lol
The first ten minutes suck and then the last 15-20, in my opinion. And then there’s always that one spot that’s just ouch. But most of the tattoo process is fairly uneventful once you settle into it. So yeah, you‘ll make it! Keeping my fingers crossed! 💜
my first tattoo was 2 and a half hours, it was fine until the last 20-30 minutes, almost didn't make it. I'm getting one soon that could take up to 3 and a half hours so hopefully it doesn't or this placement doesn't hurt too much. I wish you luck, and also that its in a spot that doesn't hurt too bad ♥
@@heatherbland4551 right? I got halfway through this tattoo of 4 hours and I was squirming so much I had to tap out. Hoping I can make it through my second session to get it finished haha
AGHHH I love designing my own tattoos!! I’ve been working on a clown tattoos that I wanna get done at some point hahaha, I got a matching sunflower I designed with my dad and it’s just funnn
Yeah pricing confuses me so much ... I got a 5" full colour traditional piece for 250 dollars (CAD), but I have a 8" piece that is only linework for 300. It'll be shaded, no colour, for another 300. Then I learned today that one of my fave artists charges 1000 for a 7"-8" piece 😵
I'm so hyped by my newest tattoo. Its a realistic crawfish inspired by the Ludo song "Lake Pontchartrain" with a fleur-de-lis and some water color water behind. Next month I'm finally getting the spooky scorpion!
your videos are curbing my need to get another tattoo before i get my chest piece that i’m getting done at the end of april! saving up the money for it but ooooh the urge to go to my studio’s walk in days….
02:10 He really put the dirty case right on top of the clingwrap huh... And 02:20 is why you use a stencil for something symmetrical like a heart. There's a reason we didn't get to see it up close I bet! I had to laugh when you said you weren't sure if he was a professional :P 11:56 I believe that's a ghost, not an eggshell :')
My knees always lock up during the stencil 💀 last time, I got cold sweats and tunnel vision and almost passed out then I sat down for the tattoo and I was fine LMAO
Oh wow! The tik tok at around the 6 minute mark is the tattoo shop you reacted to on Tattoo Rescue! Or whatever that show was that was about the guy fixing up other peoples tattoo shops lol.
Thank you for your videos! They inspired me to finally take the plunge and get my first tattoo. It really stung but wasn’t too terrible. It’s a larger Cygnus constellation (the swan) on my left forearm. Keep up the lovely work!
I want to get a chunky pinup tattoo of myself in one of my cosplays but I feel like people would think I'm weird bc it's me lmao. I'm still trying to build up a patch work sleeve LMAO. I looked into body positive tattoos as well
I got really lucky. My artist said he charged $150 an hour. He quoted me quoted 2.5 hrs and told me it would be about $350 before we even started. However, he went really in depth on the shading and it ended up taking 4 hrs of actual tattooing. Still only got charged $350 (about 6x3.5 inches on my ribs). I am really grateful to him
I just had my first tattoo on my thigh and my legs would not stop twitching for the first 2 hours. I kept apologizing for moving but my artist said it was just reflex and not to worry about it.
Getting my second tattoo the 29th, a matching one with my little brother. Weren't planning on getting a matching one but saw somethinh with alot of meaning to the both of us and knew we just had to get it tattoed
Damn lmao I got huge script that covers the whole inside of my forearm for 200, and that's INCLUDING the tip 😂😂 no wonder that person canceled, no offense to the artist. She must live in a great area.
13:00 See I love horror movies and think they're amazing! The tattoos especially are always rockin' but I would never ask my artist to do that on me personally. I love and appreciate them on everyone else rock on guys! Do that crap :)
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I have Tourette’s. My tattoo artists have all been understanding and know that if I’m very ticcy they are allowed to pin me down, but most of the time I can warn them when I need to tic and they pause whatever they’re doing until the tic has passed. They’ve also been good about chatting to me while they’re tattooing me to help me relax and thus reduce my tics
my artist is incredible about my Tourette. they've always been super understanding. our system is that I will either verbally tell her or flash a hand sign to let her know I need to tic. but honestly, I find that just listening to a podcast and chilling while I get tattooed keeps my tics pretty calm.
I have Touretts so I was super nervous about tattoos 😬 btw I don't know if I can drive eather do you guys drive?
@@christinamaddox4128 generally driving is fine - most people find that their tics calm down when driving due to the amount of focus required. I don’t drive yet, but am in the process of getting a provisional license so we’ll see how that goes
@@foreverfeather7777 Good luck!
@Christina Maddox
I'm learning how to drive! I find my tics calm down when I'm driving. they calm down anytime I'm focused. I'm diagnosed moderate to severe if that is helpful!
Egg shell??? Lauren, that‘s a cute ass ghost! I‘m laughing so hard rn
Right?! 😂 I'm surprised with all the spooky stuff she likes, she didn't pick up on that!
What I love about the person who was painting while being tattooed was the fact that they were painting the tattooer that was tattooing them, and looked amazing. I kinda hope they gave the painting to the artist afterwards, cuz it genuinely made me smile
The story of my silliest tattoo: My bf of 7 years and I can be really silly people sometimes, infantile jokes, tickle fights, that kinda thing. When one or both of us get in a silly mood we started saying "you so silly!" at each other. This de-evolved into "fusili!" (The twisty pasta shape) and now I have a single piece of fusili pasta tattooed on my arm!! I also have a coffee bean on my right thumb because I usually have a cup of coffee in that hand 🤣
This is the sweetest story
That’s cute :)
That is friggin adorable, AP.
Thanks for the love ❤️ 😊
That is extremely cute. 😄
Ok but a “refuse to sink” rubber ducky tattoo would be really cute omgsh
My last tattoo I thought my artist said "we'll do the wipe and we'll be done" SHE SAID WHITE NOT WIPE AND I WAS SHOOKETH
Ahahaha noooooooooo
As an American that first shop was hella over priced. Ik its frowned upon to say someone's work isn't worth as much as they're charging but that was just out of pocket $200 for that thin lined script. Not even including the tip. Must be some LA shit 🤣. People are more than welcome to do what they please with their money but it couldn't be me.
I know a “newer” artist at my local shop in CA that I go to and I really would love to get some of her work done but oh man her prices are kind of ridiculous. $300 for a 3x3 I know the other artist I go to at that shop can do for $180 at most. The artist isn’t as good as she is but at the same time it’s not the complicated designs she offers for these price points just line work and minimum shading that I know The other does really well. Just rubs me the wrong way. She does amazing work but $300 for something so simple…
I mean I was going to get my entire forearm covered in a design from someone who does even better work for $400 so not sure what the deal is
I think it might be a newer artist thing because I’ve only noticed it w them. Machines and ink are getting more expensive but not THAT much more 😂
@@capricornstitches for sure! My fiance is a tattoo artist and we live in a small town but he gets his supplies from Portland Oregon and it can get expensive but it wouldnt justify marking up tiny tattoos that much. I know L.A is probably much more expensive tho with rent and all that. Its just bonkers to me for a script so thin and so tiny to cost that much she definitely didn't need to do her client dirty with the price like that 🤣. I could totally see it being a new artist thing too, thinking they're all that and and a bag of chips.
I’ve never seen a shop in a larger city in California that doesn’t have a $200+ minimum
@@Kimmie9553 like I said must be some LA shit cause everything is over priced in cali
Yeah, the thing that kills me about script is, every tattoo artist I've seen do script literally pulls up like, Microsoft Word and types the word and then changes the script to one the client likes, then prints it out. It takes less than 5 minutes including placing the stencil. And then it's super quick to do the tattoo. I can see charging more for a small tattoo that you actually drew out or that took you more than 10 minutes to complete, or had color, etc. But charging that much for something that you basically just copy and pasted onto someone? Seems a little overpriced to me.
ahhh it would feel so awful to know that somebody copied your tattoo. i love mine so much because they are uniquely mine. nobody else has these. they are my art and they are on my body telling my story. i feel like i have a special bond with them and they make me who i am in a sense. it would feel like an identity theft of sorts if somebody copied them. and this is only the perspective of the person with the tattoos not the person who designed and did them. also thank you for these videos, this one came right on time to heal my anxious brain
rage, I would take a great offense if someone saw my tat & copied it..
Me : Are you of Russian Heritage ?
Copy cat : No
Me :. Then don't copy my tat !
I have yet to get my first tattoo, but the one I want to get once I find the right artist for it is special to me and very personal. One of my biggest fears is having it copied because of what this tattoo represents for me.
Idk, I found other people with a similar tattoo that I have and that was an original art that is very meaningful to me and I found it amazing to meet them, if one person get the same tattoo as you and it is as meaningful to them as it is to you, in MY opinion it can also mean that you two have a lot of similarities and can start a magical bond and friendship over this. I met a girl with the same tattoo as I have and our friendship began over sharing our story with this tattoo and it was just such a wholesome moment. We don't need to worry so much over "being unique", it's very difficult that you will have a tattoo that no one else in the world will have, and it doesn't lose meaning to you just because it also has meaning to another person, so why bother so much about it?
@@juliereminiec4937 why would you think that the person would be copying exactly your same tattoo? We are not as special and important as we think we are lmao everyone has freedom to do whatever tattoo they want, it doesn't mean that they are stealing something from you
That dude was painting his tattoo artist tattooing him… the entire scene… I wonder if it was a trade or just for fun… either way super cool! Also, that hand on the neck… I pray it wasn’t real and was just for the tiktok.
The painter traded it for a tip since he didn't have extra money
I got a tattoo to represent the year I was on my death bed. I did a rough drawing cause I was having trouble explaining it to my husband. When I showed my artist I made it clear I was a shit artist. He looked at it, got me to explain what I wanted whilst looking at it, then goes 'I can work with this. It'll be bad ass'
omg how did it turn out?
@@heatherbland4551 badass like my artist promised. When I was sick all I really had the energy to do is play my fav video game so we took the healing potion from the game and had 3 empty since I nearly died 3 times, and one full. The empty ones released smoke that in the negative space spelt out the game's sound bite of 'nice try'. Under the bottles is another sound bite saying 'my turn' which my character commonly said when killing an enemy. When my artist drew it he told me the knocked over one was from my car accident which I liked cause it showed he had really thought about it.
@@o0BlackSand0o omg that sounds amazing, and boy you've been through a lot, hope all is going a bit better now. Your tattoo sounds amazing tho sounds like youre very pleased and the artists sounds amazing as well with how much he though it out so props to him as well :)
@@heatherbland4551 I'm doing a lot better. 2 days after I got the tattoo I found out I was pregnant with my first. My husband and I had been trying for a year. I now have 2 beautiful boys (found out about the second the day I got another tattoo 🤦♀️) and am much healthier.
Its crazy to me to see line work for $200... I paid $250 (that including a generous tip) for an iris in full colour taking up my shoulder blade, by someone who was the best in the shop at realistic flowers specifically. Perk of a smaller city tattoo shop I guess.
The first lady is way over priced $200 gets you a full color tattoo the size of two palm sized tattoos. Like $ 500 for leaves is delusional
I paid 400euros for huge 5,5hour tattoo on my leg including the design from the artist in a capital city here. These prizes are definitely too much and don't even match the design/quality. It's not even about small or bigger towns/cities (I got lots of work done in small town where I live and in capital city and the prizes are the same for good quality work). I paid 4 digits amounts for all tattoos I have and I have never cared about the final prize of a single piece, but could never pay like 200 dollars for a delicate/single needle design/script. 😅
Reading people talk about those prices makes me feel a little less scared lol
she might of been based in California or somewhere where everything is overpriced (I defo think that was hella expensive but if she’s super popular or in a high price area it makes sense)
@@lilw5653 even in NYC this is over priced for basic outlines and line work $250-$500 is ridiculous. My guess is she's one those minimalist tattoo artists who charges out the ass because clearly they're god's gift to tattooing it's an ego thing not a location thing
That artist was painting a picture of his tattooist tattooing HIM! That was awesome! I did consider taking my knitting when I had my last tattoo, but it was a piece on my chest and I didn't think it would be allowed to do hygiene
okay but why does the idea of a rubber duck with "I refuse to sink" make me so happy?? It sounds so cute
I 100% loose the ability to stand still when the stencil is being put on too…I’ve never been so aware of my body movements as when I’m asked to stand still haha
The ghost (egg shell?) on the skateboard is my favorite ♡
Okay but a rubber ducky with "refuse to sink" sounds adorable
The first artist is based in Australia, so our dollar is more expensive than the UK or US. $200 AUD is around $145 USD for reference.
Side note - tattoos are generally very expensive here, so $200 is pretty standard as a minimum.
oh that makes way more sense, im australian as well and yeah i've got a small writing tattoo that was 200aud, idk why tattoos in australia are so much ore expensive but ya know i love the art lol
$200 USD is a standard minimum in larger cities in California too
I’m Canadian and a lot of artists around me charge $200 an hour so it’s pretty comparable to the prices she was quoting.
That's too expensive it should be around $150 min charge and that's for 1hrs worth of time, so she could of got all those 5min peices done. $200 BUCKS for script is an insult lol.
@@Mimiroo but that's a 5 min job she had done.
The white ink one really hit home. My body rejects it so hard and it always burns when it is used. I had an allergic reaction to the white ink when it was used over a large area, that then had to be gone back over at a later date, with other colors to try and cover the scarring that happened. Tattoo artist still insists on using it, though at a much smaller amount. My last tattoo, my artist took mercy upon me, and used a numbing spray before putting the white ink in, and I have to say that it was a MAJOR game changer. Told her she could keep adding the little dots of white, if the spray was used first, lol.
People dont usually use those, it affects the ink
@Draalttom didn't seem to affect mine at all. It healed beautifully. Just made the torture of having something I usually can't handle, bearable.
@@razorxseraphim149 I'm happy gor you but that's a cummon occurence
Hiya! I’m actually the woman who made the white in’’ tiktok. 🥰 I can confirm a numbing spray would not affect the tattoo (unlike numbing cream can sometimes). I have had clients reject white ink too due to their skin being tired. Another option could be to do the whites in a separate session, personally I wouldn’t charge for that and count it as a touch up. 🥰 Hope this helps!
I thought the white hurt so bad on my tattoo because it was last part of the session.
Just got my first tattoo on Saturday! I'm so happy that I can watch your videos while I'm healing from it 😊
@@JP-et9hv I got two mushrooms and a cicada shell in a neotrad style! It's really beautiful and I'm doing my best not to touch it
Haha this last Saturday I just got my fourth! Your tattoo sounds really cool! I’m so happy for you!
"This is why you consult the group chat, dad!" 😂😂had me dyin
Yeah, the anchor TikTok was kinda funny, but it also kinda hurt.... I just don't know how I feel about it honestly...
I have a "refuse to sink" anchor tattoo. I got it after the stillbirth of my son. It was my mantra during the hospital stay. It helped me to not "sink" although everything in my grieving heart told me to drown, I was the anchor refusing to do, what I "had" to do.
Yeah, I've always thought of it as a reminder to not let our pain or burdens be take us down with them. I'm very sorry for your loss, by the way. ❤️
I felt exactly the same about that video. I got mine after I’d spent 4 weeks in hospital after a (failed) ankle replacement and my parents also died of Covid within 3 days of each other and I missed their last days and their funeral. I got it so anytime I felt myself ‘sinking’ I’d give myself a boot up the ass and keep going!!
That first one had ridiculous prices. $500 for a single vine? I got three photorealistic roses on my shoulder for $300.
Apparently they are in Australia so the conversion makes them seem more expensive than they are
I need to know what the Pinterest tattoo was! The curiosity is driving me mad! CONSULT THE GROUP CHAT, DAD!
Love seeing your videos, Lauren! Keep up the good work! 😊
@@Gigzbonk nah, I meant the one the dad got. Lauren definitely referenced her pinup, though.
@@saintblackangel Oh lol! Yeah I would love to know what that one was.
Same. Evil to leave us hanging like this. Maybe until someone finds it on TikTok, we can assume that Dad is Refusing to Sink.
If you search 'Mrs_Gendered dad' the original tiktok comes up and it's in the replies!
@@palindromee I don't have TikTok and they won't let me see past the first few videos! 😂 But at least others can see, so thank you! 😊
The idea of a rubber ducky tattoo sounds so adorable tho
My day has been saved! I'm so ready for my first tattoo on the 30th.
I have one on the 30th as well!! I hope yours goes goodd! What are you getting??? You ain't gotta answer that lol
Omg good luck! What are you getting
Id also like to know what you're getting and what placement? :)
Enjoy it, you’ll get addicted to it for sure
@@savvyrfuzz1368 A sword!
That dude was making an oil painting of the tattoo artist tattooing him 10/10
Absolutely relating to the "Stand Still" - Thing when putting on the stencil 😂 for me it's the "just stand naturally" - instantly forgets how to human 🙈
Kewpie dolls have been such a cool collectors thing within the community. When pound of flesh started making theirs it was huge since original Kewpie dolls are an antique and rare to find!
I love hearing you talk about all your rose tattoos and your love for them ahaha. I love roses and rose tattooes, as “cliché” and “overdone” as everyone says they are. They’re classic and beautiful in a timeless sort of way! ❤️
My artist and I have a great relationship. I have 7 tattoos and 5 are traditional Hawai'ian in honor of my culture. I draw out my design and he helps refine it. Just got my chest done, love it.
Got my very first tattoo last month and told my artist every disorder i have and all medications i was on
Even if i thought they are irrelevant
And turns out i did need to stop taking some of my meds in advance, and generally as embarrassing as it was, it made the actual tattooing alot better because we both knew what we were in for
Prepared for the worst, got the very best in the end
YES I thought it was only me who felt like a wiggle monster/super unstable when the artist is putting the stencil on 😂😂
I love this series! It helps the tattoo crave
Ha! That titanic comment made me think "Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming" 🐟🐠🎶" Lol.
I totally get what you mean about standing still while getting a stencil 😭😂 It totally feels like you’re on a boat or a balancing board
Also; getting my hand tattooed in a few days and I’ve been watching your hand tattoo vlogs to help with the nerves 😂😂
Lol, your comment was copied by a bot,
Did you realise they were painting the tattoo artist doing the tattoo? Love your vids by the way!!x
Haha I was waiting for her to say her sister in law would cross-stitch the artist & tattoo shop!
So glad you posted!! Gives me some extra time to put off working out 😂😂
Biiiig mood 😂
i like the idea of bringing my sketchbook to a session
My comfort series and favourite place to be. 🥺 Thank you so much for the upload, love. 💙
Thank you for being here 💖
I always forget how to stand normally when getting stencilled!! My first tattoo was a full moon with two crescent moons either side on my inner right ankle, a few months later I got a sun in a similar design on my inner left ankle and my artist who is a good friend of mine (even before she started her apprenticeship) made one of her colleagues hold the back of my calves so she could get the stencil straight and matching the full moon on my other ankle without my fidgeting, took five attempts and about 20 mins
I always think if a tattoo is worth the money to you and you love the design/artist then you should ✨treat yourself✨ what else do you spend your money on that's that permanent?!
100%!!
I REALLY want to know where that last guy got those rainbow eyeglass frames from, they are such fire. Also, I'd love to see you tattoo some fake skin, I think that would make for a super fun video.
I like I've seen them on Zenni?
i can't imagine lip blushes changing the outcome of lipsticks. the lip blush is below the skin like a regular tattoo, isn't it? and the lipstick is still total coverage? i guess it could change something with less coverage like a lip gloss though
Some people have a hard time getting full coverage from lipsticks cuz of their lips' pigmentation, a few swipes will do the trick tho!
it looked like he was painting the tattoo artist doing his tattoo........Also, Anchors don't just sink, they um.....ANCHOR lol...the thingies that only sink are actually called sinkers...
My chest piece was inspired by the AWESOME picture of this girls that I saw. So I was like, I want a Skull and flowers, NOT symmetrical. My tattoo artist created something BEAUTIFUL and you would never know what the inspiration came from.
i love you so much lauren you're like the sweet and caring older sister/ mother figure i always wanted you're literally my comfort channel and you make me feel so safe so thank you
Yes! I thought I was the only one who felt like my body refused to stay still when a stencil is being applied! Even worse when my artist free hand draws... 😞
Nope, not alone, I suddenly forget how to stand normally the second I’m told to - I go from standing fine to super awkward and aware of how I look like a broken puppet
@@sleeplessinscotland2578 🤣
haha they are like, "stand up straight and comfortably" like my posture is terrible and all of a sudden my body is just swaying, i can never tell if they notice or not lol
Literally just got my first tattoo today (a little demon fella on my arm) - your channel defo gave me so much confidence to just go get it done :)))
the eyebrow tattoo prank one would have made me cry.
Update on Dads Pinterest tattoo: He got the whole thing, covered most of the back of his calf, and yes, it had the Pinterest popular “not all who wander are lost” quote on it. It was a Viking tree of life type tattoo. I was really worried it was someone’s personal design cause it was pretty specific.
We did end up finding out that the artist had sold the design to Adobe so it was one of the better outcomes we could have asked for.
The exasperation was real 😅
I'm always really happy and excited when I see that you've uploaded a new video. It always puts a smile on a my face.
Love your eyeliner in this vid by the way!
A refuse to sink anchor is basically you're refusing to be an anchor and sink, you're refusing to go with the flow and let it pull you down
Tattoos in the US are really only expensive in expensive states and large populated areas. I know several shops who claim to have a by the hour rate but they only say that because people are less likely to argue a set price but then will only charge you for how big the tattoo is/the color of it as well. It’s really just about finding the shop for you. Much love!! ❤️
As an older woman who over tweezed in the 90s, I’ve debated tattooing them. However, also as an older woman, I’m finding my brows are graying, too. 🙄 So I’m now torn. I have discovered dying them a light brown does cover the gray and darkens the small ones so they show up better.
My older cousin got her eyebrows tattoo and they look so weird now. 😐
I’d go with micoblading. I got mine done and it’s been a year since and they still look awesome.
Do you use just regular box dye? I really want mine microbladed but I'd have to wait until my eyebrow piercings are fully healed first. Well, obviously to do anything to my brows first lol
@@Kakmanmartinez666 I bought Just for men Beards in light brown. Lol I use a small angled eye shadow brush (like you use for applying eyeshadow as a liner or brow pomade). There are 2 tubes and a little tray. I mix up a tiny bit of both and apply it that way. I did discover my hair stylist dyes brows as well, but I’m cheap. Hahaha
Your videos help me be patient for my future tattoos (yes they are planned ahead and I've put a lot of thought into them lol), anyways thanks for the content☺
It looks like $200 is the base price for the first artists work.
It's pricey, without a doubt; but my artist just raised his prices to $300 an hour so I get it (he's also switched his focus to black and grey portrait/realism work that's a lot larger than what I usually get).
Obviously the first artist is very talented, and I've known artists just as talented that charge less; so just research and see.
I love that the woman is painting in general but it’s even more wholesome that she is painting a portrait of her tattoo artist tattooing her
So I know that the Anchor tattoo is more of a Navy symbol, those who have spent some time and it's frowned upon if you go to Bootcamp with an anchor tattoo like that's for later in your service XD
I dated this chick for about 3 years.
And one day I said to her. Your eyebrows are always so perfect, even during covid
That’s when I found out after three years of being up close that she had that cosmetic tattoo eyebrows lol
They looked amazing
I'm getting a 3 hour tattoo on my arm this Friday of a bird perched on a coffee cup. I'm excited but also terrified. The longest I've ever sat for a tattoo is 45min. Wish me luck, guys lol
The first ten minutes suck and then the last 15-20, in my opinion. And then there’s always that one spot that’s just ouch. But most of the tattoo process is fairly uneventful once you settle into it.
So yeah, you‘ll make it! Keeping my fingers crossed! 💜
my first tattoo was 2 and a half hours, it was fine until the last 20-30 minutes, almost didn't make it. I'm getting one soon that could take up to 3 and a half hours so hopefully it doesn't or this placement doesn't hurt too much. I wish you luck, and also that its in a spot that doesn't hurt too bad ♥
@@SparkleGeorgy it ended up needing 4 hours of work, and I lasted 2.5 hours. Haha the shading.... it nearly killed me...
@@heatherbland4551 right? I got halfway through this tattoo of 4 hours and I was squirming so much I had to tap out. Hoping I can make it through my second session to get it finished haha
Omg painting while getting tattooed is SUCH A GOOD IDEA!!! Whenever I get my legs done I’m gonna do that!
My old roommate had one of those anchor tattoos. Never made sense to me
AGHHH I love designing my own tattoos!! I’ve been working on a clown tattoos that I wanna get done at some point hahaha, I got a matching sunflower I designed with my dad and it’s just funnn
Yeah pricing confuses me so much ... I got a 5" full colour traditional piece for 250 dollars (CAD), but I have a 8" piece that is only linework for 300. It'll be shaded, no colour, for another 300. Then I learned today that one of my fave artists charges 1000 for a 7"-8" piece 😵
They are more expensive in Australia, $200 American dollars is about $280 Australian.
I'm so hyped by my newest tattoo. Its a realistic crawfish inspired by the Ludo song "Lake Pontchartrain" with a fleur-de-lis and some water color water behind. Next month I'm finally getting the spooky scorpion!
your videos are curbing my need to get another tattoo before i get my chest piece that i’m getting done at the end of april! saving up the money for it but ooooh the urge to go to my studio’s walk in days….
that last one though 😅
seems like a great family. LOVE the glasses 🌈
Not sure where those tattoo's were done at but they were a lot more expensive than they should have been for size/quality.
All four of my tats (1.5"x2" for all) cost $80 each, so YIKES for those prices. God bless the Midwest.
02:10 He really put the dirty case right on top of the clingwrap huh... And 02:20 is why you use a stencil for something symmetrical like a heart. There's a reason we didn't get to see it up close I bet! I had to laugh when you said you weren't sure if he was a professional :P
11:56 I believe that's a ghost, not an eggshell :')
LOVE your vids! My favorite tattoo channel to watch!
Thank you so much 💖
If I had the money, I would absolutely pay a studio or just various artists to tattoo one of those kewpie dolls. It would be such a cool art piece! 🎨🖼
My knees always lock up during the stencil 💀 last time, I got cold sweats and tunnel vision and almost passed out then I sat down for the tattoo and I was fine LMAO
Oh wow! The tik tok at around the 6 minute mark is the tattoo shop you reacted to on Tattoo Rescue! Or whatever that show was that was about the guy fixing up other peoples tattoo shops lol.
Now that painter has two works of art out of the process!
Thank you for your videos! They inspired me to finally take the plunge and get my first tattoo. It really stung but wasn’t too terrible. It’s a larger Cygnus constellation (the swan) on my left forearm. Keep up the lovely work!
I think it was meant to be a little ghost on a skateboard but maybe it was an eggshell! Either way, adorable. I was not expecting that either. 😂
The anchor one is SO TRUE OMG
Also the last one
I want to get a chunky pinup tattoo of myself in one of my cosplays but I feel like people would think I'm weird bc it's me lmao. I'm still trying to build up a patch work sleeve LMAO. I looked into body positive tattoos as well
In relation to silly little tattoos, I want my first tattoo to be a little smiley face and it’s just like a reminder to be positive
Ah yaaaayyyy, I thought there wasnt going to be one when I didn't see a video yesterday 💖💖
Just wanted to say your eyeliner is everything!! 🧡
Maaan that horror tatoo is crazy sick! Love it.
I got really lucky. My artist said he charged $150 an hour. He quoted me quoted 2.5 hrs and told me it would be about $350 before we even started. However, he went really in depth on the shading and it ended up taking 4 hrs of actual tattooing.
Still only got charged $350 (about 6x3.5 inches on my ribs). I am really grateful to him
I've been waiting for this !!
omg i just noticed the tapestry you have in the background, i have the same one!!
I just had my first tattoo on my thigh and my legs would not stop twitching for the first 2 hours. I kept apologizing for moving but my artist said it was just reflex and not to worry about it.
I always feel like I’m swaying when the artist is marking up and putting the stencil on lol x
The full leg tattoo 🤭👏👏👏👏
Getting my second tattoo the 29th, a matching one with my little brother. Weren't planning on getting a matching one but saw somethinh with alot of meaning to the both of us and knew we just had to get it tattoed
Omg! The artist that did the Cutie Doll did the tattoo I have on my thigh in November 2021! She was awesome.
Damn lmao I got huge script that covers the whole inside of my forearm for 200, and that's INCLUDING the tip 😂😂 no wonder that person canceled, no offense to the artist. She must live in a great area.
Deadass want a cute lil rubber duck with “I refuse to sink” now 😂😂😂
omg the eyebrow one is so good 🤣🤣
i usually crochet during my tattoo appointments, have done it for my last 4 leg pieces
13:00 See I love horror movies and think they're amazing! The tattoos especially are always rockin' but I would never ask my artist to do that on me personally. I love and appreciate them on everyone else rock on guys! Do that crap :)
YAY this always makes my day
I just got a spider with a top hat and bow tie, definitely a silly tattoo like the ghost on the skateboard
That horror sleeve! 😍😍😍😍