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What Is Stipple Tattooing? One of Tattooing’s Most Demanding Techniques
What Is Stipple Tattooing? One of Tattooing's Most Demanding Techniques Stipple tattooing gets grouped in with dotwork, blackwork, and fine line tattooing a lot. It's related to all of them but it's a technique in its own right, and when it's done well is one of the...
Getting a Tattoo in Melbourne as a Tourist: What You Need to Know Before You Book
Getting a Tattoo in Melbourne as a Tourist: What You Need to Know Before You Book Welcome to Melbourne, or Naarm, the name given to this place by the Wurrundgeri people of the Kulin Nation. Whether you're chasing festivals, laneway culture, good coffee, or the chaos...
Frog Eye & Snake Eye Piercings: Risks & Safe Alternatives in Melbourne
Frog Eye & Snake Eye Piercings: Risks & Safe Alternatives in Melbourne Today we’re going to focus on the new craze tongue piercings, frog eyes and snake eyes. Now, despite looking really cool they're actually unsafe piercings! Many piercers in Australia will turn you...
Are red ink tattoos safe? What you need to know before getting one
Are red ink tattoos safe? What you need to know before getting one The current trend of using red ink for a fine line tattoo is here to stay! A red ink tattoo is simply when the tattoo outline is red instead of black. A certain red ink is used on all or on part of the...
Thinking about getting your nipple pierced?
Thinking about getting your nipple pierced? Why we use 14 gauge for nipple piercings Nipple piercings are pierced with a 14 Gauge barbel in the beginning as this is best for healing and swelling purposes. In some areas of the body we need to be pierced with a thicker...
Freckle Tattoos 101: Natural-looking cosmetic freckles explained
Freckle Tattoos 101: Natural-looking cosmetic freckles explained Thinking about getting freckle tattoos but wondering if they'll look natural? You're not alone! Freckle tattooing has become a popular cosmetic tattoo service for those wanting a sun-kissed glow minus...
Teeth Bling, Tooth Gems, Sparkle
Teeth Bling, Tooth Gems, Sparkle Since toothgems are considerably a new trend I’m sure you have a couple questions that I have the answers to! What are tooth gems? Toothgems are small crystal stones, diamonds or gold shapes that can safely be glued to teeth. The...
Things to know before getting your first piercing
Things to know before getting your first piercing Here is a bit of a guide for those first time piercings - what to expect and what to prepare for. There are some things that we need to prepare for before getting anything done to our bodies. Before coming to Roxxi's...
Tips for healing your helix piercing
Tips for healing your helix piercing We get lots of questions regarding helix piercings AND cartilage piercings in general and why they take so long to heal! Both helix and cartilage piercings can feel so sensitive that a slight knock of the ear, snag of the hair on...