Entries by J Michael Taylor

Red Flags When Going to a New Tattoo Shop

Red Flags Selecting the right tattoo shop St. Pete can be an arduous task, especially if you have no idea what to look for. Despite that, you can still base your choice of the shop in which to get your tattoo by looking out for a few red flags. Below are the red flags that […]

Thorough Research When Looking for an Artist is Key

Research It There are different types of tattoo artists operating today. One category comprises professionals who have been trained, certified, and licensed to provide these services. The other category is made up of individuals with a passion for tattoos who open tattoo parlors in St. Pete. It’s important to choose a tattooist carefully considering that […]

Do and Don’ts for Getting a Tattoo

In the movie ‘Hangover II’, one of the actors – Stu – wakes up to discover that he has a tattoo on his face. He has no idea how the tattoo ended up on his face. The tattoo is just one of the many mysteries they have to solve. Normally, nobody goes to the St. […]

Don’t Tell Mama

Pretend you are a parent and your kid (not your favorite, but the one you love and all but, you know, can be a pain in the ass, truthfully) is in the market for a tattoo. What are the last things you’d want to think about? That getting tattooed is considered to be medical procedure […]

I’m on the Internet Telling You Not to Believe the Internet

The Internet is just but one of the many resources that provide people with too much information. While it’s pretty much second nature now to find out things for yourself, that should only ever be a starting point. WebMD doesn’t fill prescriptions, in other words, and for good reason. Your tattoo artist can help you […]

Cool Your Jets on These “Hot” Tattoos

Get Em While They’re Hot Because we care, it’s time to remind everyone that unlike a trendy haircut, a “hot” tattoo is not “here today, gone tomorrow,” so you may want to re-think the following designs when visiting top St. Pete tattoo parlors: Tribal Tattoos These types of tattoos have spikes in their popularity over […]

Ever Google For Tattoo Ideas?

Ever gone to the grocery store hungry, but not quite sure what sounds good? Ever pulled up to the bar and started to order and thought “hang on, maybe something different?” before ordering your usual? Ever settled in to Netflix and chill forreal and your queue made it harder instead of easier to choose what […]

Ever Wonder How Tattoo Machines Work?

A tattoo virgin from popular YouTube channel Smarter Every Day learns about rotary tattoo machines, gets an inkless tattoo to find out what it feels like (his endorphins kick in even tho there’s not a real tattoo!) and shows in amazing slo-mo (at 3:10 in) what tattoo needles are actually doing when you are sitting for ink.

Update of Yesterday’s Man Eating Bacteria Post. *Warning Graphic Images*

Iflscience (and who doesn’t?) reports about a man who should have listened to advice after getting fresh ink. Unfortunately (or, if you happen to be a gnarly flesh-eating bacteria, fortunately) the result was worse than some minor discomfort or prolonged healing to get past that just-touched-up look. Here are the details (including some horrific pix, so don’t look […]

Don’t Go Swimming After Getting New Ink!

A 31-year-old man kicked the bucket after he overlooked notices about swimming in the wake of getting another tattoo and gotten a substance eating microorganisms contamination in the Gulf of Mexico. The unidentified man, whose case was point by point in the British Medical Journal, had gotten a tattoo on his right calf five days […]