There is one thing that is true about this industry: it is ever-changing and evolving on a daily basis. The concept of a "comfort zone" is non-existent to those of us who are addicted to keeping up with the latest and greatest of trends in order to offer our student an...

Today I wanted to talk about expectations and what it takes to be successful. Permanent makeup is coming out of a boom in this moment, and a lot of people were able to capitalize on its seemingly overnight growth in popularity. Which, don’t get me wrong, I think that’s...

During class, we frequently confront a huge spectrum of emotion that our students go through. Many of us are empathetic people and internalize a lot of that, which can both make us excellent teachers but also be mentally exhausting and challenging. We often reinforce a...

Hi guys, today I'd like to share a little bit about my life as a tattoo artist at Dark Water Tattoos. Every day I am thankful to work with my best friends and I have no clue how I got so lucky!

The best thing about my job is that I am learning new things every day. We...