Our friend Liberty is starting her senior project for her last year in college and asked us if she could come by and take some shots of the shop and crew! @libertyheyesphoto
The internet is a wonderful place to get sucked into the void. With answers being at our fingertips in any given second. Piercing aftercare is a very broadly answered thing. You can search this topic and end up with multiple suggestions and it can be very confusing.
While every artist and studio will recommend something different, there are a few things you should avoid.
This very old wives tale of your jewelry getting “stuck” if you’re not moving it is a myth. You just end up causing more trauma, which is not needed. Would you rip the scab off your skinned knee every morning? No. Thats pretty much what you’re doing every time you spin your jewelry. Just let it chill, and allow your body to do it’s thing.
None of these are actually helping your piercing heal. It’s a puncture wound, not a paper cut. Using Neosporin can potentially trap bacteria and not allow your wound to breathe. Which can just leave you in a sketchy situation you do not need to be in.
Avoid sleeping directly on your piercing site. This can just prolong healing and make things more irritated and cranky.
Our shop is very focused on just allowing your body to do what it’s supposed to do. It’s made to heal things, so just leave it alone. Rinse thoroughly after a shower, don’t pick at the crusty friends that are on it, and just keep it clean.
If you are a client that prefers having something to clean with, Sterile Saline Wound Wash is a go to product. Use twice a day to help irrigate the wound site and just making sure all products are off. After, just lightly wipe or pat dry.
Overall, keep it clean, don’t mess with it, and enjoy you new adornment.
It’s hot AF outside. With Summer ending. Womp. We wanted to give you an update on some of the sick tattoos our guys have been creating over the summer. check it out.
So here is a little bittersweet update….
So, as some of you may know, Cory Dufault has left Darkstar Tattoo, We are saddened and miss him already, but wish him well with his family. He was an incredible tattoo Artist and part of our family here at Darkstar, we are so thankful for all of his hard work over the years.
With that being said, we are looking for a new artist to join our crew. We are a busy shop and have a steady traffic coming through our doors. Feel free to email the shop, or even give us a call!
E-mail: Darkstar.tattoo@yahoo.com
Phone: (508) 636-3555
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Hey guys,
This website has been giving us some issues! We finally figured it out. Phewf. We will be posting every few days with new art from the guys and stuff we love.
Heres something we love, this rad Hannya back piece created by our own @stevepatnaude
Here are some rad script style art pieces from Troy (ftwilson). Enjoy!
Hey guys!
We’ve been overdue for a change and are proud of the new lobby. Come by visit and take a look!
-Darkstar Tattoo
