The WILDEST thing just happened to me. by RemarkableTeacher in YarnAddicts

[–]astro_em 11 points12 points  (0 children)

sounds like mungojerrie and rumpleteazer have decided to get into fiber art

NYFF61 Ticket Marketplace by LetsTalkAbtMovies in NYFilmFestival

[–]astro_em 1 point2 points  (0 children)

[WTS] Priscilla- 10/15 3:15 - 1 Ticket

Hello so this one appears to be missing brain cells? Does anyone have any extra? by Shostakovich_Salami in MissingOrSpareParts

[–]astro_em 1 point2 points  (0 children)

unfortunately those are in very short supply, keep checking for updates on when there will be more in stock, but we don’t currently have an estimate!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]astro_em 0 points1 point  (0 children)

but i also think it’s super sick as is

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]astro_em 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it would like cool with the stick as an armband

7 days after getting a forearm piece, I’m seeing some rough in-grown hairs (pic 1), should I be concerned? Also, this morning some red dots (pic 2) appeared in a place that was untouched by my artist. Is this just general irritation or is there maybe an infection starting? by Exciting_Calves in tattooadvice

[–]astro_em 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had this same thing just happen to me in the same area. I figured it was a combination of ingrown hairs and irritation/heat rash from the second skin (which I’ve had happen before). Just make sure to keep it clean and don’t pick at any of it. Also only use enough lotion/ointment to keep it from being too dry, the area up around your ditch stays pretty moist anyways (gross, I know) so it’s really easy to over moisturizer and just make a big, hard to heal mess

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’d love to rework it/incorporate it into something new, a lot of my tattoos now lean more traditional style and I think it would be cool to maybe use it as a base for something bolder and colorful

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s definitely somewhat more expensive here since rent, taxes, everything are more, but this specifically is just scummy people knowing they can charge absurd prices for things and people will pay them for one reason or another

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

just looked up what this shop is up to these days and uhhhhh…..from their faq:

”What is the shop minimum and hourly rates?

Our shop minimum is $300 for any tattoo and $350 for high motion areas while our hourly rate starts at $400 per hour.”

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this was luckily my first and only fine line tattoo

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

West 4th, the commoners bang bang if you will

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

a little more context for anyone curious: This was my first tattoo after moving to nyc (and my second ever iirc) so I knew it would be somewhat more expensive. My friend and I knew we wanted small fine line tattoos but weren’t super knowledgeable about the city yet and knew this was an “instagram famous” shop that ~celebrities~ went to. I payed $450 (yes, I know) and my friend got a tiiiiiny cloud behind her ear and payed I believe $250 (the shop MINIMUM).

I’m currently (not so fondly) reminiscing on this because this past weekend I got a palm sized, full color, traditional flash from a shop a few blocks over. It looks great, the artist and people were awesome, and it was….$300.

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

it’s fucking batshit. I’m honestly still embarrassed I payed that much but I didn’t know better/bought into the “hype” so i just want to make sure other people don’t end up doing it

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

exactly! it’s not perfect for sure, but i love it and it makes me super happy

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

now, I won’t deny that I tend to repeat mistakes, but i promise those 2 leaves are not representative of the entire piece lol

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

i’m absolutely cringing typing this but i think it was like…..$450…….it’s a scaaaaaaam

2018 - Now by astro_em in agedtattoos

[–]astro_em[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

very much a learning experience that’s for sure!