FAQ

English, French and Turkish are all equally comfortable for me, and I can also hold a conversation in Dutch, so don't hesitate to reach out in whichever of these feels most natural to you.

Life happens, just let me know as soon as possible. If you change your mind within 24 hours of paying the deposit, it is refunded in full. After that the deposit is kept, because it covers the design time already spent. Unfortunately, moving the appointment to another date isn’t possible: a change counts as a cancellation. The booking conditions explain the details.

Absolutely, please do. Photos, mood boards, sketches, anything that helps me understand the feeling you're after are genuinely useful. The more visual context you give me, the closer the first sketch will land to what you have in mind. Before we book, please also send at least 2 pieces from my page that you like, together with the placement.

I don't, no. Fine line work on fingers tends to blur and lose its crispness quickly as that skin turns over so fast, and I'd rather not put my name on a piece I know won't hold up.

My smaller and simpler pieces start at €150, though the final price really depends on size, placement, and how much detail the design calls for. Send me a clear description (and reference images, if you have them) and I'll be able to give you a proper quote.

Yes, there are a handful of health and lifestyle situations where it's safer to wait, things like certain medications, pregnancy or breastfeeding, active skin conditions, or recent cosmetic procedures. I go through the full list with you before we confirm a date, so nothing comes as a surprise, just flag anything relevant when we're chatting so we can plan around it. For the full details, have a look at the checklist on this website.

Wait times shift a bit depending on the season, but on average you're looking at somewhere between 2 weeks and 2 months out. The sooner you reach out, the more flexibility we'll have on dates.

Generally, I'd steer you away from this. Skin isn't perfectly transparent, it has a natural yellowish undertone, and since ink sits under the skin rather than on top of it, a pure white design tends to pick up that same yellowish cast over time rather than staying crisp.

Yes, 18, no exceptions, and I don't accept parental consent in place of that. It's simply too easy to regret a permanent decision made before your tastes and identity have settled, and I'd rather not be the reason someone's stuck with that later.

You're welcome to bring one person along. They just can't be in the tattoo area itself while the work is happening, for space and focus reasons, but there's a waiting area where they're welcome to sit for the whole session.

Unfortunately not, my work is built around fine, precise lines, and that approach doesn't have the density or color coverage needed to properly hide something already on the skin. If that's what you're after, look for an artist working in bolder, more saturated styles.

I don't, generally. A lot of the stronger over-the-counter numbing products lean on epinephrine, which constricts blood flow in the skin (this is well documented in anesthesia research, not just tattoo folklore). That temporarily firms up and blanches the area, and it can make it harder for the ink to sit properly, sometimes leading to patchier saturation as it heals. It's not that it changes your skin's natural tone long-term, more that it can work against a clean result on the day. If pain tolerance is a real concern for you, let's talk about it directly rather than reaching for a cream.

In most cases, yes, as long as the scar has fully healed and isn't still red or raised. For anything from a serious burn, it's worth a quick chat beforehand so we can look at it together, but on top of that, you'll need to see your doctor and get their confirmation that the skin has fully healed before I can tattoo over it.

None of these for a while, I'm afraid. No sport or anything that makes you sweat a lot for the first week, and keep the tattoo out of direct sun, pools, the sea, saunas and hot tubs for 4 weeks. Jumping back in too early raises the odds of irritation and of the ink not settling properly. The full instructions are on the aftercare page.

Ink can fall out unevenly during healing if aftercare is skipped or rushed, which sometimes means touching up patches afterward, and on fine line work in particular, that can leave lines looking thicker or less clean than they were on day one. Sticking to what I tell you gives you the best shot at a tattoo that heals sharp and holds up over time, it really does make a difference.