(Since 2016 · 41 Skirving Street)
The studio
A ground-floor shop in a red sandstone tenement in Shawlands, with three tattoo stations, a piercing room with a door, and a private room for ribs and back pieces. A session is a sitting, and a parlour is a sitting room: hence the name.
(Hygiene and safety)
Licensed by Glasgow City Council
- 01
Single-use needles
Needles and cartridges are opened in front of you and go into the sharps bin after. A modern machine moves them 80 to 150 times a second, so nothing is ever reused.
- 02
Everything wrapped
The machine, cord, bottles and armrest are sleeved in barrier film for each client and stripped after.
- 03
Ink in single caps
Ink is poured into small single-use caps for your sitting only. What’s left goes in the bin, never back in the bottle.
- 04
Autoclave at 121 °C
Reusable piercing tools are sterilised in pressurised steam at 121 °C, sealed in pouches and logged by date.
- 05
Licensed and trained
Licensed by Glasgow City Council for skin piercing and tattooing; certificates are on the wall. Everyone holds first-aid and bloodborne-pathogens training.
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Surfaces between clients
Chairs, trays and counters are wiped with hospital-grade disinfectant after every sitting.
(Reviews)
“I’m scared of needles and Isla talked me through every line. The hyacinth healed exactly like the photos on her page.”
“Three sittings for my carp and Callum planned them around my shifts. Two years on it’s still sharp.”
“Niamh swapped my helix bar for a shorter one at six weeks. First cartilage piercing I’ve had that didn’t bump.”
“Brought Tomasz a photo of my grandad’s shell collection and left with the murex. Cleanest room I’ve sat in.”
(The people)
- Isla RennieFine-line botanicals
- Tomasz WronaBlackwork and engraving
- Callum BairdJapanese, black and grey, colour
- Niamh DochertyPiercing
- Guest chairLena Brandt, 3–14 Nov
(Good to know)
- Age18+ for tattoos, with ID
- AccessStep-free entrance, accessible toilet
- PaymentCard or cash, after the sitting
- Touch-upsFree within three months