Yep, I have a little ink. It's the done thing in Brighton, and I am a slave to trends! No,…read moreseriously, I love my tattoos, they are a truer snapshot of my life than any picture could be, and I wouldn't be the same without them. One of them, my most recent, I got at Into You, and I would recommend it to anyone looking to get one. Brighton is full of different parlours, and Into You is the nicest, best-staffed and best value-for-money in the whole town!
Out of my three pieces, two were done by gun, and one was hand-done. For all of you tattoo virgins: a tattoo gun is that buzzy knife/pen thing most parlours use, a hand-done tattoo is done with a needle. I don't know anyone apart from Adam at Into You who hand-does in Brighton, so there's a good starting point: it is the better way to get tattooed. The design is clearer and more detailed, and the process is less aggressive to your skin; I really recommend it. It costs more and takes quite a bit longer, but the result is enviably good. Add to that that Adam is a great guy, and happy to go over designs and modifications and the like, and you see why I can't imagine getting tattooed anywhere else again!
If you want other, regular gun work, the guys and girls in there seem to be great and know their stuff. Most parlours you hear a mixture of good and bad about: I've only ever heard praise for Into You.
So, if you fancy some work done, I can't recommend Into You enough. Apart from the great skill you're paying for, Into You is also well-staffed, in an easily accessible, central location, pleasantly decorated yet still clean, and offers a wide variety of books and other tattoo bits and pieces. Truly the best place in Brighton to get tattooed, and well worth the increase in price from some of the cheap-o places.