Healing is half the art.

Paige's work heals clean when you treat it like a fresh wound — because it is one. Three phases, no shortcuts.

i.0:00 — 24:00

The first 24 hours

Leave the wrap on as instructed — usually 2 to 4 hours, or overnight for second-skin. Wash gently with unscented soap, pat dry, breathe.

ii.Weeks 1 — 2

Weeks one & two

Thin layer of recommended balm 2–3× daily. Itching and flaking means it's working — don't scratch, don't pick.

iii.Forever

Forever after

SPF 50+ on every exposed piece, every time. Moisturise like it's a ritual — fineline and colour both stay sharp if you keep them out of the sun.

Do, religiously.

✦Wash with unscented soap, lukewarm water, clean hands only

✦Loose, breathable clothing over fresh work

✦Balm thin — skin should breathe, not drown

✦Message Paige at the first sign anything looks off

Don't, ever.

✕Pools, oceans, baths and saunas for two weeks minimum

✕Direct sun on a healing piece — none, zero, not once

✕Scratching, picking or peeling the flake — let it fall

✕Gym, gloves or friction over fresh ink for the first week

Before The Sitting — Numbing

Numb it, if you like.

Optional, never expected. The studio keeps tubes at the front counter for $30 — one per sitting. Start the ritual about two hours before you sit down.

i.Hot shower first — the heat opens your pores and does half the work.

ii.Shave the area while you are still in there.

iii.Dry it completely. Cream on damp skin does nothing.

iv.Work the whole tube into the area. All of it — no rationing.

v.Cling-wrap over the top, sealed edge to edge.

vi.Leave it wrapped 90 minutes — so, roughly two hours before your sitting.

vii.Keep it wrapped until Paige has your stencil ready. She takes the wrap off herself.

On The Shelf — What Paige Uses

What Paige reaches for.

No sponsorships, no kickbacks — just the two things that live on the counter and actually get used.

The first wash

Dr Pickles

Australian-made aftercare, and the first thing Paige reaches for once a piece is finished. Unscented and antibacterial — gentle enough for work that is still open, strong enough to keep it clean.

Visit Dr Pickles ↗Before the sitting

Stocked at the front counter, one tube per sitting. Follow the ritual above and you will be properly numb by the time Paige has your stencil ready — worth it for the long sits and the spicier placements.

Visit Tattoo Numbing Cream ↗

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