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When Can You Swim In Chlorine After A Tattoo Summertime means showing more skin, and let’s be honest— if you’ve got a new tattoo, it probably means you’re looking forward to showing it off when you’re at the pool or beach.  Sorry to disappoint, but in addition to the obvious dangers of exposing that pretty new tattoo to the sun, you need to be forewarned that chlorine isn't your friend either right now.  Although tattoo infections may be rare, if you do expose your new tattoo to

The Importance of Proper Hand Washing You’ve heard these words since you were old enough to wash our own hands, right? If you’re a parent, you may find yourself sounding like a broken record, repeating those same words to your own kids—all day, every day. If you work in the medical field, or you know someone who is, then you already know that frequent and proper hand washing is probably the single most powerful way to avoid spread of germs and disease. And now, during this COVID-19 crisis pand

How To Get Rid Of Dry Skin Dry skin is one of those common winter ailments that are at best, annoying, and at worst, actually painful. When your skin doesn’t retain enough of it’s naturally occurring, protective oils, then moisture literally escapes from it. And when there isn’t enough water in the outer layer of your skin, it becomes dry, cracked, scaly, and downright uncomfortable. This situation only intensifies during the winter in climates where the humidity levels are lower and temperatu

New York Empire State Tattoo Expo 2019 On July 19th – 21st at the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan, Hustle Butter joined hundreds of other world renowned tattoo artists and vendors for one of the biggest tattoo shows of the year. “NY Empire State Tattoo The 5th Year anniversary show!!! Hustle Butter was there with Team Hustle on Hustle Row. Basically the most Brilliant Artists from around the globe. We came, We Hustled, We took Best of Show. You can’t knock the Hustle!” – Ric

How Much Do Tattoos Cost? Answering the question of “how much a tattoo costs” is akin to answering “how long does it take for your tattoo to heal”. In a nutshell, the answers are all over the place and there are more variables that can even be spelled out sufficiently in this space. That being said, there are some generally accepted price ranges and factors to use as a reference when trying to determine how much a tattoo will cost. The range in tattoo prices stems from many different varia