About this episode

The episode features tattoo artists Nikie and Brooke discussing their collaborations, personal lives, and sharing tattoo cover-up stories.

This week on the Tattoo Budcast, we’ve got two heavy hitters in the building… and trust us, these girls are absolutely NOT “hear me outs” because they require ZERO explanation 😭🎙️ We’re hanging with Brooke and Nikie, two large-scale neo-traditional legends who are somehow just as hilarious as they are talented. We get into reality TV, create our own Real Housewives-style taglines, and talk about what it’s like sharing the same creative brain and turning that chemistry into tattoo collaborations. Nikie talks about balancing running a shop, a home, and a family like an actual superhero, while Brooke is fully committed to living her best chaotic life for at least the next couple decades. And because two legends means double the damage, they close us out with TWO Tattoo Cover Up stories… both horrifying for completely different reasons. Grab your sideways cap, kick back, and laugh with two of the best to do it 🎧 ----more---- Like & Subscribe for new episodes every week. Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/tattoobudcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tattoobudcast Sanae: https://www.instagram.com/sanae_kawaii/ Jimmy Jam: http://www.instagram.com/iamjimmyjam Podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Tattoo Budcast

Guests: NIKIE NOUVEAU, BROOKE BORDEN

Topics covered

• tattoo collaborations
• neo-traditional tattooing
• reality TV
• creative partnerships
• personal stories

Keywords

• tattoo
• neo-traditional
• collaboration
• reality TV
• comedy
• tattoo cover-up
• creative process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: La Luna Art Collective, Dreamland Art Co

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