'Stylish, cute and whimsical' tattoos at Becca's parlour

Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Becca, 26, recently opened her own tattoo studio in Huddersfield town centre after several years working at other studios

Her new venture, opened with help from her proud dad Keith, is called Four Leaf Tattoo and can be found above the Catwalk fashion boutique in King Street.

Huddersfield-born Becca, who studied art at Huddersfield New College, specialises in Blackwork, a tattoo style that uses just black ink, although occasionally she will use coloured ink. Around 80 per cent of her clients are women.

Becca told The Examiner that she enjoys creating 'whimsical' and fantasy-style designs, from 'cute' woodland creatures to floral designs featuring roses and so on.

Some of the her popular designs feature rabbits, badgers, squirrels and foxes.

She enjoys designing bespoke tattoos from scratch, using an iPad to create a stencil to ensure it matches the client's request.

And while woodland creatures and flowers are in demand, some tattoo designs have fallen by the way side.

Occasionally, her customers might ask for a 'cover-up' of an old, unwanted tattoo.

Tribal-style tattoos aren't as popular as they were and the names of former partners may need to be covered over with a fresh design.

"I only do cover-ups if I know it will be 100 per cent (successful),"...

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