If you’ve ever finished a tattoo, walked up to the counter, and felt your stomach drop a little when the payment screen asked how much you’d like to tip, you’re not alone. Most guides on how much to tip your tattoo artist will hand you a percentage. I want to give you something a little […]

Most guides hand you a neat list of questions to ask a tattoo artist. I want to be honest with you first: it’s unfair to expect clients to know what to ask. Most people who walk into a studio are nervous. Many have never done this before. You don’t know what you don’t know, and […]

Advice from a studio owner who has seen the best and worst of this industry, including inside her own walls. I’ve been on every side of this question. I’ve walked into shops as a ~very~ nervous client, as an artist looking for a place to work, and now as the owner of Inkvictus Studios in […]

If you have searched for “lash lift near me” or “best lash lift in Raleigh,” you have probably noticed a newer term popping up: the Korean lash lift. At Inkvictus, it is the only lash lift technique we offer, and clients often ask us why. Here is a full breakdown of the technique and why […]

If surgery has changed the appearance of your chest, whether from a mastectomy, a lumpectomy, top surgery, or something else entirely, you may already know that tattooing can be part of your path to feeling at home in your body again. What you might not know is that at Inkvictus Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina, […]

This professional piercing guide covers what to look for in a studio, healing expectations, jewelry quality, and aftercare basics so you can book with confidence. Getting a piercing can feel exciting, grounding, and a little vulnerable all at once. Whether it’s your first piercing or your fifteenth, knowing what to expect — and choosing the […]

Terpenes in hemp flower are the easiest way to choose a strain by how you want to feel, without chasing the loudest name or the highest numbers, start with terpenes. Terpenes are the aromatic compounds in hemp and cannabis that give each strain its smell, and they also influence the overall experience. They are one […]

“Craft hemp” is one of those phrases that can either mean everything or absolutely nothing. So let me tell you what we mean when we say it at FoxBud, and why we care so much about pesticides. Not in a fear-mongering way, just in a “we’re not pretending this doesn’t matter” way. What “craft hemp” […]

If you have been hearing “THCA flower” everywhere, you are not alone. It is one of the most misunderstood topics in hemp right now, mostly because people talk about it like a loophole instead of explaining what it actually is. Let’s make it simple. First, what is THCA? THCA stands for tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. It is […]

If you’re trying to figure out whether hemp flower is legal in North Carolina, here’s the straight answer and what to watch for. So here’s the simple foundation you can actually build on. The federal baseline Under the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp is federally legal when it meets the legal definition. That definition is based […]