ANOTHER Problematic Ink Master Contestant Exposed

[@a-supernova-girl]

Girl, you decorated for Halloween, the spider thought he was invited. If you build it, they will come!

[@treacletatts]

You know, you’re right!! He’s just trying to add to the vibes 😂🧡

[@artisticalex1206]

This comment made me laugh 😂

[@sierram9573]

I love this 😂

[@apl2606]

Exactly my thought.

[@taranchies1505]

Ahaha, yes that made me laugh, you can't put up a sign saying 'Spooky season' then complain there's a freaky spider 😆looks like the spider has met a few cats :/ if it hasn't had its final moult it should grow the legs back :D

[@ShyDragoness]

Hi! Spider nerd here! That's a Cellar spider! They're harmless to people and do a great job of cleaning up unwanted flies They can lose legs through afew means--but this is a female so unlikely to have lost her legs to a smaller male during mating It's more likely they either got stuck in her molt and she dropped them(yes they can drop their legs!) or they were damaged some other way and dropped so they don't hinder her movements They should start to grow back in her next few molts 😅❤ no need to be scared of her and she certainly doesn't want to jump on your head! She much prefers the ceiling where she can catch small flies and moths 😊

[@x-gate-gate-gate]

I am learning so much about spiders from this comment section! Thank you for imparting your knowledge on all of us 😊

[@aylajohnson7613]

I didn't know that the legs could come back!

[@piperatoms5926]

Exterminator here with over a decades experience. I couldn’t have said it better myself ❤ I always try to convince people to not hurt spiders & tell them they do my job when I’m not there for FREE!!

[@theilluminati682]

Yes, and as a person who's been keeping 2 palm-sized spiders that i found in my house as pets, spiders don't bite off other spiders' legs, even if they could it would simply not be nutritious enough. So no worries, there is no godzilla spider in your room...or at least the Cellar spider hasn't seen one. XD

[@darkbunny9650]

I just wanna know if it had all of its legs when she 1st saw it or not. 😂😂😂

[@jumbolumps666]

"Is there going to be a month that goes by without a tattoo artist being an asshole?" As a former shop manager, I can tell you: no.

[@treacletatts]

LOL!! I appreciate your honesty 😂

[@wetpaint86]

As a former shop manger myself, I second this 🤣🫶🏻

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

On the whole, tattoo people are not good people. Obviously exceptions both ways, but the overlap between highly tattooed people and highly unpleasant individuals is larger than anybody wants to admit. The old adage of "when somebody shows you who they are, believe them."

[@rabidpomegranate]

@@Mister_Phafanapolis​​⁠Not to disagree at all, but to add another perspective to the conversation; i see so so many tattooers who use it as a power trip, or they think this job puts them on a pedestal where they can do anything with no consequences. It's infuriating and it only perpetuates assumptions about tattooers being assholes, when like you said it's not everyone, and there are lots of people trying to change the industry for the better. The narcissism in this field is insane, and i'm glad to see people being called out for this behavior.

[@larashore1000]

As the sister in law of a tattoo artist, I third this

[@MizTameRumors]

Does she have a drug addiction? The excessive smoking, chatting, vanishing to go...Somewhere? The decline in art quality. All just seems like there is something in there.

[@daddydonjuan2735]

This.

[@artisticalex1206]

Sounds like a drug addiction to me.

[@MustAvoidScurvy]

It certainly sounds like that 😢

[@LustStarrr]

The DV, the getting fired, the working out of a music studio... I was wondering the same thing.

[@allana1997]

That was my first thought

[@mavrifantasia]

I once cried for 3 hours because my balayage was botched. I can't imagine how it would feel if I had a botched tattoo like she has

[@treacletatts]

Oh no 🫣

[@Skarlett97]

I have a botched tattoo and honestly it’s ROUGH to deal with. I think it’s kinda funny now but it took me years to get to that point

[@spaceorc1397]

Me too ​@@Skarlett97

[@mavrifantasia]

@@Skarlett97 oh no! I'm glad you found your peace with it now

[@randallflagg3700]

@@mavrifantasia - I swear I'm not saying that to be a d!ck or playing stupid, but as someone who is somewhat foreign to crying (I get distressed like everyone else, but for some reason I don't cry)... may I ask if you actually did cry for 3 hours? I never know how to take these comments, like Tamara from the video who says she had been crying for 24 houts straight... I honestly don't "get" if she actually physically cried for the entire day (with some pauses to eat and stuff I assume) or if it's just an expression, a way of saying "I've been having a rough time these last 24 hours". Thank you to anyone who is willing to share their experience, I'm curious.

[@Sadlander2]

This is just me speculating but think about it... - She got fired for some reason - A lot of "smoke breaks" - She's often late or doesn't even show up - The quality of her work has drastically decreased When she said that she went outside to look for her and she wasn't there, I immediately thought that she didn't go outside to smoke but went to the bathroom to...you know what. Again, I'm not accusing anyone. This just reminded me of someone who developed a similar behaviour (got fired, always late, always disappearing to the bathroom, her personality changed) and we later found out that she was using blow.

[@abigailredfern6919]

This was my exact thoughts

[@erinpineapples1743]

These stories where the person takes hours before they get started are so wild to me. I recently had a piece done by a visiting artist where I think we were about an hour late starting, but that was because they had a bunch of trouble with the stencil printer (given that this was not their regular studio). They apologized PROFUSELY and even gave me some free merch as an apology even though I said it was unnecessary! Don't accept unprofessionalism from tattooers, you deserve better.

[@treacletatts]

Oh that’s so sweet!!! That’s exactly how it should be handled, and heck these things do happen and it wasn’t your artists fault but is so sweet they went above and beyond for you!! Green flags all round 🩷

[@XemeraldXD]

Thats so nice of them, thats a huge green flag! I hope your tattoo looks great!

[@gggthsb]

My artist apologises for being 10 minutes late xD it is so wild to me how they disrespect someone's time like that

[@suanycastillo1376]

Yea My client max wait 20 minutes and I'm talking to them going back and fourth like hey this is the design hey these are sizes I printed okay I can take you back there and sometimes client make some changes to design so that why they wait 20 minutes me going back and fourth with them on different changes which I don't mind at all

[@arbisofficial]

One of my favorite studios has a policy where the sketch and stencil is created by the artist day of, after you arrive. That means you'll likely be waiting for an hour, maybe two before you get tattooed. Even then, 1. It's expected and you know that going in, 2. The artist will still come by and ask how you're doing, if you need anything, and check how you like the design so far, and 3. The artists often still apologize for the wait as if they didn't just bang out a whole art piece in like an hour! There are so many ways to respect people's time even for things that may take longer than anticipated

[@chriscoop6852]

Drugs. 100% drugs. Matti got that $800 and spent it immediately on drugs.

[@informitas0117]

Burning, spiraling. I'm glad I'm not close to her, must be hell.

[@chatterati]

That’s surely too many drugs 😅

[@janeeyre1990]

​@@cocotron2199, my autistic + ADHD ass thought "stims" meant fidget spinners and such Stimulants. It means stimulants in this context.

[@ohjordyn8312]

Yeah the tiktok girl says so at the end.

[@thatvalensteingirl]

​@@janeeyre1990without the added context clues, my ADHD brain went "damn, $800 on fidgets?" and then caught up with the class and understood it was uppers.

[@spookytunez]

3 hours waiting??? The lunch I ate to prepare for my appt would’ve been digested with my adrenaline completely killed, and I would have just left. That’s ridiculous!

[@gwenmph]

For real!

[@ohjordyn8312]

I’m guessing her plug was “just five mins around the corner” for three hours which obviously caused her to be late

[@287christy]

As a sober addict myself soon as I heard she was 3hrs late but kept texting “otw be there in 30” I had flashbacks, that along with the other behaviors all feel typical of an active addict

[@WulfyFang3]

Sounds like Maddy (or however she spells her name) is tweaking. Having to stop every few minutes? Being squirrelly and lacking focus? Yeah, doesn't sound like someone sober to me

[@whiteglovian]

I lived with a tweaker for 2 months and that behavior is spot on. took us a week and a half to do a 2-day drive because he was constantly pulling over to panic or do things he shouldn't behind my mom & i's back

[@WulfyFang3]

@whiteglovian yup. My mom was a tweaker for a few years and her behaviors were similar when I'd go visit.

[@Shirumoon]

Is "teaking" referring to a specfic drug? I really don't know the lingo.

[@tabortoothtiger7580]

@@ShirumoonMost likely some type of stimulant. Meth, coke/crack, speed, etc.

[@Loaf........t]

Any drug, but usually referring to harder drugs, specifically stimulants (cocaine, meth, etc)​@@Shirumoon

[@kyamabey7748]

As a tattoo artist I personally hate when other artists take forever to start a piece on a customer without them knowing what’s going on. I personally tell my client during a consultation I schedule an extra hour to our appointment to go over the design, make any changes etc but I start charging when I start using the needle and I personally don’t take breaks unless my client needs to or bathroom or eating because that’s important. It better to get the clients in and out so you have more personal time

[@bobbybrannon9938]

"she's been arrested" 😳 "twice" 😟 "for assault" 😨

[@codeFlawed]

Thank you SO much for this. I'm in North Carolina and had been thinking about getting something done by her because I only saw the good work she's done. This literally saved me from wanting to cut a limb off.

[@bricksloth6920]

Guess what happened at my tat appointment on Tuesday. We got evacuated because of a bomb threat. My dude and I agreed to reschedule after an hour and a half of standing on the sidewalk watching every cop in the county mill around and regroup and talk. Kind of a drag but hey, it's a story to tell

[@treacletatts]

Holy moly!!!! 😲 glad yall are safe 🩷

[@bricksloth6920]

Yeah we weren't keen to stop after only an hour but we weren't keen to be exploded either so we evacuated. I heard later they brought in a robot to deal with it

[@okamiangles7121]

I'm glad you're both safe, and at least you know that the rebooking wasn't either of your faults

[@rileymarie1940]

Your artist definitely gets points for efficiency

[@Geraldine-ny5zk]

that's probably a cellar spider (one of the many insects that may be called daddy long legs). it may be big, but it's also pretty dainty. so my first guess was feisty smaller spider, but apparently spiders can lose their legs when they mess up a molt. r/spiders is a great place to get your spiders identified (if you're ok with all the spider pics on there)

[@KiboSanti]

I was also thinking cellar spider. They're very fragile.

[@maxmillion6032]

they can actually chose to just discard their limbs if their are threatened and leaving it behind ensures their safety

[@ellaminns]

I hate spiders but keep the cellar spiders around as they keep the other ones away apparently!

[@buttsmcclemmons5597]

Cellar spiders' favorite food is other spiders! They do eat other invertebrates as well but if they can choose, they'd rather eat spiders :) Our house is full of them and I'm kinda sad because it means we don't get other kinds that often.

[@devilsdeckofcards]

with how much spiders just appear or have webbed across my room like spiderman, i should look at that. i also have arachnophobia so xd

[@mrsstern323]

I think part of the problem is the type of personality that craves attention enough to be on reality television (and I love trash tv). I'm rarely surprised when these people end up being problematic.

[@amylin9695]

What’s crazy is that I LITERALLY SUSPECTED drug use and addict behavior BEFORE u even mentioned her maybe having a problem with drugs . Addict recognizes addict here!! 2 years clean now thank God🙏🏼🙏🏼 but I feel sorry for her bc her talent is being dissolved by her addiction

[@eclecticlikeolivia]

Yes! I always say, it’s better to lose the $100 deposit than to lose $400+ on the tattoo and deal with whatever issues might come up after. The cost it takes to repair whatever your gut was telling you to avoid usually far outweighs the initial deposit if you just walked away from the beginning. It’s so hard to feel like that in the moment though!

[@iloveapiano6542]

I was cancelled on by an artist 3 times when I was literally in the car on my way. Had a sitter, cleared my day, etc. 3rd time I said hey, let's just call it. Please refund my $150 deposit. I keep reaching out, she does respond saying it's coming but it's been nearly 6 months of waiting and I gave her the deposit 8 months ago. I'm debating the name and shame game at this point but I want my money back ...

[@treacletatts]

What!!!!! This is so bad I’m so sorry my love!! You shouldn’t have to wait MONTHS for YOUR money back 😭

[@iloveapiano6542]

Thank you. I appreciate the validation. :( I want my tattoo money back 😢

[@hailyjohnson407]

Honestly, if I were you, as long as you're OK with burning that bridge and don't ever want to be tattooed by them, I would make one final request along the lines of "I have been waiting x number of months for my refund. You have x amount of time to refund me, or I will assume you are running a scam. You did not complete the job after 3 tries, all of which were due to your cancelation, not mine. You cannot take my money and not deliver, and at this point, i do not trust you to deliver. I gave you plenty of opportunities to do the tattoo, and then when you failed to do so in a timely manner, I gave you ample time to make it right by refunding me. If you will not refund me for a service you failed to provide due to your own shortcomings, I will absolutely feel the need to warn others so the same scam does not happen to them" Or something to that effect. Gotta be careful to not word it as a threat or bribe, but make it clear you will be getting a refund, or you will be announcing it as a scam

[@iloveapiano6542]

​@hailyjohnson407 That's a good way to word it. I definitely don't want it to feel like a threat but it absolutely feels like I'm being strung along. And I'm getting tired of it. I've tried to imply that I'm fairly well connected in the Denver arts scene to see if that impacts her decision making, but alas.

[@hailyjohnson407]

@@iloveapiano6542 I don't blame you, I would be pissed in your shoes! I just know that you would need to word it pretty carefully so it doesn't sound like you're trying to extort them, like "pay me or I will make you look bad so you lose customers/money" but also make it clear that you are not backing down, you deserve your refund, and that you are going to take it public because of the fact that they took money from you and then performed no service and have offered no refund, which is a financial scam, and will be a financial scam if they do not reimburse you for the service they failed to provide.

[@Opulent_oatmeal]

Yes! There are good people from Inkmaster. Janelle Hanson was on Inkmaster and she's darling. She actually got kicked because she wouldn't play along with the drama. But she's a sweetheart. She's already done a couple of my tattoos and I plan on going back because she's a wonderful tattooer and a wonderful person.

[@artisticalex1206]

She got eliminated unfairly! Cam should’ve been the one to go. Holli who was in the bottom the same episode did one of my tattoos and she also was super sweet.

[@tmenke88]

I live near Portland and Bob Jones and Angel from Ink Master started a studio together. I've heard nothing but good things about them. My current artist used to work with Bob and were/are friends. My guy does amazing work, decently within my price range, and is always professional. He's just an overall great guy. If you're in the area look up Upper Moon Tattoo.(His own shop that he just opened up last year)

[@starbird3939]

I often notice that the shows emphasize the DRAHMA over actual skill. There was a Top Chef that got the villain treatment who… refused to be the villain. And he got eliminated for the show (they claim he mistook salt for sugar, but people believe that was either a lie or the production team screwed him over). And then there was Next Food Network star where they kept some frankly awful and uncharismatic people because they would love to be the villain of the season (and then there was a guy who faked his entire persona and WON, only to get kicked because he was a creep).

[@johannapipoli8397]

Oh I remember her!! Kelly Doty also seems to be great, I got tattooed by her about 2 years ago and had the best tattoo experience of my life, i still think she should have won the season she was on

[@Hokie5Libra82]

"Watermelon with a sex disease" I can't stop laughing at this. But otherwise, I'm so sorry for this poor woman...

[@misstoasted2525]

Sounds like drugs, chain smoking being late, disappearing... thats some fiend behavior

[@PrelovedEmo]

This tattoo artist is arrogant enough to think that because she was on three episodes of Ink Master, she is a “celebrity” sought after artist and people will wait for her and want to be tattooed by her!

[@tabbi888]

Personally I thought her work on the show wasn't really very good, I never would have gone in the first place. Even her previous tattoos on that girls arm are awful to be honest, the roses have no contrast and look like a huge red blob ,and I couldn't tell that the upper arm one was supposed to be a wolf. She was always somewhat bad ,now just terrible.

[@rabbit6546]

@@tabbi888when tamara was pointing out her older tattoos to be like look how good these are i was like 😬 babe the kindest thing i can say about those are that they’re serviceable, the colours are so muddy and the artistry just isn’t there

[@tabbi888]

@rabbit6546 couldn't agree more. Definitely not well done, if they were on me I'd be devastatingly upset.

[@ulrikesextro4187]

It's never too early for what makes you happy.

[@treacletatts]

You are so damn right!!!! 🙌🏻

[@samanthaabreu782]

I rarely give second chances for people that provide services that can change my life, tattoo artists, doctors, hair stylists and so on, simply because it's very hard to find someone with emotional maturity enough to do not screw up the service after a problem, people tend to think it's personal and then they give you a subpar service because they are angry

[@milkteamachine]

I feel so bad for this girl but she’s being a great example for others. Left immediately when she noticed the issue, polite but firm in her messages, didn’t let the artist talk her into going back.

[@JbMaun]

My favourite artist cancelled on me last minute 3 times in a month last year and I was super annoyed but went to the finally rescheduled appointment. She made sure she apologized profusely throughout the appointment and divulged that she had had a medical emergency that persisted for the entire month. I respected the hell out of her for that. I was super inconvenienced by the multiple reschedules but she was TRUTHFUL to me which is what matters in a client-artist relationship.

[@sarasabotage986]

This all sounds like drugs/alcohol to me... as a recovering addict. The abuse, the mugshots and the decline in artwork... plus her response sounds very "nothings ever my fault you just don't understand"

[@islandlife7872]

You might like the latest season of Ink Master, it seems to be moving forward with the times. More positivity, less drama, celebrating the artists n such. Not perfect, but i found it refreshing.

[@islandlife7872]

I always hated how in old seasons, they would intentionally screw over each other...hoping to ruin a person's body. It goes against the number one rule of any respectable artist...respect the "canvas" a.k.a. person.

[@artisticalex1206]

That’s why I like the newer seasons even the ones with the new judges. I watch the show for the tattoos and not for the drama.

[@autumnbranscome1741]

As soon as August first hits its spooky season. If we don't do it, the Christmas trees will start showing up in July. 😂

[@treacletatts]

So true 😂

[@randyrockodile]

i refuse to be governed by a calendar. happy halloween

[@treacletatts]

You are my people 🧡

[@munbrazeh6700]

Went on Ink master is not a redflag in itself but DAMN its starting to look like it!! I would love an update on Tamara's tattoo/sleeve once its done (im not on tiktok)! Love your videos and love the halloween vibes

[@chickpea]

The glow in the dark axolotl is here!! How adorable!! Love you!

[@treacletatts]

Isn’t it so cute!!!

[@clawsmcgee]

​@@treacletattsdo you crochet them or buy them?

[@clawsmcgee]

​@@treacletatts do you crochet them yourself or buy them?

[@treacletatts]

@@clawsmcgee buy!! They’re all from build a bear 🧡

[@emmalemonade4550]

The thing about intuition is that usually tells you things you didn't want to know and the knowing requires you to do things you don't want to do. But the thing with intuition is that you have to honor and respect it. If it puts you in the know but you don't do what needs to be done it will know

[@nekorina9011]

yeah - and unfortunately, a lot of women are taught not to trust their gut or rock the boat, which puts us in a lot of shitty situations that we then get blamed for.

[@eli-ci6kt]

i think you should do a video where subscribers submit their own tattoo "horror stories". i have 1 tattoo and unfortunately it was a pretty rough experience that i would loveee to share.

[@mothiraffe]

That looks like a Long-Bodied Cellar Spider, Pholcus phalangioides! It's not uncommon for spiders to lose legs between molts; being a wild animal is not an easy life, after all. Regardless, this is a harmless friend who does great pest control! She looks scary, but she's just resting in the corner to enhance the Halloweeen vibes. It's ok to have her as a roommate, I promise!

[@4-hope4]

About the spider: that's a daddy long legs, They don't have wings as spiders don't have wings, Crane flies have wings and look similar but with a longer body and yet again, wings. Daddy long legs tend to lose their legs as they drop them to get out of situations like lizards drop their tail. They are harmless and have no venom at all so you can let them live in your room and eat bugs for you, or you can gently move them outside.

[@kyleiarhodes7070]

Could be a daddy long leg but it’s legs and body look a little too big

[@JennaGetsCreative]

"Daddy Long Legs" applies to a bunch of different non-spider insects and it's different around the world. I'm guessing since you called the flying ones crane flies, you're in North America like me.

[@CheshireCatism]

Doesn’t look like the almost perfectly round body I’m used to with daddy long-legs. I’d guess a cellar spider that’s had some legs pulled off by predators. (Oh, google’s telling me cellar spiders get called daddy long-legs. I’ve only ever heard the round-bodied arachnids that aren’t spiders called that name, the more you know!)

[@coyoteartist]

@@CheshireCatism Cellar spiders are what I grew up calling Daddy long legs. They were often in my grandmother's cellar in Missouri.

[@katiehall441]

They aren’t called daddy long legs in the uk, crane flies are called daddy long legs but yeah it’s just a cellar spider

[@kmw7725]

As a recovering addict, I wouldn't be surprised if there was substance abuse involved. Spending large amounts of money in a short period of time, being late constantly, her work quality declining, disappearing for large chunks of time while working...all being possible signs.

[@jello4835]

This is a good reminder that you should take a peek at the tattoo as often as you can while your artist works. Even if it's a good artist, they might be heading a direction you won't love. You can't advocate for yourself if you don't look at what's happening to your body.

[@loislois3526]

Yes ! And if they are totally disheveled cancel cancel cancel

[@rebecculousrk]

Your advice about taking a moment to process any feelings of anxiety or discomfort before moving forward with a tattoo is so spot on. I would generally support taking time with any decision you have anxiety about, not just tattooing, but I have extensive tattooing and the times that the communication was off, or I didn't feel 100% comfortable, those are the tattoos I'm not as happy with. Hundreds of dollars and hours of pain for a permanent design on my body that I'm dissappointed with, and all I can say is that I knew it didn't feel right and had I trusted my gut and been more brave, I'd have avoided some dissapointment. I felt this SCREAMS of a drug problem, and it looks like I was right.

[@PinkHazee]

The “A true southern belle” part in her ink master bio makes me lol

[@andilee1512]

the artist i use to see about a decade ago, a little longer, would claim i was his number one client and all this other shit. he would constantly be running late, usually 2 hours. the longest was 4 hours anyways, the shop owner hired a production team to make an advertisement for their shops. they said to use your favorite clients. the guy i had been going to for years bailed on me and gave me zero information about it. another artist at the shop and i ended up chatting and getting along better. the owner would keep accusing me of sleeping with his artists too. but would talk shit about me but never to my face. he blamed my friendship with the newer artist friend (i’m still really good friends/close with that artist a decade later) was for free tattoos and all this other horrible things. my friend told me about all of it. and that shop and workers thought i would stay loyal to a group of people making fun of me? hell fucking no. like deeply disappointed and disrespected. i’m glad they’re reduced to one, shite shop

[@Mr.J.Anthony]

I have been tattooed several times at the shop owned by Oba from the Cleen v. Christian season. I can confidently say he and all the people he has at the shop are the loveliest, caring, talented folks. Not all is dark and foreboding. 😂

[@theedmee]

That's awesome! Oba is such a wonderful artist and human being, it's great to hear about your experience as a fellow collector :)

[@riakun]

Oooooo I LOVE the Halloween Cave vibe Lauren! It always inspires me to start decorating my house with the Halloween vibe 🥰

[@treacletatts]

Thank you!!! 🥹🩷

[@Miss.MikMadness]

TWICE IN ONE WEEK I AM BLESSED. I decorate casually for Halloween all year😂 they get Christmas on October 1st- we can have Halloween on August 1st

[@Miss.MikMadness]

Also so this on my fyp last night😭 so sad. It looks SO bad.

[@Pugetwitch]

Yeah, considering it feels like it's 54° here in Seattle right now, I'm in my hot beverage phase officially lol Virgo season has started over here too, I might as well add lol And I saw that Starbucks next door is now serving PSLs so it's official😂😂

[@TeeKing]

@@Pugetwitch Currently 106⁰ here in central Texas. I moved here from Bellingham; wish I could move back. 💙

[@atherisangel9351]

​​​@@Pugetwitch@TeeKing My fellow Washingtonians! Did you get to experience that awesome thunderstorm about a week ago Puget? I know it doesn't compare to Texas but it was good for here!

[@Pugetwitch]

@@atherisangel9351 yeah, we got it on video 💯 it was better than some of them I've seen in Tucson for sure$$$

[@Hextoria]

I"ve been having some sort of an identity crisis about my tattoos and binge-watching your videos helped a lot, thanks sis

[@maxwelld23]

I saw her at a convention once and she was doped out of her mind. Another tattooer had to get her to leave and told some customers that she wasn’t feeling well. She was also combative with hotel staff. I hope she gets the help she needs.

[@walpinsta]

I have no interest in tattoos (because I fear their permanence which I guess makes this hit even closer to home), but oh my GOD do I love drama. Excellent video! Will be watching more

[@kayleeshelstad9638]

i love how you started this video with “ i have decorated for a 4 year old” and a common phrase in the video is “venus fly trap sex disease” lol (i adore you and i hope you’re feeling as good as possible )

[@marymacdonald805]

I agree that Ink Master started focusing too much on the negative drama instead of the art. I am I tattooed but love the art. In the first years I learned so much about the art and the incredible variety and styles.

[@laurajoan5370]

29:54 the SCREAM I scrumpt, what is going on there?!

[@its_a_filosofie]

Same

[@saintblackangel]

Kelly Doty! Kelly Doty is awesome and I don't know of any bad stuff about her. 😊 Also, why the hell are you so late decorating for Halloween? We start at 12:01 am on Dec. 26th! 😤 Looking beautiful as always, Lauren! 😊

[@treacletatts]

LOL!!! Apologies for my lateness!! And yes that’s true I’ve not seen / heard of wrong doings on her end 🥳

[@wirhannah]

I follow Kelly on Insta and she emigrated to Scotland earlier this year, she's based in Edinburgh now. She seems like a super cool human.

[@johannapipoli8397]

I’m so glad someone mentioned Kelly Doty!!! I got tattooed by her 2 years ago and had an incredible experience

[@Syberio]

best new tattoo expression : "What in the Ariel de Jesus..."

[@gnomeconspiracy2122]

Stories like these make me very thankful to be in touch with good, reliable artists

[@anacsadder]

Five Below had their Squishmallow Halloween squad out last week. It can't be too early if there are already Halloween Squishmallows about.

[@JPiplup77]

Thank you for sharing this story! I live in NC and theoretically could have come across this artist. Gladly I have an amazing tattoo artist I love and trust already but you never know. I hadn’t heard about this yet and am glad to have the info under my belt.

[@rikedankeberlin]

16:22 It’s ready for Halloween 🕷

[@baka_yu9343]

I'm of the firm opinion that if it makes you happy, there is no too early or too late for any decoration. Decorate in a way that makes you happy and from your last update video, you sorely need that kind of little treat.

[@DerpinaTheBrave]

Omg i saw the pumpkin lady comment!! I totally support this change in decor 🎃

[@chatterati]

One thing I always think about self taught vs apprenticeship vs courses is why people always assume apprenticeships don’t teach bad habits too. I guarantee mentors aren’t perfect and some will be rubbish but people feel they “need an apprenticeship” no matter what the quality

[@EurydiceAllAlong]

I got tattooed by Linzy Michelle who actually went home first on her season but she is literally the sweetest and kindest tattoo artist and her work is amazing! I was debating between her and another artist for a design I had fallen in love with and the other artist's assistant told me "Congratulations, she actually accepted to do this design. It will be $3,000." Linzy emailed me back so fast exclaiming how much she loved the design and she would squeeze me in months in advance because she was so excited to do it. It cost me only $600 and it looks beautiful. The way she packed in the reds is absolutely seamless and so many people compliment me on it

[@SebastianEverett-x2q]

You should also look into Steve Tefft. He's considered a joke in the industry, and in my area. He owns a tattoo studio a few miles from where I live. I've been to other artists in his shop, and have since moved with those artists to other studios. He is rude, abrasive, and a criminal. He has hired pedos and people who deal drugs out of his shop. His poor behavior forced him to move the location of his studio to another location in the same town because he could no longer afford to rent the space from before. He's had a few COVID outbreaks of which he never told the clients. Actually upon looking further again, the piercer who was the other referenced before, seems to not be listed on 12's website anymore. There's not actually much about him online, but he is a big joke in the area, and most artists/clients around do not like him and his work has become subpar.

[@artisticalex1206]

That’s crazy. However I never liked Steve’s personality from the beginning. Luckily I live nowhere near him.

[@SebastianEverett-x2q]

@@artisticalex1206 yeah. He's got a crazy big ego. He used to have the skill to back some of it up, but he's gotten lazy in his work.

[@Pugetwitch]

Well I'm glad I just rolled up a fat blunt and have a double shot Nespresso on top of some Sweet condensed milk ready to go!🎉❤ Hullo, my dahlings!

[@simonewoodruff7206]

my exact set up every new video 😭

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

8:31 I know it seems like she got a pass, but it’s best for baby to stay on breast milk if that’s the norm; for people who are not flight risks, it’s a good thing to support maternal - child health as much as possible. We shouldn’t be a-holes just because the mom is one, we need to support baby even if it doesn’t satisfy our need for *vengeance* (humans say they feel the need for justice, but it’s actually rare, what we feel is the desire for revenge, in its classic sense. Justice is a human invention, vengeance is our natural go-to but it gets real murdery real fast)

[@ampelosantlers]

HALLOWEEN TIME!!!!!!! It’s never too early!! I LOVE it!!!!

[@auggiedoggiesmommy1734]

I love the fall and have been slowly putting my fall decorations out. You made me decide to just go all in. It’s been SO hot here still … over 90° F for weeks now and we have at least another week so it doesn’t feel like fall will be here anytime soon.

[@pushinguproses]

She said it was going to be bad, and I don’t know what I was thinking but it’s WAY worse than I thought it’d be. It’s like Madison forgot she was doing a tattoo and instead started doodling as if the machine was a pen or something.

[@rachelc7912]

Loving the hair, makeup, and shirt combo today. You look so cute! Love the fall vibes :)

[@SubliminalLocks]

OK, true story I can't stand her but when she got arrested, it was because she was defending herself. Her ex was extremely abusive. It was bad fucking news. I knew her ex. I watched the whole thing go down. That's her baby daddy.

[@senjak.2357]

I literally gasped when i saw you halloween setup😍😍🥺🥺 i love tattos, halloween and your videos!

[@chrischris7003]

I think the "next session" for thing is always hilarious. Like yea the person that totally ruined my arm, thats who i want fixing it??

[@audisoddisme]

$800 is my cut of rent. I'd be fuming if I didn't get a response for a while

[@Chadwickheiberg]

Its the earliest possible moment to decorate, but good on you haha. I got my first autumn chill here in New England the other day made me sooo happy

[@treacletatts]

Oh how wonderful 🥰

[@izze7618]

It’s NEVER to early for Halloween!!! 🎃 it’s the best time of year!

[@alien-rag-doll]

The artist is definitely an addict I’m so sorry for the people who’ve had to deal with her in that state 😔

[@jessicaausman2402]

My tattoo artist came out of Ink Master season three, Chris May. He is awesome. He deals with me being awkward, and has respect for everyone. He does amazing work, and had the patience of a saint. I am a big fan, thanks for the fun videos!

[@ForbiddenSecrets]

You got the Glow BaB Axo! When it came out I thought you needed one haha

[@chrischris7003]

I actually locked myself out of my apartment while a boilding pot was on the stove. I just moved in and didn’t realize there was a setting on the door handle that will make it lock from the outside no matter what. Neither of my 2 brand new roommates where there, but the landlord was able to come by within the hour to let me in. Day 2 in my NYC apartment and i was already $60 in the hole! But my apartment didnt burn down so all was good 😅

[@melochhobbit4830]

Wooow shit man, I'm glad nothing worse happened haha

[@alexbugarin1089]

That spider is definitely a daddy long legs. Of all the spiders to have around they are the best, they can't bite humans and they get rid of a lot of bugs.

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

I associate early Halloween decor with a cool personality & an appreciation for the “dark season.” I associate early Christmas decor with overbearing moms & hyperactive spending. Huuuuuuge difference. Plus all nature-based religions have lots of “dark” holidays or celebrations, just like it’s 5 o clock somewhere, it’s spooky season somewhere too!

[@HunterLvyiXIII]

As a spiritual person with death centered practices (grief, eol care, spirit work) I can confidently say spooky season is year round and it's great!

[@Amarianee]

My immediate reaction to that picture was a Jordan Howlett paper towel throw, "Nope! House belongs to the spider now!"

[@michaelaa.stanley]

I'm a smoker, and the smoking thing even irked me... Like exactly if it's that bad yes get nicotine patches or pouches - like you would in ANY other job if you weren't self-employed. It's so unprofessional.

[@ripwednesdayadams]

As an ex opiate addict, I’d bet my life that she’s still using. The lateness and excuses are because she needs to cop and get well before the appointment. The frequent smoke breaks and losing track of time is giving opiates if I had to guess from personal experience. No pneumonia should be going to her for a tattoo period.

[@wormitha]

I put Halloween lights on my Christmas tree, it's never too early lol. Also I love your sweater, it looks so cozy!

[@coldchickensoup23]

OMG I REMEMBER BEING ONE OF THE PPL TAGGING U IN THIS VID IM SO HAPPY YOU COVERED IT! IT WAS ABSOLUTELY MIND BOGGLING

[@juliebogen1797]

Looks like a harmless cellar spider! Very helpful houseguests; very effective hunters of insects and other spiders. And don’t worry, spiders lose their legs pretty often. I frequently see spiders running around with 2-3 legs missing; 4 legs is pretty gnarly but it doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a bigger badder spider around lol

[@Duckduckobtusegoose]

Your makeup is STUNNING, shows off your features perfectly and just gives like glowy but not shiny. Love love you are gorg

[@ghxst.girl_]

Side note; Lauren, you're looking very healthy and glowy! (Your hair looks soooo lush!) I hope you're feeling as healthy as you're looking ❤

[@moondreamer7]

I've met her a couple times while I was getting tattooed by someone else and so glad I dodged that bullet! She was definitely milking the whole Ink Master thing back then with posters and billboards galore and was always talking about it to each client that walked in (I could over hear the convos as I was being tattooed). I was gonna make an appointment with her but when I saw how high she was, it was hard pass. During one of my appointments, I noticed her room was empty so I asked why and the owner simply replied "Drama" while shaking his head and rolling his eyes lol.

[@dekusi1857]

15:55 ONCE I WATCHED A VID ABOUT DADDY LONG LEGS YEARS AGO- their legs come off really easy as like a defense mechanism, so like if one leg got caught under something? boop. leg is gone like a lizard tail. in the video I saw they even have different names for how they walk with less legs- they can even get around with ONE LEG???

[@treacletatts]

One leg!!!! 😰 that’s impressive and terrifying 😂

[@jodie5497]

​They are completely harmless, they cant even bite humans. We have tones here in australia, theyre very common in homes and generally just eat small flying insects.

[@OoooshetriesSs]

This reminds me of my mom’s 1st tattoo.. He was a SUPER sweet SUUUPER talented guy & we ADORED him. He was an INCREDIBLE artist.. and then my mom’s appointment came in for shading.. He was 1 1/2 late, FALLING asleep IN my mother’s back. He was a heroin addict. He relapsed. Kicker is… the owner SAT THERE & watched him the ENTIRE TIME. He KNEW! We ran into him yrs later with his wife & he told us NOT only that they guy passed away, but “OH YEAH, he was HIGH AS A KTIE the ENTIRE TIME he did ur tattoo, I had a stern talk with him, god that tattoo RLLY came out bad!” Wild

[@Egg_thing]

16:06 That does look like a cellar spider (pholcidae or commonly knows as a daddy long legs as you wrote) with legs missing. Spiders can shed legs (process called autonomy) if they get damaged or something catches them (for example another cellar spider) and they can even grow them back when they molt. You mentioned wings however which leads me to believe you were thinking of a crane fly, which are also sometimes called daddy long legs but are not spiders or members of the pholcidae family

[@astorbonder408]

As a tattoo artist and someone who collects carnivorous plants, this feels very targeted💀my deepest condolences

[@Dino-1958]

The thing with domestic abuse or any abuse for that matter, is you should always turn around the genders. If a man said he would do it "every day all day" in response to being asked whether he would punch his partner again, (hard enough to leave a black eye), he would be ostracised by all who knew him and be given a very harsh punishment if brought before the court's, I don't think any man would try to use it as a badge of honour.

[@fawn2911]

that's untrue though. many female survivors of dv rarely get justice.

[@AmarylisFlow]

For sure. All the comments would, quite rightly, be about how awful the dv was and what a piece of 💩 they are. Looking at these comments you can see the difference. Full disclosure dv by any gender is hideous and should be treated with equal disdain, sadly it isn’t.

[@mercurialfox]

It does seem like this issue is sort of being swept under the carpet. Abusers of all genders need to be held accountable and unfortunately it doesn't seem to happen very much, with victims/survivors not getting the help they need :(

[@RavenAttwoode]

It's always Halloween in my soul. Love the spooky season decor!

[@JennifersJemz]

Madison couldn't tattoo worth a shit on Ink Master, so I'm not surprised that she did this. what does surprise me is 1) you got those 2 previous tattoos and went back & 2) you paid her that much for anything. Wow.

[@majesdane]

It’s seriously crazy to me when people get mediocre/bad tattoos and then keep going back to those artists. Especially when the artists are way overcharging. Just whyyyyy.

[@cenobabe]

And those two previous tattoos are horrible too, especially that animal on her shoulder, wtf is that?

[@madokami03]

​@@majesdanebecause this client said she loved the previous tattoos she got from Madison, even said they were beautiful. Maybe she improved after Ink Master but declined in skill level again after drugs became involved

[@Elairasel]

28:41 you also don't owe someone a detailed explanation. "I have a family emergency" and that is enough.

[@valeriedahl]

The math is not mathing for me........... she bought an $800 gift card that had the total value of $1,200. Tamara left near what appears to be the start of the tattoo so why is there an offer of the next session to be free? By my math, she has not even used the $1,200 value she had with the deal and the offer I would think should be a refund of some of the gift card and finishing the tattoo for free.

[@RunsLikeMays]

I've been tattooed by a very reputable artist from Ink Master, and it was nothing less than professional. From booking and consultation to deposit and pricing, everything is 100% transparent. Can't wait to get more from him in May!