Entries from August 2009

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Wednesday Spotlight: Derek Fontanilla

Derek Fontanilla stumbled across the airbrush tattoo industry over three years ago when he bought a couple tats for his daughters. Intrigued by the process, he went home and did his research. Six months later, with his wife’s support, he bought a kit and started tatting. Fontanilla’s first gig with his new business was a [...]

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Dude, Killer Tan

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer department, recently announced UV-emitting tanning devices including all tanning beds and tanning booths as “carcinogenic to humans.” In fact, according to the IARC research, “the risk of cutaneous melanoma is increased by 75% when the use of tanning devices [...]