About Me

Recovering perfectionist, fine line tattoo artist, detalist and lone wolf at Shade and Stencil.
Florida native, wife and mama of two boys.

I wasn't always in the beauty industry per say, on and off bartender and an orthodontic
assistant, who dreamt of owning my own practice someday.

I had a few plot twists, but I ended up landing right where I am meant to be. I am living my dream of owning my own business, creating and building connections and helping my community. As a tattoo artist, I finally feel like I am home.

I got to work right away and have thrown all my time into tattooing and creating a solid foundation. Two cosmetic certifications under me, and I received my brow fairy wings from The Brow Fairy in October 2023.

I love having the opportunity of setting the bar for someone's first tattoo experience, giving besties cute ink for life or that I can create natural looking brows for my clients, I find that the boost of confidence you get from having your dream brows may not always be loud, that inner voice we have starts to speak a little kinder with every glimpse in the mirror.

I am here to prove ink doesn't have to be bold to have a big impact.

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Melissa