Discover your next piece of body art with Cruelty Free Ink Pokes. Laila has provided hand-poked tattoos since 2021.

Specialising in traditional, machine-free techniques to create a unique style and experience.

Committed to a fully vegan and ethical practice, ensuring your tattoo is beautiful, kind, and crafted with care for the art, the environment and YOU.

“What makes your tattoos vegan?”

Some traditional inks contain glycerin (from animal fat), bone char (for black ink), gelatin (as a stabilizer), or shellac (from beetles). However, many modern high quality brands are now vegan and cruelty free.

I use ink and stencil products that do not contain animal-derived ingredients or by-products and are not tested on animals. Vegan alternatives use vegetable glycerin, plant-based pigments, and synthetic materials to achieve the same durability and vibrancy in inks.

The aftercare I provide and recommend to clients is vegan friendly, which avoids ingredients like beeswax or lanolin.

I also like to use eco-friendly barries and tools where possible, that are made from biodegradable materials, to reduce my impact on the environment as much as I can in such a high waste industry.

And of course, me! ‘Cruelty Free’ comes from my personal philosophy of living a cruelty free, vegan lifestyle which has been important to me since 2013.

Hand poke or ‘stick and poke’ tattoos are made by pushing the needle and ink into the skin manually, one dot at a time, without a machine.

This technique is the oldest form of tattooing with its ancient origins from around the world including: Egypt, Japan, Rome and Pacific Islands.

HAND POKE - VEGAN - LGBTQIA+ ALLY