Please arrive at least 15 minutes early. This gives you time to settle in, complete paperwork, discuss final placement, and get ready without rushing the appointment.
Pop-up event appointments
Booked with us at a festival, party, event, market, or other Hoochimama pop-up?
Return to the same Hoochimama Tattoo pop-up where you made your booking. Do not come to the Fremantle studio unless your booking specifically says so.
Your confirmation will include your appointment date and time. Event access, venue entry, parking, queues, ticket requirements, and finding the tattoo area are your responsibility, so allow extra time.
Find the tent. Pick the flash. Leave with the ink.
HOW HOOCHIMAMA WORKS
Hoochimama is a shared tattoo space filled with independent artists doing what they do best.
Resident and guest artists operate as independent contractors. Each artist is responsible for their own:
- Tattoo work and artistic decisions
- Pricing and quotes
- Booking availability
- Deposits and payment arrangements
- Design process and consultation
- Aftercare advice
- Touch-up assessments
The studio provides the space and supports the experience, but your artist is your primary contact for anything related to your tattoo.
For design changes, placement questions, rescheduling, or artist-specific payment queries, contact your artist directly.
STRICTLY 18+
Hoochimama tattoos clients aged 18 and over only. No exceptions.
Bring valid physical photo ID to your appointment. If you cannot provide ID, the appointment cannot go ahead and your deposit may be forfeited.
COME READY TO GET TATTOOED
Great tattoos start before the needle touches skin.
Please arrive:
- At least 15 minutes early
- Well-fed
- Properly hydrated
- Well-rested
- Sober
- With valid photo ID
- Wearing clothing that gives your artist clear access to the tattoo area
Please do not:
- Arrive drunk, high, intoxicated, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Arrive severely hungover, dehydrated, or unwell
- Arrive with sunburnt, damaged, irritated, or freshly shaved skin
- Take blood-thinning substances before your session unless medically prescribed and discussed with your artist
- Use numbing cream unless your artist has approved it before the appointment
We do not tattoo clients who are intoxicated or unable to provide informed consent. If you arrive under the influence, your appointment may be cancelled and your deposit forfeited.
For the week before your tattoo, moisturise the area daily and keep it protected from sunburn. Get a good sleep the night before and eat a solid meal before you arrive.
HEALTH, MEDICATIONS, AND BEING UNWELL
Tell your artist before the appointment if you:
- Are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Have a medical condition that may affect tattooing or healing
- Have diabetes, epilepsy, immune-system conditions, or blood-borne illnesses
- Take blood thinners, prescription medication, or any medication that affects healing
- Have allergies, sensitive skin, skin conditions, or a history of reactions to ink, latex, adhesive, or numbing products
- Are currently receiving medical treatment
- Have cold, flu, COVID-like, or contagious symptoms
If you are unwell, contact your artist as soon as possible to reschedule. We want you healthy, comfortable, and able to heal the tattoo well.
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## DESIGN PROCESS
Every artist has their own design process, and most prepare artwork close to the appointment date.
Trust the process. Your artist is usually balancing drawing, tattooing, messages, and multiple upcoming clients. Please avoid requesting early previews unless your artist has agreed to provide one.
Small changes can generally be discussed on the day. Major changes to the concept, design, size, placement, or style may mean your artist cannot proceed as planned.
Turning up with a completely different idea may result in:
- A shortened appointment
- A rescheduled appointment
- Cancellation of the appointment
- Loss of your deposit
Your deposit secures the artist’s time and preparation, not a specific design.
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PAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS
Payment is made directly to your artist, or through the studio system on their behalf.
- Card payments are available, with a 1.4% card surcharge
- Some artists may accept cash or bank transfer
- Bring a little extra in case your session runs longer or you add to your tattoo
- Tattoo pricing can change if the size, placement, detail, or design changes
Deposits are non-refundable. They secure your appointment time and cover the artist’s preparation and lost booking opportunity if you cancel.
With sufficient notice, your artist may choose to transfer your deposit to a new appointment. Deposit transfers, rescheduling, and cancellations remain at the artist’s discretion.
CANCELLATIONS, RESCHEDULING, AND LATE ARRIVALS
Life happens. Let your artist know as early as possible if you need to make changes.
- Rescheduling requires at least four days’ notice
- Late cancellations and no-shows result in loss of deposit
- Late arrival may reduce your tattoo time or result in cancellation
- If you are running late, contact your artist or the studio immediately
- Repeated rescheduling may require a new deposit
Your artist may have another client immediately after you, so being early keeps the day smooth for everyone.
SUPPORT PEOPLE
You are welcome to bring one support person if needed, but space is limited and some artists may not be able to accommodate extra people.
Check with your artist first. Respect the studio environment, other clients, and your artist’s concentration while they work.
AFTERCARE: THE HEAL IS IN YOUR HANDS
Your artist creates the tattoo. You protect the heal.
Your artist will give you specific aftercare instructions. Follow them exactly, including instructions for bandages, washing, moisturising, clothing, exercise, swimming, sun exposure, and sleeping.
A tattoo’s final result depends on more than the work done in the chair. Healing, friction, scratching, sun exposure, swimming, infection, lifestyle, and failure to follow aftercare can all affect the final result.
Please read your artist’s aftercare instructions and contact them promptly if you have concerns during healing.
STUDIO TATTOO TOUCH-UPS
Touch-ups are not automatically included with every tattoo.
For tattoos completed at the Hoochimama Fremantle studio, any touch-up request must be raised with the studio or your artist within 14 days of the original appointment.
Each request is assessed by the artist on a case-by-case basis. Whether a touch-up is offered, whether it is complimentary or paid, and when it can be booked is entirely at the artist’s discretion.
A complimentary touch-up may be declined where the result has been affected by healing circumstances outside the artist’s control, including:
- Failure to follow aftercare instructions
- Swimming, sun exposure, excessive sweating, gym activity, friction, picking, or scratching during healing
- Infection, illness, medication, skin reactions, or medical factors
- Damage caused after leaving the studio
- Changes requested by the client after the original tattoo
- Areas known to heal unpredictably or fade more easily
After 14 days, complimentary touch-ups are not available. Any further work may be quoted as a new appointment.
POP-UP TATTOOS: NO TOUCH-UPS
Pop-up tattoos are designed and priced as event tattoos. They are completed in a live event environment, and no complimentary or guaranteed touch-ups are offered for tattoos completed at Hoochimama pop-ups.
Festivals, parties, events, markets, and similar activations involve conditions the artist cannot control after you leave the chair. Dancing, sweating, dust, sun, alcohol, crowds, moshing, friction, swimming, travel, poor sleep, and partying can all affect fresh tattoo healing.
Have fun—but look after your fresh ink.
By booking a pop-up tattoo, you understand that:
- You are responsible for following aftercare instructions
- You are responsible for protecting the tattoo after leaving the pop-up
- Hoochimama and the artist do not provide free touch-ups for pop-up tattoos
- Any future work, if available, is assessed by the artist and may be charged as a new tattoo appointment
A festival memory is permanent. Treat it that way.
GUEST ARTISTS
Guest artists are here for a limited time, and booking with them is a special opportunity.
Keep in mind:
- Guest artists may not be available for touch-ups after their guest spot ends
- Guest artist availability, deposits, payments, and booking terms may differ
- Some artists may have limited English, so clear and respectful communication helps
- Large-scale or multi-session pieces must be carefully planned within their available dates
- Future sessions may not be possible until the artist returns, if they return
Please respect their time, schedule, and booking conditions.
FINAL NOTES
We’re here to make the tattoo experience smooth, comfortable, and memorable—for the right reasons.
Arrive prepared. Respect your artist. Trust the process. Follow the aftercare. Let’s make something worth keeping.
Come for the decision. Leave with the ink.
Thanks for choosing Hoochimama Tattoo. We can’t wait to tattoo you.
