“Any time I go in to a museum with ancient artifacts, I’m, like, ‘Wow, I can tattoo that,’ ” she says. The older designs translate well in a hand-poke style, Psihou says.

Ellie also has the Tibetan mantra 'Om mani padme hum', which means jewel in the lotus' in red ink on her left wrist and the design was created by Dr Woo at his famous Shamrock Social Club in ...