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Tattoo Station are bringing only the very best tattoo supplies to New Zealand at a reduced cost. And we’re passing the savings on to you. Tattoo Station We are an artist-run tattoo supply company, owned and operated by one of the country’s finest tattoo studios, Sunset Tattoo. From simple beginnings, Sunset has now become one of New Zealand’s finest tattoo studios, and all in an incredibly short period of time. We started as somewhere we could create artwork, in many different media, without stress or pressure, and in two short years we are now attracting some of the best tattoo artists...

Tattoo Station is the sister company of Sunset Tattoo. We are first and foremost tattoo artists. With our combined decades of experience, we know what makes a good tattoo product, and we know how much that product should cost. That’s why we cut out the middleman and bring the highest quality tattoo aftercare to New Zealand, and pass the savings onto you. Protat Aftercare Cream Protat are the world’s first tattoo aftercare company. By using professional, experienced chemists in their development team, they are constantly researching new ingredients, with natural products receiving special attention. Epidermal Research has structured all of the...

They say a bad workman blames his tools. In the case of tattoo artists, sub-par needles can actually make a huge difference to the outcome of the tattoo. That’s why here at Tattoo Station, we have sourced the highest quality individual needles to use at our studio. The importance of tattoo needles The needle is possibly the most important part of the tattooing process. It is the only contact point between you and the client. Piercing the skin of someone and getting paid for it means you have to be perfect. Any equipment you use must be of the highest...

Ask any member of the public which equipment is essential in a tattoo studio, and 99% of them will say a tattoo gun. Ask a professional tattoo artist, and you’ll get a long list of equipment that they simply can’t do without. It’s these small essentials that we need every day. They may not be obvious, but nothing gets done without them. As professional tattoo artists, the guys at Tattoo Station are know how important these everyday essential items are. We also know how important it is to have only the very best quality, both for outcome and safety. We...

“To each their own” as the saying goes, but what if given two options, one is clearly better than the other? Then it becomes not a case of personal choice, but rather adapt or get left behind. We believe this is the case when it comes to tattoo tubes. Sunset Tattoo have been exclusively using disposable tattoo tubes for a few years now, and during those years we have found them to be superior to steel tubes. Disadvantages of steel tattoo tubes While steel tubes have their advantages (and supporters), they still lose to disposable tubes in the one issue...