$80 Tattoo Vs. $875 Tattoo

- Yo Ben, what's up friend? - What's happening? - So today I'm going to record a

tattoo

video, the style is worth it, I wanted you to help me. - What do you need? - I need you to get three

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s on your body today. - You're out of my mind. - I heard so. I don't know where that came from but someone said yes, from back there, for you. Let's... - It's not us, it's me. - Right now you're on your way to getting three different tattoos at three drastically different prices to find out which one is worth the most for its price.

So my opinion is you have 100 dollars, where do you go? - So we're not going to get a cheap tattoo, we're going to get a quality tattoo that costs less than 100 dollars. - Exactly. - Is what we are doing now honestly a good idea? - In the previous video you said that you wanted a manga. I'll play the clip right now for people, you said that. - I'm ready to get a full sleeve now. - Oh Jesus. - I need to get something that complements the moon, maybe continue with the space theme. - Space jam. - Thinking it should be related to Peter Pan.

I want all these tattoos to mean something. The book is simply a classic work of literature. It helped me get through a difficult time in my life. So what simple thing can I get that is related to Peter Pan? - You could get Peter Pan's face. - No. - Get a watch. - Wait, that's not a bad idea. Although that sounds detailed. There is the classic line, second on the right, which continues straight until morning. The two stars, that's where Neverland is located. - Oh! That's great. - Oh, I like that. - And it goes with the space theme and it is not Space Jam. - Hey, I'm telling you, Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny. - Hello, my name is Patrick, we are at Tattoo Lounge in Venice.

One of Venice's original stores, almost 23 years old. - We have 100 dollars, we want to get a tattoo for that amount of money, can we do it here? - Yes, easily, our minimum is $80. - Do you have a particular style? - I do watercolor work but I do a lot of black style work. There's a lot of illustrative stuff and a lot of good textures. - What makes it a good tattoo? - A tattoo will stay well or not. And that's all in the craftsmanship, how you handle your tools, how you put down the lines, all those things go into the actual tattoo and it stands the test of time. -Then I want to get the two stars that Peter refers to when he tells Wendy where Neverland is located. - We can keep that idea but maybe disguise it just a touch.

And that way, you get something with a little more character, a little more style, and you really feel like you're spending your money in the right place. - I like the sound of that, yeah. - Yes, let's do it. (rock music) - Okay, now I'm facetiming Annie. I'm getting the templates. - I like it. - This is the master behind this. - Hello, please make it look good, please. - Okay, stop it. There's a subtle pain all the time, it's like a two out of 10. The gentlest hands on the boulevard, is that what you call them? - That's how it is.

Honestly, my clients made it up. - That's exactly what I was looking for. Friend thank you very much. - My pleasure. - I couldn't be happier with the result, you killed it. Jared, what do you think? Do you have any desire to get a tattoo now? - Yes, I would. I want to name myself after my daughter. - Do you have time to get another tattoo? - If I have time. (rock music) - Boom. - Yes I understand. - You seemed extremely happy getting that tattoo. - I can't imagine having a better tattoo experience than that. - Feel this bad boy.

Made from tattoo. Mandy Moore has a sperm tattoo commemorating her male bandmates from 10 years ago. I'll just say that I hope she lost a bet. - Maybe I have a sperm swimming towards the moon. - Very well, then to the next place. - Let's do it. - We are five minutes from Body Electric. - I want to do something else that is inspiring. The classic Gene Wilder Willy Wonka. And I'm thinking about taking the elevator that eventually takes them through the ceiling to fly through outer space. - That's so cool. - It's great but it sounds big and painful. - It's worth it. - Body Electric has been here for about 25 years and I have been here for five of those years. -How do you differentiate a good tattoo from a bad one? - There are not enough people who trust.

That is the number one element to getting an amazing tattoo. The moment someone stops trusting me or puts doubts in my head, the doubt gets worse. - You had some ideas, however, about what you wanted to do. - At the end of the movie, the elevator goes through the glass ceiling and I wanted it to be like the elevator making its way into space. - It sounds like a great idea. - So let's say it takes about two hours. - It would run around $400, give or take, depending on where the time is to run everything. It will take a little preparation. - That's perfect.

And then we'll build some space galaxy elements around that. God, what am I doing? Holy shit. It looks incredible. Holy... Are we done? - We're done. - Dude, this is amazing. Look at this. I'm on cloud nine right now. My girlfriend's facetime right now. - It looks amazing, you're so tough. - Check it out. - $400 very good use. - Friend, I'm not going to be able to hide this from my grandmother. - I feel a little bad, this thing will be on your arm for the rest of your life. - Stop feeling bad or you'll make me doubt that I'm okay. - Okay, it's just, what are you doing? - What the fuck?

It was your idea. - I know, but I didn't think you would accept it. - What the hell am I doing here then? - I don't know friend, why are we here? Made from tattoo. Four in 10 millennials have gotten a tattoo. - Yes, that doesn't surprise me. - Okay, so the last place we're going, we're not actually going today. Here's the thing. This last place, the highest-end tattoo you can get. There was a very, very, very long waiting list. Fortunately, I was able to fit you into his schedule but we can't fit you in today. - Good.

Let's take our time with this. Thanks Steven, I never thought I'd say that today, but thanks. Alright, where the hell are you taking me? - Let's go to the last place here. It is a private studio, by invitation only, their waiting list is up to a year. - Curse. - Yes, and he managed to include us in his agenda. So let's go to the consultation right now where he will decide if he wants to work with you or not. - I'm a game. Hello. - Hello. - How are you? - Hello how are you. Esteban. - Steven, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. - How are you doing, Ben? -Ben, nice to meet you.

If they want a drink, they can make one the old-fashioned way. Obviously we're not getting tattoos today, so cheers, man. - Health. - to start the night. -How would you describe your style. - I hand draw each person's tattoo I do. I like to create a tattoo that looks like a piece of art or a painting and just transfers to the skin. - What is your process? - I will only be truly willing to work on a project that I am very excited about, just for the benefit of the client. -After looking around, this seems like the place where I would like to make my next piece. - Once we get in, we can talk and discuss things.

Let's go ahead and get it going. Generally, I just let the client in with the query. - I would prefer to talk to Scott one on one, no offense. - It's good, awesome. Yes, it happens. - Thank you. - You already had this moon, correct? That's why they put this here. - Right, exactly. - There's an open space up there and that way, it'll feel like a full half sleeve. You have a lot of things flowing freely. There's some really structured stuff here, but it would be nice to have a really strong structure up there, with some open skin, maybe a weather aspect. - The temporal aspect goes with the Peter Pan element. - Is there anything else?

I mean, when you're digging deep, let it have a big impact on your life. -My aunt passed away unexpectedly last year, if she had to give you images of her eyes...-Impressive. - And we could build the eyes into the centerpiece with a clock somehow... - Now we're getting somewhere. - A lot of people try to discourage you from pursuing a creative field, but she was like, "Ben, listen to yourself," she was the human embodiment of joy, and if we were to use my aunt as the centerpiece. - Yes, that's what I was waiting to hear.

This is something I would be totally willing to create. I am enthusiastic. - Me too. - You will receive a drawing in your email inbox at least three days before your appointment. - Did he send you his design by email? - If he did. - I'm ready to see it. - Oh Lord. It has room at the bottom, keeping the... I'm going to cry right now. That's fucking spectacular. - Yeah, I'm just looking to make sure everything is solid in the design. Because I am about to execute this work of art. Because I made the drawing and then asked Jane to make the template.

Now it's a piece of paper with 2D flat dimensions and we wrap it around a cylinder or a cone. In your case, a deltoid. Wait. Straight from there. Oh yeah, buddy, this is going to be good. - Yeah? - It is working well. - Shit, what do you think Steven? - I will give you an honest opinion. Yes, this is amazing. - Oh shit. - It's very cool. - I got the girlfriend's approval, which is always good. It's big, it's great, let's do this, I'm 100%. The painful part hasn't started, I'm just here trying to meditate through the process. - I'm inventing things as I go. - Oh yeah, any new additions I should know about? - Maybe, you'll see. - It's also good that these musical notes are incorporated because my brother's best friend, Johnny, was a DJ.

He was in that Oakland warehouse fire and died. So I'm taking one of these musical notes, putting its meaning into that note, so it's like I have Johnny with me in addition to my aunt. - I ended up finishing this eye here, this section will be the bulk of it and we'll be done in a couple of hours. - I look just like the tattoo. It's like my insides are now visible on the outside of my body. - We are already at the last marks, friend. Very good, made friend. - Right at six o'clock. It's amazing, now I have my aunt with me forever on my arm.

I didn't think it was possible but you did it, thank you very much. - It's there, man. - How much does this tattoo cost? - The price of that piece is $875. - I'll take it. I guess I don't really have a choice right now. - No, you don't. - Which tattoo with the given price was more worth it? - Body electric, we had Mike who did an amazing job attaching the wonka-vator to my arm. - Deserves to be one of the truly classic tattoo parlors in Los Angeles. They offer you a very affordable price. - And you can go in there, the day of, and do it sometimes. - That is incredible. - Highlights my experience with Speakeasy Tattoo.

The artwork is very original and took us a lot of time and it turns out that this piece is also the most impactful for me, I must say it is the most worth it. You can't put a price on a permanent shirt that I just put on. - That kind of passion, for a second it made me think that I should get a tattoo and then I said no, no tattoo. But the only place that made me think that was Speakeasy Tattoo. - So that's your winner? - No no? - It's not. - Oh shoot. - My worthwhile winner goes to Tattoo Lounge. - I'm a coward, that guy has the gentlest hands on the boulevard, I would go there.

By the way, I won't get a tattoo, I'll never get a tattoo. - We understand it, we understand it. - Have fun with your tattoos. - Thank you for this. - What, no, no, I'm not going to accept that. - Okay, don't do it, because I don't mean it. - Okay, get out of my car. - A tattoo this size is normally something I try to do in a couple of sessions but I mean, you didn't want to do that so here we are, man.