P.inked is a cosmetic tattoo and beauty studio at 35 Whenuapai Drive in Whenuapai, Auckland, run by Jaimee, a third-generation tattoo artist whose family has worked in the NZ tattoo industry for over 40 years. It offers lip blush, eyeliner tattoo, brow sculpting and lamination, and lash lifts, holds a 5.0 rating from 94 reviews, and opens Tuesday to Thursday, with a consult requested first if you already have work from elsewhere.
Cosmetic tattoo is a softer cousin of body art: pigment sits close to the surface and is designed to fade, so results stay soft and natural and are refreshed every year or two. Fresh work always looks darker than the healed result, so judge an artist on healed photos, and plan on a touch-up six to eight weeks after the first session to perfect the colour.
It's a handy West Auckland stop for cosmetic tattoo and brow and lash beauty, right on Whenuapai Drive.