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Amsterdam Impulse: Spood Tattoos

It is so hard to believe that three days have been and gone already. I just sent the most amazing three days in Amsterdam with my partner, and we didn't waste a minute of it. From the minute we woke up to the moment we went to bed, we were out and about, experiencing the sights, sounds, tastes and smells that Amsterdam had to offer.
One of the things we did, on impulse, was decide to get tattoos. Matching tattoos at that. Initially we had decided we only wanted something small, something sort of secret, and we both agreed on a spider. Maybe a black widow? We visited a few parlours, but in the end it was the first one we had visited (naturally) that gave us the best vibes, so we went in there and explained what we wanted... He took our thoughts on board, and came out with this:
And so now we are branded... Lol. We couldn't be happier, to be honest. It was a lot bigger than we initally wanted, but he charged us less than he initially quoted and it was done very quickly and cleanly. We both loved the design, and are already talking about our next ones (more spiders are definitely on the cards for me!)

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