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Reader's Choice - Best Tattoo Shop
Winner - LB Home + Living 2018
Reader's Choice Best Tattoo Shop
Winner OC Weekly - 2011-2014, 2016
Reader's Choice - Best Tattoo Shop
Winner Long Beach Post 2019-2021
Reader's Choice - Best Tattoo Artist, Kari Barba
Winner - LB Home + Living 2018
Reader's Choice Best Tattoo Artist, Kari Barba
Winner OC Weekly - 2011-2015
Reader's Choice - Best Piercing Studio
2018 - editor's choice best piercing studio
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Mondial du Tatouage 2020 is coming!
We will be attending the Paris tattoo convention again this year for the 10th anniversary! Kari will be returning as a judge alongside...

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Nov 22, 20191 min read
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TATTOO Exhibit travels to Taiwan's Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Back in November 2017, Outer Limits was fortunate enough to be apart of the exhibit, TATTOO, at The Natural History Museum of Los...

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Nov 15, 20191 min read
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Explorer Tattoo Conference Women's Summit Recap
We are so profoundly lucky to live in a time when knowledge is easily accessible at our fingertips, and there are people who are willing...

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Nov 7, 20191 min read
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Kari Barba X Tattoo Smart Octopus Brush Set
Kari Barba's Octopus Brush Set for ProCreate and ClipStudio is now available from Tattoo Smart! We are so honored to have Kari be apart...

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Nov 1, 20192 min read
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Bay Area Convention was a blast!
Brandon, Mickey, Jorell, and Jenny attended The Bay Area Tattoo Convention this past weekend. Everyone had a great time and made some...

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Oct 20, 20191 min read
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‘I ain’t having no chick tattoo me’: Kari Barba’s smiling revolution
The Long Beach Post recently did an article about Kari and the history of the shop. Check out the full article here.

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Dec 29, 20181 min read
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EXPLORER TATTOO CONFERENCE
The annual Explorer Tattoo Conference is coming up, and we are extremely pleased to announce that our very own Kari Barba will be one of...

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Jul 29, 20181 min read
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“Women’s Ink: A Discussion by and about Women Tattooists”
Thursday night's panel discussion and closing party at NHMLA was magical! It was so incredible to listen to these powerful women discuss...

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May 14, 20181 min read
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Mickey T. at NHMLA Parlor!
MIckey tattooed her lovely sister at the Natural History Museum's Tattoo Parlor. It was a great time.

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May 14, 20181 min read
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Outer Limits turns 35!
April 1st marks the 35th anniversary of Outer Limits Tattoo. It's been an awesome journey so far! We're looking forward to the next 35...

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Apr 2, 20181 min read
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Jorell at NHMLA!
Another excellent day at the Natural History Museum in the books! This time we had Jorell. Up next is Mickey T this Friday. Sadly, the...

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Apr 2, 20181 min read
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The crew returns from Le Mondial du Tatouage 2018!
Kari, Brandon, Mickey, and Jorell recently returned from the convention in Paris! Look at these guys! This is the image we used for their...

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Apr 2, 20181 min read
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Larua Wangerin at NHMLA
Laura Wangering tattooed in the parlor at the Natural History Museum Los Angeles on March 7th. We are so honored to apart of this...

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Apr 2, 20181 min read
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Jhon Gutti at Natural History Museum
We had another artist tattoo at the Natural History Museum last week. This time we had Jhon Gutti. The tattoo he chose to work on is very...

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Feb 6, 20181 min read
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Mondial du Tatouage 2018!
Our artists, Brandon Flores, Mickey T, and Jorell Elie, are returning to Paris, France for Mondial du Tatouage 2018! This is one the very...

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Feb 6, 20181 min read
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Shay Bredimus at Natural History Museum.
Our talented tattoo artist, Shay Bredimus, Tattooed at the Natural History Museum Los Angeles in December as part of the ongoing Tattoo...

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Feb 6, 20181 min read
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Check out Kari on TV!
Last Wednesday, our own Kari Barba was interviewed by Gayle Anderson of KTLA Channel 5 for the Tattoo exhibit at the Natural History...

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Jan 22, 20181 min read
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Kari will be on TV tomorrow!
Kari’s going to be on TV this Wednesday! Tune in on January 17, 2018 to channel 5 KTLA Morning News @ktla5news with Gayle Anderson...

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Jan 17, 20181 min read
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Shop owner, Kari Barba, featured in LA Weekly.
read the full article here.

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Dec 4, 20171 min read
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Check out SCPR's article about the "Tattoo" exhibit at The Natural History Musem.
read the full article here

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Dec 4, 20171 min read
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