The one who even at a distance holds up with the tattoo world is familiar with the name Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy. And even if you don’t think You know who he is, you have definitely seen his work. Rihannas immediately recognizable hand tattoo, Cara Delevingnes iconic lion Finger ink, and so many more designs worn by your favorite celebrities are all his crafts.
Bang Bang has been in the business for more than 20 years. Already in 2004, his first celebrity client was rapper and record producer Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys husband. That tattoo put the rest of Bang’s career in motion. From there, it was snowing – then came Katy Perry, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Selena GomezAnd countless more. So far, Bang Bang estimates that he has completed thousands of tattoos on A-listers; Too many to count, really.
Bang Bang is extremely talented on what he does, but the experience you get at Bang Bang Tattoo, his studio in NYC that he opened ten years ago, also helps to separate him. “When we opened the studio we looked at each individual experience for customers – what is our booking process, what does our hospitality look like?” he says. The customized service made it a experienceBut as an innovator in space, Bang Bang always looks for ways to improve. And that is true with his new launch of Forever care.
It felt inauthentic for the brand experience to send customers away with a shopping list for the local pharmacy to buy Aftercare products; Bang Bang really wanted to deliver on the full service requirements by having their own line to send people with. “We started with wording and testing ten years ago, and many of the most well -known celebrity tattoos we have done as a company used forever care in early testing and development,” he says. “People have seen the result of this for several years, and now they get to see the product.”
The Forever Care range includes a moistening conditioner, body bar and clarifying lotion, all designed to nourish ink after extradition. Caring about your entire tattoo experience is what the Bang Bang studio does best, and that, along with his great talent, is what keeps the A-lists going through his studioist (or flying him to exotic places on their private jet rays … more on it in the future).
“A large tattoo defines you,” says Bang Bang. “And we find it on these celebrities.” So without further ado, continue to read when Bang Bang rounds up their five favorite celebrities tattoos and shares some stories behind the scenes.
