Nathalie got her first tattoo machine when she was 16.
Now in her 20s, she has been an apprentice at a tattoo studio for about a year.
She says that in the meantime, she does like several other aspiring tattoo artists and practices on clients even at home in the apartment, but that she is meticulous about products and hygiene.
- I think a lot about nickel and things like that that can be sensitive to the skin.
What I absolutely have to check are the EU's requirements and that they are approved.
Then I know there won't be any complications from my side, she says.
Risks of home tattooing
The Swedish Medicines Agency has warned that people who carry out tattoos in the home environment expose themselves and others to serious risks.
Among other things, it concerns non-approved colors that are sold to home tattoo artists.
Nathalie recognizes the problem and tells about a person who broke open an ink pen and used a sewing needle to make a tattoo.
- I don't understand how it can click well in the head to poke pen ink into the skin with a sewing needle that hasn't been sterilized.
I'm sure that real tattooists have opinions about me and what I do too, but that's on a completely different level.
The amount Nathalie takes from clients to cover time and material costs when she tattoos at home, she pays no tax on - that's why she wants to remain anonymous.
Hear her talk about "scratchers", another word for home tattooists, in the clip above.