The reason why I started tattooing was to support my art."
She told us about going to work at Black Ink in full glam, “You have to.
On TV, don’t you want to look cute?”
Bae also talked about the pressures of being on TV right after having her son.
“After the baby, I gained so much weight,” she shared.
“I’m like, “Ugh.”
I feel insecure watching it.”
“It started when I became a mom,“she told The List.
I already had 20 jobs.”
All that at once.”
The tattoo artist and new mom began by finding someone to help her designs come to life.
Streamlining her clothing was also a time-saving hack she knew other moms could benefit from.
“I knew that wasn’t just my struggle.
I made the clothing line for everyday women who’re just struggling to hold it together.”
“I have a big following on Instagram,” she explained.
I went to Foot Locker around the corner from my shop and bothered them.
“I feel like you need my stuff here.”
After two months, they reached out and that’s how I got in."
“I make it happen because that’s what moms do,” she said.
“We make it happen.”
Black Ink Crew airs on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. on VH1.
