All deposits are non-refundable, no exceptions. The deposit does apply to the appointment. After your session, the deposit from booking will be deducted  to the end of session price.

• If you need to reschedule your session, you must notify me at least 48 hours before your appointment date and time. I will roll your deposit to a new date to hold. Failure to notify me within 48 hours will result in the loss of your whole deposit.

Reschedule Policy

• Clients are permitted one (1) reschedule, during which the original deposit may be transferred to a new appointment date. To qualify, you must provide notice at least 48 hours prior to your session. All reschedule requests must be submitted through my assistant via email. Please note that only one reschedule is allowed, regardless of how early you notify us.

• If a second reschedule is requested—even with more than 48 hours’ notice—the original deposit will be forfeited with no exceptions. Yaya books only a few months in advance and cannot hold a deposit for extended periods (such as half a year or longer). For this reason, the deposit from your first and only reschedule is valid for three (3) months from the date of your original appointment. Clients must secure the new appointment date within this three-month window.

• If that window passes, or if a second reschedule is requested, the original deposit is forfeited and a new deposit will be required to book again.

Failure to arrive within 20 minutes of your scheduled appointment time without contacting me will be considered a no-call, no-show. This will result in the forfeiture of your deposit, a cancellation fee, and removal from my client list for all future bookings.
My time and commitment to my business are important, and no-call/no-show appointments are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

I do not show or send my drawings prior to the appointment date. We will review it during your session and discuss any changes in person.

If your requested revisions result in half of the design or more being changed, the additional drawing and editing time needed will be applied toward your appointment time. Please be aware that substantial design revisions may reduce the amount of tattooing that can be completed during your session..

If you request to change the whole design completely after booking, you must submit a new form to my assistant at a minimum of one (1) week before your appointment. However, I can not guarantee the approval of your re-submission or the immediate reschedule of your session as it would need to accommodate date my existing bookings. You will be subject to the loss of your deposit if the change is denied. I can refer you to another tattoo artist, or you may substitute it for a small design during your scheduled appointment to replace the non-refundable deposit paid. 

I may not process or review tattoo forms inquiry while my books are closed. 

Touch-ups are complimentary as long as the client books another future appointment. The complimentary touch-up will be done at that future visit. **For clients in Washington, this touch-up policy will be exempt only while she is still working in Washington.
Starting in 2026, Clients will no longer receive grandfathered access to the old touch-up policy of stand-alone complimentary touch-up appointment, it will revert back to her original policy of tandem touch-up appointments.