Studio News • August 2025

Hollywood Came to Capel Street

When the Irish Independent runs a piece about your studio, you take a moment. When that piece is about a Hollywood actress who booked in, sat in the chair, and walked out with a beautiful fine line tattoo — you take two.

In the summer of 2025, Judy Greer — one of Hollywood’s most beloved and prolific character actresses — booked an appointment at XOXO Tattoo on Capel Street during a visit to Dublin. The session made the pages of the Irish Independent, caught attention across social media, and left Judy with a piece of fine line tattooing she’ll carry for life. Here’s the story.

How It Happened

Judy booked her appointment a few days before coming in — the way most of our clients do. No entourage, no special requests, no fuss. Just someone who loves tattoos, planning ahead, and choosing XOXO as the place to get it done while she was in Dublin.

The Irish Independent picked up the story shortly after, running a feature on the visit and the tattoo itself — a moment that put XOXO in front of a national audience and confirmed a testament to the quality of work coming out of XOXO every day.

And the result? A stunning fine line vinyl record player — delicate, precise, and perfectly placed. For anyone who knows Judy’s personality (and if you’ve ever seen an interview, you do), it makes complete sense. It’s personal. It’s cool. It has character.

Judy Greer at XOXO — Capel Street, Dublin 1. Photo: @xoxo.dublin

Who Is Judy Greer?

If you’ve watched almost anything in the last twenty-five years, you’ve seen Judy Greer. She’s one of those actors whose face is immediately familiar even if you can’t always place the name — which, frankly, is a mark of just how versatile she is.

Her breakout moment came alongside Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30, but she’d already been turning heads in Jawbreaker and What Women Want before that. In the years since, she’s appeared in 27 Dresses, Love & Other Drugs, Two and a Half Men, and a string of critically acclaimed projects that showcase her range from dry comedy to genuine emotional depth.

At the time of her Dublin visit, she was fresh off a scene-stealing turn in Stick — the Apple TV+ comedy series alongside Owen Wilson and Marc Maron, in which she plays Amber-Linn, Wilson’s warmly chaotic ex-wife. It’s exactly the kind of role she makes look effortless.

Inside the session at XOXO — Capel Street, Dublin 1. Photos: @xoxo.dublin

The Tattoo: Fine Line, All Heart

The design Judy chose says a lot. A fine line vinyl record player — rendered with the kind of precision and restraint that fine line tattooing demands at its best. It’s not showy. It’s meaningful. It’s the choice of someone who knows what they want and isn’t trying to impress anyone.

Fine line tattooing is one of XOXO’s signature styles — and it’s one of the most demanding forms of the craft. Where bold blackwork forgives a little movement, fine line lives or dies on the artist’s control and consistency. The resulting pieces are delicate, detailed, and when done right, genuinely breathtaking.

For a first-time visitor to the studio, Judy came in knowing what she wanted. And she left with exactly that.

A Session Like Any Other — Just Not Quite

Judy booked her appointment, came in, got tattooed, and left happy. In that sense it was a completely normal session at XOXO. The Irish Independent picked it up, it got shared around, and people noticed. That’s about the size of it.

What we can say is that she found us, chose us, and left with something she wanted. That’s the job — whoever’s in the chair.

Fine line work in progress at XOXO — the same style Judy Greer chose. Photo: @xoxo.dublin

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