I’m tattoed and totally addicted to tattoos !
I’ve started later : I was 34 when I get my first tat. I've taken my time to really think about it, because being tattoed isn’t a game : you will be inked for the rest of your life.
So, what do you have to do to be tattoed ?
As I said, first you have to seriously think about it. It’s not a beauty accessory or a jewel. It’s definitive (even if you have the possibility to delete a tattoo with laser… but it’s not the goal isn’t it ?). You really have to be sure about your decision, about the subject and the spot on your skin you want to be tattoed (It’s important to ask you if your tattoo can become a problem for your job for example...).
The price is an important fact because a tattoo is generally expensive.
Regarding the pain, it depends of your tolerance and the spot of your future tattoo (the anaesthetic creams don’t really work).
But as Laura Satana (tattoo artist in Paris) says : “You should deserve a tattoo. It looses its value if you haven’t suffered to get it”.
When you’re ready, you have to choose the tattoo artist who can realize your wish. Tattooing is an art and there are a lot of great excellent artists all over the world !
And most ot them are specialized in a particular kind of tats (old school, realistic, portrait, biomecanic etc…). It’s better to go seeing several of them to see their work and talk with them about your project.
Watch theirs books and their Internet gallery to have an idea of what they do. And of course, you can also use word-of-mouth if you know some tattoed people.
And most ot them are specialized in a particular kind of tats (old school, realistic, portrait, biomecanic etc…). It’s better to go seeing several of them to see their work and talk with them about your project.
Watch theirs books and their Internet gallery to have an idea of what they do. And of course, you can also use word-of-mouth if you know some tattoed people.
Be always careful about the shop hygiene, it’s primordial ! The tattoo artist should use sterilized material (with single use for the needles) and wear some gloves.
He will often do for you the drawing of your project (by using your ideas), but you also can bring him your own drawing or some motives you like.
And please, make sure to not copy a tattoo which already exist : a tat is personal, has often a story, is full of symbolism… do your own project with your own ideas. A good tattoo artist won’t generally tattoo something already done…
And please, make sure to not copy a tattoo which already exist : a tat is personal, has often a story, is full of symbolism… do your own project with your own ideas. A good tattoo artist won’t generally tattoo something already done…
When the appointment is taken, you don’t need to have a special preparation before it.
You just have to be fit and healthy and of course, not drink some alcohol, or take drug or aspirin before the session (aspirin thins blood…). Ask the tattoo artist if you have to be shaved or not (they often prefer to do it themselves).
After the session(s), you have to take care of your tat by a strict hygiene and by using some specific cream (like Bepanthen for example) during the healing of your tattoo ; no swimming-pool, no sun, no bath during a few weeks. Your tattoo artist is gonna explain you all these things.
And then, enjoy your tattoo !!!
And don’t forget to regularly nourish it with a moisturizer and to not expose your tat to the sun (or with a highly cream protection). The sun is your tattoo enemy !
