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After getting a tattoo, you’ll want to put time into actually caring for your fresh tattoo. Not cleaning and moisturizing the area can affect the appearance of your tattoo and lead to serious infection.
Many of us have walked into tattoo shops that do not take cleanliness serious. Not getting a tattoo from a professional tattoo artist in a sterile environment can lead to an infection. If you walk into a tattoo shop that isn’t clean, it’s best to find another tattoo artist/shop.
A common question asked is “does getting a tattoo hurt?” The answer is complex and varies person to person. It depends on your pain tolerance, as well as placement of your tattoo. It may also depend on other factors not supported by research such as age, weight, and gender.
Not all tattoo artists want full control over what gets tattooed on your body. Think twice about telling a tattoo artist to do whatever they want. Doing this can lead to wasted time if you don’t like what they come up with.
Just because a tattoo artist has a great portfolio, doesn’t mean they are the tattoo artist for you. Make sure the tattoo artist’s portfolio includes the tattoo style you’re wanting on skin tones similar to yours. Not all artists commit to tattooing all tattoo styles.
There’s this myth that those with darker skin tones cannot get color tattoos. This is false. The truth is that it depends on a person’s skin type, what colors work best and respond well on their particular skin tone, as well as the tattoo artist’s professional experience.
You may at first approach a tattoo artist with the expectation of getting the design you gave to them. The reality is that a great tattoo artist will attempt to improve your design or concept. Knowing this, be open to their designs and honest about what you like and don’t like.
“I don’t harp on the negative because if you do, then there’s no progression. There’s no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make.” -Taraji P. Henson
“Everything is worth it. The hard work, the times when you’re tired, the times when you’re a bit sad. In the end it’s all worth it because it really makes me happy and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else in the world. There’s nothing better that loving what you do.“ - Aaliyah