Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any questions that aren't answered here please don't hesitate to ask me
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Whats the pain like?
It is very difficult to determine how tattoo will feel in a certain placement. Everyone's tolerance is very different, but in general the pain is more of an annoying pain which I very often compare to a cat scratch. It is very managable. (I personally find tattoos 10 times easier than having threading done)
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what should I wear?
Please make sure you wear comfortable clothing that allow for an easy access to the area that's going to be tattooed. Avoid overly tight clothing that could potentially warp the skin, we want to make sure that your skin is in the most natural position possible without anything disrupting the natural flow of the body. Here's a rough guide line of what I would recommend:
- Arms - just a normal t-shirt or a tank top
- Legs - shorts
- Sternum - button up shirt
- Back - button up shirt that you would wear back to front
- Ribs - very soft loose bra that I can easily move out of the way, avoid any tight bras that
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Can I wear numbing cream?
Please don't show up to your appointment already wearing a numbing cream unless we have spoken about it prior. It can be an option if you're really nervous, however I would not be placing it on for you and there is very few creams I recommend. Generally I recommend going without a numbing cream, but if you would like we could discuss your options prior, but the responsibility of obtaining it, patch testing etc would fall on yourself.
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What should I do before my appointment?
Please make sure to have a good nights rest, have a nice meal before you come in preferably quite sugary. Don't forget to bring your ID with you. Other than that let me worry about everything else and just enjoy the process :)
All of my cancellations are always posted on my stories on Instagram and you can try to grab them there, anyone is welcome to take my cancellations space. I have found that most of the customers that manage to grab my cancellations actually have their notifications turned on. It is always based on a first come first served basis.
How can I book a cancellation?
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Is there tattoos that you don't do?
Yes, if I feel like certain type of work isn't in the realm of my skill (for example colour realism) I will direct you towards an artist that I think would do a better job than myself.
When it comes to finger or hand tattoos I have a rule where I will only do them if I have tattooed you 3 times in the past or you are already heavily tattooed. The reason I choose to have this rule is that hand and finger tattoos are extremely hard for healing, very often needing multiple touch ups (I had my finger tattoo touched up 4 times) due to the nature of the placement rather than my skill. I want to ensure that clients have already went through the healing process couple of times before getting very hard to heal tattoos.
Going by this I also do not tattoo palms and bottoms of feet due to the nature of the skin dropping ink in these places as we tend to use them the most and the skin tends to be more oily.