Want to get a tattoo but this will be your first time? Well soon you won't be a tattoo virgin and will love your ink. Before you get your tattoo, make sure you follow a few tips on how to make your first time successful. As a Chicago tattoo removal studio, we want you to be confident in your tattoos.
Tip 1) Be Prepared to Follow After Care Instructions
After getting your tattoo, the artist will give you a set of instructions to follow to help your tattoo heal and completely set. Follow these instructions completely and don't skimp on it! Think about it, you just had your skin invaded and is now vulnerable, not following the instructions to make sure you don't get an infection is dangerous and foolish. Don't let the possibility of getting an infection ruin your desire for getting a tattoo; the possibility of infection is minimal if you follow the after-care tattoo instructions. While tattoo parlors may vary in the instructions, they are all going to be along the same lines and all are designed to allow your tattoo to set & rest while not allowing for infection. It's common for the instructions to include shielding from sunlight (cover with clothes or at least good sunscreen) and also daily washing and moisturizing.
Tip 2) Get It Right & Double Check
It's common for someone who's getting their first tattoo to be nervous about what to get. A common solution for this nervousness is to get a word or phrase in another language, such as Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, to name a few of the popular languages for tattoos. Regardless of what language you choose to get your tattoo in, make sure you know what your tattoo means; do not choose a tattoo in another language at random and check that your word or phrase means what you think it does, especially with no context around it. For example, a common tattoo is to get "love" in Greek; while this looks good, there are different words for "love" in Greek depending on what kind of love you mean, brotherly? Romantic? Double check. More importantly, make sure you have the right spelling, even if the tattoo is in English; nothing looks more embarrassing than a tattoo that has one letter off. This mistake can definitely lead to a laser tattoo removal process.
Tip 3) Shop Around
You're looking around for a parlor that will give you a reasonable price; don't settle for the first price you hear. Shop around. Look at a few parlors, ten even. There's no shame in looking at a bunch of parlors for a good price, remember, this tattoo is kind of permanent and to waste money would be a shame. FYI, a small tattoo in one color will typically run between $50-100.
Tip 4) Location Location Location
This phrase isn't only popular in real estate but also in the tattoo business. Where you get your tattoo is just as important as what you get a tattoo of. So you've chosen to get a tattoo of a celtic cross in straight black but where will you put it? Your shoulder/bicep/tricep? Your back? Your face? Think about it. Don't go get your tattoo and when the artist asks, "Where do you want it?" you reply with, "Oh, just put it there." You have to consider these things: will this spot show when I don't want it to? Will it look weird there? Could it affect my chances of employment? Etc.
Tip 5) The Parlor
The parlor you go to and get your tattoo is very, very important. Do some research and see what the reviews and rankings for that parlor are. Some parlors are great and some are gross. I knew a guy who was a big tattoo fan, he even made his own tattoo gun so he could draw a tic-tac-toe board on his thigh; but there was a tattoo parlor near his house that even he wouldn't go into because it was so dirty and gross in there. Think about it, if the parlor can't keep its shop clean, how do you think the needles will be? Do a search of them online and see what others say and how many people are saying it; if they have a good ranking but only one person gave a ranking, it might not mean much. Maybe that person works at the shop or is buddies of someone who works there.
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