Your First Tattoo: What to Expect & How to Prepare
Nervous about your first tattoo? From choosing a design and placement to what happens in the chair and how much it hurts β hereβs exactly what to expect.
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Straight-talking tattoo advice from our East London studio β styles, big projects, cover-ups and everything in between.
Nervous about your first tattoo? From choosing a design and placement to what happens in the chair and how much it hurts β hereβs exactly what to expect.
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The first few weeks decide how your tattoo looks for life. Washing, cream, the itchy peeling stage, sun, swimming and gym β and when to call us.
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Fine-line, black & grey, watercolour, trash polka, dotwork, neo-traditional, 3D, animal portraits and more β what each style looks like, who it suits and how it ages.
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Sleeves, back pieces and bodysuits take planning. How the design flows, how many sessions to expect, what drives the cost and how to heal between sittings.
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Faded, blurry or just not you any more? How cover-ups and reworks actually work, what can be covered, the styles that hide old ink best, and what to bring to your consult.
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