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You guys are weird. 5-15 minutes of barely any sun exposure isn't going to do anything to your skin, tattoo or life unless you are in outer space and way closer to the sun than we are. Not even if you were walking on mirrors reflecting all the UV rays right at your fresh tattoo.
If I were you, I'd worry more about being scared of the sun. Because the sun is going to be here for a long time and your tattoos will fade regardless of how you care for them.

You guys are weird. 5-15 minutes of barely any sun exposure isn't going to do anything to your skin, tattoo or life unless you are in outer space and way closer to the sun than we are. Not even if you were walking on mirrors reflecting all the UV rays right at your fresh tattoo.
If I were you, I'd worry more about being scared of the sun. Because the sun is going to be here for a long time and your tattoos will fade regardless of how you care for them.

You guys are weird. 5-15 minutes of barely any sun exposure isn't going to do anything to your skin, tattoo or life unless you are in outer space and way closer to the sun than we are. Not even if you were walking on mirrors reflecting all the UV rays right at your fresh tattoo.
If I were you, I'd worry more about being scared of the sun. Because the sun is going to be here for a long time and your tattoos will fade regardless of how you care for them.

What green soap has alcohol in it? Isn't that the whole point of green soap that it doesn't need alcohol to clean?
I use a medical grade green soap for everyday showers and cleaning tattoos, never had a rash but also mine doesn't contain alcohol or perfume. Even the green soap I use to clean my floors doesn't have alcohol in it..

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I got this from my childhood friend Siggy (@siggystarfishtattoo) today. I saw the flash year and a half ago but having been on the opposite side of the world it didn't happen until now. So stoked!

 

Got a little spider from Dylan Homer at Tattoo Union in Vancouver

 
Also, how do you embed instagram posts? I can't figure that out...

I got this on Saturday by JF Bourbon (Bait and Schlang in Montreal) at the Vancouver convention. Sorry for the shitty photo..

I got this done today by Dan Climan, real stoked on it!

I'm pretty sure it's based off a Owen Jensen design but I haven't found the original yet. I'd love to see it if anyone knows where to find it.

I got this from Tony Nilsson at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo today. It's based off an old Percy Waters drawing that Tony had wanted to do for a while, and I had no specific requests so we just went for it.

I'll admit that I did cheat a bit, after the outline we did use a numbing spray or something like that, which basically made me not feel a thing until we started doing the colors. Happy we did, since then we got to finish it so I don't have to wait until the next time I'm home.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I originally started this armpit thread 2.5 years ago...so I planned the work and started working the plan! And in the spirit of LST I put a god damn panther on (in?) it. Lines were made last week by my new homie Dick HaRD tATtz 
...the sit was waaaay easier than you would expect, mind you it was just the lines. Held a conversation, lots of laughs from the tickle in the 'pits and the hilarious shop talk with the homies at Champion Tattoo in good ol' Edmonton, AB.
I'll tell ya, not wearing deodorant all week has been quite liberating. Going back next Friday to shade in, will see how far I get. Just means more time to hang out in the shop.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

I don't think I've posted any of these:
Grim design by Morten Transeth at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo:

Morning star by Siggy from Death or Glory in CPH, done at Tattoo Nation in Kristiansand:

And a little dragons head by Hanse at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo- who is currently at Idle Hands in SF till the end of February.

It's all about the first ~24 hours after the bandage/clingwrap is removed. If it's clean and not oozing (plasma) then you won't get any scabs. If it oozes and/or is dirty you'll probably end up with scabs.
This is the reason why I prefer a proper bandage over night (and day after if I have any) instead of that shitty clingwrap which is removed after a few hours. It's basically too fresh and will ooze, and with nothing to soak it up it's going to form scabs.
Right now I have one that is a giant scab, and one that healed nicely in 7 days. Guess which one got which treatment...

Kinda like this?

As far as I've figured out, it's an allergic reaction to the specific color. 2 artists told me that they had a nurse come in when a client had a similar effect. They said the body is basically always trying to reject the ink, and it can stay this way for a long time. Another tattoo I have with what appears to be the same reacton is over 2 years old and it is still slightly raised and flakes every now and then. Now, I don't remember the color used, but the same 2 artists believed it was a color named Deep Red, either by Intenze or Ethernal.
Recommendation? Stop caring about it. Are you going to surgically remove it? Probably not. And don't let any artists use the same brand of ink that caused it in the first place.

That looks like a scar... It could be your body reacting to the ink with a similar look, but I've never seen it that extreme.

That looks like a scar... It could be your body reacting to the ink with a similar look, but I've never seen it that extreme.