Alicia

5 minutes ago, peaceridge said:

Is that a jessie hopeless tattoo, also?  I want one of my dog and have been looking for someone - that is such a great picture!

No, sorry, we're in the UK 

It was done by Callum Hollinshead who is ridiculously talented for his age. He's only 23 or 24. As I said to him when he did my last one "I have actual tattoos older than you"! 

On 16/02/2018 at 10:26 AM, Gingerninja said:

@Alicia Aw, you all have a Dalmatian. My Sadie was a Dal! She lived to 17. :)

Wow, that's an amazing age  Ours is called Alfie and he's 6. He's our absolute pride and joy. We completely dote on him; he's got us both wrapped around his little paw! 

This is the photo that the tattoo was based on.

2 hours ago, LittleKitty said:

That’s pretty.

It always amazes me to see and hear about the different pain tolerances and levels according to different people.

For example, the tattoo on the top of my foot was a cake walk, but so many people have issues there.

What did your husband get?

I hear you! My shoulder tattoo was much larger but a lot easier to cope with than my arm. It only got painful towards the end. 

My husband got a portrait of our dog 

I had this done yesterday. Picture is a bit wonky; it's harder than you'd think to get a decent photo of your own arm!

It hurt a LOT more than I was expecting. Was really painful from start to finish (3 hours). My husband was tattoo'd at the same time, in the same location on his inner forearm and he sat like a rock, not a peep from him 

10 hours ago, Kylsa said:

I just sat for an 8hr tattoo. Saturated colour with two cover ups. Never again 🤣

6 hours was ok but the last two hours was excruciating! The whites in the flowers felt like he was using an ice pick over gravel rash.

I was traveling so I couldn't do it in blocks. 11hrs at the shop and 8hrs in the chair. I was exhausted. Mind you sitting in the chair for 6 hours didn't help my lower back 😒

I'll stick to 5hr ones next time, however, I'm happy I stuck it out.

Did I mention never again? 🤣

 

That is absolutely beautiful!

Whereabouts in the UK are you? I'm in the Midlands 

Hustle Butter is really nice, I get it from Amazon; it smells gorgeous! 

1 hour ago, purplelace said:

@Alicia Thanks and so am I, it's not not something I have heard of, until I saw it on this forum.


Was just curious <shrugs>  :) I haven't even heard of Hustle Butter either before this forum. 

 

 

On 20/01/2018 at 9:00 PM, purplelace said:

Please note that the comment that follows is not meant to be disrespectful, I am just curious. 

Why would you use Aveeno on a new tattoo? Why would you put that on what is effectively an open wound? Is it a common practice is America? Because,  I would not consider putting a moisturising lotion on a new tattoo, on a fresh, healing tattoo. To me, that is all sorts of wrong. 

No offence taken at all. 

I'm actually in the UK. I don't start using the Aveeno unscented until the tattoo has dried and/or scabbed. That's when I'll stop using the Hustle Butter and switch to the Aveeno as it's thinner and lighter. I just used a very small amount, spread sparingly over the skin. It's helps stop the itching and that tight, sore feeling. I don't see anything too odd in what I do  I've seen it recommended on here more than once. 

I'm booked in for my next tattoo (just a small one) next month. I wasn't supposed to be having anything until later in the year but my husband is having a portrait done of our dog and I got tattoo envy  so have booked in on the same time and day with another artist. I'm having a pretty heart/jewel design a bit like this but in black and grey on my inner left forearm. Just a little something to keep me going until I can afford the larger leg piece I'm planning! 

I'm glad I've read this... I'm planning a large lower leg piece later on this year and would have been alarmed at swelling if I hadn't read this... my feet and ankles tend to swell in the warm weather so I'm fully expecting some post tattoo swelling now. 

I am a big fan of Hustle Butter too, I always use it for the first 3/4 days until the tattoo starts to dry up and then I switch to Aveeno unscented which I use until it's all healed, generally about 2 weeks. Works well for me. The only time I've experienced bad scabbing was when I came home from a session, had a mad cleaning fit the next day, ooozed plasma badly and then it scabbed in a most thick and disgusting fashion! It didn't make any difference to the healing though... once the scabs fell off it was absolutely fine. 

I love that, really nice piece! 

Thanks! I'm so glad I got it re-done... life's too short to live with a tattoo that makes you sad!

I'm booked in next month for my next one... excitement starting to build again.

Sorry, what?

I'm no expert but a month is still very early days. Just let it heal and see how it looks after a few months.

I don't think there's any such thing as a 100% perfect, no flaws at all, tattoo. They're on skin after all, a living thing. Stop scrutinising it or you'll drive yourself mad! We could all find tiny faults with our tattoos if we look hard enough. Stop looking at it in such close detail! 

Step 2 of my cover up/re-work journey done today:

Before is the red/pink flowers and after is the (slightly angry and a little bloody still) black/grey.

I'm really happy with how it's looking  Still got some more shading and finishing off to do, plus the first rose needs going over again as a lot of the original red has popped back out as it's healed. I'm back in another 3 weeks for another 2 hours and hopefully that should be it done then. 

That is amazing,you must be delighted with it! 

7 minutes ago, oboogie said:

Do you like it? Are those bruises around it or shading?

I love it! It's shading :) apart from the bit just below the shading below the rose which you can see was a bit bloody and has now bruised a little. 

Before on the left (obviously!); after on the right. 

4 hours ago, Gingerninja said:

Good luck!

Thanks Gingerninja! (love your user name btw; that's why I call my son! Ginger and proud!)

Just got back and cleaned up... bled like a bugger and it's bloody sore but oh so worth it!

Couldn't finish it all today, I didn't think he would to be fair but he got more than half of it done so should only be a couple of hours next time. I'm delighted with it, absolutely amazed at what he's done and the difference he's made. He's only a young lad too, only 23 - as I said to him; "my first tattoo is older than you!" 

6 hours ago, JazzyMac said:

Is this artist someone you really want?  You've seen the work and you're excited?

Yes and yes. 2 good friends have been to him and their tattoos are amazing. One in particular had a tattoo re-done/re-worked by him and I've seen the before and after pictures so I'm very excited. 

13 minutes ago, Devious6 said:

I hope it turns out to be just what you want!

Me too Devious6! If this doesn't work out I'm going to get the whole thing covered with a massive, f*ck off dragon 

On 16/06/2017 at 3:52 AM, dotcommie said:

And also...I really like the style of your tattoo! I hope it grows on you. Love the cherry blossoms.

I LOVE your tattoo, that's amazing. 

Hey everyone 

To cut a long story short, I'm booked in tomorrow with another artist to have it re-done. He's going to cover all the colour with black and shades of grey, add shading to the bare bits and make the whole thing more realistic looking. Well that's the plan anyway.

It didn't grow on me sadly... every time I look at it I like it less and less. The final nail in the coffin was some smart arse saying that the roses looked like Captain America's shield. So of course, now that's ALL I can see 

On 2017-5-22 at 7:45 AM, kassandrac said:

Started this little guy the other day! Popped into one of my favorite shops for their walk-in Saturdays and my artist Jordyn came up with this to match my left shin which is a fox sitting in a rose. Go back for color on June 15th!




The angle is kinda wonky in the second picture, it's hard to get a straight on shot of your own shins when you don't have a mirror!



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I love those, they're both really lovely!