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On 1/21/2021 at 4:23 PM, Lleida said:

Surgical removal? Would be a simple procedure, I'm sure. As SStu says, speak to one or three experts.

Hi Lleida: A 2nd/3rd opinion is always useful, right?

3 hours ago, Hogrider said:

Good, you can save money. I have hundreds of hours in the chair healed perfectly fine with a little cocoa butter.

Hogrider: A later starter, but if now already a veteran: so you must know how to save a lot of money by now.

@hannahlsj Re. SIngapore, I would have thought that Singapore, with all its agents and entrepot facilities, would be exactly the sort of place where commercial supplies, including for tattoos, would soon be easily made available.

22 minutes ago, hannahlsj said:

I’m currently schooling so I don’t wanna risk my clothes getting sticked to the plasma from the tattoo while in class 😞 Will perhaps try dry healing for my second tattoo if it’s a small-medium sized one to see how it goes!

Not at all surprising you're already planning your next session; it often works that way. Sometimes it doesn't, though.

2 minutes ago, FXRrich said:

What’s up everyone, new guy here from Philly area. It’s been about 5-6 years since I’ve been tattooed and haven’t followed as closely as once did. Now that I’m at a place where I’m able to seek out pieces and projects i want I’ve got that itch to really get back into it.
 

I’ve got a sleeve by Myke chambers and also a back piece that we started and need to get finished. From the brief reading I’ve done, he doesn’t get much love here. Im a big fan of American traditional but I love and appreciate all styles of tattooing.

I’ve been saving my left arm and right leg for a special project, after getting lots of pieces on a whim or just hanging in the shop late night and letting your friend go to work. 

Currently waiting on my passport so I can begin trying to start a sleeve project with Peter Lagergren 

FXRrich: Yes, the colors are well balanced and similar: the style has continuity doesn't it?

14 minutes ago, hannahlsj said:

Precisely, it is such a hassle to order and wait for the necessary aftercare items sigh 😞. Hopefully one day in the near future, some of these reputable brands will officially distribute their aftercare products in Singapore and other Asian countries. 
 

 

Yeah the humidity is annoying, I have to switch on two fans before I head to bed because aircon will dry out my skin too much. Oh ya I’ve heard about the Miami Ink tv show, they have closed down their shop and moved to different studios 

 

True, my friend’s mum also had the same reaction as my mum did when she found out about her daughter’s tattoo, after a period of time she just stop scolding my friend hahah I guess it takes time for the parents to get used to it (due to the stigma with tattoos)

hannahlsj: Oh okay, I hadn't heard about the Miami Ink studio moving; you from Singapore evidently keep up with stuff in North America... (It's one of a number of similar TV shows, anyway.)

About strict parents; well, in North America, too, there are many strict parents although maybe the 'strictness' works out in different ways; e.g., in North America Hannah your name is known to mean 'favored by God' and many ppl from believing families have tattoos; I saw a quote from the Bible Belt which indicated just how many younger ppl from churches in the Bible Belt have ink - often in faith based designs - so for moms it's not unusual over here, even if the family is strict and believing, when their young ppl have it done.

On 12/22/2020 at 9:49 AM, Hogrider said:

I think you should earn your tattoos.

Hogrider: This is widely held, indeed...

1 hour ago, oboogie said:

Those products aren't necessary. I have dry skin, too, but I dry heal. I don't find my dry skin has any impact on healing my tattoos. To each her own!

This is true...

@hannahlsj PS: It does often happen that, when moms realize just how much determination went into the inking that they get thoroughly accustomed to it, and even smile about it to others; on this site, various other posters have said similarly.

1 hour ago, hannahlsj said:

 I managed to apply the Tegaderm over my tattoo after I showered this morning, there’s minimal plasma buildup underneath the ‘film so I guess it’s healing smoothly as of now

Yeah agree, different time zone means I can’t check the replies promptly 🤣

Hi pidjones! 
Yeah I roughly figured out that my tattoo artist is into the old school dry healing method. I personally have dry skin which is why I bought the film to try as I wanna minimise the chances of getting scabs/flakes, and also the weather in my country is horribly humid 🥺

I ordered the after inked moisturiser on Amazon and luckily it arrived today, just in time for me to apply in a few days time after I removed the film 

hannahlsj: Glad you are doing okay; yes, humidity must be a factor with you guys in Singapore; I hadn't thought of that (it would be also at time in places like Florida, where there are many tattoo businesses; Miami Ink is a v. well known TV show).

1 hour ago, hannahlsj said:

1 hour ago, hannahlsj said:

Hi onlyme!
Unfortunately most of the tattoo supplies, especially aftercare products like those renowned brands frequently mentioned by y’all (hustle butter, tattoo goo, balm tattoo, after inked etc.) aren’t readily available at the local pharmacies or drugstores. I have to preorder via international Amazon.
The only thing I manage to find is the 3M Tegaderm and Smith & Nephew Opsite Flexifix. 
Honestly speaking, having visible tattoos in Singapore isn’t as well accepted as in USA due to typical Asian parents being strict, my mum is still nagging at me for getting a tattoo🥲. 

hannahlsj: Well, like you say, if you have to pre-order supplies via Amazon, etc., it shows just how much advance planning you guys must have to do, if the some of the products are not readily available.

Of course, in some countries' cultures it's more of a man thing to do and maybe your mom's reaction is something to do with this; although it's widely known that in North America now 60%-70% of clients of tattoo parlors are female.

Hi hannahlsj, so how is the healing doing now?

I think you guys in Singapore are the other end of the clock from North America, right?

Part of the hazard of getting prompt replies to your question from the other side of the globe,  I guess...

On 12/21/2020 at 9:50 AM, Dan said:

I always go 100% sober, I bring water/candy/a banana

Dan, Yes, during the whole process alcohol is a no-no, right?

Some tattooees don't even seem to be aware of the existence of numbing agents. I know that  a lot of artists think (whether or not they are prepared to use them on clients) that the pain is all part of the whole tattoo experience.

On 10/5/2020 at 11:24 AM, Syntheticfish said:

I'm interested in the story from both sides... I am getting acclimated to the forum, looks like not many people have been active for a while.

True! 🙂

I imagine it could be a bit sore...

11 hours ago, hannahlsj said:

Hey guys! 😊 I’m a newbie here and just gotten my first tattoo on my right upper thigh yesterday afternoon (I’m from Singapore so the tattoo was completed on 25/01 Monday, at around 5.30pm).

I just found out about the existence of saniderm/tegaderm upon chancing this website on Google. After the completion of my coloured tattoo, the tattoo artist didn’t put any cling wrap (saran wrap) on it.

I had already washed my tattoo with an antibacterial soap and pat dried it with paper towels. Do I apply the Tegaderm on my tattoo right now? Or should I put on cling wrap and wait till the 24th hour mark to apply the Tegaderm? 

Would appreciate it if you guys could give me some advices for this!! 🥺 

Hi, hannahlsj, so are the many tattoo supplies that you read of from North America on the Web readily available in Singapore? (like you speak as if some are not, maybe; and is getting tattooed as popular in Singapore as it is now in, say, North America, do you think?)

The healing stage does of course need to be thought through before the inking.