Nathanb19

I can only agree... i'm not a confident person at all and i guess you could say i have low self esteem. I used to look in the mirror and really dislike what i saw but now i look in the mirror and see so many things that make me smile. i feel far more comfortable in this beautiful colourful interesting skin. I've also realised that it's ok to not be like everyone else.
So yes, tattoos have changed my life for the better :)

@johnmc I think you've posted this in the wrong thread.
This thread's about tattoo aftercare.

Sup guiz. Looking to add a reaper similar to this one... I live in Dallas and so far I am looking at Aces or Saints and Sinners. Open to suggestions though! Also I was told I had to post in here because I was a newbie so don't flame me.

It's a profitable business, but so is tattooing. We just did a 3-day tattoo convention and I'm beyond humbled with how well we where accepted by all the artists attending. A common thing we heard as people passed, sometimes under their breath and sometimes right to our faces was, you guys have some balls for having a tattoo removal booth at a tattoo convention!
Those who actually stopped to talk to us about it though, either out of curiosity or because they want treatments found our answers much different then they where expecting. 80% of our business comes from tattoo shop referrals. That being said, it's a tough sell on a $300 cover-up tattoo that the artist is suggesting you get $600+ worth of laser treatments before hand.
There is still a large group of people who want "cheap" tattoos - the nice thing now, especially w/ the community that I'm working within, is that people are now appreciating art and willing to pay for it, and pay to have older, unfinished or tattoos that won't fit into a larger, more cohesive piece lightened to get the artwork they really love.
It's also a time thing. How many on here (myself included) have a piece that was started over a year ago and we never went back to get it finished? Same happens with laser treatments, sometimes it can backtrack a new tattoo by a year or more.

Just want to let you guys know I am so grateful for finding this forum... going to set up my appointment when I am back from my business trip.

Just want to let you guys know I am so grateful for finding this forum... going to set up my appointment when I am back from my business trip.

Just want to let you guys know I am so grateful for finding this forum... going to set up my appointment when I am back from my business trip.

Just want to let you guys know I am so grateful for finding this forum... going to set up my appointment when I am back from my business trip.

If you have the ability to choose I'd go to Fade Fast...