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@Graeme, thanks. That obviously makes total sense, I just needed to hear it from someone.
Very excited, I will definitely post pictures :)

OMG, a last minute spot to get tattooed by Claire opened op at The London Tattoo Convention!!!
I booked my flights and hotel. I'm excited and a little scared, haha.
I find myself Googling for what skin products to use afterwards, since I have a sensitive skin and want to make sure it heals well. Now, I can't seem to find consistent advice on normal care products (i.e. do / don't use vaseline or bepanthol, opinions differ). There are apparently some care products specifically for tattoos, like "Tattoo goo". Also, there are some differing opinions on whether or not to wrap the tattoo with plastic or something else. I've got some gauze or pressure bandage in my first aid kid, but unless someone can confirm / deny that that will stick to the tattoo and draw the ink out, I won't be using that either.
Does anyone have some personal advice they're willing to share? :)
I'm sure Claire will give some advice as well, obviously, but now that it's a last-minute call, I would really appreciate some help in the mental preparation, heheh ;)
Thank you for your advice and help so far, everyone!
Edit: I'm an idiot. I haven't even searched this forum yet, will do that now.. Still, advice is appreciated ;)

OMG, a last minute spot to get tattooed by Claire opened op at The London Tattoo Convention!!!
I booked my flights and hotel. I'm excited and a little scared, haha.
I find myself Googling for what skin products to use afterwards, since I have a sensitive skin and want to make sure it heals well. Now, I can't seem to find consistent advice on normal care products (i.e. do / don't use vaseline or bepanthol, opinions differ). There are apparently some care products specifically for tattoos, like "Tattoo goo". Also, there are some differing opinions on whether or not to wrap the tattoo with plastic or something else. I've got some gauze or pressure bandage in my first aid kid, but unless someone can confirm / deny that that will stick to the tattoo and draw the ink out, I won't be using that either.
Does anyone have some personal advice they're willing to share? :)
I'm sure Claire will give some advice as well, obviously, but now that it's a last-minute call, I would really appreciate some help in the mental preparation, heheh ;)
Thank you for your advice and help so far, everyone!
Edit: I'm an idiot. I haven't even searched this forum yet, will do that now.. Still, advice is appreciated ;)

Ack, Claire cannot make it to Europe in October after all.. Darn, and we had been e-mailing back and forth about my ideas and it will become a custom tattoo after all. Now I'll have to wait until I visit Australia next year. Here the "it depends on how long you're willing to wait" comes into play after all.
I've approached a few different artists now, but I'm thinking I'm going to go for something different and save the original idea for Claire. In my mind's eye, I can see now what her style would do for that idea, I'm gonna save that for her :)

In the process of making an appointment with Claire Reid :)

It depends on the style you want.
Do you want realism, or traditional? What body part?
It's not always about how many years someone has been tattooing. You need to look deeper than x years. Look at the tattoos themselves. Guen Douglas also does black and gray, btw
PAY ATTENTION TO THIS THREAD:http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/2396-what-makes-good-tattoo.html
It tells you the things you need to look for in a tattoo artist, and how to see, based off of their portfolio, if they are good or not
Also, the link you provided to that guys shop; I checked it out, and if I were you I'd stay away.

I think that would look better in Color.And from the two artists you mentioned,it seems you like a mix of realism wt.neo traditional work.
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