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tatts can take a long time to settle down on some people

it might only be clogged pores, avoid using too much cream.

bepanthen is good, but it is quite heavy and should be used sparingly. it's u ...

the eyeball

you should really try to avoid alcohol completely the night before, drink PLENTY of water. take Ibuprofen rather than paracetamol, if you can.

it's like any surgical procedure, you'll fare better i ...

and as stated, parking offenses are not criminal.

so bollocks, get a better STATS project

if the tattoo isn't infected then why worry?

hospitals in the UK have worse hygene than most tattoo studios, and in a hospital ward I've had nurses who haven't washed their hands stick IVs in my ar ...

I had my first tat at 16..

it's illegal here in the uk, but it was a long time ago..

I had thought about it for a year before though, it wasn't spur of the moment.

Good luck with it!

that's cool then.

you've got two years to think about it

even the most painful places don't hurt to a stupid degree..

if the artist is good, he'll be quick with his outlines and wont drag you around with the shading.

people feel pain in different plac ...

just chose something from a take-away menu then, like David Beckham did

hmmm..

if you're not happy with your current artist, then go elsewhere for sure.

but if you are, and he/she can do what you want, then why change? well you're asking the question, so maybe you'r ...

just bear in mind that dark colours will make your arm look smaller, and any art running lengthways down the arm will accentuate the slimness.

in any case, nearly all sleeves will make the arm appe ...

put the "art" before the "tattoo" and you will be ok.

If I was you, I'd go to art college. it'll be an experience many others would give a limb for.

there's enough old blokes who can gun over a ...

even better if you add some cement dust

a mixture of broken glass and sand.

or Bepanthen.

the Bepanthen works well for me. haven't had any scabbing.

years ago we got told to use savlon, but I got loads of scabbing with that.

my ...

and even fading isn't the worst thing in the world, you get the chance to rework or recolour!

there's a bad pic of my right arm up.

might be a few weeks/months until the left arm is anywhere near finished, but I'll definitely put up some pics as we go.

my aim is to be complete by spring, ...

thanks for the confirmation

I've always wanted both , if I'd had all blackwork, I'd forever be wistfully thinking about Japanese, and vice-versa.

at least I've got the chance to make the decisi ...

thanks, I'm not overly keen on animals or "things", I'm wondering whether just artwork will be sufficient for a whole sleeve..

Hi there,
I had a lot of tats on my arms between 19 and 15 years ago and have wanted to get them reworked/covered for a long time.
Luckily I have found a decent artist by pure chance and we got star ...