Tattoo help!

[Ash]

Lol, well I'm sure the tattoo artist would be able to put something that'd go a bit better with the barbed wire. Still planning on talking to him. My friend's being a butthead and has an idea that he thinks would work, but won't sketch it out for me lol

 

[Ash]

Ok, so a few more questions! Lol. It's been a year since I got my first tattoo, so I just want to make sure I have everything before Tuesday.

A&D or Bacitracin for the first few days. Then after that, lotion such as Eucerin. Wash gently with anti-b soap, dab-dry with paper towels throughout the healing. Don't pick at any scabs, yadda yadda yadda. Anything to add/correct?

Also, any suggestions for what to wear when I go to get this done? I'm guessing a tube or halter top would be a good choice since this will be going between my shoulder blades? Should I take a loose overtop for afterwards? I know it's going to be harder to keep clothing off my upper back, so what suggestions do you have for this? I'm probably going to be wearing tanktops under my work shirt so I can take it off during breaks and "air" my tattoo out. I can't wait!


Also, I 'm starting to think I might get it done a bit higher up, and not get the wings at all. The wings might just be a little overmuch, and I think having it down too low would be kinda pointless for when I wear shirts.

 

[Remyma0408]

I just stuck with A&D. Tank tops, loose/baggy button up type shirts should be good.

 

[alli713]

I got my tattoo on my shoulder blade, I just wore a tank top with skinny straps and they moved the straps off of my shoulder for the tattoo process.
Then just try to wear looser clothes so it doesn't rub up against the tattoo while it's healing. I remember it being a little annoying since I had to wear shirts to work too while mine was healing, but it wasn't too bad.

 

[mishellyshel]

Ash--you could always add the wings later. I liked the original design.
someone else recommended saran wrap over the tat during work hours, to keep the ointment on and the rubbing of your clothes to a minimum.

 

[Ash]

I know I could get the wings later, but I'm not quite sure I could get wings to look quite right with it. I'll talk to the artist about it, but might just go with the heart itself.

As far as the saran wrap, I've heard that's bad, because it basically suffocates the skin, and you want to let the tattoo breathe to heal.

 

[mishellyshel]

oh i just meant for the first day at work.............

 

[Eclypse]

I have a butterfly between my shoulder blades and afterwards i just wore a tank top under my work shirt

 

[Mystic]

I just got a tattoo done between my shoulder blades in March. I just wore a tank top to get it done and at work I wear a loose T-shirt so it didn't really rub against my tattoo anyways. I just made sure to keep it moist all the time. That's the most important part since you don't want it to scab up.

 

[Ash]

One hour til appointment time! I'm so excited! (AND I JUST CAN'T HIDE IT!) Lol. Will have pics up sometime tonight.

 

[alli713]

ooo have fun Ash!

 

[Ash]

Lol so... the pics are on my phone. Just gotta email them to myself... Kinda got distracted last night lol.

 

[Chinniechantel]

Lol so... the pics are on my phone. Just gotta email them to myself... Kinda got distracted last night lol.

That is NO excuse! :tease:

 

[Ash]

Without further ado....

20 minutes and $80 later...

I'm going to maybe add the wings in later, but my friend Laura suggested a neat idea that I think I might def go with in a few weeks... (at least I think it's neat, we're slightly morbid), of a few blood drops...

 

[mishellyshel]

very nice...............i like the drops of blood!

 

[threewingedfury]

$80? Whew, that's pretty darn expensive for very little detail. I have my entire lower back done for $200 and it looks amazing, took over 10 hrs to do.

 

[Dolyphinm]

Ash it looks nice.

Tiffany, 10 hours of work for only $200?!?! Did you know the artist or were you flirting with them to get it that cheap.
Mine had more to it than Ash's does but seems to be close in scale and was $85 for a half hour. (I have a nautical start with wings and a halo its black and blue)

 

[threewingedfury]

LOL no flirting, my husband was getting a tattoo at the same time (to add to his 200+ other tattoos). I told the guy what I wanted, he gave me a price figuring it wouldn't take very long (he said 4 hrs tops). After he got into it, he fussed quite a bit because it was taking so long to do since I wanted heavy details and colors. It had to be done in 2 sessions because we ran out of time the first day it was done. It's fairly large, considering I'm a plus size girl, and I think its totally worth the price.

 

[searchand_dstry]

Looks good!!!! That is a lot of money though for that! I paid $60 for my wrist bracelet and I couldn't believe that!!

& I just got my Taurus done 2 days ago!! Seems like everyone is getting tatts right now!!

 

[mishellyshel]

tiffany--that is gorgeous! and 200 bux is a great price. i have one on my lower back that is 1/16 in size and i paid a little over 100, it took about 90 minutes, but i got it in New Hope, PA which is a kinda artsy very cool town. i will have to get my fiancee' to take a pic of it.