@poxphobia 131543 wrote:

If you can use it on a vagina, it’s pretty mild and safe to use on tattoos.

I wonder if vaginal wipes wouldn’t also be great since water itself can be hard on new tattoos, and just cover that sucker up if showering seems to make it worse. Some wounds don’t respond well to water.

@poxphobia 131498 wrote:

WHAT? Is that a thing? Even I’m a bit scared now.

It sounds like a wonderful thing. I’ve met a few that could have done with a bit of deodorant :rolleyes:
That being said, it better be tasteless and healthy for consumption…

@poxphobia 131391 wrote:

I have to agree!
Some of them do decent work, but it’s like they’re TRYING to do excellent work, but it’s just not quite there yet. A bit over-stretching. Some very good, some kind of bad.

What she said^^^^

@poxphobia 131403 wrote:

The shading in the banner is killing me.
Other than that, cool tattoo.

It’s not shading. It’s just dirty.

I like the tattoo.

@poxphobia 131302 wrote:

Just a quick note; Check with your artist about them using petroleum before hand. Some artists can get very hard to deal with if you suddenly come in, telling them you know how to do their job better than them.. 😉 If its very important, I suggest lying about allergy or something. Not saying its wrong, just.. yeah. Some are…

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@poxphobia 131301 wrote:

The flower itself to heal drunkenness.

This is a falsehood. When in horticulture school I ate a chrysanthemum when I was drunk. It didn’t sober me up but I did feel like a heel.

Carnations taste better.

@poxphobia 131241 wrote:

I’m not saying you need to find someone with tattoos, change your life, social circle etc, but if your friends are mainly more conservative and you already know that you’re not going to find anyone interesting for you within their expanded social circle, at work, where you usually go, it might be a good idea to look other…

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@poxphobia 131225 wrote:

It’s never been much of an issue for me, but that might be because I usually hang out in a metal/rock/punk scene. But when I do go to the more “normal” clubs f.ex, I’m always surprised by how many very normal looking men chat me up about my tattoos and how they like them. Many of these however only have a fantasy about…

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@poxphobia 131225 wrote:

Where is the love for heavily tattooed women??

*Raises hand*

Right here!

@poxphobia 131042 wrote:

Is it upside down…?

holy shit… paradox!

@poxphobia 131113 wrote:

Make sure you get a good nights sleep and that you have a decent meal before going in. Bring with you a soda, some candy, something to keep your blood pressure up 🙂
A lot of people actually get cold during longer sittings, I do as well. Might be because I live in winter wonderland though. But I know a small dose of…

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Thank you for all that info that answered so much! And yea I completely understand about the drawing but now that you said that I kind of just want them to tell me some ideas I could do so then I het an idea @poxphobia 131105 wrote:

When it comes to very good artists, most of them will have a lot to do. If you even HINT at just wanting them to draw…

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@poxphobia 130953 wrote:

So right now I guess I’m just turning into a well educated hippie, who much prefers to drink wine, have affairs with men who are no good for me, and stay up all night painting or getting tattooed.

This is a pretty noble pursuit. I wish I’d pursued the arts for some of these reasons.

@poxphobia 130946 wrote:

Your little girl is beautiful, by the way.

As a tattoo.. I love the idea of her on the carousel horse! The pic is a bit blurry, so if you’ve got other pictures of her with that smile, bring them along to your artist! Any picture that shows her face will help. I can see this working very well as a big piece, with her on the…

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@poxphobia 130946 wrote:

Your little girl is beautiful, by the way.

As a tattoo.. I love the idea of her on the carousel horse! The pic is a bit blurry, so if you’ve got other pictures of her with that smile, bring them along to your artist! Any picture that shows her face will help. I can see this working very well as a big piece, with her on the…

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@poxphobia 130893 wrote:

Or you can come to Norway 😉 Domantas is a frequent guest artist in my hometown, actually 🙂 He’s here a couple times a year I think. Too bad I don’t like the shop he visits, but what the hell. I might go there for him :p

Norway is where big, well-known artists come to get rich. It’s slightly ridiculous to see the lists of…

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@poxphobia 130824 wrote:

I’m currently looking into New york artists myself, as I’ll be going there for a few days in September. As far as I’ve been able to gather so far, Tattoo Culture, Saved Tattoo, Last Rites, and Tribulation Tattoo are my first choices. Tattoo Culture says 150-200$ an hour. Doesn’t sound overpriced to me at all?
However, I’m…

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@poxphobia 130828 wrote:

It’s a lot easier for a mechanic to evaluate the cost of his work.

The reason many think like this, is because they are artists. It’s pretty much impossible to know how long and how complicated a tattoo is gonna be before the stencil is on your skin, and sometimes things change, so you don’t even know the price until it’s…

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@poxphobia 130824 wrote:

That being said; It’s okay to ask about price!! Just say that you just need to make sure you have enough with you, and you should get an estimate. It’s okay 🙂 You won’t do 7-8 hours in one sitting anyways. Most shops, even if they don’t have hourly rates etc, will have a basic idea of what they usually charge for a full…

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@poxphobia 130817 wrote:

yeah, usually they might sit back with 10-20% of the price after expenses are covered. Not including personal living expenses. High end artists with very high prices will clearly sit back with more 🙂

Just got myself on the “in-case-of-cancellation-list” with three amazing artists in new york (late planning for a trip..),…

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