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Can you read? It's not finished! It's got a lot of work left to go on this and once finished and fully healed, it's going to look absolutely fine Again it's not the best photo

I'm not sure how you can look at that tattoo, then look at the outstanding work on a lot of people here and come to the conclusion that your artist is good.

I have several face tattoos, I get abit of oily skin and clean my face with cleansers etc but when I got my face tattooed I would just treat the tattoo like a regular tattoo, as for using the stuff on your face a few days before, maybe just avoid using them in the area you're having it, I had no problem using face cleaners even the day before but I don't know what products you use, after getting it I just cleaned the tattoo as I would a tattoo anywhere else on my body avoiding any face cleaners near it etc, just using mild or antibacterial soap on it & moisturiser, just basically doing the same aftercare for a face tattoo as one on, say, my arm, all of my face tattoos healed pretty quickly, I have 5

Yeah I'm keeping it clean, my entire forearm just feels so tight, all the scabs have come off, some scarred where it was bad, lost some ink too but the main thing is I avoided any bad infections etc, just leaving it to do its thing and heal, it's been a horrible 2 weeks but it's going in the right direction rather than the wrong one.. won't be going back

It doesn’t sound like he’s a good tattooist at all. If you have many tattoos you know what’s normal so for the pain to be that much he was obviously overworking the skin. When you were asking for breaks you would think he would ask how you were and whether you wanted to carry on. I understand what you mean. You don’t want to be a pain but you want to get the tattoo finished. They really should have said come back another day, it really does sound like they need to learn to tattoo with a different technique. The way it was said makes it seem like he’s proud to be heavy handed, that’s not really a good thing especially for the people getting tattooed.

If you can’t take the heat, don’t post your tattoo in a public forum. End of story. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I wouldn't put anything else on it. Just keep it clean and let it heal. That is horrendous. I'm sorry that happened to you.

I think you mwill be fine, I am 62 and still getting tattoos.

All the more reason to get an experienced artist. I got my first tattoo at 50, I'm 64 now and finishing up a body suit. Keep hydrated and use cocoa butter on your skin regularly to keep it healthy.

For some reason, I don't like models that are so full. My style is a little more minimal

Thanks guys! I gravitate to old school stuff ... the 50s was my time haha. Here is a better shot I think.

A very nice change of pace around here of late! Great tattoo.

looks great !! and we love oozing bloody tattoos ! !