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Booked in with Valerie for September. Crazy excited.

So this happened today. Think might have got job done. Hopefully still covers scar once healed and faded down ! 

I schedule my next tattoo.

looks like it's healing normally to me; I wouldn't worry about it, it looks nice

thanks so much for your response. 🙂

looks like it's healing normally to me; I wouldn't worry about it, it looks nice

To you. It varies greatly person to person. 🙂

Update: The weird pinpricking lasted about two days and went away on its own. Tattoo is on track and healing normally. My doc said it was likely some sort of auto-immune response, as I don't seem to be allergic. Not sure if it will happen on future tattoos, since it had never happened to me before. 

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend newbies start with a full back piece. But the arms and legs aren't that bad, except for ditches and joints. 
 

I'm no bitch but at times my backpiece using tebori has been absolutely excruciating. You power through it, you find ways, but at times it does feel unbearable....

what blowout?
it really looks like it's healing fine to me.
you have to exercise patience with new tattoos.
hopefully you'll learn to love it.

I definitely understand the exhausting thing, when I go to bed after I've been  tattooed I'm out like a light, the shorter the time the less sleep I get but after my recent chest piece that took 5.5 hours I crashed for over 16 hours.
 
 

I want to feel ALL of that tattoo.
The best.
The worst.
The excitement.
The vulnerability.
The fear.
The anxiety.
The confidence.
The strength.
The power.
I have found a lot of peace and healing through the pain. Some people don't get that and can't. Some of you will no exactly what I'm talking about.
Embrace that shit.
 

I have friends who talk about how they want their sleeves and tattoos, but don't want any part of the pain.
-- I don't get that.
Never have, never will.
The pain is part of the tattoo process. Suck it up or embrace it. If you skip the pain, you're missing out on a major part of the tattoo experience in my opinion. The pain is temporary, the tattoo is permanent....well, i don't even know about that. Life is temporary.

IMO just leave it alone,if you F*** with it ,will only screw it up,
my guess is if you don't point it out to anyone ,nobody will notice the tiny  lines.
it looks fine to me.

what blowout?
it really looks like it's healing fine to me.
you have to exercise patience with new tattoos.
hopefully you'll learn to love it.

what blowout?
it really looks like it's healing fine to me.
you have to exercise patience with new tattoos.
hopefully you'll learn to love it.

idk I really wouldn't add to it; traditional Japanese can look kind of cartoonish to modern viewers but that's the style.

it looks perfectly cool to me!
aren't hedgehogs kind of derpy animals anyway?

3 weeks is too soon to tell. Also it’s on some very thin skin. Wrists tend to be more prone to slight blowouts. If it is blown out you won’t be able to “fix” it without making it worse. I would just stop obsessing over it and let it finish healing.


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I always think it's best to get a simple tattoo as your first and save the large/special meaning one for later. Take it slow, learn the ropes and make sure you know about the process before jumping into a big one. Just my 2 cents.

I wouldn’t recommend having your first tattoo experience be on your back down your spine. That being said, welcome! Do your research on an artist that has done similar work to what you want. Show them some references and don’t rush the process. Try to think about your future plans too and where this tattoo will fit.


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it looks perfectly cool to me!
aren't hedgehogs kind of derpy animals anyway?

Everyone wants people to like their tattoos, but the most important thing is that YOU like them. I never had any negative comments, other than that I have too many (live with it mom), but if I did, I'd try to blow them off.

it looks perfectly cool to me!
aren't hedgehogs kind of derpy animals anyway?