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My only regret is waiting til she was gone to get it, she was my biggest cheer leader while I was getting my back done 

Thank you, It definitely is a hard loss

sorry for your loss,
here is mine from 24 years ago.

so very sorry to hear that; it's good to be able to memorialize her in this way.

Thank you its definitely part of the healing profit ❤️

Dragon head done by https://www.instagram.com/j_s_heike/ at the annual Sailor Jerry Birthday Party at Leviticus Tattoo in Minneapolis. 

so very sorry to hear that; it's good to be able to memorialize her in this way.

http://diamondclubtattoo.com/artists/bill-salmon/    another legend gone 😞 

Im just another tattoo lover. I stumbled upon last sparrow tattoo today and thought id join. 

Well seeing as I haven't had a tattoo in years and I follow my artists aftercare instructions, I haven't felt the need to look up overapplication of lotion. Further, seeing as my entire activity in the last few weeks has been me asking simple questions, one could infer that I am not, in fact, a resident expert. 
Appreciate the effort to be a petty douche and hijack this thread to insult me though. 

Let it heal. Breathe!

A gal with some questions

Consisting what I wanted to hear was pictures of aged quality tattoos and what I heard was DON'T GET A TATTOO. YOU SHOULDN'T CONSIDER LIFETIME DECISIONS...yes. 
 
Moving on though... I'll post pictures of my existing tattoos later. What do y'all think of this artist for a colour realism scenery tattoo 
https://instagram.com/amberrobyntattoos?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=ezc7n1y106hg

I've been on this forum for 6 years. Play again. 😊. Anyone who craps on someone for considering a lifetime decision is just... Well.. incorrect. 
 
Weirdly enough I did need to make 10 posts. Might've timed out or something. 

This!! I would never laser a part of a tattoo in order to fix it. Did you talk to your artist about it?

do NOT laser it.
I think we all feel a little bummed when things don't turn out as we envision it, but that's why you have to trust your artist, and trust you made the right decision choosing your artist.
kirin usually look the way you describe, with the legs sticking up at the back/in the air, and the head in the front. and they're a mythological animal, so....

pictures, please. 

Just my 2 cents, but I think you are more likely to make it worse than better by monkeying with it at this stage.

The ride is wild as hell the whole way but I know I will only ever get to have one back piece, I'm so happy that I could wait and make it count.  There isn't a single other person in my mind I could think of that I would want to do my back, at all, other than Tomo.  I have the rest of the skin real estate for anyone else but the back is special.  I'm saving my pennies and dimes for April/May;  I'm hoping the heavy hitters show up to Jacksonville for the Imperial Tattoo Convention again and maybe if I'm lucky I can go to the Bay Area Con just once at least.

Don't be in a hurry. Wait for the artist you want. Send her an email, what's the worst that could happen?
Do you know that your tattoo probably isn't even fully healed? A tattoo can take 4 - 8 weeks to fully heal. I don't understand the rush. There are people on this board that wait months (at least) to get a spot with the artist they want. I've been working with the same artist for years and I still have to wait to get my first appointment when I start a new project.
Take your time and your next post will be, "I love my tattoo and it was worth the wait" instead of "I got this tattoo to fix another bad one. How do I fix the new one?"
Just my opinion.

haha thank you @Gingerninja ! I've definately been thinking outside the box now with my new tattoo ideas, and i've got some more crazy ideas brewing.
no laser, no coverups...i just keep piling on the tattoos and it seems to be working out in my favour.  I love it. my excitement of tattooing just keeps growing and the experiences become more personal as me and my tattooists push the boundary of where you would think the concept of "bodysuit" would typically end/finish.

so...this walk-in blast-o-rama happened...
by Shawn Hedley at Champion Tattoo 124 St Edmonton, AB, Canada

Well, these are opinions, so I don't have a problem with people who disagree with me. However, you point out a good exception to the numbing cream rule, for me anyway. I'm really talking about someone that comes in for their first dime size tattoo on their bicep and cries like a baby. 
To me it's the difference between some dilettante getting a tattoo because it's trendy, but doesn't want any discomfort and someone who respects the tradition. With 150+ hours in the chair, you've certainly proved that you respect the tradition, although the only one anyone needs to prove or justify anything to is themselves.

If you want to get f*cked up, take the drugs and get f*cked up.
If you want to get tattooed, get tattooed.
Pain is part of the rite of passage of tattooing.
I believe is being lost because of how accessible everything is now.
Take a swig of navy rum, bite down on a leather belt and take it like a champ.