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Thanks HaydenRose :) I'm in Newcastle, Australia. I have the name of an excellent girl at a nearby studio called Alien Art. Her work looks outstanding. So I will give it a month and see how I feel then :)

I wasn't aware there was an upside down as I had seen so many photos of wrist tattoos in the position I wanted mine. I didn't mind him having an opinion, I wanted his opinion, just a bit surprised by how strong (or maybe passionate is the word) it was. In the end, I have to live with it, for me it's exactly the right way up.

Thanks el twe. I'm not freaking out yet. He wanted to put it the "right" way, even did the stencil and made me look in the magic mirror but I felt sick looking at it upside down - to me. I would rather not have it. I know, I'm one of those painful clients. He was just trying to give me his professional opinion and I accepted most of it except that part. We had some good laughs, said several swear words together lol. All in all it was a good experience. I am loving reading all the stories on here.

I'm new here (obviously) as well as being new to the tattoo experience. I finally got my first tattoo on 31st May (yes I will always remember the date) in Byron Bay on holidays, after 15 years of going in and out of tattoo studios. I'm 55 and it wasn't actually the courage I needed I just hadn't seen anything I loved. So on this particular Friday I saw one on the net I loved and off I went. I opted for angel wings + halo on my wrist. I thought it would hurt a bit but was not quite prepared for the extent of hurt. Anyway I survived, don't regret it. Maybe would've liked a more considerate artist (he was quite opinionated). Can I show a pic? Ok. This was what I showed him This is mine straight after And this is how it is today I'm hoping it becomes more defined as it heals. Otherwise I'm thinking I may visit a local studio for an opinion on giving a bit more depth. Thanks for reading. Long intro I know and already thinking of my next tatt. .