How to prepare for your first session

Leave alcohol for another day, ideally a full day before the session. It thins the blood, so the skin takes the ink less well, and instead of tattooing I keep wiping the area. You see it later, in the healing. Lack of sleep works the same way, just more slowly. After two hours in the chair your body starts asking for what it’s owed.

If you take blood thinners or have diabetes, tell me before your appointment. We don’t stop any medication on our own; that’s something you agree with your doctor.

People go pale in the chair not from pain but from an empty stomach. Have a proper meal about two hours before and don’t come straight from work on nothing but coffee. Bring water and something sweet; a break comes in handy during longer sessions.

For a thigh, shorts work well; for a shoulder blade, a T-shirt that’s easy to take off. The rule is simple: I need access to the area, and you need to be comfortable in those clothes for a few hours. Wear things you don’t mind ruining, because ink leaves stains that won’t wash out.

Sunburnt skin, or skin irritated by exfoliation, doesn’t get tattooed. Plan the seaside trip and the tanning bed for after the session, not before it. In the morning, don’t put any cream on the area.

Block out the whole time and don’t plan anything right after. Rushing helps nobody, and the last shading is better done calmly than in a hurry.

Write to me with what you have in mind, where on the body and roughly how big. I will reply with a design proposal, a quote and an available date. I reserve your date after a deposit, which is deducted in full from the final price. This prevents available slots from going to waste.