BEFORE YOU GET TATTOOED

One week prior to your tattoo it is helpful to moisturize the area to be tattooed. Daily moisturizing can greatly improve the quality of your skin.

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Before your tattoo or piercing appointment sure to eat and drink something.  If you have intense anxiety about your tattoo, your body can have physical response causing a blood sugar drop.  This is relatively common and eating beforehand and/or bringing a soda or sugary beverage to your appointment can help prevent lightheadedness.  Everyone should eat before getting tattooed, even if they have never experienced lightheadedness or fainting before. 

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 Do not consume alcohol 12 hours before your appointment.  Alcohol is a blood thinner and may make you bleed, sometimes excessively, which may inhibit the ink from staying in the skin as well as making it difficult for the tattoo artist to effectively tattoo.  Alcohol also impairs judgment.

Please have the area to be pierced or tattooed clean and shaved.  

Don’t forget to bring a government issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license or passport.  

Don't be late. It’s best to show up a few minutes before your scheduled appointment.  If you are going to be late you should definitely call ahead and let your artist know.  If you are late you run the risk of forfeiting your deposit and losing out on your appointment.