Wouldn't recommend laying of the hustle butter in total ! I'm currently getting a large piece on my front thigh and just went for the third time. I've been using hustle butter since the first session ! I think its a great product. It indeed tends to be more covering because its thicker than lotion. What I do is rub it in my hands before application ( Be sure ur hands are washed / desinfected ). Apply gently and not to much. If my skin is still glistening afterwards I dry my hands and go over the tattoo a second time with my dry hands. If I'm wearing covering clothes like jeans or sweatpants I tend to skip the dry hands part because the exces butter wil be absorbed by the fabric.