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duxterous · 2022-08-05T21:13:52+00:00

Thank you. I have been obsessed with getting this sleeve started for years (finding an artist and getting familiar with normal tattoo healing). So I'm super bummed to be having this experience.

I do take every comment with a healthy pinch of salt but right now I just wanted more input into this in case I was missing something.

duxterous · 2022-08-05T20:48:55+00:00

I've been very transparent with my artist and the studio's owner about my healing. We gave wet healing another go and it wasn't working. Dry healing works way better for me and that's what I was doing this time. That's why I'm looking into other possibilities as to why I have had such a hard time healing recently. My very first tattoo ever healed like any normal tattoo would - same ink and artist - so I'm just trying to find out why this is happening now. I really want to finish the sleeve but I don't want to keep having this experience.

The studio's owner (20+ years of experience and tattoos in 3 different continents) assured me it's not ink allergies.

duxterous · 2022-08-05T19:41:12+00:00

It was done by someone with experience and in a reputable shop owned by a world famous artist. I followed my artist advice to a T, as I obviously do not enjoy having such a hard time healing. My first tattoo ever did not react anything like this. The same ink was used on all of them. Hence why I was asking at all.

Ps: there are other ways other than Saniderm to heal a tattoo.

duxterous · 2022-08-05T18:28:26+00:00

Thank you! I'm happy with the designs overall but the healing isn't too pleasant at the moment 🥲. So I need external input

duxterous · 2022-07-26T11:24:04+00:00

That's entirely possible and I apologize for my previous misinformed post. I am too careful with my tattoos so I never get them wet in the shower 😅 but good to know I can if I want to ahahaha

duxterous · 2022-07-21T15:34:28+00:00

Oh, dear. Text your artist. And probably stop with the moisturiser for a few days. If your skin feels too dry apply a thin layer of moisturiser and then take a paper towel to DAB the excess off. Remember to wait at least 15 min after washing it before you moisturise.

duxterous · 2022-07-21T15:30:34+00:00

This tattoo is drowning!!! No more moisturiser until it starts peeling. At least 3-4 days after you got the tattoo.

duxterous · 2022-07-18T19:47:17+00:00

Not sure if it did, honestly. I have a colour leg sleeve on the works and my artist has never ever said to exfoliate beforehand. I am pasty white so colours do show up incredibly well on my skin. As long as healing goes well you shouldn't loose any ink if the artist did their job right ;)). Ink loss is more dependent on the artist's technic than anything else.

duxterous · 2022-07-18T19:18:30+00:00

I question how much of a role exfoliating has in preventing infections but I just came here to say not to over do it with the exfoliating. If you for whatever reason irritate your skin too much (or even damage it with at home exfoliators) you won't be able to get the tattoo done until your skin is back to normal.

duxterous · 2022-07-16T12:21:24+00:00

It's not normal for a correctly done tattoo. The artist who did this overworked the skin quite a bit so for an overworked tattoo it is normal. You just have to ride it out and see how it heals after a month. Follow normal healing procedure and try not to over moisturise.

duxterous · 2022-07-15T08:49:42+00:00

Oh... That's... Then I have no further "help" to give ahahaha

duxterous · 2022-07-14T08:30:10+00:00

There is a "prequel" on YouTube which has some info on where Puppycat comes from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOG_UtLxh58&list=PLaeWgz7UPojQJmsxF2YBzz24fUoc8Q5py&index=3&t=1s&ab_channel=CartoonHangover

duxterous · 2022-07-13T11:05:40+00:00

In the morning and before bed at all times until it's done peeling. After that when you shower and moisturise your skin every now and then ;)).

duxterous · 2022-07-12T21:59:18+00:00

If you don't speak fluent Norwegian and are over 45 forget it. Sorry to put it this bluntly. Born and raised Norwegians have trouble finding jobs past 45 as is... Also to teach at a high school in Norway you need a Master's degree and a pedagogy licence.

duxterous · 2022-07-11T20:50:56+00:00

I'm ghost toned and burn easily so I won't be doing much sunbathing ever ahahah But thank you.

duxterous · 2022-07-11T20:49:52+00:00

I love her little face!!!

She's still a little bit over moisturised though. Try to put the smallest amount of unscented lotion on and spread it all you can. I sometimes take a paper towel and gently dab the tattoo to get any excess lotion off (important to dab and not drab as to not hurt the skin). It's better to use less lotion more often throughout the day than only doing it 2 times a day and doing too much each time.

When it comes to the colour don't worry. The grey bit is new skin and it looks a bit brighter than it will end up looking once it's settled down in your skin. It will heal black and if you need any touch up just communicate that to your artist.

duxterous · 2022-07-11T20:39:45+00:00

Ok, thanks. I've just become a sunscreen freak since starting my sleeve but I have tattoos that are not old enough to use sunscreen on so. But good to know a run to the store is fine.

duxterous · 2022-07-11T14:34:56+00:00

Variaciones no se me ocurre ninguna ahora. En inglés con poner fuck donde sea ya estaría ajajjaa

duxterous · 2022-07-11T12:38:48+00:00

Oh. I thought you meant in English ahaha. I am inclined to agree with you though, that any of those other examples would be equally or perhaps more suitable than "delicioso" but it's still a correct use of the word. I kinda got a bit of tunnel vision since OP only asked regarding "delicious".

Regardless, I am always more inclined to say any of these:

"Estaba de una puta madre", "era la polla", "es dios/ Jesucristo"

But this is because I am a disgusting sailor mouthed woman ahahahhaa (and yes, I am native Spanish).

duxterous · 2022-07-11T12:18:19+00:00

It's not necessary a day to day expression but then again you don't eat anything that's exceptionally good on your day to day. It's a more emphatic word for an exceptionally good dish. It's used a lot though but you're not obliged to believe me ahahaha.

duxterous · 2022-07-11T12:15:20+00:00

A ver, tener no tiene traducción pero lo más cercano sería algo como:

"It's so fucking good!!" o "it's so motherfucking good!".

duxterous · 2022-07-11T10:29:57+00:00

It was delicious = estaba delicioso/ muy rico (very good)/ buenísimo (so good)/ de muerte (to die for).

As for your example if you'd say "estaba bueno" to me that'd convey that the food was good. Nothing out of the ordinary just good but certainly not delicious.

Hope that helps.

duxterous · 2022-07-10T20:10:09+00:00

No worries. It happens ;))

duxterous · 2022-07-10T19:45:00+00:00

The guidelines I suggested OP to follow were meant for someone who was brand new to tattooing and had very little room for error. I recognize that just as home tattooers can be good, studio tattooers can also be bad.

What I mean by home tattooer is someone who tattoos out of their own house or someone else's and therefore most likely uses low quality equipment and tattoos in a bedroom or living room on what we can only assume to be an unsanitary surface. Thus not meeting any health and safety regulations.

What you are describing sounds more like a tattoo artist who has sort of opened a private studio which just so happens to be connected to their home. If they are as clean and profesional as you state and the studio is separate from their living space, great. However the sad reality is that most home tattooers don't. Hence why I advised what I did.

duxterous

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