We always recommend the following to our clients, no matter how big or small the tattoo:
- Come prepared! Bring something to read, to watch or to do that involves minimal movement
- Limit alcohol consumption in the 24 hours before your appointment
- Be on time to your appointments and consultations, this helps us a lot with the timing of our sessions
- Be clear and open with your communication in advance to avoid last minute design changes which can take a lot of time out of the first session
- Drink plenty of water before your appointment, staying hydrated is super important
- Moisturise the body part that will get the tattoo around 24 hours before the appointment and on the day of the appointment, and shave beforehand if you can (if not, it’s fine, we will do that part for you)
- Make sure you have eaten before your appointment, pushing through pain on an empty stomach can be very difficult and we want to avoid clients fainting during a session.
- Bring snacks for longer sessions (bonus points if you bring a little something for your artist, too!)
- Bring a numbing cream if you feel like you’ll need it. We recommend this cream by TKTX
- Stay calm, relaxed and enjoy the process!
Aftercare of tattoos is super important and bad aftercare can be one of the reasons tattoos fade, ink drops out, or they don’t end up lasting as they should. Follow these steps to ensure your tattoo stays looking fresh for years to come:
- After your appointment, avoid touching the tattoo with bare, unwashed hands. Your artist will normally put second skin on (except in some circumstances) which should stay on for a couple of days, but once it comes off, make sure any time you touch your tattoo your hands are washed while it is still healing.
- In the 24 hours after your tattoo, avoid consuming alcohol and fatty/oily foods
- When there is nothing covering the tattoo, make sure to wash it a couple of times a day with a basic, unscented, gentle soap.
- After 48 hours or once the second skin comes off, you a begin moisturising the tattoo a couple of times a day with a basic, unscented moisturiser.
- Protect your tattoo from the sun, make sure you cover it especially while it is healing, and once it is healed, you should always put SPF 50+ sunscreen over your tattoo during sun exposure.
- Make sure you continue moisturising your tattoo after it has healed and it will stay looking fresh and new.
Firstly, you can call/message us on 0431 171 579 , or you can email torturarte95@gmail.com
- Give us as much detail as possible, be sure to include reference pictures and ideas of styles
- We will get back to you with some follow up questions, and potentially preliminary design ideas and adjustments
- Book in a free consultation, so we can see where the tattoo is going to be on your body and take into account any further considerations such as skin tone, placement and further design ideas and suggestions.
- Book in your tattoo appointment and pay your deposit.
- We will send you a design to approve. This is where you can ask for final adjustments before your tattoo appointment.
- Rock up to your appointment prepared for your tattoo!