Have a tattoo done for the right reasons. Don’t have a group or buddy tattoo done just because everyone else around you is having it done. It is important that it feels good for YOU. Trust your gut instinct. You are the one who will live with it. You are the one who will carry it and you should feel good about always having it. A friend can always join you for advice, but in the end it is your own thoughts that count.
Don’t follow trends blindly. A tattoo is permanent. A trend is not.
Don’t have it done too small. This is a common mistake among first timers and young people. It could be because of being overly careful and scared of pain or due to being a bit economically restricted. Regardless, some people want the tattoo minimal and discreet, which in time could easily end up being just an unidentified blurry blob. Small tattoos in combination with lots of details and poor placement normally age extremely bad. Most of the times the customers later would want to cover the whole old thing with a new, bigger and darker tattoo. Or even laser treatment. If you are uncertain about size, placement and so on, I will help you adjust the design to the best possible tattoo. You can always consult with me and I can tweak the details and size for your motif.
Be careful with putting the name of your loved one on your body. I wouldn’t say that this is wrong since you know best when it comes to your feelings. But of course it could feel more safe to have it done when being in a stable, long term relationship or when it comes to the love within families, such as for your children or parents.
Each thing has its more flattering spot. Even tattoos. A picture with exact and important proportions would fit better on a bigger, flatter surface such as back, upper arm or thigh. Detailed motifs will benefit from placements with less wear and tear such as bending, rubbing, stretching, sun and wind. Placements that are more prone to wearing and tearing normally have a certain skin to show for it. Just look at for instance your elbows, knee caps, palms, knuckles, underneath your feet, fingers and inside of your mouth and so on. When it comes to these last mentioned, problematic areas, you can of course easily still get tattooed there, but do account for at least one refill to get a satisfying result.