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Worth reading before
you sit down
No listicles, no filler. Application timing, aftercare that holds up, and how to have a sensible conversation with your artist.

How long before you sit down?
Timing is the difference between a product that works and one you'll swear never did.

Talking to your artist about numbing
Some tattooists refuse point blank. Usually they have a good reason — and it's fixable.

Surviving the itchy fortnight
Days four to seven are when most people damage a tattoo they otherwise healed perfectly.