Durability-wise? Pain-wise? Covering or showing-wise? Where did you inked your first one?
Probably a tattoo parlour
Best tattoos are done in prisons. Those are the tattoos with depth and meaning. Much more organic than store bought tattoos. The tattoo artist has a bond to their tools, as they’ve crafted the tools themselves and they mix the ink right in your cell. And besides, anyone can get a tattoo, but you will have a tattoo with a story and real price. Imagine instead of going oh that? I got that tat because I was bored and had spending cash, you can say I got that tat when I was locked up for robbing Wendy’s with an alligator, the infection almost cost me my arm, but it was worth it
Obviously that was all /s but somehow I think I need to point it out.
I second this, don’t get in your friends basement OR garage after a night of drinking.
A lot of things can go wrong with unhygene tattoo practice. Most notably nasty infection.
Never skimp on tattoo!
A tattoo parlor and not someone’s basement.
Had my first tattoo (a small snake) done handpoke-style on a dining table during a kinky getaway.
Great memories ^^
I should have said skin. Definitely the best place to get a tattoo.
I asked about getting one to cover up my open heart surgery scar.
“You know that’s really going to hurt, right?”
“More or less than open heart surgery?”
“. . . Good point.”
Turned out, the top 1/2 of the scar is too bumpy to take ink well, the bottom 1/2 too squishy. So still just a scar. :( or is that :) ?
I’ll be real, I miss my heart surgery scar, and I wouldn’t ever want to cover it up. I had an operation done when I was an infant, and had a huge scar that ran from my sternum, around my ribcage, and back up and around toward my shoulder blade. It ended up mostly fading at some point in my 20s and is very faint these days.
I’ve always liked scars. They’re stories. They’re lessons. They’re proof. Scars are dope, show them off! Unless it makes you uncomfortable, which is also understandable.
It’s 10" down the front of my chest and while I’m fine, it does freak other people out. 🤷♂️
I have a surgery scar that runs from my sternum to my groin. I considered getting a zipper tattoo on it. A good tattoo has a lot to do with the background shading so it could be done by tattooing the skin right up to the scar rather than on it.
Now to be fair you were knocked out during the surgery.
This is true, the recovery was tough though. They took a blood vessel out of my chest wall to patch the heart and for like 2 years I could feel this burning line of fire where they took it.
“Weird, you shouldn’t be able to feel that…”
“You are correct! I should NOT be able to feel that!”
Just below the shoulder on the upper arm. Of course it depends on what you’re getting.
Some place where they proofread
Somewhere uncomfortable, like the back of a Volkswagen.
Random, but I got my first tattoo on the inside of my forearm and my wife loves it because she can see it while I drive. I got it before I even met her, but it worked out in my favor lol.
Definitely pick a spot based on the tattoo you want. Mine fit best horizontally because it’s clipped from a Calvin & Hobbes panel. Like others have mentioned, if you’re shy about having one, consider something easily covered vs somewhere less painful.
I got my first on my chest, below collar bone, above nipple. It seems to be real easy to cover. The ladies also love seeing just a little of it on a low cut shirt.
It didn’t hurt very much, took roughly 3-4 hours and was easy to keep clean and moist for recovery
Upper arms and shoulders is what I did and it’s worked out well, my tattoos are all from over 30 years ago (back when it was very unusual for a woman) and have held up so well.
My advice is - pick a good artist and go bigger than you think, the bigger ones hold up and are a better fit for the technology, media, and surface. People think small and discreet and that just turns to mush.
I did arms and shoulders for longevity because those areas are easy to cover and unlikely to grow and shrink with weight gain or loss.
I mean, I only have one and it’s on my wrist and I didn’t feel anything, so that spot was good.
My first was across my spine between my shoulder blades and the next two were small on the insides of my wrists. I don’t think either was overly painful. The only one that really hurt was the part of my side piece that crossed on to my stomach. Fuck that noise. Tbh, I don’t worry about whether I can cover them. No one has cared in years.
Mine was one my back. It’s my only one and I often forget about it because I never see it. I’ll catch it in a mirror and stop and take a look.
Anywhere easy to hide, definitely.
And no names unless it’s your kids.
Cornhole. Trust me, you’ll never forget it.
I’m a total wimp and I went upper outer thigh. Got it at a reputable place, but spur of the moment with a friend. Very little pain, almost always hidden, but as a bonus, gives me an excuse to hike up my shorts/skirt when it comes up in conversation.
I just got my first on my tricep, at a music festival lol
