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Everything you wanted to know about getting a tattoo but were afraid to ask.

 

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F.A.Q.  What did you want to know?

With laser removal techniques and the like - is a tattoo really for ever?

Laser techniques have improved a lot over the last few years, plus creams and skin grafts and other techniques such as cover-up tattoos, but the degree of success depends on the tattoo, the skin and how much you can endure and/or afford.
Basically the only 100% sure method is amputation and if the tattoo is on your head then it's going to be a hassle.
If you are thinking of how to remove it before you get it - don't get it. Because yes - it's going to last as long as you do.

You may lose your most valuable property through misfortune in various ways.  You may lose your house, your wife and other treasures.  But of your moko, you cannot be deprived except by death.  It will be your ornament and companion until your last day.

Netana Whakaari of Waimana

Beauty is skin deep.  A tattoo goes all the way to the bone. 

Vince Hemingson

If it isn't here - mail me on ash@newwavetattoocyprus.com and I'll answer as many of you as I can.

Questions published here reflect what I get asked the most often.

Will it hurt?

Some - perhaps.  People react to pain in different ways - and some hardly feel it at all.  It isn't painful like breaking an arm, tattooing has been likened by some to the pain of sunburn and by others to an itch.
We recommend an anaesthetic cream that numbs the skin so it's pretty much pain free. 

How expensive will it be?

How long is a piece of string?

How big, how much detail, and where - then we price the piece and you decide.

By all means get the best bang for your buck but money should not be the consideration when choosing your artist.  Best quality is best value.

What if my girlfriend/boyfriend/employer doesn't like it?

1.  Return the tattoo to us in its original packaging and I'll consider a refund.  :-)

2.  Check their reaction first or change girlfriend / boyfriend / job.

3.  Think before you ink

Can I have a totally unique one-off tattoo?

Yes - in fact we prefer you to.