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Not to derail your thread
but chica, YOU’RE CUTE!

My vote is blue

thanks😭 its actually a picture i took in a bar bathroom while having an anxiety attack but somehow its one of the only decent pics i have of myself

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Kieren wrote:
If you spend any amount of time in the sun, neither.
they will fade very quickly and look patchy.
if you don’t spend Any time in the sun at all then it Might be ok but no guarantee’s.
(I’m a tattoo artist)

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Sobbing wrote:
red if i have to choose
but i like ur haircolor the most

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Sobbing wrote:

Sobbing wrote:
red if i have to choose
but i like ur haircolor the most

not me thinking u were talking abt haircolor

id go for blue bc its closer to black but red and blue r both gonna look patchy

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Solar wrote:
on one arm, red
on the other arm, blue

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bee wrote:

Solar wrote:
on one arm, red
on the other arm, blue

and torso, purple
no lol i just want one color, but good idea otherwise

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bee wrote:

Kieren wrote:
If you spend any amount of time in the sun, neither.
they will fade very quickly and look patchy.
if you don’t spend Any time in the sun at all then it Might be ok but no guarantee’s.
(I’m a tattoo artist)

what if i use 50spf sunscreen

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Solar wrote:

bee wrote:

Solar wrote:
on one arm, red
on the other arm, blue

and torso, purple
no lol i just want one color, but good idea otherwise

that would be so cute though omfg u could do gradient lineart on ur torso too
ahh valid !! i love all red tattoos so i would say red

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i think both would look good tbh

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Kieren wrote:

bee wrote:

Kieren wrote:
If you spend any amount of time in the sun, neither.
they will fade very quickly and look patchy.
if you don’t spend Any time in the sun at all then it Might be ok but no guarantee’s.
(I’m a tattoo artist)

what if i use 50spf sunscreen

Sunscreen or no sunscreen you’d have to be pretty dedicated to no sun.
im just being totally honest.
All colors break down much quicker than black so any sun exposure even with sun screen will cause the color to start to breakdown.
I’ve done them and warned clients they may not last long, maybe a couple years and they likely won’t age gracefully along the way.
the other thing is as tattoos age the ink breaks down under the skin naturally,
and colors tend to break down much quicker

like when you leave something in the sun and the color of the object fades, same thing but your skin.

there’s a reason black ink is used,
and the popular saying “bold will hold”

on that note for everyone here please avoid micro tattoos,
you’re setting yourself up for failure lol.

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Rotte wrote:

Kieren wrote:

bee wrote:

Kieren wrote:
If you spend any amount of time in the sun, neither.
they will fade very quickly and look patchy.
if you don’t spend Any time in the sun at all then it Might be ok but no guarantee’s.
(I’m a tattoo artist)

what if i use 50spf sunscreen

Sunscreen or no sunscreen you’d have to be pretty dedicated to no sun.
im just being totally honest.
All colors break down much quicker than black so any sun exposure even with sun screen will cause the color to start to breakdown.
I’ve done them and warned clients they may not last long, maybe a couple years and they likely won’t age gracefully along the way.
the other thing is as tattoos age the ink breaks down under the skin naturally,
and colors tend to break down much quicker

like when you leave something in the sun and the color of the object fades, same thing but your skin.

there’s a reason black ink is used,
and the popular saying “bold will hold”

on that note for everyone here please avoid micro tattoos,
you’re setting yourself up for failure lol.

Idk if you know, but are there any colors to be more aware off? I used to be allergic to something in red and i somehow fear if i ever get a red tattoo ima react fr.

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Kieren wrote:

Angelica wrote:

Kieren wrote:

bee wrote:
what if i use 50spf sunscreen

Sunscreen or no sunscreen you’d have to be pretty dedicated to no sun.
im just being totally honest.
All colors break down much quicker than black so any sun exposure even with sun screen will cause the color to start to breakdown.
I’ve done them and warned clients they may not last long, maybe a couple years and they likely won’t age gracefully along the way.
the other thing is as tattoos age the ink breaks down under the skin naturally,
and colors tend to break down much quicker

like when you leave something in the sun and the color of the object fades, same thing but your skin.

there’s a reason black ink is used,
and the popular saying “bold will hold”

on that note for everyone here please avoid micro tattoos,
you’re setting yourself up for failure lol.

Idk if you know, but are there any colors to be more aware off? I used to be allergic to something in red and i somehow fear if i ever get a red tattoo ima react fr.

One can be allergic to any color.
there are two methods to discovering allergies.
smearing ink on the skin and waiting an hour or two to see a reaction,
or tattooing a small dot of the color.
tattooing a dot will give you a much better visual idea of your allergy,
the smear test won’t always show the allergy as well since the skin isn’t broken.
when doing a tattoo for a client she was like my moms allergic to red so I might be too,
but I really want a red tattoo.
so we went over the aging of red tattoos and she said she doesn’t spend time outside so it should be ok.
but can still fade more than black.
Then we tattooed a red heart to test.
told her if it healed all messed up due to allergy I can put a black heart once it heals haha

red/pink/purple/white are the more common colors to be allergic to,
but you can be allergic to any color.

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Kieren wrote:
Fun fact ya gurl here is allergic to black.
the lines of my tattoos sometimes get irritated and 3D.
but other than that they’re fine lol.
usually heat, being too warm or sun exposure cause my black reactions.

all my tattoos healed fine but after they were healed I started having the reactions.

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bee wrote:

Kieren wrote:

bee wrote:

Kieren wrote:
If you spend any amount of time in the sun, neither.
they will fade very quickly and look patchy.
if you don’t spend Any time in the sun at all then it Might be ok but no guarantee’s.
(I’m a tattoo artist)

what if i use 50spf sunscreen

Sunscreen or no sunscreen you’d have to be pretty dedicated to no sun.
im just being totally honest.
All colors break down much quicker than black so any sun exposure even with sun screen will cause the color to start to breakdown.
I’ve done them and warned clients they may not last long, maybe a couple years and they likely won’t age gracefully along the way.
the other thing is as tattoos age the ink breaks down under the skin naturally,
and colors tend to break down much quicker

like when you leave something in the sun and the color of the object fades, same thing but your skin.

there’s a reason black ink is used,
and the popular saying “bold will hold”

on that note for everyone here please avoid micro tattoos,
you’re setting yourself up for failure lol.

thank you for your input and honesty!!
whats does bold will hold mean? ive heard it before but i dont get it

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Suchomimus wrote:

bee wrote:

Kieren wrote:

bee wrote:
what if i use 50spf sunscreen

Sunscreen or no sunscreen you’d have to be pretty dedicated to no sun.
im just being totally honest.
All colors break down much quicker than black so any sun exposure even with sun screen will cause the color to start to breakdown.
I’ve done them and warned clients they may not last long, maybe a couple years and they likely won’t age gracefully along the way.
the other thing is as tattoos age the ink breaks down under the skin naturally,
and colors tend to break down much quicker

like when you leave something in the sun and the color of the object fades, same thing but your skin.

there’s a reason black ink is used,
and the popular saying “bold will hold”

on that note for everyone here please avoid micro tattoos,
you’re setting yourself up for failure lol.

thank you for your input and honesty!!
whats does bold will hold mean? ive heard it before but i dont get it

think it probably means thicker lines and darker colours will last longer