“Liquid courage” thins your blood, making you bleed more, which pushes ink out and stresses your artist. You’ll heal slower, too.

Fix - Stay sober 24 hours before. Arrive hydrated, not marinated.

Turning up sunburnt is like presenting cracked leather as a canvas. Pigment won’t settle and your artist can’t work properly.

Fix - Skip the tanning. Pale, healthy skin is the best canvas.

Smashing out heavy workouts before your session leaves muscles inflamed and twitchy, making it harder to sit still.

Fix - Take it easy. Light training’s fine, but don’t max out the day before.

Slathering on oily cream pre-appointment just turns your skin into a slip’n’slide. Stencils won’t stick, lines won’t hold.

Fix - Prep with tattoo-safe hydration like PRIME, not kitchen butter.

Arriving on an empty stomach = low blood sugar = lightheaded, twitchy, and faint-prone. Not fun for anyone.

Fix - Eat a balanced meal before your session. Think protein + complex carbs.

Every fidget, swipe, or TikTok jiggle risks a wobbly line. Your artist isn’t drawing on a trampoline.

Fix - Stay still. Podcasts and audiobooks are your friend.

Offering “tips” on shading while your artist works is dangerous — and insulting. Precision needs focus, not backseat artistry.

Fix - Trust your artist. You chose them for a reason.

Unwrapping food mid-session? Crumbs, sticky fingers, sudden jerks — all a hygiene nightmare.

Fix - Eat beforehand. Bring water in a sealed bottle for quick sips.

Forcing through an 8-hour marathon without rests? Fatigue makes you twitch, and artists rush when clients hit their limit.

Fix - Schedule breaks. Even masters need intermissions.

Sudden twitches, pulling away, or “helpfully” tensing muscles can ruin linework.

Fix - Breathe deep, stay calm, and communicate — but stay still.

Fresh tattoo + swimming pool = chlorine, bacteria, and infection risk galore.

Fix - No swimming until fully healed. Showers only.

That itch is legendary, but picking flakes is basically scratching out pigment.

Fix - Apply LOCK thinly to soothe. Hands off otherwise.

New tattoo under skinny jeans = friction, suffocation, and scab damage.

Fix - Wear loose, breathable fabrics. Let your ink breathe.

Blasting your tattoo under hot, high-pressure water feels cleansing, but it’s like jet-washing wet paint.

Fix - Use lukewarm water, low pressure, and pat dry.

Once healed, many forget sunscreen, until their tattoo fades into a ghost of itself.

Fix - Make SHIELD your daily ritual. Sunscreen is tattoo insurance.