26/06/2020
(ENG) Summer and tattoos ☀️
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Most of us are thinking about the best time to get a tattoo. Which season is the most favourable?
We won’t lie, tattoo care is a bit more complicated during the summer but it doesn’t mean you have to postpone the long-awaited acquisition of this body decoration for six months! 🙈
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Your fears and the truth:
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• “I will sweat and my tattoo under the membrane as well. That is awful and impossible!” - we sweat during the winter too so the situation depends mostly on how much you sweat and how carefully you treat your new tattoo;
• “I won’t be able to swim the whole summer!” - we advise not to swim at least 2 weeks after the procedure and after that it’s up to you if you want to prolong it to 3-4 weeks. 3 weeks would be perfect. After, you can swim anywhere you like;
• “I won’t be able to sunbathe for the whole summer” - well, sunbathing with tattoos is an interesting task because you need to take care of them all the time by putting cream on them, otherwise they will “fade” (read our article about tattoo myths - it is skin over the tattoo what tans really, and when the tan goes away, tattoo gets it’s brightness back)
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In conclusion, we want to say that while working we had a lot of cases when tattoos were ruined because of frivolousness and lack of attention in any season. That’s why you have all the power here (well, you share it with us, but this part is covered). When getting a tattoo you need to understand that you will spend some time taking care of it, so it will heal properly and so that no correction will be needed. This is a true investment in the future.
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And generally, we need to take care of our tattoos not only in summer on the beaches 🏖 but anytime you go outside and you know sun is working hard, use some SPF cream on it, love it 🖤
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Looking forward to seeing you at our studio!