NAAAAHHH NOT SHOWERING OR WEARING DEODORANT BEFORE COMING TO A TATTOO APPOINTMENT IS ABSOLUTELY DIABOLICAL NOOOOO 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

"Trust your artist's judgement"... Yeah, right.. and with that I have seen multiple where the end result ended up crooked... If you are not happy, speak up until you are.

I clicked on this worrying that I have done anything annoying in the past but it seems that all of these are pretty common sense...

So much of this is common sense and common courtesy.  It’s embarrassing that some people are so ignorant.

I always give a tip..... If my tattoo is quoted $250.... I give at least $300.
If my tattoo was quoted $500. Then  i give a minimum $600.

Usually I’m pretty good with sitting still and keeping quiet, but when I got my kneecap done- the last hour was SO painful I couldn’t help but to let out a few quiet groans 😭

For being a relatively new channel you are so concise and well spoken. Keep up the good work

Though I agree with your statements what about if it's the other way around... things that tattoo artists do that annoy the clients??? Tattoo artists being late, tattoo artists being hungover, not having any design done, not answering back to emails?? It's funny how tattoo artists are always blasting the clients but the reality is, is that sometimes it's the other way around... I have many tattoos by really great "professional" artists and last year I started a sleeve with a new artist who is quite known and was referred to me, I really loved his style but if I would have known how "unprofessional" he really was I would have went elsewhere, there was not one session where he was on time and if he was, drawing not done, he hadn't eaten yet, he was hungover, I live an hour away from the shop and he canceled me last minute several times, asked me if I could come later when I had already left my house, it's very frustrating and I feel that this needs to be discussed as well... My time is precious too and when my appointment is at 1pm and we only start at 3pm because my artist doesn't give a shit if he goes to bed at 4am and wakes up at 12:30pm that is not okay ! More of this needs to be discussed, as a client I'm super respectful but this behaviour is not acceptable, just because you have thousands of followers on instagram doesn't give artists the right to do what they want

I was so quiet with one of mine that a more experienced artist came over and told the less experienced artist that I was just relaxed not passing out.

I just got my first tattoo. We communicated through email. Due to size and where I originally wanted the tattoo,  my artist left out an important part of what u wanted. I walked into my appointment, and we talked it out he was able to add back in the part I wanted.  We moved the placement to my arm. Being seeking to talk it out made for a great experience for me. I'm already planning my next tattoo

Love this.  Was prepared to get annoyed like I often do with these vids, because the tattoo artist whines and complains about their clients, many times for unfair reasons.  Annoyed because the client don’t know the etiquette, or they have honest questions. Like, “it’s rude to ask how much a tattoo costs.” Seriously? Is it rude to ask how much your new car, or your dinner is going to cost?  Tattoos can run anywhere from $75-$3000 (or more).  That’s a huge difference, and someone unfamiliar with how long their tattoo idea will take needs to know they can afford it before it starts.  But your not-to-do list is basically, just show some respect for your artist, their work, and their time.  And they should do the same back, respecting the clients, their time, and really listening to what they want.

Micro managing is the hardest thing to deal w research your artist and trust they know what their doing better then your friends and mom

I swear getting an appointment for me has been harder then applying at harvard university mannn. Then I had the audacity to request fine line work and the response I got, when i finally did get an email back was very off. Then i got bounced between 2 artists and now I don't even know when I'm going in, and I inquired at like 2 of the best places where I am 🙃

My first tattoo was on my thigh and I brought a pair of shorts to change into (it was December in Canada so it was freezing)

Fellow childfree woman here. A tattoo studio is perhaps the only place where the presence of kids is (mostly) rare. It seems like they are everywhere these days. It's so hard to find an adult-only space in this child-obsessed society!

I have a leg sleeve and I’m at the point where I just need ‘shitty’ tiny little fillers. I’m almost embarrassed to ask an ‘artist’ to do the work, because the work is really simple. I keep apologising for the stuff I want because I feel I’m wasting an artists time.😔 Even though I love the tiny tats!

to all the no shows, or extremely late people, i thank you. My tattoist calls me as soon as someone drops out and i get shorter wait times :D

The micromanaging is completely true it's their job for a reason and my artist has made me more comfortable with the process than I could've ever done myself.  More times than most they have a vision and when they ask if that work's it's better than my original idea anyway put trust in them, do you're research on where or who your going to it's okay to change aspects but don't be knit picking the smallest details a lot of artist do the best work when you give them free-range of their creativity🙂

I try to arrive around 20 minutes early

Thank you for this. Definitely wished I would have watched this before I got my first tattoo. I will admit I did ask for an estimated price, as I had no idea what the range would be for the artist. I also changed the location that I wanted it. However, all went well. The artist was extremely professional and kind. I made sure to tip really well at the end too.