Preparing for Your Appointment

*WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOUR APPOINTMENT, PLEASE FILL OUT THE COVID-19 FORM

I recommend fortifying yourself with a meal in advance of your appointment. I also highly recommend 4% lidocaine topical anesthetic cream to take the edge off of the tattooing process, especially for highly sensitive areas. It is often sold as Aspercreme or Curacaine or is generically labeled (“4% lidocaine topical anesthetic”) and can be found locally at most drug stores, including Walgreens & CVS.

Step 1
An hour before your appointment time, gently dry exfoliate the area to be tattooed until the skin is rosy.

Step 2
Apply a thick layer of 4% LIDOCAINE topical anesthetic cream to the area you are having tattooed. Cover the skin completely in a thick layer of cream.

Step 3
Wrap the entire area in plastic wrap (or even a plastic shopping bag if it’s all you have at hand), TAPING IT DOWN SECURELY. This is VERY important.

Step 4

Once the topical application has been absorbed into the skin for roughly 70-90 minutes, the tattooing area will be ready to go! This anesthetic takes the edge off of being tattooed considerably.

Please bring a clean, comfortable and warm change of clothes (socks, a hooded sweatshirt & long pants, for example) to your appointment as well as a personal face mask. In addition to coronavirus precautions, the recently installed HVAC system in the building is overactive and can sometimes make the space quite chilly. Please note that wearing a face mask will be required for the entire duration of the appointment.

Personal protective equipment will be available and on-hand in my studio, including latex gloves, plastic visors and plastic dividers.

Our scheduled appointment is for you and you only. Other tattoos enthusiasts can enjoy your tattoo after we finish our process. :-)