Avoiding the Top Tattoo Mistakes

Spend the time now learning about what you need to know and what you need to look out for so you can ensure a fantastic new tattoo. But more importantly make sure you don’t need to go through the pain or expense of getting your new tattoo removed if it does not turn out right.


We all want to get the best tattoo that we can possibly get, one that means something to us and displays to the world our special connection to a person or significant event in our lives. Given that the reasons for getting a tattoo are often very profound we need to make sure we take the steps to ensure that our tattoo turns out just right.

Part of this process is learning what to do and another part is finding our what to avoid and this is what we are going to cover in this article on Avoiding the Top 3 Tattoo Mistakes. The top 3 tattoo mistakes are Being Impulsive, Getting a Cheap Tattoo and an Ode to a Lover.

Mistake No. 1: Being Impulsive

Tattoo’s done as a spur of the moment kind of thing are one of the top type of tattoo’s that end up getting removed. You probably would regret getting a tat of Taz flipping the bird and drinking a beer sometime after getting it.

If you are reading articles like this on the net you no doubt want to have your new tattoo for a long time to come if not the rest of your life. And never want to have to look into the pain and expense of getting your tattoo removed.

So take your time, go through the process, do the footwork and you will end up with a tattoo that you will not only love now, you will continue to love it and be grateful you went ahead and got it for many a year to come.

At the end of the day if you do end up with something that you later regret you can always get it covered over with another tattoo so there is a solution to the problem if it happens to you. But you want to get it right the first time round, so take the time and have some fun.

Mistake No. 2: Cheap Tattoo’s

As Kat Von D from the hit TV show LA Ink says:

"Good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good. Far too many times, people choose an artist based on price. That should be the last priority on your list when it comes to getting a tattoo."

When it comes to tattoo’s the old adage "you get what you pay for" still holds true, so when you are out there looking for the right tattoo artist to apply your new tattoo there are many other things to take into account other than price.

And the another thing to consider is that this tattoo is something you are going to have on your body for a great many years to come if not all of your years, so you want a piece of ink that is good quality and a tattoo that you are proud of.

So when you are out there looking for that artist make sure you ask around in order to get an idea of how much you are going to be up for, for the style and size of tattoo you are after but don’t let an expensive quote from an artist put you off.

Realize that if you want an intricately detailed sizeable tattoo that it is going to cost you some cash and that it will probably take a few sittings with the artist.

Mistake No. 3: Ode to a lover.

No matter how much you are in love with your current partner it pays not to be overly romantic. At the end of the day it does not matter how much you love this person the statistic tell the story. And the story says that just about every tattoo out there is going to outlast most of the relationships that inspired them – as much as we hate to say it.

There are so many other designs out there that can be used to represent something that is as important and significant, if not more so, than your current relationship.

I hope this has not crushed your ideas and plans for your new tattoo. If it has let me give you a little tip to get you back on the road:

- See if there is something else that sticks in your head and won’t go away.

Generally it is an idea that has been around in your head for a while but might have been hiding in the back so to speak. Good tattoo inspiration usually comes from something you feel pretty passionate about and you will be happy with it in the long run.

Good art (and permanent art!) is always worth a wait, so don’t rush your decision, wait a while see if you can remember what events have happened that have left a lasting impression in your mind.

No doubt you have got the impression so far that finding and getting your dream tattoo done is a process that takes some amount of time.