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Blast Heavy Sleeve for Cover Up. -Dallas, TX
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1 year post
To Clarify..
FRINGECLASSFebruary 26, 2014
WORTH IT
If I were just starting, or had a ways to go still, I'd make the Dallas trip. Or if I were elsewhere, I'd still travel to someone else who's professional and reputable. Since this has been a journey, lots of treatments, lots of payments made, I can't stress enough how important it was for me to go see someone who wasn't "anti-tattoo" and wouldn't break my bank. I only should have one more treatment to go, and only on a small part of my arm (compared to the almost two sleeves I started out with), which is the reason I don't feel like traveling too far right now..
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1 year post
Pretty Frustrated..
FRINGECLASSFebruary 26, 2014
I was on the phone earlier inquiring into laser at a clinic about an hour away from here. Over the phone I was quoted $400. That is completely unacceptable for laser removal in 2014, especially when all that is being treated is three tattoos on top of the forearm from the elbow down. At Fadefast I was getting as much as I wanted treated for $250, then dropped down to $200 because they were cutting me a break. Mike at GO! prices the same. I would make another Dallas trip, but I don't know if I have it in me anymore. The long bus rides. Overcrowded buses. Smelly buses. Buses with conflict. Getting attacked by tweakers and other general weirdos and trashy people. No way, no how. I am in New Mexico and willing to travel, if the prices are fair and has a good track record. I might look into what Arizona has to offer. If anyone can help with any ideas, please do. Thanks..
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UPDATED FROM FRINGECLASS
1 year post
Cover Up Started..
FRINGECLASSFebruary 12, 2014
Here are some pics of the cover up I started last week. The artist is Erick Melendez at Dapper Ink in El Paso, TX. He free handed it and really did an amazing job at hiding some of the spots that may have been a little too dark. It may be hard to make out whats really going on so far since no color has been added (any color that appears to be there is from the old tattoos). I should be going back in a couple weeks to get that done, then sometime shortly after that start on the upper portion of my arm, then touch ups, etc. so it's def. a journey but glad to get the ball rolling.
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February 12, 2014
That looks like it's going to turn out great! Looks like your in the hands of a very talented artist. Can't wait to see it finished.
February 13, 2014
Glad you started your cover up. Is it possible that your tattoo did not fade that fast, cause the spotsize was that big and so there was not that much energy on the ink? Maybe i am wrong...
February 13, 2014
I don't know, the energy was pretty high. but youre right, there was a lot of ink. nobody ever said that would slow down the fading. but I could imagine it would. my body was trying to dispose of a lot of ink, so im sure that played a part.
February 14, 2014
How exciting!!! I am so glad you posted the start of your cover up, looks like it's going to be beautiful, can't wait to see the finished result!
February 14, 2014
thanks, eva! I dry heal so my arm is itching way worse than any post-laser right now. also, after all of that laser you can tattoo on my arm for hours and ill sit like rock not feeling a thing. its kind of cool.
February 16, 2014
So the laser is clearly more painful and you can handle anything! Please keep us posted, so excited to see the final result.
Oh...I went to see my artist this week and she is so excited, she is starting to draw up my piece, we are going to start on the hip, the phoenix tail will wrap around the lower him and work up from there. We are going to try and save the large lotus flower, and keep it more of a fix up, rather than a full cover....she totally gets me too - we really connect and she is a wonderful artist.
Oh...I went to see my artist this week and she is so excited, she is starting to draw up my piece, we are going to start on the hip, the phoenix tail will wrap around the lower him and work up from there. We are going to try and save the large lotus flower, and keep it more of a fix up, rather than a full cover....she totally gets me too - we really connect and she is a wonderful artist.
February 16, 2014
nice. so youre really going for that large hip and back piece? that's going to be next level.
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