nice tat is that a stick on ????

jeff

Hope it's not, my neighbour just got back from Bali with a temporary "henna" one , it has become infected and has come up in a huge mess of blisters. After being to the doctor here and being prescribed creams and antibiotics, he has been told that it will more than likely end up in a permanent scar. NASTY!!

The fake ones end up being more painfull!!!
Depends where you get them in bali but some places use stuff that can burn you. Mine is real.

brave man there rodrat. heard plenty of cases of infected real tats from bali!

Good looking tat, I have only the one but I must say Bali, with it's humidity and so forth would be the last place I'd get one. By the looks of yours it is still fairly recent??  Looks the goods and be thankful it's not henna.
I will try to post a pic of my neighbours tat, it is nasty, once healed he is going to get a proper tat over it  to hide the scarring.

I researched the place i got it before i went ahead with it. I have seen friends tattoos that were done at the same place and it has a good rep. There are plenty of dodgy places ova there but the place i got mine is very clean and are very good artists. I saved $300 to $00 dollars having it down while i was there on holiday earlier on in the year.

What did it cost you?? Something like that over here would be at least $700 -$800. My last apprentice got one done in Bali and had no dramas, I think like you have done, is get it on your last day so you can get home and look after it properly.

At risk of sounding like an expert (which I aint) here is what I understand of the temporary "henna" tattoos. 'Pure' henna tatoos are fine but the temporary ones that are popular seem to contain another chemical (P-Phenylenedaimine) which can cause an allergic type reaction which burns the skin causing blisters and ultimatley permanent scarring. Have seen a few in that state and they look pretty nasty.

I'm setting a new trend. Cleanskin. Not too many of us left these days !!

Your right. that chemical does the burning job! It can be really bad if kids get it done. A couple of friends kids got them in the Kartika plaza shopping centre in kuta and they were both fine. Steve it cost me $200, so a big saving!

and your shaved leg gives it away a bit too mate. Dont know of too many people that would shave a leg for a fake tattoo.

Hey Timbo, I'm 39 and only got my first a year ago. It does seem as though everybody, male and female has got a tat nowadays!! I was in IGA today and there was a "youngish" chick in there who was literally covered in them!! BAD LOOK!!! I'm up for some more, but my boat will have to stop costing me money in order for me to afford them!!!

Maybe I could skipper for you some time Steve and blow the cob webs out of it for ya !!!

That's when I do my best skippering!! Lots of cobwebs down there!! Sure your up for it Timmbo??

Obviously not...

As timmbo said it contains PPD. This is commenly found in Hair dyes and in tyres. Once you become allergic to the tat you are allergic to the substance, and cant work with anything that has it in it. It causes a severe nasty local inflammation, leaves a permanent scar and is not flash. It needs potent steroid creams for a long time to settle it.

Neels

Whoa that didnt read well. That will teach me for trying to combine work and fishwrecked posts !!

hey im going over tommorow to get an ocean themed sleeve where did ya get it done mate im going to a place called shotonk hes real good over there hope it only cost me around 1500 would cost around 3000 over here

I go to a place called Kas-tattoo life. They are situated down from the Kartika plaza shopping centre. The address is Kartika plaza street number 21. Second floor of ruko BNI bank Kuta Bali. Website www.kas-tattoolife.com You would prob get it cheaper than 1500 too.

Good luck with your new tattoo