<p>If I ever got a tattoo I"d get a sword or a dragon. Maybe a sun. Something powerful, nothing cutesy. On my upper arm/shoulder blade area.</p>
<p>I like the idea of a navel ring better, but I can never get my stomach to look attractive enough.</p>
<p>Thanks ego; they said to get unscented lotion but I don’t have any at home. I have a full stock of girly Bath and Body Works lotions, so I’ll stop by Duane Reade and pick some up. I didn’t even know there was a Whole Foods in NYC.
I’ll see if I can find an address of one. I’d rather go there than Duane Reade. I always feel like I’m being ripped off.</p>
<p>Drama, a naval ring would really have me scared. I’ve seen how fat those needles are they use. I don’t think I could handle that.</p>
<p>the whole foods on bowery & houston is usually the least crowded, and the one on 24th & 7th has a separate whole body store. there are others (union square, columbus circle, tribeca) but they’re all pretty annoyingly laid out and hard to navigate. </p>
<p>if you do end up going to DR, when you’re looking for lotions, get something unscented that doesn’t have petroleum (petrolatum) or lanolin, as both of those can pull out color.</p>
<p>I live near Columbus, so I might try that one only because I’m feeling lazy today. I think there’s also Duane Reade near there too by FCLC in case I luck out at Whole Foods.
Hopefully, I can find something today. All of my lotions are those heavily scented, colored, Bath and Body Works type.</p>
<p>Congrats on the first tattoo! It can be pretty exciting! The pain really isn’t that bad except for on the bone. I actually thought mine kinda tickled and I laughed a few times.</p>
<p>It sounds like you have made up your mind to have it done. It is like going to the dentist, hurts while you are there a bit but afterwards you are glad you got it done. I would really reconsider where you are putting it. You said you wanted to be able to hide it if you want and that is not easily done on your wrist. Even though society as a whole is more accepting of tattoos, you will still limit your chances of working in certain fields with a visible tattoo. I have applied for many jobs that require “no visible tattoos or piercings” In this world as hard as it is to get a job, I personally would put it in a place where others can see it only if I want them too. Good luck on your tattoo, I hope it is everything you want.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any experience with a tattoo on the ankle? That’s where I want mine and I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but I don’t want it to hurt REALLY bad.</p>
<p>They all hurt “really bad”. The entire top of my foot is tattoo’ed, and the bony bits were very painful. Just grin and bear it, you’ll be glad you did!</p>
<p>depends where on the ankle… the more fleshy the area, the less it will hurt, so if it’s RIGHT on the bone it’ll hurt a lot. It’s tolerable pain, mostly, and if it’s a small tattoo it doesn’t take long.</p>
<p>Mine’s on my ribs, so I don’t have any personal experience with the ankle… still I think there are lots of reasons NOT to get a tattoo (it’ll be there forever, etc etc etc), but the pain isn’t one of them.</p>
<p>Got mine at East Side Ink, for the poster who asked about good places in NYC. Sort of expensive but they did a great job.</p>
<p>i have tattoos on each ankle, directly behind the bone, and they’re tiny but they really hurt. it burned pretty intensely, it was a wayyyy different feeling than my other tattoos.</p>
<p>I have a tattoo on my ankle/foot. I’m pretty good with pain. It really only hurts when it gets to the boney parts, and yours seems like it would be small. Its not really a horrible pain because its constantly moving and not just in one spot. Its really not a huge deal.</p>
<p>Oh, and the outline of my tattoo hurt way worse than the coloring in.</p>
<p>the pain aint that bad. gtnouf</p>
<p>I have an ankle tattoo that is fairly large and goes most of the way around. It hurt, but it wasn’t a big deal. Have you ever used an epilator? The pain from the tattoo was pretty similar to the pain my epilator causes in that area.</p>
<p>this thread is making me want another tattoo so bad</p>
<p>why am i broke ughhh</p>
<p>First of all, congratulations to the OP on her first tat! I’m contemplating a second right now on the top of my foot. I love the design, but I can’t decide if I’m willing to bother with the hassle of covering it up for the rest of my life.</p>
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<p>Given the stated location, that shouldn’t be too much of a problem, unless you just can’t stand closed-toe shoes ;)</p>