My Tattoo Experience at Studio Z

I've been obsessed with tattoos for the most part of my life and I mean OBSESSED! 

When I was a kid, I used to draw on my arms and legs with markers and apart from being a veterinarian my dream job was being a tattoo artist (how did I become a make-up artist? Lol!) I always and still want to get a huge Japanese sleeve! *drools*

Anyway, this year I decided to get a tattoo for my birthday, and it had to be BIG!

First step, I needed to know what I want... For the longest time I had wanted to get a betta fish in a contemporary Japanese style because I love them and I'm pretty obsessed with them as well.

This step should be the most painstaking step in looking for a tattoo artist, I needed someone who could design a great artwork for me as well as execute it, so after months of looking I decided to go to Zaheer who owns his own tattoo shop called Studio Z in Bandra.
I also chose him because not only is he good, he loves fish too! He has a huge tank of koi in his shop. It's great when you and your artist can connect on something like that, it makes the whole experience so much richer!
^_^

Z was very excited about my concept and being a trained fine artist he did a great job and came up with this:

My tattoo took about 12 hours to do over 2 days, the first day I sat for 8 hours and 4 for the next, it was super fun, my friends would drop by to see the progress and my sister sat with me all throughout.

In action!

Boyfriend decided to sketch

Z was great to be around and can put you totally at ease, he was light handed and took a lot of breaks so I wasn't very uncomfortable while he worked.
He even beared with my sister playing Kpop in his shop! Haha!

The pain wasn't as bad as I expected, it started as a mild stinging sensation for the first 6-7 hours, then it got unbearable... We started the next day, my arm was already so super swollen and painful that even the smallest touch of the needle would make me want to punch poor Z in the face. >.<

End of day one

Finished! Day 3-4... Starting to look a bit gross as it heals

But I was determined to sit through it and soon we were done! Woohoo! The relief!

The next couple of days were spent elevating my arm because of the swelling and lots of Tat Wax application.. In the end, it's healed up well and I love it! Thanks Z!

Completely healed!And still looking amazing!

I hope you like it too! Next time you need a tattoo in Mumbai and you want it to be unique and customized, try Studio Z! ^_^

There are a lot of articles about tattoo care up on the internet but if you would like me to answer any questions or write a post about tattoo care, let me know and I will be glad to do it!

Thanks for reading!

♥