Tattoos

I am pretty heavily tattooed and all of my tattoos besides one of them were done by the same tattoo artist. I am extremely picky about who I would allow to tattoo me because I like traditional /neo traditional tattoos and not every artist specializes in that style of tattoo and tattoos are not temporary. There are a lot of tattoo artists that are mediocre at best and a lot of tattoo artists who take walk-ins in big cities don't necessarily specialize in a certain style of tattoo and they are not always very good at what they do. They're really just doing tourist-y tattoos all day long and collecting cash; whereas I share a concept or design I come up with with my artist, we make an appt the following week, and when I arrive my custom art has been drawn up for me and I get it tattooed.

The rules on giving blood are generally pretty strict and I can't because I almost always have a new tattoo so I'm not 100% sure.

I have many tattoos and would advice getting a tattoo in a random shop 1st of all. Secondly I would advise against the timing. Sun exposure, pool & ocean water are a big no no. Depending on the location and size of the tattoo they can take a little longer to heal at times. It’s tricky for first timers to notice signs of infection. So wait till you’re back.

Regarding blood donation, you’d have to wait a year after getting the tattoo.