Six hours in a chair is an endurance job. What to eat, what to bring, and why we keep biscuits behind the desk.
Nearly every fainting we have seen came down to the same thing: somebody skipped breakfast because they were nervous. Getting tattooed burns through blood sugar faster than people expect.
Drink water through the whole day, eat normally, and stop drinking alcohol twenty four hours out. Alcohol thins your blood, which pushes ink back out and makes the work harder to place.
Sleep matters more than any supplement anybody sells you.
Eat within two hours of your appointment, and make it a real meal rather than a coffee and a pastry.
Snacks you can eat one handed, a full water bottle, headphones, and a hoodie. The room sits at 20 degrees and people get cold once they stop moving.
There is a kettle, tea and biscuits behind the desk, and you are welcome to all of it.
We break every ninety minutes on a long session, and more often if you want. Breaks are off the clock on hourly work and built into a day rate.
Tell us early when you need one. Pushing through is what turns a good sitting into a shaky one.
One coffee is fine, four is not. Skip aspirin and ibuprofen on the day because both thin your blood; paracetamol is fine if you need something.
Numbing cream changes how skin takes ink, so talk to your artist before using any.
Eat again within the hour, keep drinking water, and do not book a gym session or a long drive straight after a full day.
Day rates cover seven hours with breaks, planned in advance.
Consults run forty minutes and cost nothing. Come with references, a rough placement, and a budget range. You leave with a date, an artist, and a price band.
