Actually, I think what I need most of all is a recommendation to a great new local shop.   I have a friend who is an insanely talented artist, and I would love to commission her to do me a design for a sleeve that will incorporate my very first tattoo, my seven stars.   Then, of course, I’d need an artist with a shop that doesn’t take an hour to drive to, through heavy traffic.

Clearly, it is time to start looking.  

Those of you who celebrated Christmas today, I hope you got everything you wanted.

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Note: As far as I know, these are for all skin types, but if your intended recipient is known to have allergies or sensitive skin, perhaps a gift certificate to an appropriate store would be a better idea, so he or she can choose the products that would work best.

Thanks to my friend Sue for the angel!

I’m providing links to the products on drugstore.com, just simply because I know they provide full descriptions of the various ingredients. All these items are available just about everywhere.

Burt’s Bees Hand Salve. This contains the same ingredients as the pricey tattoo-only skin care products. Great for aftercare.

A related product: Burt’s Bees Miracle Salve. This is a general purpose hand and body creme that helps keep your skin soft and protected from the elements.

A Burt’s Bees skin care sample kit. You may not want everything that is in it, but these are small sample sizes so you can figure out what you do and don’t like, inexpensively and without waste.

Burt’s Bees Carrot Lotion. This stuff smells great, absorbs quickly and is good for dry skin.

From other manufacturers:
Nivea Essentially Enriched Lotion. This is what I use every day on my hands. Doesn’t have a heavy scent and rubs in quickly and completely.

Nivea Creme. This stuff is very thick. A small tin will last you forever. I started using this on my feet, and realized it would do a good job on my perpetually-itchy ankle tattoo. Coincidence or not, the swelling finally went down and the itching stopped after about a month of my applying this every couple days.

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