No alcohol 24 hours before your tattoo session. Alcohol thins the blood and can make tattooing much more difficult if you're bleeding a lot, plus you won't feel great either.

Getting a good nights rest the day before is crucial. Your body will need energy to heal, and keep you from feeling funny.

Leaving your screens alone an hour before bed is key to a good sleep. Trust me!

Bring a book, your iPad, headphones, anything you want to keep yourself entertained. Of course, I often chat with my clients whilst I tattoo them, but sometimes you're gonna want to lock in and shut out the outside world. And that's ok.

Forget your diet and planned cheat day - tattooing doesn't count!

Crisps, chocolate, sweets, fatty foods and plenty of water. All great fuel to snack on while you get tattooed.

If you don't have breakfast and neglect to refill your sugar reservoir, you can feel shaky, lightheaded, or faint.