She had been talking for the longest time about wanting one so I went downtown to the Perfect Image store here in London and purchased a card. We then spent about a year and a half occasionally talking about it again before gathering up our resources to get it done.
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| Where our adventure began! Perfect Image, in Waterloo. |
Doralyn got on the Perfect Image website and went through some of their artists' portfolios before deciding on the person she wanted to get a consultation from. Perfect Image has several outlets in Canada and as it turned out, Doralyn ended up picking an artist, Eli Deschenes, who worked out of the Waterloo, Ontario store. We went down there a couple of weeks ago to meet Eli (short for Elizabeth) and talk about some of the ideas Doralyn had in mind for a tattoo. We set up an appointment for today, the 13th, to get it done.
What we failed to notice, however, until we took a closer look at the gift card, was that the card was supposed to be used at the store where it was purchased. This became a major sticking point, unfortunately! We were given the e-mail address for Kfir Ohayon, the general manager for all the stores in this area. We pleaded ignorance (true enough) and Kfir did us the extreme favour of letting us transfer the gift card to the Waterloo store. Kfir, you rock!
Our appointment in Waterloo was for noon and we arrived an hour early so we had a bit of a picnic in the car. Then on to meet Eli!
She showed us a couple of design elements for the tattoo Doralyn had talked to her about in the consultation. We then had a discussion about size and placement and, before long, we were off!
Eli very graciously allowed me to sit in on the tattoo and also to take copious pics during the process. She is a young and extremely personable woman and she and Doralyn hit it off right away. Good match!
Doralyn had only minor discomfort during the process and most of this occurred right near the end. Here are some of the pics I took as we went along.
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| Eli applies the stencil and a few preliminary markings. |
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| She then begins the outlining. |
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| More outlining, from a different angle |
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| The finished outline! |
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| The colouring begins! |
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| And continues... |
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| The finished project! |
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| Happily-inked Doralyn and talented Eli! |
All in all, this was a wonderful experience and Doralyn loves the new tat, saying it was exactly what she envisioned! And not only that, she now figures prominently on Eli's Instagram page! Many thanks to Eli Deschenes for the wonderful job!
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