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    5 Tips On Getting Your First Tattoo, From Real Tattoo Artists

    The three stars of Spike TV's Tattoo Nightmares Miami share their advice on getting inked the right way.

    BuzzFeed talked to three tattoo artists from Tattoo Nightmares Miami on what advice they had for first-time tattoo-getters.

    1. Do your research.

    2. Give the artist breathing room.

    3. But also be 100% OK with what's going on your body forever.

    4. Be extra careful with text and famous symbols as tattoos.

    5. And relax.

    Tattoo Nightmares Miami premieres on Spike TV at 11 p.m. on Sept. 2.