Hopefully going to be getting my first tattoo tomorrow
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Well, I would recommend you to get your tattoo inked up again when the scabs are gone (after a month or so).
The scabs will take some of the ink with it, so getting it re-inked will make the colours much stronger and make the colours fade less over time.
I would also avoid red colours if you can. The cheap colours are litteraly made with oxidized iron, and about 10% of all people are highly allergic to red tattoo ink.