As of 02/01/2022 there are people who have been harassing me for making this review, I don't know if there are connected to this place but please keep it up because you're just showing that everything I wrote on this review to be accurate about this place.
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This place has amazing artists and I know this because I've seen their work and as an artist myself, you gotta give credit where credit is due. The artists here are talented, and this recent move to this new location, in Kaka'ako, it is absolutely beautiful in comparison to where they were before. That place was...let's be honest, a shithole, excuse the language, but this new spacious place makes that old place look like "the bottom," LOL so happy for them. However, this review is going to be based solely on the experience I just had Today, Monday, January 24th, 2022.
To give you context.
I've been tattooed before at AOS and that particular experience itself was wondrous. Even though, the surrounding area seemed sketchy, and the entrance to their previous studio was very creepy. I had a great time there, and it really made me forget about the bad. Their old location was a lot smaller, so the new spot is a huge upgrade. It was nice to see the studio match the peoples vibes/talents, when I walked in today, on Monday, the 24th of January 2022. I was laying down, getting ready to be tattooed by my artist, when another artist came in. He had the most nastiest attitude. I'm not sure what the reason was behind his hostility but you could absolutely feel his aggression, in the way he spoke. You could feel his energy in the way carried himself and it made me feel extremely uncomfortable. I have never experienced this anything like this before. In this recent encounter for me, compared to the one I had before with this establishment made everything I felt beforehand pretty much go to shit. Excuse my language, but even though I wasn't part of the conversation, it was still happening around me, in fact, it was happening OVER ME...
He threw his gloves off and was stomping his feet, making it seem as if him being there was unbearable for him. He made me uncomfortable and feel unsafe and I definitely tried to play it off. ESPECIALLY, when he left and slammed the door, it felt like the walls shook. You could tell he was fuming and I really don't know what for when he instigated the conversation and proceeded to antagonize and be malicious to my artist in front of me, their client. The conversation, was made up of comments and remarks like, "Oh, so nice of you to finally show up." and "I mean, it's about time you showed face." And him scoffing at anything my artist said. LIt was very condescending and narcissistic, and I would never have ever imagined that I'd experience something so unprofessional in such a really beautiful place (because their new tattoo studio is NOOOOOOICE!!).
I really can't help but to think that this place isn't run well if there is such bad turmoil within it. I mean I was just so startled by his actions, I really had to hold myself together because my artist started to breakdown. And who could blame them? That one artist came in, wreaked havoc for 10 min and left blazing. I am definitely one, for people expressing themselves and doing as they see fit, but there IS a place and time for these things and in front of a client is NEVER it that...just throw him in the trash. Even though, I was feeling unsafe, I did my best at trying to "hold it down," for my artist. Because I didn't understand what was going on and I was still processing what just happened, I ended up asking my artist if I should have even been there and or if we should even continue to proceed with getting a tattoo. I'm amazed at how my artist was committed to finishing my piece and decided to endure all that she just went through. I just feel like, for a place that looks so grand WHATEVER goes on internally shouldn't EVER be done in front of clients. And I know we're all humans, but that triggered me so bad, I was lost for words since then(I'm finishing this review on Thurs. 01/27/2022 @ about 1am).
All there's left to say is that, what happened was NOT okay and I DID NOT FEEL SAFE.
Please if you're looking to get a tattoo consider other places or DM me and I'll recommend you other places to go to so you don't have to experience something like this. read more