Since I was in high school, I've always wanted a tattoo with a very specific design - a realistic…read morehand holding a rose. Lucky me, I got my friend to sketch the original design pour moi, and it looked almost identical to what I envisioned it to be like. Since then, I started doing my homework & researching different artists' and shops' styles available in Toronto. After coming across two other major Toronto parlours in realism tattoos, a friend recommended Black Widow to me. I decided to do a round of consultations with all three shops to make the final call. Black Widow, and specifically, my artist Jazz @tattoowool, REALLY stood out of the other two when it comes to the consultation process. Not only was she detailed & precise throughout the consultation (asking all the right questions, e.g., how the hand should look like, the orientation of the rose), but she sounded very caring and compassionate throughout the conversation. These were all the green flags I was looking for from an artist who would leave a permanent art piece on me until the day I die. The consultation was very reassuring and a lot more promising than the other two consultations I had; hence, I made up my mind to go with Black Widow & Jazz. After another call with the shop manager, Jackson, I e-transferred the shop deposit. Upon my arrival, all staffs working at the shop were amicable and welcoming, especially my artist, Jazz and Jackson. I felt relaxed and let Jazz do the magic while listening to a podcast. The whole process went smooth like butter, and the end product looks exactly like the way I've always wanted it. Due to how I wanted it larger than initially discussed on the phone, I booked a second appointment a month later to let Jazz finish the piece by adding more shading/colour. After both sessions, Jackson reached out to me via email to ensure that I was doing fine while reminding me of the aftercare. Thank you for all these follow-ups, I made sure that the tattoo received the proper care & I recovered well from it. I want to say thank you to Jazz & Jackson again for the amazing experience & the elegant piece of art on me forever. Without a doubt, I'll be back soon.

This tattoo studio is the most lovely I have ever seen - clean and beautiful with class and…read moreinteresting decor... and amazing music - none of that weird death metal you hear so often in tattoo studios...and the manager Jackson is so friendly and easy to communicate with. Jazz did my sister and my matching tattoos and they came out beautifully! We are delighted with them, and will definitely get our next tattoos at Black Widow!

It's my second time going to Tattoo people, and on a somewhat walkin basis…read more My requests are somewhat basic as a copypasta and remix type of person. Response time is prompt about tattoos as long as you're clear about what you want You get to discuss the way the tattoo ought to change and they make live edits on the spot. The venue is clean and they seem to take appropriate sanitary precautions. The first time I got a bashful psyduck from a Korean woman who seemed to understand the sensibility I was going for. I had sent 2 reference photos and neither had a full body but she was able to match it very well. We even had the body adjusted so he looked rounder. The next time I got an Iranian artist who took incredible time with the fine lines although I asked for something quite simplistic. I appreciated his attention to detail. Would return.

got my tattoo done by Jihan, he did amazing job. I got a fine line tattoo by him and it looks great…read moreI totally recommend him

A neat little gem, tucked away on a small street. Came here because of Roumen, who used to be at…read morethe Black Widow, and is a very well known cover up artist. Ultimately it is the artist who makes the place what it is, and I'm currently itching to see what Roumen has in stock for me, after our conversations and discussions on half sleeve cover-ups, which we are about to do soon.

My daughter and I were in town visiting from Arizona and decided to get mother/daughter tattoos…read moretogether to commemorate the occasion. Andrew made this experience so special for us. He was warm and welcoming and very excited to hear our story. We felt destined to be at the WRIGHT place with the WRIGHT person and so thankful he will forever be a part of our story.

Amazing place! I walked in without an appointment. I was…read moregreeted at the door by a smiling receptionist. I asked if they accepted walk-ins and she confirmed that they do. I showed my tattoo ideas and she directed me to someone immediately. The artist that helped me was Evan. Very easy-going from the get go, he reviewed my ideas and without wasting a second, went to his desk to work out the details. In about 15 minutes, he came back with great drawings. Once we agreed on everything, it was time to begin. He was very professional every step of the process, checking everything twice before preceeding. Although the tattoos I was getting were simple, I thought that his hand was very light and determined. No jerky moves or hesitation. Within 20 minutes, he was finished with the two tattoos. He wrapped them up nicely and handed me a printout of how to take care of the tattoo. I found the entire process extremely professional and clean. I will definitely be back for other tattoos.

i am not going to talk too much about this man's work, which was spectacular. but what is more…read moreimportant is to talk about the exceptionally nice and human person. it was a pleasure to meet him and share ideas and stories. a truly special person.

I came here for my first tattoo about 5 years ago, based on a friends recommendation that Andres…read morewas really good. When I came in to make the appointment, Andres wasn't there. I was given his e-mail address by whoever I booked the appointment with so that I could e-mail him some tentative ideas for what I wanted done. I never got a response from him during the weeks leading up to my appointment, but given that I was a "tattoo-newbie", young and naive, I didn't want to keep e-mailing him to see if he had received my previous messages. Looking back, I obviously should have followed-up with him to make sure he knew what I wanted. Anyways, I trusted that if he was a professional artist like my friend said he was, I wouldn't be disappointed. So I show up for my appointment and wait. And wait some more. Over an hour later, Andres strolls in. I don't even know if he was even aware that he had an appointment. I should have just left then and there, but again, I was young and naive. I asked him if he had received my e-mail with the designs I was mulling over, and no, he didn't. I had to quickly google something on their computer. He gave me a lotus tattoo on my back that was completely unsymmetrical. This was fine until a couple years later I wanted to add a piece around the lotus, but the piece I got around the lotus made it even more obvious that it was completely unsymmetrical. He also over-charged me because he knew it was my first tattoo and that I didn't know what the tattoo actually should have cost. He should be absolutely ashamed of himself for taking advantage of a 20 year old girl who didn't know any better. The tattoo now, 5 years later, is completely dull and shitty looking. I will never come back here.

Boy, was I glad I waited a year and a half to fill in my latest tattoo…read more Two years ago I went to have an original design outlined at another Toronto shop. However, after realizing what little money I had for tattoos, I didn't have the money to finish it until this past October. To my dismay, the artist who created the design was no longer at this shop, so I was destined to find him, as he had done such a great job. So I have been led to TCB. A small place, modest, serious about tattoos. What's not to like? I was glad that my artist relocated to such a cool shop. As before, I admired the quick, skilled handiwork of the artist known as Stuart, although the cost was a little more than the original shop. Totally worth it, and of course, fresh and sterile equipment.

Exteemely unprofessional customer service. Unreasonable and selfish…read more My mother and I booked in with Lizzie for tattoos for Dec 20th, in November. We arrived at the studio for our scheduled appointment to find the doors locked, and checked our emailbs to pull up her Phone number. once we opened the email we saw that 1.5 hours prior to our scheduled appointment lizzie has emailed with Covid concerns. She stated that as I am a paramedic she was uncomfortable doing my tattoo today due to Covid. While we understand and appreciate concerns of safety and want everyone to be comfortable, we felt that these concerns could have been expressed earlier than 1.5 hours prior to the appointment, and we could have gotten rapid tests or rescheduled. As these concerns were not handled in a professional manner we requested a refund for the 150$ deposit and were told we would not get a refund.

Got my tattoo touched up and plan to add some effect to it but still have a lot of thinking to do…read more The touch up was quiet painless and last only 20 mins which us very preferable for me. Over all, I will come back here for sure for more art works.

Great place to get tattoos great people Colin does good work I been getting tattoos by Colin for…read morethe last 14 years he is great man very good at his work

Although I havent had ink done here yet, I have been in to visit many times as I work next door…read more The shoppe is always clean, I see how hard the owners work to keep a classy, professional environment. So much amazingly beautiful art walks out of this place!! The owners are pro and really know what there are doing

I've gotten tattoos here twice and know a handful of people that have gotten tattoos here as well…read more First of all, both times I've been here the receptionist was SO cute and had such a great personality! I don't remember her name however I did remember her pretty red hair! She was very patient with me as I'm very critical when it comes to tattoo sizing, font, etc. After I chose the correct font, sizing, etc. I was ready to get tattooed. Both the tattoos I got done here were done by the same artist. The first time I went I got a word in script on my wrist and wanted some of the colour to be done in pink. The artist didn't have pink ink on hand so was mixing red and white ink to get it to a pink colour while tattooing me and my skin started bleeding a bit and getting irritated by that which I never experienced since I had a previous tattoo there before. It also turned out to be a light pink when I wanted a darker pink. The second time I went here, I went with one of my friends who was also getting a tattoo. This time I got a script quote tattoo on the left side of my chest. The receptionist was once again really nice and patient with me while trying to find the perfect font and size. I got the same artist as last time (I got this tattoo about a week or two after the previous one) which was no problem with me since I really did like his personality and he seemed really genuine. This tattoo went a lot better, didn't feel any pain at all, and had good conversation with the tattoo artist. This is a VERY small tattoo studio, they have very affordable prices so i'd say you get what you pay for. I wouldn't recommend getting any graphic pieces here, all my tattoos are script at the moment so I don't care too much for who does it. I wouldn't recommend this place to get a portrait or any graphic done, come here if you want script done but not anything else. I hope to get my wrist covered up by a professional working at a higher end tattoo studio, my wrist tattoo looks pretty meh.

Boyfriends daugther got her first tattoo here. The owner was great. He came in on thanksgiving to…read moredo it. Disappointing to find out his name is not Art though. Haha.