I went in to have my first tattoo with Jay. First of all, I'm not entirely sure where to start with this post. It was hard for me to state that I was extremely unhappy with how things went because I wanted to believe for my first tattoo- it would be the best. I booked an appointment with him a month in advance and had given him my deposit. When I finally got in for my appointment- it was not drawn out. He knew exactly what I wanted since I had been communicating with him through text. I wanted a basic circle with some pretty flowers (very little coloring, but some). I wanted it placed on the ball of my shoulder. I didn't get any of this. He drew it out exactly how I had wanted it, but then placed it way too low. I told him the placement was okay because I was an anxious mess and overly excited to finally get my first tattoo after wanting one for my entire life. I had told him he could take some creative liberty into turning the circle into a vine or rope- he turned it into an uneven black mess. He colored it in completely- very darkly, I add, green and blue. He made the flowers drastically intricate- which honestly, wasn't what I wanted. This made the appointment way longer that we had discussed. And instead of taking the rest of the time he could, he basically pushed me out of the room and told me he had another appointment. He made me pay $200 on top of my $60 deposit- when he had told me when I set up the appointment that it should be $200 with the $60 included. So instead of $200 it was $260. I tipped him the first part of his tip because honestly the beginning was very pretty. It wasn't what I asked for, but I had liked it and was excited to see where it was going. He told me I wouldn't have to pay anything when I came in to get it finished. I set up an appointment to have it finished. When I get there I specifically ask him to make it a perfect circle. He told me he didn't want to because he wanted it to follow my muscle. He obviously lost the drawing or threw it away because he started to sketch out the rest on my skin! He showed me and a flower looked very different from the others- like a different style. I said it looked funny but he didn't fix it. He finished and it's almost like it's beyond fixing. He rushed through it this time while doing much more coverage than he had done the first time. It's colors are dingy, it's not a perfect circle, it's too dark, it's not in the place I asked for, and he overcharged me. I don't even know if it can be fixed. Needless, to say I had a terrible experience. The first picture is the tattoo completely finished. The second picture is from the first appointment. The last picture is the tattoo I wanted. read more