Bound By Design

I very much appreciated their professionalism and cleanliness. It was always easy to book an…read moreappointment and when there, I got a little dizzy and they handled me very well too! I do wish that other piercing backs were offered instead of the tension ones (maybe screw on instead?) because I literally cannot remove them to change out to something else after I got them sized down and it's been years that I've had the same earrings. 5 stars for everything else!

John is incredible at his job. All of his suggestions were spot on and he was quick and painless…read more Hot tip: they do close for a lunch break so if scheduling with friends, be aware of their hours:

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Helix piercing and stud cost $87

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Sage Piercing

4.6(163 reviews)

9.1 mi

I had an awkward experience in this shop. The piercer wasn't there, and the person working wasn't…read moresure if/when they were coming in. They took my number, but then group texted a handful of us to say the piercer wasn't coming in (this was like 5 hours later, and we had already gone to another shop). Felt unprofessional all around. I didn't need a text and certainly didn't need my number exposed to strangers.

Amazing selection of real gold and gemstone body jewelry. They spend time and give a lot of…read moreattention, even making sure to hold up your selections before buying with mirror to see if you truly love the placement and how it looks. I always feel like I have my own personal stylist/jeweler with me when I go here. I came in for a real gold nose hoop, and left with 3 new piercings and 11 new pieces of "Forever" jewelry. The "flat" chain piece in the ear cartilage & the green/gold earlobe pieces were pierced at Sage and the jewelry you see is what went in with the piercings same day. No messing with any piercing posts or changing it out after healing, it's beautiful real gold "Forever" jewelry that can go in Day 1 and stay in. Amazing customer service, super clean shop, beautiful selection, and great vibes in a cute historic downtown area. Been looking for a place like this for a decade!

3.0 mi•Sloan Lake, Northwest

Left: Before Right: After The "flat" chain & the green/gold lobe were also pierced at Sage.

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Nina Wynn: Fine, Permanent & Piercing Jewelry

4.9(10 reviews)

I got my permanent bracelet from Nina about 1.5 years ago and I'm happy to report it's still…read moreintact! Even a toddler hasn't been able to break it off

I had the BEST experience with Nina today!!…read more I went in without much of a plan on what kind of earring jewelry I really wanted. Nina not only walked me through all of the options with a pricing sheet in front of me, she helped me measure what size hoop would fit my conch best (an issue I've had for YEARS and never had solved which resulted in me never having jewelry in that piercing) and talked me through why certain jewelry wouldn't work well with my anatomy! She gave me time to look through all of the options and helped whenever I needed. I explained some issues I've had with buying crappy jewelry in the past and she didn't shame me about it, but instead offered advice on how to keep my piercings healthy while not using the greatest quality jewelry until i'm able to upgrade it to better stuff in the future. While the jewelry is expensive, the quality is amazing and the pieces are beautiful. If you're going to buy real gold pieces that are going to last, you'll have to know it's going to be a bit more pricey. Regardless of this, Nina never made me feel pressured to buy anything and made me feel so comfortable the entire process. She's extremely personable and kind, and I had a great time chatting with her throughout the process. I would recommend this place to ANYONE looking for good, quality jewelry from an extremely kind person!!! I genuinely cannot wait to go back and continue adding jewelry to my earring stack.

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Quality Permanent Jewelry for you and your love ones

Ear Styling

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Urban Element Tattoo

Awesome service! I met the artist, Engel, for a Taino Coqui tattoo. Beforehand, he was very…read moreresponsive to my emails and helped make a small idea come to life. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of the studio. The conversations, the style, and the jams were great. I look forward to getting more work done here. Thank you to all that helped me out here, not only the artist.

I cannot say enough good things about this place. Nick did my tattoo and made the process so easy…read moreand memorable. I really feel like he actually cared about it and didn't see it as just another tattoo on another person. He took his time helping me design my vision and gave great advice and suggestions when I asked. I never felt he rushed any of it. It turned out even better than I could've imagined. This tattoo is in honor of my grandmother that unexpectedly passed, so it was going to be the most important tattoo I'd ever get. If you want a person that is going to listen to you and also genuinely care about you and the work they do, Nick is the guy! He's fabulous with colors. The shop itself is also clean and the owner is very friendly. I can't see myself ever going to anyone else in the future.

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Ikonik Ink Tattoo

4.4(44 reviews)

6.1 mi•Lakewood Center

Free consultations

Walk-ins welcome

For me life is never a straight line...it is complicated, messy, convoluted, and never as planned…read more Such is the case with getting my half sleeve at Ikonik. I used Instagram to find the artist who I found to match my taste and quality. Went in met with him paid the upfront fee and set a date...Welp a few days before my artwork I get a DM saying he doesn't want to do the work...I was sort of devastated to say the least ( If you are reading this it is all good and I have nothing but love and respect for you and I understand). I reached out to Maira and she was amazing...gave me options to pick another artist. I chose Dany and was really impressed by how talented and dedicated he is to his art. Arrived at 11:30 am and left at 10:30 pm... Dany worked his butt off and he put his heart and soul into my piece. It came out AMAZINGLY. I cannot thank and recommend enough Ikonik Tattoo for their love and patience. All of the people that work there are phenomenally talented artists. Don't let their tough exterior fool you once you get to know them they are great people.

My friends and I stopped by on Valentine's Day for their piercing special. And we immediately…read morenoticed how clean, open, and welcoming the shop was upon stepping in. Our piercer was Isacc who was great at talking us through the piercing process and provided us painless service. My friends said they would love to stop by again for more piercings and maybe a tattoo someday too.

1.6 mi•Cherry Creek, Southeast

Salvador Diaz Specializing in: Large scale black and grey

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Rowan Cherry Creek

3.9(40 reviews)

Thanks to the lady's today who helped me do my nose piercing! It was an easy and relatively…read morepainless experience. I will be back for more in the future!

I have mixed feelings about this place. I've had a few piercings here and the piercing experiences…read morehave been wonderful. Today I went into buy earrings and I feel like I was totally ripped off. I told the sales associate that I was looking for something that wouldn't tarnish and that had a flat back. She led me to a glass box on the island in the middle of the store. I picked out two studs from the glass container. It was my understanding that these are the earrings that people pick out when they want their ears pierced. Before she went and grabbed the studs and the flat backs, she said they were nonrefundable. I said that was fine. In my mind, nonrefundable means when you buy the item, you can't return it. In this case, what nonrefundable meant was the minute she had opened package the earrings came in, I couldn't change my mind. I don't know why she couldn't just place them in another package. At any jewelry store when you ask the sales associate to take something out of the container, that doesn't mean you are tied to buying that item. What was annoying to me was the backings. For two backings, it was $108. I feel like for that price you need to tell the customer what they're getting into. I did not realize that the backing and the earring were sold separately. Totally a rip off. I walked out of there spending $244 on two studs and two flat backs. I guess I had picked earrings that only one specific backing would fit on? I wish the sales associate had offered me more options or at least told me that each backing was going to be $54 each....... Since she had already opened the package the earrings came inside , I had to make the purchase. I decided to put the earrings on in the store. The earrings and the backings are the size of a small ant and when I asked for her help, she said she could not help me because "she wasn't a nurse." Furthermore, when I asked if there was a device that could help grab the earring and place it in my ear that I could use, she said she could not allow me to use it. Overall, the earrings are cute and I don't think they'll tarnish (they shouldn't for freaking $300 ) but I wouldn't buy jewelry from here. The backings and the earrings are two separate prices and it's kind of a rip off

1.7 mi•Lincoln Park, Southwest

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Tribe Tattoo

4.4(188 reviews)

Great shop, awesome atmosphere, been working with Ben Granillo for years to complete an arm and leg…read moresleeve. Amazing artist to bring ideas to life!

Had a tough first tattoo experience here. The staff was friendly, the place is clean and nice, but…read moremy tattoo did not come out as great as it could. I got a two word phrase, "Let God" the process of choosing where I want it and how went perfectly, but once he was done and I looked in the mirror the letters were a bit wonky and uneven. This was my first tattoo experience so I was a bit nervous to speak up about my doubts, but I asked another artist if he noticed what I did. He agreed with me and said he'll tell the artist to fix it for me. My artist, Matt, came over and proceeded to fix it as best he could. He was a bit sassy with me... I asked if he noticed the L in "Let" he said "what about it". I then told him i think making the bottom of the "L" line a bit thicker would maybe fix it. I asked him if he thinks so and he replied with "I don't know, we'll see". His attitude and demeanor towards me after I spoke up about my tattoo just wasn't great. Overall, I am glad I got my tattoo, I do like it, but the experience and outcome of it could have been much better.

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Tribal sleeve

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Spacing between letters in Remain vs Light. Boldness and poor drawing of "N"

Dedication Tattoo

WOW! Loved our experience at DT! We took our daughter in for her first tattoo (18th birthday…read morepresent) and couldn't be happier. Clean, professional, kind, personable and highly skilled artists. I would highly recommend! Special shout out to our artist Aaron - he is amazing!! Not only did he do a perfect tattoo for our daughter but he was so nice, chill, loves what he does and it shows. We really appreciate that! He made our daughter's first tattoo experience super special. Thank you Aaron!

Dedication is a traditional tattoo shop on South Broadway.They're open 7 days a week. You can…read morerequest a free consultation and make an appointment, or if you can walk in on a whim. I only have a few tattoos, and usually the ones I have some type of significance. When my grandpa passed a few years ago, I knew I wanted to get something to honor him. He taught me how to drive, owned over 100 cars, and loved driving more than anything, so I figured a car would be a great way to memorialize him. Matty was the artist to bring my idea to life. He designed a mid to late 60's mustang with florals and a silhouette of my grandpa in the driver's seat. I was in love with the design as soon as he unveiled it. Based on the placement I wanted the piece on my arm I had to lay down in an awkward position, but Matty worked quickly and tattooed delicately. I couldn't be any happier with the finished product! As far as the shop is concerned, everyone was super polite. It can be intimidating walking into a tattoo shop, and you can tell they cultivated an environment for all here. I would get tattooed by Matty any day and will recommend Dedication to anyone I know looking for some new ink!

Inside of Dedication Tattoo.

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Dragon Sleeve by Sam Yamini

Modified Madness Tattoo

4.6(10 reviews)

12.3 mi•Mission Trace

Welcoming, great experience with all the staff!! From the moment you walk in, you are greeted and…read moremade to feel at home. The artists all are talented and helpful.

Just received a tattoo from John. Out of the 25 tattoos I've gotten over the years I have to say…read morethat John is by far the best I've ever seen or had. His art is good and his eye is excellent. He listens, respects your opinions and wants and checks all of the boxes for both superior work and customer service. The shop was clean and well organized. All of the personnel there were great. Friendly, helpful and willing to answer any questions you might have. As you can tell I have nothing but good things to say about my experience with Modified Madness. I would give them my highest recommendation. I highly favor my Artist (Jhon Sena) and he will be doing a large piece for my wife since we were both impressed with his talent and great personality.

1.5 mi•Five Points, Northwest

Nostril

Tattoo by john

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Old Larimer St Tattoo

4.2(94 reviews)

BEWARE!! If you are a tattoo lover, avoid this studio (unless it's Mimi). We went in and it was a…read morenightmare from the beginning. An artist (Angie) took about more than an hour to design a tattoo for fingers (they were dots and little ornaments) to then charge $200 for it. Look at photo they're awful. Asked to stop before finishing because it was bad. This comes from someone with 15+ tattoos... Yes I know what can happen in a tiny area for fingers but still it looks like garbage. Even worse we contacted the owner (Joe Miller) who not only defended the artist and the price but basically gas lit us and said that the artist can do touch ups and that that's what can happen when you do a finger tattoo. It's unfortunate because people in the area said the owner was cool and would make it right but apparently that's not the truth.

CC did a great job with my and my friends ear tattoos! They made the experience extremely…read morecomfortable and friendly :)

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Reia W.

11 years ago

Many moons ago, I got a couple tattoos here, both of which I love. Every time I drive past Bound, I think ' I really would like to get a new tattoo, and if I did, I would come here. ' I remember how comfortable I felt there, and how clean it was. But alas, the timing and money never worked out. A few days ago, my bestie asked me about industrial piercings (the bar that goes across two holes in your ear). I won't bore you with the details, but it basically ended with me looking at all the different kinds of ear piercings and getting that itch to do something, anything, to add a little spice to my style. I immediately thought of Bound, but living in the age we do, it's hard to not go to Yelp to see what others are saying. How had Bound held up over the years, especially on the seedy playground that is Colfax Avenue? As I read through the reviews, the name Tiffany came up over and over. Apparently, she was the second coming of piercers. And today I just happened to be in the neighborhood and she just happened to be working. Fate? Destiny? Or just an excuse for me to scratch that itch? Call it what you will, but the end result was nothing short of one of the best experiences I've ever had. Ever. Oh yes, Bound has held up very well since I last ventured in there. The inside is gorgeous, with shiny wood floors, crystal clear glass display cases, and one hell of a friendly chick working the front desk (so sorry I don't know her name!). She answered all my questions, pulled out an ear diagram with all the possible piercing options and really took time to listen to what I wanted and made suggestions. Once I decided on a tragus in my right ear, she quickly rung me up ( 25 for the piercing and 31 for the jewelry i piced out, plus tip) and let the piercer know I was there. I knew it would be Tiffany, as I had scoped out her hours to make sure she would be there. And even though I came in during her last hour on duty, she took all the time in the world to make sure my piercing would be in the perfect spot. Honestly, I felt like we'd known each other for years, that's how easygoing she is. I really felt like we should have been at a bar drinking beer, not in a tattoo parlor with me about to get a hole punched in my ear. I can't say enough about her piercing technique. I was never worried about the pain, but it was still pretty awesome how she just did it, before I could even take the deep breath she wanted me to before the needle went in. I think the whole process took 45 seconds, and her hands moved faster than my brain could process any of the pain she described. She was very thorough in her aftercare instructions. In summary, Bound by Design lived up to all my expectations. I don't know how it compares price-wise to other places. I thought 25 was pretty reasonable, and my jewelery options ranged from 20-50. My friend asked about an industrial piercing and it was 70, piercings and jewelry together. But it's not the price or the jewelry that mattered. It was the people. I felt so welcome, even though I might not look like the stereotypical body-mod person. Some reviews said they had issues with rudeness, but I didn't get any of that. As soon as I walked in, I was comfortable, and it can be hard to get that feeling from a place that faces Colfax. I love how professional but relaxed it was and I can not wait to go back to get more piercings from Tiffany! read more

Rene J.

15 years ago

I went here for my first tattoo a few months ago. It was a simple tattoo, but was terrified nonetheless. Everyone told me that your first tattoo should be a memorable experience. Mine wasn't. The tattoo was really too simple to screw up, but it's not exactly how I wanted it. I tried telling her (Alissa) a few times that my vision was slightly different, but all she said was that she couldn't do it the way I wanted (really????). I don't regret getting the tattoo, but do regret not getting more recommendations on artists from friends. Needless to say, I was ready for my second tattoo. Phil came very highly recommended, and I stopped in one day for a consult (which I was told they require before scheduling you). Phil was tattooing someone, so I understand he couldn't give me 100% attention. However, he did look at what I wanted and told me the approximate size in order to get the detail, and then gave me a price. He seemed nice enough, and the recommendations from various people made me feel this was the guy to do my second tattoo. I walked out of the room to schedule the appt and was told he schedules his own tattoos. Well, since he was tattooing, that wasn't possible, but the woman at the front desk was very nice, offered to make copies of what I wanted, take my name and #, and have Phil call me to get the tattoo scheduled. The one odd thing I did notice when talking to Phil was that he almost seemed to discourage me from getting the tattoo based on his availability. He kept telling me he probably wouldn't get to it for a month, and "there are several other artists here that you can go to." I told him he had been recommended and he was the one I wanted to do my tattoo. Anyway, I waited for Phil to call back later that day. When he didn't, I wasn't too concerned, as it was a Sat, and I know it can be busy. He didn't call the next day either, or any day thereafter. I just thought that was rude and unprofessional. He sent me a message that he wasn't interested in doing my tattoo or taking my money, and blew me off. That, combined with my first experience with Alissa, made me totally turned off on this shop and they lost my business. I will NEVER consider a tattoo at Bound by Design. Apparently I wasn't "good" enough or tatted enough or he didn't like my request for a tattoo, so he apparently felt it was okay to blow off a customer. BAD, BAD, BAD and shame on you!!!!! I have gone on to get 4 more tattoos, ranging in size from small to very large, and will continue to get more. Phil could have had my business, but I've now taken it elsewhere because someone else cared enough about CUSTOMER SERVICE and their CUSTOMERS to help me, return my call/email, and work with me on bringing my tattoos to life. read more

Andrew F.

14 years ago

I am not sure what was worse, the hot air coming out of Ian Rices mouth, or his inability to perform a decent tattoo. Not only was he representing Bound by design, but the caliber of artist, and capability that is sought to be fit, by the shop. Not only has he only been tattooing for three or four years, which brings about one of the heaviest hands in the game. 2-3 smoke breaks per one hour session. Going to get food and eating dinner, while I am half way through an outline. Canceling an appointment that had been made 3 weeks prior. Ian seems to be caught up in shop conversation about old friends with his cousin, and bragging about working where he does, than he is in the work at hand. After unwillingly talking me into adding color to a otherwise planned black and grey piece. Adding the yellow, Ian then tells me, "yellow never takes, its the hardest color to take" after asking why he would then use this color on me, he said "because it will look good." Its at this point I realize what a poor choice in artist I had made. I then needed a touch up a couple of weeks later, at which time he says " I can never get yellow to take, look so blotchy on you, I'll see if I can touch it up. I never can though for some reason." Needless to say, right on par, my touch up session took approximately 40 minutes, with Ian taking two ten minute smoke breaks. We are both artist and had talk about trading work, so I asked if he would be down for that, since it was a short session. He agreed, we shook hands, my buddy made an appointment with watching the time. I then was contacted by Ian, telling me I owed him $100 and that he didn't want to trade. I then set a time and day to meet him and to give him money, I wasn't able to make due to work, so I told I would drop it off two days later, at which time I was told he was calling the cops. He then did, and I was contacted by DPD saying I had committed theft of services. Now I am not clamming there wasn't some bad communication, but the goal of everyone's life should be, not to include the police in anything! I never once said I wasn't going to pay, in fact made every attempt to inform Ian of the situation and when he would get paid. In short this was not only a horrible tattoo, artist, customer service, but life experience. I hope nobody is treat, or has this experience there, or with Ian. With so many other talented artist, and shops in the Denver area, I would highly recommend looking somewhere else, before committing to Bound by Design, I mean, unless getting arrested is your thing. read more

John D.

10 years ago

Just moved to Denver and was in the process of finding a new piercer. I have a lot of piercings, and I'm very picky about who I let pierce me. After reviewing Yelp I decided to check out BBD, as all of their piercers had good reviews. I also live just down the street. I came in on a Sunday, and was instantly impressed with the customer service. They were busy, but the counter person (who's name I didn't catch, but she had facial tattoos) said hello immediately and said she'd be with me in a minute. I was interested in getting a rather private piercing, and had some questions, and wanted to speak to the piercer. Candace was absolutely amazing. Instead of talking to me out in front of a lobby that was full of people she very politely took me back to piercing room so we could speak privately. I was instantly put at ease. She answered all of my questions very calmly, with absolutely no judgment, even the weirder ones. She was very knowledgable and was honest when I asked her opinion on what jewelry would be most Comfortable. She was also very sweet and funny. Working in the medical industry sterilization is very important to me, Candace had no problem showing me around and going over the shops sterilization process. Feeling at ease I decided to go a head with the piercing. Candace's bed side manner was amazing, she walked me through everything as she was doing it, told me what to expect, and it was over before I knew, with much less pain than expected. She was very thorough in her aftercare. And send me home with supplies as I might experience bleeding the first few days. Overall one of the best piercing experiences I have ever had. I would recommend her to anyone! read more

Dianne W.

16 years ago

So I was recently in Denver and I wanted to get tattooed while I was there. My girlfriend Regal told me about this shop and said it was where she got her first tattoo. I was stoked that they were open on Sunday and until 10pm. I called down and asked if we needed to make an appointment and they said no just come on down. PERFECT! So we went down there around 5:30. The shop was amazing and super clean which made me very happy. As soon as we walked in the door I felt like we were an inconvenience. They looked at me like crazy person when I said I wanted a couple stars. The chick behind the counter said that stars take a long time to do. I'm like WTF? I am a heavily tattooed woman, I have not one piece of flash on me and I know how long it should have taken to do those stars, which for a good artist not very long. I would have understood if all the artist that they have there would have been tattooing, but not one machine was going and there was no one in the shop except the people who worked there. So instead of causing a scene, which is what I wanted to do, we went across the street to a cool little bar to find another shop who would take our money. We did at Emporium of Design, but our appointment wasn't until 8. The entire time we sat and waited for our appointment no one came in and no one went out. So tell me why wouldn't they tattoo us? I'm confused and a little pissed off about the whole situation! Thanks to Wolfman Frank who is a freaking legend I now have two beautiful nautical stars and it took him 20 minutes! Will never recommend anyone to Bound by Design. read more

Whitney P.

13 years ago

I have been meaning to write a review for this amazing shop for some time, but after my appointment with Candace on Sunday, I just had to (plus we joked about the amazing Yelp reviews she had). I have been coming to a friend of mine who works here for over a year, Alissa, and she is amazing! I have brought a new person with me every time I go in for new ink because they are dying to come and get something and go to someone who's work they've seen (on me!). On Sunday however, I decided to go in for my first piercing that wasn't just the gun to my ear from when I was 5 years old, and I was piercing my nipple of all places to start! I was nervous to say the least! I went in knowing Candace would be working and after checking Yelp as well as their website gallery I was feeling confident in her abilities. She was beyond wonderful and allowed me to panic a little but made sure to remind me how quickly it would be over and how much she loved hers. I have to say, I love it and it WAS over quickly and if I ever decide to pierce anything I'm certainly going back to her :) read more

Polly R.

11 years ago

I was sent here for jewelry selection and was completely blown away! I wanted to treat myself to plugs that were on the dressy scale, something that I could wear for special occasions. The gal that helped me, Becky was so friendly and knowledgeable. She had something to tell me about every piece down to the stones featured, what materials they were made of and how to take care of everything. My experience was very personal. She picked up on my tastes and preferences and began showing me jewelry that I would otherwise look right past. I felt valued and Becky was not afraid to steer me in different direction, even if it was not as expensive. Never once did I even feel slightly pressured to buy anything. She was just as excited as I was about the jewelry and by the end of my experience, I felt like she was more of a shopping buddy than a sales person! I love my Ocean Jasper, Thanks Becky! read more

Allen S.

16 years ago

I have been going to Bound by Design for a few years now and it is by far the most professional place to go for tattoos and piercings. The staff is extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. All of the artists there are very versatile and produce incredible tattoos. I have gotten a lot of work done from Ian McKown and have been extremely happy with the result of each tattoo. I have referred many of my friends to get work done from him and they all have been happy as well. He is great with black and gray and color as well. He is very easy to work with and gives great suggestions to make a tattoo look as good as it possibly can. I have and will continue to refer all of my friends to this shop based on the professional atmosphere and great artists. 5 stars! read more

Derek W.

16 years ago

I consider myself to be very educated in the tattoo world, and have found Bound by Design to be the best of the best! Phil Nehring is absolutely one of the best artists in the state. Having almost my entire upper body inked, all drawn and inked by Phil, I have some of the most creative, and high quality designs I have personally seen! Ian Rumley and Josh are top notch artists as well, but Phil is the only artist I have let permantly ink my skin! Very clean and professional shop! Highly helpfull and creative employees always willing to help out! Dont make the mistake of getting a quick and easy tattoo that you might regret later. Have one of BBD artist draw up a custom design that you will ove for the rest of your life! read more

Anna A.

16 years ago

I get all my tattoos done by Melon at bound by design. His work is amazing, I wouldn't let anyone else tattoo me. He's such an awesome guy without the typical 'holier than thou' tattoo artist attitude. His prices rock and all the work he's done on me looks like it was done 2 weeks ago! I always get compliments on how great they look. 5 stars and 2 thumbs up! Even the people at the front desk were cool, which is rare. I'm glad I discovered melon when I did, I was sick of being treated like crap every time I walked into a shop! Plus the shop is super clean and cool looking. I would recommend Melon to anyone and everyone looking to get work. read more

Bryci W.

16 years ago

I have been wanting a fairly complicated tattoo for a while now and after much research and talking to different artists I finally decided to have Ian Rumley do it for me. I am SO glad that I did! Ian was very kind, helpful, and he understood exactly what I was looking for. I walked through the door feeling nervous and tense, but after four hours tatooing my ribs I felt a little sore and completely elated. Ian translated my vision into a permanent mark that I know I will always love. Further he had a great personality and kept me chatting and feeling comfortable. I would reccomend him as an artist and a person to anyone, anytime! read more

Sarah A.

8 years ago

I had my nose pierced years ago and hated it. Got extremely infected and couldn't wait to get it out of my face. I went to Tiffany 6 weeks ago and had it re pierced. WOW, what a difference. She was super sweet and knowledgeable. I appreciated her taking the time to discuss the placement on my nostril as I don't have any other piercings and didn't want it to look silly because of placement. Never had a single issue in the last 6 weeks. Stopping by this afternoon to get some new jewelry. Bound by design is super clean and the staff is wonderful, you will not be disappointed. read more

Cristina P.

1 year ago

I went to Bound by Design today to get a piercing (Tragus) and I had an amazing experience! Candace was the one who did my piercing, and she was absolutely wonderful--super professional, kind, and made me feel totally at ease. The place itself is super clean and has a really cool vibe. They also have a ton of beautiful earrings to choose from, which made the whole experience even more fun. I'm so happy with how everything turned out and would highly recommend this place to anyone considering a piercing. Ask for Candace--you'll be in great hands! read more

Taylor H.

9 years ago

Tiffany was the best piercer I have ever been to. She was so sweet, sassy and had the best personality. It made the entire experience amazing. I got my nipples pierced and was quit nervous at first, not only was it wonderful...it was quick, painless, and fun. My friend also got her nose pierced. Tiffany is a badass! As long as I am living in Colorado, Tiffany is the only person I would recommend to anyone wanting to get any piercings done. Thanks for such a great experience and we will definitely be back!! read more

G N.

14 years ago

My girlfriend and I both went here to get pierced, and Candace did a killer job. We were walk-ins, & knew very little about this shop, but everything was great. Clean & professional are the best words to describe this place. I have a fairly high pain tolerance, but anyone who has had their nipple pierced will tell you it hurts like hell. Despite this reality, my piercing was done in an instant, and I barely felt it. I'd recommend this place to anyone. read more

Benny B.

17 years ago

What up dude's if your looking to get tatted up, make sure to check out the freaking tattoo guru, Ian Mcknown. I've gotten my first tattoo from this guy. He's done two portraits of my mom and pops. I'm going back to get more ink done by him. Bound by design is very clean and very professional. Their prices are pretty reasonable. Every artist is extremely gifted. Check out my pics of some of the work he's done.PEACE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Karen C.

10 years ago

My sisters and I went in to get our ears pierced. The girl at the front desk was very knowledgeable and sweet. Candice was the piercer and she was amazing. She told us exactly what to expect and as she was piercing she would tell us exactly what she was doing before she did it. My sister had her targus pierced and I had my rook and daith pierced. Candice did a great job! Thank you to both ladies you helped us have a great experience! read more

Elisa N.

13 years ago

Got my first tattoo from Phil. He made me feel really comfortable and it was such a good experience. I am very happy with they way it came out, it's exactly what I wanted! I am an illustrator and had designed it myself. Phil did a great job of replicating the drawing on my skin. The studio was clean and professional. Would recommend to others and would go to Phil again. read more

Paul F.

15 years ago

I have been going to BBD for many many years and I don't trust any shop but them. I recently got my outline done by Josh Wrede and I can't tell you how freakin talented he is. He takes his time and looks at every angle possible when he sketches on your body. He is a very busy man and deserves the highest tips! Will be going back for more work from him! read more

Becky G.

13 years ago

I debated for months before getting my first (and only) tattoo. Being of a certain age and background, my priorities were cleanliness, skill, and professionalism. Lauren and BBD scored 3 for 3! The only things that would have made the experience better were fresh baked cookies and one of those miniature pool tables in the waiting area :) read more

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