My gf and I decided to get a small cover up tattoo on her necks from a previously botched job from another not so great shop in Addison. We stopped by Hold Fast on a whim after having brunch in the area and I'm so glad we did! Upon arrival, we were greeted warmly by the entire staff. The spots was cute, artsy and clean. We chose our tattoo, it was drawn up quickly and within about an hour we were done! My gf also got a septum piercing. Everyone was awesome and we'll definitely be back! Shout out to Sam got the great ink and Casey for the piercing!! read more

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Random visit on a Monday afternoon. For the record we could not find many shops open on a Monday. This place is open 7 days a week . I'm doing only 4 stars bc the lady at the front desk quoted one price and once we were finished it was 40.00 more. Very nice tattoo artist I didn't get her name and she didn't talk much. read more

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Walked in and was greeted right away. Everyone here is very friendly. They had a steady flow of people coming in for tattoos. This was my first tattoo so I was a lil nervous. Lulu was my Tattoo Artist. She was great keeper me relaxed and calm. She did an awesome job! Thank you Lulu for allowing this experience to be a pleasant one. read more

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Went in to get my friend a nose piercing, the receptionist was great when I called, & immediately took her info down & gave her an appointment. We went in a Steve saw us quickly. He was VERY nice, & VERY informative. He asked my friend multiple times if she liked the placement & he also asked her what type of jewelry she wanted in it long term, he took into consideration that she already had a nose piercing & how they looked, with each other. He was quick & all Instruments were sterilized & in packages. He gave very detailed after care instructions. If Steve does your piercing, I'll think you'll be good! It was $60 for a simple nose piercing. They prefer cash, but, have an ATM in the store. read more

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This place is shady, and the staff were completely rude and incompetent. There's no prices listed, they called people out of order, and charge whatever they feel like charging you based on the way you look. Run the other way. read more

Was lowkey rude and very dismissive. Definitely got the racist vibes, so if you are African American processed with caution!

Casey pierced my tragus a month or two ago and it has been healing so well! piercing was so quick and pain-free. She also fixed one of my friends new piercings that was clearly not done well. The two of us had never had any real piercings and she did great with all of our nerves and indecisiveness! read more

By for my favorite shop! I have been getting my piercings from Matt since I was eighteen and also I had one from Jeremy as well. Allot of piercers wouldn't recommend getting hoops (captives) for their first one, but I had it before. I knew about the cautions and Matt did an amazing job on it. By for my favorite piercing. I live in a different state now, but will only come to them, when I want something done. Highly recommend them. Both are amazing and great people. read more

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Great people! I had an emergency to get a ring out, that I didn't get here, and they helped me out so quickly.

This is my go to tattoo shop when I want a tattoo or a new piercing. If you're looking for a piercing Jeremey is your guy ! He is awesome! Jeremey pierced my nose and tragus, which did not hurt at all. His experience shows and it helps put me at ease knowing my piercing will be just what I want! I also appreciate his concern in making sure I maintain cleanliness of my piercing. He certainly takes pride in his art. If you're looking for a tattoo I highly recommend Dan. He created a tattoo for me that was memorable and to this day still love! I enjoyed his creativeness and his ability to integrate my ideas too. He has a steady hand and I do not remember there being much discomfort. I would definitely visit him again for a tattoo in the future. read more

**This review is based on Matt who does the piercing only** I stumbled upon Matt's incredible work on Instagram and instantly started Jones-ing for a new piercing. Getting in touch with him was super easy, he is extremely reliable and communicative. I was a little concerned having never been pierced by him before so I scheduled a consultation. He didn't pressure me at all to get pierced that day but after discussing what he thought would look best on my ear, I was totally ready! He walked me through the process, kept me at ease and is overall just such a cool dude that moments of pain are all but forgotten. I couldn't be happier with my new piercing and will recommend him to anybody and everybody I know. It's only been 4 days but my piercings are healing better than any of the others I've ever gotten and I give kudos to Matt for that. He is great, professional and genuinely WANTS your piercings to look perfect. Can't say enough about him. A+++++! Now..what else can I pierce? read more

I was on vacation when my friend and I decided to get piercings. I got my nipples pierced and my friend decided on her septum. Upon entry, we were greeted. There was no wait. I enjoyed the session with Jeremiah. He was very knowledgeable and gave us tons of recommendations. Also, I loved the info sheet he provided us with. Thanks a lot! read more

Went in to get a double helix piercing and Ursula was fantastic! She has done all the piercings in the photo. Very professional, knowledgeable and does a great job educating as well! Love the new piercing and will definitely be back! read more

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Matt is hands down my favorite piercer I've ever had! He explains everything thoroughly, gives the best advice regarding healing, jewelry and placement according to your body makeup, and is so friendly. I have gotten countless piercings from Matt over the years and have never had any issues with them! If a jewel ever fell out he replaced the ring for free and is always down for whatever crazy ideas I have for my next jewelry change. I'll always make the drive from Allen to Dallas to go see him! If you're on the fence, go see Matt! You won't be disappointed!! read more

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Walked in with a friend and the place was very friendly. Got my tragus piercing changed super quick ! very nice establishment I would definitely come back ! My friend also love her tattoo read more

Super friendly staff, who cares about giving you the right information and making you feel welcomed. I came in the have a helix put back in after not caring for it properly. Jeremiah was super warm and welcoming making sure I knew how to properly take care of it. I plan on getting a couple more piercings and I'm for sure coming here. He walked me thought the do's and don't of caring for a piercing and explained it all thoroughly. read more

If I could pick 0 stars I would... I went in there inquiring about a tattoo. The simplest tat for that matter. Nothing too fancy just the outline of a country. The guy who "assisted" me was RUDE as hell. Not only that, he talked around the subject and never answered my question directly. He's literally one of those people that try to use bigs words to sounds smart but sounds kind of dumb. He said the way I wanted my tattoo wouldn't look right but he never gave me any suggestions as to how it would look "right". Finally he told me it could cost my anywhere from $180 to $200 for the tattoo I wanted.... I walked out of there as quick as I could because I felt so unsatisfied and mad. I get that I am not a tattoo artist and I'm most definitely not trying to do his job but like as a professional artist he wasn't offering any help either. Needless to say I went somewhere else. They were 1000x more helpful and 1000x much nicer. And charged me $80 for the same tat I wanted and did an INCREDIBLE JOB. Never again will I go here not will I ever recommend anyone to go here. read more

Jeremy is the best in Dallas. The only person I trust to do my piercings because of his expertise. Can't wait to get more!

I saw this tattoo shop mentioned on Reddit a few times and decided to make the longer drive in order to make sure my second tattoo was much better looking than the work that most artists are incapable of doing in the East Texas area. Daniel G. was the one who worked on my tattoo as well as my friend's. Very nice dude, walked us along every step he was doing from start to finish and made sure to answer any potential questions we had along the way. I love the work he did and have already gotten many compliments on the color and general artistic design of it, mostly on aspects of it that he drew up himself, after I gave him my ideas and he bounced them back at me. Definitely recommend this shop for the friendly attitudes and great pricing. Even if you're not in the area, it's still worth it! read more

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The lady who did my Piercing was insincere, and fast. She gave me no after care or offered any. The piercing was fast and painless. I will go back again just because I've gotten a Piercing from this place before.I had a good experience then. EDIT: she gave me the wrong size earrings. The other piercer who had to PAINFULLY take out my earrings said they were irritated because the size of the earrings,they were hoops. My piercing was like cement! I got my two piercings on my helix. Where two HARD pimples started to form. Bad bad bad an painful experience. Won't be back for a while read more

At first I was very excited about my tattoo. It is on the side of my right foot. It is supposed to honor my parents, so, obviously this tattoo is important and HAS to look amazing. While the tattooing process was much less painful than I have experienced, I was in for a treat when I got home...sarcasm. After an hour or so, my tattoo started to look REALLY funny. I looked online and found out I had a problem called "tattoo blowout." This occurs when the tattooist is too heavy handed, or if the tattooist tattooed at a sharp angle, both causing the ink to be distributed in a deeper layer of skin than it should be. This deeper layer soaks up the ink like a sponge, and leaks it out to other areas, creating blurry, hazy areas around blown out lines. Tattoo blowout said to only happen to rookie or unskilled tattooers. I was so upset I couldn't sleep; It looked like the ink had leaked into my skin only hours after getting the tattoo! I called the store the next day and told Casey I thought my tattoo looked blown out. He asked me to come in, so I did; almost immediately. Casey told me that it wasn't blown out and that because I had put too much ointment on it, the skin just soaked up extra ink. I have another tattoo (that looks amazing) on my left foot, which I put the same amount of ointment on when I first got it, and it has absolutely no blowout. Casey said that if I used less ointment, the thicker lines would be perfectly sharp and thin when it was healed. The other tattooists agreed with him. At the time, I really wanted to believe Casey, but now I know better... Now, over a month has passed, and while my tattoo is healed, the arrows in the crest are almost illegible, and the left outline of my tattoo is not only blown out, but is significantly thicker than the right side's outline. I'm having to go to another tattoo shop today to get it fixed! **Edit: I went to see if my bad tattoo was ready to be fixed, and it still hasn't healed all the way. I have to wait another month! The guys at the new shop (which has a wonderful reputation) I chose were shocked by how badly the tattoo was blown out. They commented on how uneven it looked and that it has bad coloring. If I want to get the outline sharper, and make my tattoo look better in general, I now have to get it shaded and it will be much more bold looking. Basically, I will have to get all of the black outline to be as thick as the blown out area. That is not what I wanted when I had Casey tattoo me! I wouldn't recommend Casey as an artist, not only is my tattoo blown out, but he and his co-workers lied to me about it out to my face, and in front of other unsuspecting customers! read more

Ok, I know this place is known for their talented tattoo artists. I have been here with two different friends on two different occasions. Both times the staff was rude and sarcastic. I know that young blonde, giggly girls probably have nothing in common with them, but they don't need to discriminate. A customer is a customer and I won't get any artwork done there just because of the attitudes they displayed with my friends. They are also over-priced! Two stars because you can't deny the talent. read more

I never thought I would give a review to a tattoo shop. Heck, I never thought I'd go into a tat shop!!!! Not that I have anything against people with tats but it just wasn't my thing...now granted I didn't a tattoo but I think if I ever do I'd feel a LOT more comfortable now, thanks to the awesome guys at Hold Fast!!!! I went with some friends who wanted to get tats and after looking around got to thinking about how much I really really wanted my nose pierced. All I wanted was just a little cute pink stud. Jeremiah Fuentez did the piercing and he was AMAZING! I know getting a small nose stud isn't a big deal to a lot of people but I was very nervous. Jeremiah was awesome and really great and made me feel so comfortable! It hurt for like a few seconds but really it was a lot less pain than getting my ears pierced!!! My friends got their tats from Casey and another gentleman that I didn't get his name and they all looked freaking awesome!!! Everybody in the shop was super great and never once looked down on us and believe me we were a bunch of annoying giggly girls that night!!!! lol So thank you Jeremiah and Hold Fast...I have a great forever memento of a wonderful girls weekend in Dallas!! ETA - I did forget to mention how clean this shop was! As soon as you walk in you could smell the cleaner...well I could anyway! Everything was clean sterile and I felt very comfortable with the high quality of cleanliness there! That is a huge plus! read more

Matt is awesome!! Came to here to get my septum pierced and my friend got her nose pierced. Matt was out piercer and he was very informative about the healing and cleaning process and made sure we agreed with the placement of the piercings. He also answered all of the FAQs for each of us so we left very happy and he even offered to help us change the piercing jewelry once they were healed. Absolutely great service!! Both were $35 each and came with a cleaning kit and instructions. We will definitely be coming back here for any and all tattoo/piercing needs!! read more

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I came here almost a week ago to get my septum pierced after reading other reviews on Yelp. I was a little nervous at first, having never been in a tattoo parlor before. But the guys in the shop were just the right amount of chatty and made me feel very comfortable. Jeremy pierced my septum in my sweet spot which is what I was most concerned about. Everything was sterilized, it barely hurt and it's healing wonderfully so far! The shop definitely met my expectations and I'm so pleased with the results. read more

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Short and sweet... Great shop with great artists. Jeff Brown is my guy here. I have 2 big beautiful pieces of art from him and only hope to get more should I get work done in Dallas in the future. Jeff has a great eye for Japanese and traditional, but he can do anything you put in front of him. I have a friend that went to him to get a 1/2 sleeve and now has 2 sleeves and a wicked side piece. It all turned out amazing! I'm so glad I gave him the referral, because now he has awesome art on his body forever! I definitely recommend this shop for your body art needs. read more

I have 1 tatt and 1 piercing from Hold Fast. The staff is always friendly and very helpful. I definitely recommend this shop. They rock! *why do ppl w/o tattoos talk like they now anything about a tattoo shop. **anyway, stop by. They're awesome!! :D read more

While I haven't had any work done here, I did pop in recently to get a new nose-stud and wanted their piercer to put it on for me. Sometimes people who work at tattoo/piercing shops have an attitude and seem to look down on people like me who come in sans-ink with little more than a tiny nose ring... But the staff here is so friendly and nice. The gal (I hate that I can't remember her name) was super, super sweet and chatty. My boyfriend also got a tattoo from Caleb a few years ago and it was a great experience all around. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking to get a tattoo/piercing or just looking for new jewelry. read more

Ok, so the piercer knows his stuff. That's why there are three stars here. He's a great piercer, was probably the only piercer who didn't make my nose bleed when I was getting it pierced. The shop seemed pretty sanitary from what I remember when I got my nose pierced back around March of this year. Kudos to that. That being said, there is something wonderful about having a great attitude even in the midst of those who have a different way of doing things. Some clientele, like me, will NOT want to return after being spoken to in a way that is obvious you're trying to be made a fool out of. I went to get a nose hoop because I was finally in town and wanted one that would fit my nose better. I've had my stud in since March (it is now October), only taking it out and swapping it for a hoop maybe twice a month. I have always been prone to scars and *not just from piercings* and since I've been that way pretty much since birth *I know how to get them to heal.* I do it every time. I figured I would get some words about the little keloid forming around my piercing (which was healing and I wasn't planning on wearing the nose hoop with a keloid anyway)...But I did not expect the guy to actually try to make me look like an idiot. Something tells me I'm not the only one who has experienced this either. Word of advice that sometimes it's best to share the information and then let it go. I want my piercer to not only be knowledgable about his trade, but also respectful. I won't be returning here, ever. That being said, it's been maybe a week? Since my last visit, and that keloid is already healed and gone. From me continuing the way of healing it that I always do. read more

Hold Fast has done my last 3 tattoos and I will always go back there. The pricing is fairly reasonable at their set hourly rate and their staff is very chill and friendly. On top of that, the work is exquisite. All of my tats are old school style, but I have seen a lot of good looking black and grey portrait and full color non-flash pieces done alongside me. Whenever any of my friends ask for a tattoo shop, Hold Fast is the shop I recommend. read more

I recently got my nose pierced here as well as a small tattoo 12 years ago. For the artistry, I give 5 stars. Everything went beautifully and I was well informed and have great body art to show for their skill. That is obviously most important. I will say, if you are emotionally sensitive, get some thicker skin before coming here. The guy who pierced my nose was very sarcastic and just generally a smart ass. I have a good sense of humor and can take it. He didn't offend me, I enjoy sarcasm, but I do understand where the bad reviews for attitude are coming from. I leave 4 stars because it would be in the interest of Hold Fast to consider the effect their sarcasm has on some of their clients. That being said, I absolutely recommend them. read more

When I moved here from Houston last year I did a ton of research & social media stalking to find my new local go to piercer. I fell in love with Ursula's work on Instagram and sent her a message. She responded quickly & told me to stop by whenever I wanted. Once I met her in person I knew I will never go to anyone else. She is so fun & knowledgeable. She makes everything a breeze. She has done my septum, daith & 2 tragus piercings within the past year. When one was irritated she had me change soap & gave me a no pull piercing disk & a little salt to soak my piercing in & it healed perfectly. She gives the best service all around. I think of her more as a friend than my piercer. She will definitely be the only one I let poke me & take all my money! If I could rate her 100 stars I would! I absolutely love her! read more

I had been searching around the Dallas area for a place to get my nose pierced. My girlfriend had a tattoo done there a while ago and she recommended the shop. I cannot day enough good things about JEREMY! he has been piercing for over 20 years and is very accommodating if tour nervous. I hate needles. And he was super sympathetic to that. Close my eyes. One small pinch and it was over in 2.5 seconds. He thoroughly went through all care steps even though they were on the sheet I got to take home. JEREMY is the best. I highly recommend him! read more

Me and my boyfriend went here for tattoos last Saturday and this place rocks!!! Great customer service. Incredible artists. My tattoo was done by Casey and I am SO happy with it. We will definitely be going back!! Thank you!! ;-) read more

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I worked with JC as a walk in. I showed him a picture said What the tattoo meant to me and he quickly drew up a beautiful unique sketch. As an artist myself, I can say it was extremely difficult putting my faith in someone else's hands for a piece of work that would be on my body forever, especially because this was my first tattoo. His workmanship completely exceeded my expectation and I cannot be happier with the result. read more

Heart in Hand - Beautiful pieces on my forearms by JC. So glad I chose Hold Fast for my first experience with tattoos. - Tattoo Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Ursula is the best piercer I've had to date! I already want to come back for my next set of rings already!

this place used to be awesome. my go to shop for tattoos and piercings. Old tattoo artists were actual artists, you gave them an idea and they ran with it and made it something totally awesome. kid that works up front now acted like he knew everything babbling on about things that were so wrong, can't imagine what kind of work he does. jeremy was the best piercer ever. i went in and ursula did my helix and she put a ring on that was way way too short, which ANY piercer should know that a piercing has a hard time healing when you put a short ring. JEREMY IF YOU SEE THIS WHERE ARE YOU PIERCING NOW?!?! read more

got my septum pierced here and it was a great experience. this was my second time getting it pierced since the first place i went to did it poorly. anyways, he did such a good job and explained everything including after care and provided with some sea salt to clean it. definitely recommend. and septum was only like $35 i think which is a great deal! side note: they use like a small horse shoe jewelry that is barely visible it's great to flip-up and hide it but it you can only really see the ball screws. (there's a picture of a girl on their pictures that you can see what i mean) but it's cute overall. read more

I've since been back for a foot tattoo. The guy I had this time told me if I screamed/cried he'd kick me out. Not sure if he was kidding or what, but I'm an adult... Other than that, they were quick, LOVE how it turned out, and the pricing was top-notch again. Still recommend Hold Fast! read more

Really great artists. Really easy going tattoo parlor. I always recommend this place to friends in the area looking for ink