*My original Yelp review and photos from August (and concurrent attempts to update) keep getting removed for some reason - reposting again. Also, I've been blocked by Kelly on social media and had no outreach from the studio addressing the PLAGARISM via Yelp or Google review, even though they respond to other 1 star reviews. Feels like they are trying to ignore the PLAGARISM.
TLDR: $1000 tattoo done by Kelly was sloppy and PLAGARIZED from work by Oozy_Tattoo.
Thought I was paying for a custom design. Turns out the design was PLAGARIZED from Oozy_Tattoo. On the day of the appointment, Kelly kept asking if I knew about Oozy, so that's how I made the connection that this was his original work.
Got the tattoo at the end of June, so pictures are about 4 months healed. It took about 3 hours to do. Work is sloppy - faded lines throughout the tattoo, blotchy shading, uneven lines, some spikes not colored in. What's annoying is she told me she can do color.
Should have seen red flags from the disorganization in booking. Kelly asked me to Zelle her a deposit, but didn't provide a Zelle. We confusingly went back and forth on a date. She asked me to remind her of my appointment a month out, and when I did, asked me to send a deposit again. Told me she'd send me a snake sketch, even though I asked for a dragon and didn't give much more details besides that. I had to prompt the conversation on design.
I found another tattoo on her insta (dated Aug 4) that has a similar shape and dimensions as my tattoo. I know artists use references, but when my tattoo is PLAGARIZED work from Oozy, isn't this other tattoo a potential copy of a copy? Makes me wonder how many other PLAGARIZED tattoos she's charged $1000 for.
Someone with 2 years of tattoo experience, sloppy color work, and who PLAGARIZES tattoos should not charge $1000 for their work. read more