Brought my niece here for a much-anticipated piercing. The crew was so kind and welcoming,…read moreexplaining every step so that there was minimal anxiety or discomfort (beyond the obvious of being pierced). Highly recommended

Located on Marsh St, is Bodys & Jewelry. This shop was awesome. Very Professional, clean and great…read morewith kids. Highly recommend this place. Our daughter is young, but the piercer was great!

Just got home from slo piercing. My wife got her forward helix and helix done and she couldn't be…read morehappier with not only the piercings but the experience and service overall. We were helped by Clover as soon as we walked in, she answered every question and was patient with our indecisiveness while choosing jewelry. She explained the post care in great detail that even a 4 year old can do it. Raven was the one who did the piercings. She has steady hands and made sure we felt comfortable. Getting pierced can be a bit nerve racking but SLO piercing helped ease our minds. Great job to Clover and Raven. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

I went in with an appointment time booked. I did have to wait quite a while but I think it was just…read morea busy day. While waiting there were plenty of beautiful earrings to look at. My experience with in the piercing room was great- clean and professional and knowledgeable. They were so kind and didn't mind at all that I had my infant with me throughout it all either. Will def be back!

The workers were very nice and were kind enough to reattach my piercing for free and no wait!read more

Got my ears and septum pierced here. Johnny was absolutely amazing. They took very good care of me…read more They were very professional but also very warm. Would absolutely recommend! If I get pierced again it will definitely be here!

Jeremiah did a fantastic job on my cover-up tattoo! Thanks so much! I sure get a lot of…read morecompliments! Great job Jeremiah! Great shop, very clean and I would highly recommend this shop.

Went there for a second lobe piercing. The guy said he needed to know if we were planning on a…read morethird piercing in the future (in which case he'd leave room for it). We said no, and that we wanted a more symmetrical look. Despite that, the second piercing was placed ridiculously close to the first. Not only does it look bad but it's impractical. I'm guessing he knew it was bad because he didn't even hand us a mirror to look at it after. For several weeks after I deliberated what to do. Finally called and he offered to have us come back and he'd redo it. I wasn't super comfortable going back so I asked if we could get a partial refund (we paid $110 plus tip for both ears, and the other ear was almost as bad). He said their policy didn't allow refunds. He was actually very nice and apologized for us being unhappy with it. I feel kinda bad leaving a negative review but for other customers' sake I felt compelled to do so.

02.21.2024 - Spur of the moment piercing…read more I hate that I have to leave this horrible review, especially because Jeremiah was really nice and awesome. But I feel as though I have to do my due diligence to make sure that this doesn't happen again and to help others avoid the same situation that I'm in now. Before heading back home from Santa Barbara, I take a quick shower and suddenly, one of my forward helix piercing fell out. With its awkward position, I tried putting it back in, but there was no way I could. I needed professional help. I called multiple places within Santa Barbara's vicinity, but all tattoo and piercing shops open late. Since I'll be passing by Morro Bay and it's about 1.35hrs away, the timing seemed to be perfect. So I hit the road and waited to call around some of the shops in that area. The first place that popped up on Yelp was Central Coast Tattoo. Since it was a tattoo and piercing shop, without any hesitation, I called and let the shop know I was on my way. I've been wanting to complete a certain piercing look on my right ear, so I decided to get 2 piercings along with reattaching my forward helix piercing. It was definitely a spur of the moment decision. Jeremiah was super nice, easy going and he was patient as I was looking through the jewelry collections. I asked if the earrings are surgical steel or medical grade steel. Jeremiah confirmed they were. After choosing my earrings, I waited for him to set up his station. Everything was fine, I was excited, but felt at ease. He drew the dots on my ear, showed me a mirror and adjusted them as needed. I have to say, I've had 12+ piercings throughout my life and never have I had excruciating pain during piercings. But this time, it was the first. Both piercings were extremely painful when puncturing and it ended up bleeding too. But even then, I didn't think anything of it because sometimes, the condition of our body's can feel off than normal and the location of the ear could be more sensitive than usual. Since getting it pierced, my ears started to swell badly, got red and felt hot. By the next day, just getting a whiff of air touching my right ear, I felt stinging pain. I started my aftercare regimen religiously. Warm salt water soak, clean around the piercing with saline, warm compress, ice pack...it got so bad to the point that I couldn't sleep all night from the throbbing, stinging pain. I felt like I was going to come down with a fever. My lymph nodes started to get bumpy and painful. My head started hurting. The nerves connected to my right ear all started radiating pain. It got pretty bad by the 4th day. Even with my aftercare routine, it just got more angry and irritated. When I got up on 2/25/2024 morning, I rushed to the mirror to check if the swelling went down, but my heart dropped and I was in absolute distraught mode. One of the two piercings got eating by my skin! (OMG!!!!) The front part of the earring is nowhere to be seen. I gently touch the back to see if the post was still in my ear, and it barely was. I thought my skin popped the front part off so I started checking my bed, around my bed, under my pillow, but I couldn't find it... Great, my skin at ate the earring...I never experienced this in my life...I'm panicking while trying to stay calm...my husband tried to push the back post forward to check and he saw the front part deep within my ear...My husband started searching for the best, cleanest and reputable piercing shop in the city and he found Body Manipulations. There's no time to delay and to beat the crowd, we get ready to drive down to the shop as soon as they opened. Just one look, the piercer knew what needed to be done. She had to forcefully push the embedded earring out to clasp it. Both piercings needed to be removed and I must say, this was the most painful 45 seconds of my life! She noticed that the embedded one was pierced at an angle, creating tissue damage. This explained the sharp pain with blood when Jeremiah pierced me. Also, remember I mentioned that I confirmed whether the earrings were good quality? Well, it turned out that each piece, the front and the back post were made of very poor quality metal. This added to my ear getting really angry because my skin is very sensitive. At this point, I'm pretty pissed. I spent money to get my ears infected. My other healed piercings were also getting affected from my ears swelling up so much that I had to get a longer post for them. Spent unnecessary money. Within 4 days, my ears went from looking normal to looking like dumbo with red, angry, inflamed ears. Unfortunately, this establishment does not use good quality jewelry. Although most tattoo + piercing shops are managed by professionals who are trained and skilled at performing legit piercings, I don't believe Central Coat Tattoo meets that criteria.

My wife and I did it!!! We got our first tattoos and we couldn't be happier. Thank you first to…read moreour friend Mel from Taco Temple who referred us to Central Coast Tattoo. A big THANK YOU to Chyrs and Cynthia for helping us with our initial inquiry a week earlier and for making the tattoo process so memorable. Chrys is a true artist and a top notch tattoo artist for sure. She guided me and my wife through the process after reviewing the artwork that we wanted applied. Today, on two sessions my wife had a tattoo of three birds applied to her arm as a tribute to her and her two recently departed sisters. My artwork was a nod to my favorite pastime, golf. We occasionally would talk about getting a tattoo but today we talked the talk and walked the walk. I don't know if we will be inspired again to get another tattoo but if and when we do, we will stop in and see Chrys and Cynthia.

This review is for the artist Shayla, whom I met through my former tattoo artist Alex, who also…read morereceived a 5 star review from me. Shayla's work is incredible. I'm extremely happy with my tattoo, which she designed from my idea. Definitely hoping to keep working with her.

I was incredibly impressed with how easy it was to work with Robbie. It was honestly the smoothest…read moretattoo I've ever had. His work was excellent, and the price was very reasonable. I was reluctant to try a different artist, but Robbie and Cherry Blossom Tattoos exceeded my expectations.

Justin and the team are absolutely amazing. I brought my 11 year old in to get her ears pierced and…read moreshe was pretty nervous going in but they were so kind patient and reassuring that she quickly felt comfortable and excited. They took the time to explain everything and made the whole experience fun and stress free. The selection of earrings is fantastic with great options for all ages and different needs. From start to finish it was an outstanding experience. We couldn't be happier and truly can't say enough great things. Highly recommend.

The two guys in there are just really nice and really considerate of what you're needing and…read morewanting their really great piercers!!!

Absolutely recommend Jake for any tattoos! He started a tattoo on me yesterday in a kind of…read moreintimate/ vulnerable area. He made me feel completely comfortable & at ease! 100% professional, talented, experienced & lovely to converse with. The pricing is appropriate & fair. I'm so very happy with the artistry & it's not even finished yet!

I've been going to Apothecary Tattoo for many years. Jake has always took any vision in my head and…read moremade it 100X better. His artwork is spectacular, and the attention to detail is extraordinary. He's always treated me with respect and gave me very fair prices. We have a lot of talent here in the central coast when it comes to tattoo artists but I always go to him because of his art and friendly service. Chill vibe with a chill dude. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Deep blue tattoo is the best around . Super professional, clean and a very friendly staff…read more Gina and Jason take pride in their shop. I'm on my 5th session with Jason on my back piece and couldn't be happier with how it's turning out. Thanks Deep Blue

The tattoo that I got done by Shaun at the Deep Blue tattoo is amazing. I have other tattoos that I…read moregot elsewhere that I'm not that happy with, but this one has finally hit the mark.