Mike did a amazing job very passionate about his work would absolutely recommend will definitely be…read moregetting more tattoos from him

Erin has done 2 of my tattoos and i will definitely be going back to her to get many more! Such a…read morewelcoming environment and all of the artists are so kind and chill. 1000% recommend!

This review mostly has to do with tattoo artist Mel Georgakopoulos but also reflects a general…read morepattern of disorganization and poor communication at Wintership. I chose to work with Wintership (and Mel in particular) because Wintership is an extremely well-respected tattoo parlor (and one of my siblings has had numerous tattoos done at Wintership over the years) and Mel is a professional tattoo artist with an impressive portfolio, years of experience, and many satisfied clients who have left positive reviews of his work. However, I have been consistently surprised and disappointed that Mel and Wintership have met so few basic expectations throughout this entire experience. In April, I scheduled a tattoo consult with Mel for a tattoo I'd had in mind for a few years. I sent a detailed email with reference images and descriptions as suggested on Wintership's website. At the consult, Mel took a $40 cash deposit and was totally unprepared for the consult. He hadn't looked at the email and didn't even know it existed, so most of our 10 minute consult was him reading the email. (All emails to Wintership appear to go to a single shared mailbox.) We did discuss the design, and I felt encouraged by his creative insights. I asked to be kept updated with in-progress art so we could collaborate, and we scheduled an appointment for May 30th. Unfortunately, I heard nothing from Mel over the coming weeks and was concerned by the total lack of communication. On the morning of Friday, May 26th, I reached out for any artwork in advance of our Tuesday appointment (Monday was a holiday), but he was already off for the weekend. I respect people's time away from work, so I figured maybe I'd hear back sometime Tuesday morning so we could collaborate on the design. That didn't happen. On Tuesday, the day of the appointment, I finally heard from Mel less than an hour before our scheduled time. He texted to say he couldn't find my email, which suggested to me that he hadn't been working on the design at all. I reminded him of my email address so he could find it and said, "I was expecting to have seen some art by now, and I'm not comfortable moving forward with the appointment today without input on the design. If it's possible to reschedule, can we do that?" He agreed and was very apologetic. We rescheduled for June 14th, and he said, "Ok. Again, sorry for the inconvenience. I'll send art before the appointment." I felt disappointed but fairly comfortable with his reassurance, but that ultimately turned out not to be true. Early in the afternoon the day before our rescheduled appointment, I texted Wintership to see if I could see any art because I'd expected to have already seen art and was getting worried. Mel was busy tattooing at the moment, and I was told the message would be passed along. As of 9 p.m., I had heard nothing. I texted, "Given the continued lack of art (which was assured) and therefore the inability to collaborate on the art beforehand, I'd like to rebook my appointment with [another artist at Wintership] and have my $40 deposit transferred to [that other artist]. I understand there will be a wait. I'm quite disappointed with this whole experience as I thought I would have had this tattoo on May 30th." The next day (the day of the appointment which was scheduled for 4:30 p.m.), Wintership finally responded at 5:05 p.m. with a line drawing of the tattoo concept--the first art I had seen the entire time. I responded, "To get art (that was requested and assured to be provided in advance so we could collaborate) a half hour after our scheduled appointment time does not fulfill the expectation." Wintership refused to even attempt to schedule me with the artist I requested, but they did refund my $40 deposit, after which they insulted me. They also managed to remove this exact same review from Google Reviews. Apparently they REALLY do not like accountability. Throughout this ordeal, Mel and Wintership have consistently demonstrated staggering incompetence and disrespect. I have to assume based on this experience that I should not be attempting to do business with Wintership. Fare thee well, Wintership. I hardly knew ye.

We had an amazing experience with the incredibly talented artist Ashley. My sister and I got…read morematching tattoos and had an excellent experience from booking through to the day of our tattoos. She exudes kind, chill, and professional energy throughout the entire process. Her nature inspired art is displayed in the shop (also very clean) and was an inspiration for future tattoos. If you're looking for a gifted and professional artist, I'd highly recommend Ashley!

James and Bambi are some of the best piercers in the area. Not only are they approachable and…read moreknowledgeable. They're overall great people and do amazing work. This location has a huge selection of jewelry and even better service.

I got my ears pierced here by Willow in October 2019. I had a fine experience. Fast forward to this…read morepast weekend, one of the balls of the earrings I was pierced with fell off while I was on vacation and I lost the earring. It was the only pair I had. So I made an appointment to get a new pair from this shop. I went in on Tuesday and got a similar hoop and the guy (not Willow, but can't recall his name) replaced them and put them in for me. I was charged $85 which is outrageous, but fine whatever, I paid it and gave the guy a $10 tip. The next day, I noticed the right earring ball was quite loose. I tried tightening it myself but it just keeps spinning around. I didn't want to lose the ball and earring again so I contacted their FB page and asked what I could do to tighten it. Whoever replied said you need a special tool and that I could just "pop in and they'd take care of me". I informed them I'd be there around 5:30 on Thursday (today) and didn't hear back. So I pop in, as directed, and the same guy who fixed me up on Tuesday is there and he asks if I have an appt. I told him I was the one on FB who had the loose earring and he looked at me like he had no clue what I was talking about and said the person who was messaging me is the owner and he's in Thailand. Ok...? Dude didn't even recognize me from 2 days before. I ask him if he will tighten it and he's like "I can but it would be a $10 service charge". I said "I just paid $95 on Tuesday for these and one is loose already and I don't want to lose it and have to pay for another one." He tells me it shouldn't fall out any that me wanting him to tighten it would be "my preference" and that he "doesn't work for free." He was being extremely rude and it was ridiculous that he wouldn't honor what the owner told me. This shop lost any future business from me based on this interaction. I'm only giving 2 stars because my first experience here was just fine, as was my visit on Tuesday. In fact, the guy who got the new earrings in was very pleasant, not at all the kind of attitude I got from him today. Horrible customer service and treatment of a customer.

I got a cartilage piercing and it was fast and relatively painless at a reasonable price. The…read morepiercer was very nice.

Employees were rude when I got there. They pierced a nerve and has been bleeding ever since i've…read morebeen there. They caused my piercing to have an injury infection. They are not professional at all. My friend came here a few months back and I don't know why I came back here. I thought maybe it's changed but nope. My nose is now in so much pain. Now I have to find someone who ACTUALLY knows how to do there job to fix my piercing.

came in today for a cover-up highly recommend coming to this spot really good people nice…read moreenvironment and good prices. they take pride in their artwork and attention to detail. I will be definitely coming back for more tattoos.

I went in for a manicure. I told the girl I wanted to keep the length, just shape the nails. She…read morethen just started chopping off my nails. Unevenly at that. The girl drew blood on my left pinky nail. Then she buffed the ends of the nails where she cut. That's all she did. End of manicure. No cuticle work. No buffing of the nail bed. No cuticle oil. No massage. NOTHING. They then charged me $41. Just to cut my nails. NEVER AGAIN.

Sahlan saw me and my nieces for a Christmas Eve manicure. It was great. Each nail tech was kind and…read moreattentive. They helped make our family Christmas Eve even more special. Thank you!

Kristy is incredible, and has taken care of me since I began my curly girl journey. She has this…read moreinnate talent of seeing your hair for all it can be. She is no BS - gives me the real opinion on my ideas, and leaves me more in love with my hair every time. I trust her, and enjoy her. I have traveled over an hour to see her, and will follow her anywhere. Kristy is the most bad ass woman I know, and I make sure my girls know all she has accomplished. There are Uptown Curl locations in Maple Grove, Menomonie, Stillwater and FARGO! I love my experience and the results. Thank you!