I recently walked into this establishment to obtain a quote for a tattoo that my daughter wants. The gentleman who greeted us, who I later found out is the owner, did not make a good impression at all. I first showed him a picture of the tattoo and he asked where she wants it placed. When I told him a small size behind her neck he immediately proceeded to tell us how that would not be an appealing area to get the tattoo. He went on to say that if she wears a dress with her hair up it would not look right. I had to remind him that we were there for a quote. He then started saying that due to her complexion, the colors (blue & red) will not show up. I am a dark skin woman and the tattoo that my daughter wants is a replica of one that I've had for about 20 yrs also behind my neck. Although the colors on my tattoo have faded throughout the years, as expected, they still show and lasted for many years before beginning to fade. I explained this to him while also showing him and clearly pointing out that my daughter is obviously lighter than me. He didn't even seem interested in me showing him my tattoo to prove that he is wrong. He went on to say that the appearance of the colors are based on how they're mixed by the artist. In addition to that he told me that a small detail of the tattoo has to be left completely out because the tattoo is too small. I do understand that the exact details could only be done if the tattoo is much bigger, however, I attempted to show him how that detail was improvised on my tattoo to avoid leaving out the detail completely. He still stated that it could not be done. At that point I said thanks and we left because he did a great job of letting us know that he would not be an artist that could properly execute the tattoo. That conversation with him shows his lack of confidence in his own ability to tattoo in general but also tattoo on a person that is not fair skin. In addition, his opinion on the location of the tattoo was completely unnecessary. Especially being that his entire neck was covered with tattoos and he had multiple piercings on his face. Definitely not a person who's opinion I would be interested in hearing about what looks appealing and what doesn't. I will never walk into this establishment again and definitely wouldn't recommend anyone of a darker complexion to allow him to tattoo their skin. read more