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    Primal Instinct Tattoo Studio

    3.9 (25 reviews)
    ModerateTattoo, Piercing
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Bryan A.

    Laura Craver. Super talented. Laura makes her customers feel very comfortable and welcome. My wife and I love our visits with her. Can't wait to go today for another sesh!

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    Andrew H.

    Great shop! I've been skeptical about getting a tattoo away from my normal artist, but Danielle was AWESOME! Very clean atmosphere and great artists all around. A buddy and I just walked in and they happened to have an opening, but schedule an appointment if you want to get in with these awesome artists!

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    So this was supposed to be a tattoo cover up but as you can see the tattoo isn't covered up. Not only is it not covered up but the person from the shop that did the tattoo offered a free touch up because they themselves admitted it needed it at the original appointment and they ended up not doing the touch up. They also recommended a sticker to keep it covered which I don't think was necessary but we did what they recommended anyways and ended up regretting it. As you can see in the photo where the ink is supposed to be was peeling off which is just weird. Oh we didn't end up getting the "free touch up" because the artist who did the tattoo decided to cancel on us an hour before the appointment as we were on the way with a Lyft all the way from eagle river. My fiancé and I did the research before picking an artist but I guess sometimes the pictures they post are only of the good parts of their work. Maybe I should have looked deeper but we didn't and this is what we ended up with. Was about $400-500 and 100% not worth it at all. Look elsewhere for a tattoo. This ain't it.

    Jonathan B.

    My wife and I have been coming to Primal for over a year now. I have received over 20 hours Of work from Danielle. Everyone in the shop is friendly and professional. You won't be disappointed with any of the work you get done here.

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    Michelle H.

    They day before I got my tattoo I called around and this place gave me a good vibe immediately. The man I spoke to on the phone really took the time to talk to me about the shop and making sure I was happy before I even mentioned what I wanted or asking about an appointment. He told me to swing by and check them out before I committed. You can really tell even over the phone these people put customer happiness above all else. The next day I came in as a walk in for the small tattoo I wanted. The receptionist got me a same day appointment and was super friendly and bubbly! When I came back for my appointment I met Will, my artist, who was very friendly, professional and intelligent and whom I would recommend to anyone. He was really a very cool guy and he and another artist there made the whole experience a blast. It was my first tattoo and I was understandably nervous but Will made sure to calm my nerves and told me to as picky as possible so I would be happy in the end. He walked me through every step and started slow so I could get the swing of things. While he was working I had a very pleasant convo with another artist and together they made the whole thing pain free! Overall the shop is a lot of fun and the people there are extremely talented and friendly and I will definitely be going there for future tattoos. Couldn't be happier!

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    LOVE this place! Chantel did an awesome job!! I will definitely go there again!

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    Review Highlights - Primal Instinct Tattoo Studio

    Will was very kind, patient and talented, and he was super nice when I was a weenie with the pain.

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    Body Piercing Unlimited - Work in progress. Artist is Mason and canvas is Dallas.

    Body Piercing Unlimited

    3.4(54 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$

    My friend and I got piercings from Ryan! Overall: Super…read moreeasy to make an appointment just by calling their number. Everyone was very friendly and communicative. Would recommend. Prices are reasonable (for ear piercings: $60 for a hoop and $90 for a stud). There's free parking in the front of the store. I didn't get the piercings I initially wanted, but I'm actually glad it turned out the way it did because Ryan was super honest and helpful. He has a lot of experience with piercing and explained how what I wanted would end up looking/other expectations. He was very clean and used sterile equipment. Cartilage piercing was quick and efficient, not that painful either. It's been two days since I got it, and I l don't even feel it (but I have been making sure to follow their aftercare instructions). Piercings are available for card payment (but tattoos are cash only btw).

    I went in with my friends a while back and forgot to rate. I tried to get a belly piercing and the…read moregirl there told me I had an outty and couldn't get a piercing. So I never tried again. Then about a year later, I went into a different place and they gave me a perfect belly piercing, had it ever since and it looked nice and gave me no problems. So just saying if they ever turn you away, get a second opinion.

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    One of the arcade games and decor, I guess some of the artwork is for sale

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    Arcade games are free to play when your waiting

    Body Piercing Unlimited - The artist, Mason.

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    The artist, Mason.

    Natural Canvas Tattoo & Piercing

    Natural Canvas Tattoo & Piercing

    2.3(3 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    At a friend's suggestion, I took my wimpy-ass self down to Natural Canvas and finally got the nose…read morepiercing I've been putting off for years. Tonya was friendly and professional, and she made the experience way less painful than I had expected! She changed gloves four times and did a good job with the necessary piercing hygiene talk (which I've had for ear cartilage piercings, before; hers was quick, but thorough). I will absolutely go back and see her for any future piercings.

    Honestly, the tattoo artist is great, my dad got his tattoo done here today. But the piercer, (who…read morealso happens to be the owner) is never there. Even when you make an appointment with her, she has several excuses for being several hours late. When she did my step-mother's belly button even though she had made an appointment the woman was continually making excuses when we called her for being two hours late. Sure, maybe she's good at what she does, but if she's never in the shop why bother? My dad's tattoo was about 2 and a 1/2 hours long, the tattooist called her before they started at 2:30. She said she was on her way, when he had finished the tattoo at 5:00 she was still nowhere to be seen. Despite having told the tattooist two other times she was almost there. Absolutely useless for piercings but the tattoos are nice. Today I went back to the natural canvas, to correct a piercing issue caused by another shop. The tattooist was cool with switching my ring, and only charged 30 for the ring and insertion. Instead of the 50 the other place wanted. My dad's tattoo is looking sorry for someone with supposed 23 years of experience. Once again, sadly the owner, (and only piercer they have) was not present. UPDATE: As my dad's tattoo healed, we realized that the guy had actually left HUGE long gashes in his arm in some places, and my dad said the tattoo wasn't what he had hoped it would be. It'll probably need to be covered up and re-done someday.

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    Natural Canvas Tattoo & Piercing

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