I went to Baby Blue on May 9th and got the most amazing, perfect, super hot and beautiful tattoo ever!
This being my 2nd tattoo and the 1st being could politely described as a **** ordeal, I felt like I should shop around before I shelled out the big bucks! So like most people I wanted the eternal body art to be perfect and precise. And just like everybody who has ever gotten a tattoo, I didn't want to give somebody my hard earned and precious dollars and get treated like a bag of baby diapers! There's NO reason why a business which you're supporting should provide you with sub par service or a **** you attitude!
I live in Dupont Circle and Silver Spring seemed like a bit of a hike, but when I actually stopped to think about it, a 30 minute trip was well worth getting something that I was going to have on my body forever! Plus, I figured, "whynot?" Besides, I have a car, and I'd spent countless hours driving around for far less "important" things!
So I drove out to this place, pulled into the off street parking lot, and went inside. There was an exceptionally friendly and young Asian girl, "Amy" who looked to be in her early 20's working the counter. She was very nice to me! I was actually shocked when she asked me "how I was doing?" and smiled! I guess it was because my last tattoo place in Dupont Circle was a real pseudo-cool, condescending, we're better than you, disparaging kind of place, I guess I wasn't expecting somebody so cool and outgoing!
I really liked the fact that she told me Baby Blue is a family business, owned/operated by her mother who was away on errands, and she was holding down the fort. Her younger brother was also their taking inventory of their body jewelry collection....
She asked me what I wanted, took a look at my sketch, chatted with me about the difference between getting color and just a plain black outline. She then asked me to wait and she had one of their senior artists "Jon" who also happen to be her "cousin" come out and talk to me in detail.
He gave me references, and told me about he places he'd worked, and had been all over the country from Florida to California, to Colorado. He showed me all his up to date Certificates and trophies he'd won. He was just as cool, patient, and friendly as she was, and he made me feel really safe and comfortable by showing me all his picture albums. And I really liked the tattoos he had on both of his arms. Once I actually saw the amazingly creative pics of his works, I knew that I was definitely in the right place.
I made an appointment for following week, left the customary deposit and returned at 1pm on May 9th. Jon was very professional, he was actually on time, and he had everything sketched out and ready to go which really amazed me!
My 1st tattoo I'd gotten in Dupont, the guy was an hour late, and I had to sit and wait another hour and half while he sketched everything out! This really mad me furious because I'd given him the image almost a month earlier and left a deposit! So there was no need for him to procrastinate until the last minute and have me sitting around twiddling my thumbs! Which on top of, every 10 minutes he'd stop to take a phone call or send a text which drove me nuts!
Jon had initially told me 3 hours but he ended up getting it done in a lil over 2 hours. I was very very ecstatic and happy with the end product! It looks exactly like how I'd envisioned it, and just the way I wanted it. Everything is perfect, all the lines, the proportions, and the shading.
So if you're thinking of a tattoo, whether its your 1st or 5th, believe me this is the place you can actually TRUST! Their shop is clean, tidy, friendly, and very professional!
I recommend "Baby Blue" with 5 stars all the way because you can't go wrong here! Plus more than anything, I LOVED the fact that I wasn't treated like a bag of diapers and that I didn't have to deal with that wanna-be punk condescending tattoo parlor, **** you attitude at Baby Blue! read more