I did not have the experience I was hoping for. My husband and I came in on Friday the 13th. While he is very pleased with his tattoo, I can't say the same about mine. I thought the staff was friendly and accommodating, and I had high hopes walking into the shop. However this was a much unorganized event. I understand that's a busy day for tattoo shops. I've had 2 tattoos done on Friday the 13th in the past from different shops and I'm aware there is a high volume of traffic and a lot of request to be met, but there was no system in place to minimize the chaos here. I'm a very patient person so I was trying to be understanding to the matter...Maybe their turnout was better than expected or maybe they were understaffed? Who knows...?
I requested roman numerals of my daughter's birth date that I wanted tattooed on my wrist. The tattoo I wanted was very simple - straightforward, clean lines. I typed and printed out the numerals exactly how I wanted them and gave them to the artist. The artist took my design and got my stencil ready. My fault was assuming the stencil was correct. The placement alright, however it wasn't until after the tattoo was finished, I noticed something was off from the picture I had on my phone. A numeral was missing. I was forgiving as I'm aware we are humans and we make mistakes, unfortunately this is a permanent one. I am mad at myself for not catching it sooner, but also upset that the artist was not more cautious.
I had to go back and let them know there was a flaw in my design. While they were quick to fix the mistake, the artist was trying to free hand the missing numeral. I politely asked her for the stencil again because I wanted to make sure the fonts matched up. I chose my original font for a reason and I didn't want a discrepancy in the design.
As mentioned before, I know they were busy. It was chaotic and I'm sure they wanted to get to as many customers as possible and because of this I feel like my tattoo lacked quality and it was poorly executed.
The artist/owner told me how to care for my tattoo and if there were any blurs, fallouts, etc. to come back and they would fix them for free. While I appreciate her offer, I will not be back and I cannot recommend them.
It's been 3 days since I got my tattoo and I have noticed even more imperfections since it's been cleaned and started to heal. My lines are shaky and uneven and so is the spacing (See photos below). Once my tattoo heals completely, I will be going elsewhere to have my tattoo touched up. read more