Got my first-ever tattoo there. The artist was super nice and talked with me throughout the…read moreexperience. I could tell that he knew I was nervous, so he did the best he could to distract me. He did a great job on the tattoo and I will definitely be going back.

Lovely work, artist was super nice, professional, and quick. Didn't take much time and was pretty…read morecheap, yet amazing work.

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!

Cool guy. Down to earth. Nice shop. Beverages comfy couch. Very comfortable personality and shop…read more New to area. I saw it was open and walked in. Walked out happy. I will be going back.

I got a tattoo from Shannon a little over a year ago and I get compliments on it all the time! He…read morewas super nice about resizing and moving the stencil for me which I really appreciated (because if it's on my body, I want it to be how I want it). He was super chill during the tattoo and checked on me regularly. We jammed to some music and got it done. Such an amazing experience, and great talent. I was even more impressed when he told me the lettering was done by him. Talk about amazing!!

Josh was awesome. He was very personable and made sure my piercings were 100% symmetrical…read more Everything was super clean and he was gentle. He walked me through every single step. I had a really great time.

I visited Essence Body Art today without an appointment to see if Josh had availability for a…read morewalk-in. Josh was able to assist me when his prior appointment finished up and he took the time to help me pick out jewelry and placement of my nose piercing. He was very informative and caring to make sure I left with exactly what I wanted at the highest quality of service. I will be returning for any future piercings! The studio is located in Evelyn salon. Everyone I interacted with was very professional and the place is very charming.

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.

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!

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.

Still amazing!! Booking online is easy, day of parking is ample, and the salon is very relaxing…read moreand quiet. All tools are sterilized and wrapped. I love my visits to Mainou!