Great shop! Would DEFINITELY recommend…read more I've gotten a total of SIX [1 nose ($? it was back in 2007...), 1 conch ($42), and 4 lobe ($20)] piercings here, and have been happy with my experience and the results every time! The negative reviews of this place are ridiculous -- the staff is absolutely professional and precise. Sure, they aren't going to roll out the red carpet and offer you sparkling water upon entry, but c'mon people, it's a tattoo shop, not a day spa. All I care about is cleanliness and precision. They deliver. The last time I came for piercings they were quite busy (5 other customers there, with only 2 artists on staff), but they gave me the paperwork to fill out and let me know there'd be a little wait time -- which was fine because I just walked in off the street. After a short wait, Hailey (sorry, no idea if this is spelled correctly) escorted me down the hallway to a very clean, almost clinical, private room and talked with me about what I wanted, what type of jewelry I ultimately wanted to wear, and placement. Up until I was sitting in the room, my husband kept asking why I didn't "just go to Claire's" for a piercing, and then it became apparent. Firstly, they take the time to be exact with placement. Too often I've seen people with misaligned or wonky placement for piercings -- not here! The guide marks were expertly placed (and I'm usually a stickler for that sorta thing), even, symmetrical, and didn't need a single millimeter of shift. Secondly, they use individual sterile hollow needles for each piercing, so there's no risk of contamination or incomplete piercing (like you'd get with those shoddy guns at Claire's *cringe*). Thirdly, they only use individually wrapped, sterile surgical steel jewelry -- which is fabulous because I am allergic to nickel (and cheap crappy Claire's jewelry that's been dropped on the mall floor by 10-year-olds all day) -- and I had options for style. But their professional hygiene practices weren't the only benefit of coming here: my piercer worked with gentle and assertive hands. She made casual and pleasant conversation that made me forget that they were even busy. Within just a few minutes we were done and she began reviewing aftercare. I was given a very detailed handout on cleaning, reviewed making saline disinfectant rinse (1/4 t sea salt and 1c water), and was encouraged to return for help switching out the jewelry. Side note: I noticed that another commenter failed to follow these instructions (or even to attempt a simple Google search for the do's and don't's aftercare), so don't mind them. This place knows what they're doing. At the end of the day, I am extremely satisfied with my experiences at Body Art Tattoo, and will return again. Maybe for a tattoo next time? ;)

Tattoos were good--had some bumpy lines--but the real problem I have is with their pricing. Me and…read morea friend got 2, 2x2 butterfly tattoos. Over the phone and through email, the most expensive they said I would pay was $120. We both paid $150-total of $300. There is bruising and we will most likely develop keloid scars. Also, a woman named Asia was rude when answering questions and had no common decency--we overheard the shop talking about us when we were sitting in their waiting area, mocking our lack of knowledge and their own incompetence. Talking about "they should have scheduled a consult" well then you should have recommended that. The tattoo artist--Asia--added shading to our tattoos which she charged us more for, and didn't even ask us. No thank you--never again.