E-man is the best I've had the pleasure to work with! He charged by the piece and took his time creating a masterpiece that I am honored to wear! read more

EMAN was my tattoo artist and he is a legend. Incredibly gifted and well mannered I felt really good the entire time I received my tattoo. Highly recommend this place !!! read more

Environment is very welcoming and clean! All artist are very nice and genuine with their work. Would recommend if looking for a place to get a tattoo or a piercing! read more

Amazing tattoo shop! Everybody was very welcoming! I loved the vibes in there. I went it to see Adrian @che_artwork he did an amazing job on my arm sleeve really do recommend booking with him read more

I had come here once for my piercing before, but I came again for the Friday the 13th promotion recently and wasn't disappointed that I had the same piercer do my tattoo (RG). He's super cool and it's always very clean and chill inside the shop. My piercings and tattoos healed nicely too, so they're always done well! read more

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Ernie was a sick an amazing guy. Not just a great tattoo artist but he was awesome with customer service. Him and Emma included! Let me say this. We came in at 8pm as they were closing up. We came in with 4 people very undecided! We were annoying. But Not only did they stay open and help us they were so kind and so willing to replace our placements on the tattoos over and over until we were comfortable. They were awesome. We walked in at 8pm and left at 10:30! Emma and Ernie were fast and efficient and the work is beautiful on our skin. Thankyou guy your two tattoo artist are amazing. They 100% deserve to be recognized more! You guys have no idea the fire you put inside of us to kill it this year. We couldn't be happier! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - 2 tattoos K!DS AT HEART - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Took my daughter there for nose and septum piercing. Rg made sure to make her feel safe and comfortable during the experience. She left happy and smiling. Location is easy to access, clean and professional. Highly recommend. Will return for any future piercings. Thank you! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Nothing but good vibes here! If you're looking for a tattoo artist if it's your first time or so. @Cali Life Tattoo is where it's at. @Adrian did my daughters side profile on my forearm and @RG did my rose tat on my shoulder blade. In love with both pieces and can't wait to go back for more! 100/10. You can find them on IG @don_rg1989 & @che_artwork and course @cali_life_tattoo_studio read more

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Emma & Ernie were the absolute best! They stayed open late for us & hooked me & my 3 friends up with last minute tattoos! It was my first time, I felt extremely comfortable with Emma and ready to get another! Ernie was incredibly patient and kind when it came to placing our tattoos! Best of the best in this area, if you don't go here and see Emma & Ernie you're doing it wrong !! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I've been coming to this tattoo place for years and everyone is very welcoming, nice, and funny, and the shop is small and cute. Eman Reyes did an amazing job on my recent tattoo and everyone loves it and tells me how detailed and amazing it looks. I highly recommend this place! read more

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Went in to get my nose piercing and I would do it again! This place has great service and they are super awesome. They are clean and sanitize well, and have good customer service too! The piercing was almost painless and everything went smooth. The piercer RJ (Argenis) took the time to explain everything and how it was going to go as well as the after care. I definitely recommend this place. read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Nose piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I went here hoping they could exchange my daith piercing from a larger hoop to a smaller hoop or curved barbell. The existing jewelry is too large for my earpods and it is constantly inflamed because of it. The woman I spoke with at the desk was extremely polite and professional. She assessed the piercing and advised I not change the jewelry out because the piercing was too new (3 weeks old). She was knowledgable and thoughtful in her decision and I very much appreciated the honest information. She could have easily sold me jewelry, charged a fee for the change out and made some money off me, but she did what was best for me. I appreciated the honesty and doing what is best for me as a potential client. read more

A huge thank you to Eman Reyes for my new tattoo ! Been wanting this one for a while and I did a lot of searching before I came across this tattoo shop and I'm so glad with the results ! The staff and the shop it's self are very clean and inviting . Perfect place to go to if you want lasting , quality work and a life time tattoo artist . Will definitely be coming back for more ! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Courage the cowardly dog tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Garbage. Absolute garbage. Scott completely modified the design and never finished it. I told him this look like trash and he did nothing about it. When I called him to do a follow up he said he already threw away the sketches and outlines. I was never discounted or refunded. Clearing not the same as the design. read more

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Cali life tattoo studio has a really good reviews. I've also seen a lot of work that Adrian has done and it's amazing artwork. I've been wanting to get scars covered that have been bothering me for a long time, from my abusive ex. Excited about Adrian's artwork and high reviews, I scheduled an appointment with him. He said he would be happy do the half tiger face I wanted (first photo). The day was finally here, I laid back and let him work his magic even falling alseep at one point. Without my knowledge, he decided to take it upon himself to mark in excessive black shading around my entire arm, and a massive black blob that went down the front of my arm. I was horrified and embarrassed of my arm all over again. I reached out to Adrian and his response was that he would fix the black chunky wobbly line down my arm for $500. I had already paid him $1,000 for this tattoo and couldn't afford that. So he generously offered to do free leaves, to make it look like the tiger is looking through the leaves of a plant, hopefully making it look decent. He made me wait a month and a half. Finally my next appointment is here. He is very rushed and short with me. I wanted to discuss beautiful leaves with a flower in them. He was rude about my wishes and ideas, and told me a flower in the leaves would not look good and that it would have to be below the tigers face, which would be a separate appointment and full cost. He had the leaves already ready to go, they were free leaves and the only ones he was willing to do. So I declined the flower, just fix the blob with leaves. In the end, he put very different contrast leaves, compared to the detail of the tiger. Half of the tigers face is covered now, and the leaves look very bad. All the blackness is still there. I was shocked that after telling him how unhappy I was with all the shading, that the 2nd time he would add more shading and completely black out my entire shoulder and part of my back. I feel like that was an intentional jab. The tattoo itself didn't hurt, but the way he handled my arm did. I also added the bruising photos. When I look in the mirror all I see is black, and it's very depressing. To make matters worse, I messaged him to please stop advertising my photos on his Instagram page because I am really unhappy and embarrassed. He told me to stop messaging him, unsubscribe to his page if I don't like it and cussed at me. All in all, tipped him $100 and bought pizza for the entire shop my first visit, and this is how he treats his clients. . He is obviously very talented when he wants to be, unfortunately I had the worst experience of my life with him. All he cares about is $. He doesn't respect your body or your wishes. 50/50 gamble with this "amazing artist" read more

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Been coming here since i was in Highschool, great tattoo artists here and great piercer! Went in yesterday to get my belly pierced and Argenis did a great job at making me feel comfortable, keeping a conversation so nothing was awkward , made it quick & simple, and explained the after care right after. Really chill vibe here, definitely recommend coming thru! 10/10 for me(: read more

Top notch first time and loved the service highly recommend best shop so far. Love the work. Didn't get ink tho. Great people read more

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The staff was really kind and they accept Venmo which was a lot more convenient than taking cash out from the atm. Loved the overall look of my piercing as well!! They were really helpful and informative! The customer service was incredible. read more

I was here for Friday the 13th, today. I came for the first time last Friday the 13th in January and didn't have the same experience as I did today. First off, their "first come first serve" system is not true. A stack of of forms is given to each tattoo artist,(instead of a sign in sheet), so if one of them is tattooing a bigger piece or multiple on one person then that means that stack of people are delayed. I was 4th in line and people who were 6-10th left way before it was even my turn. I got there early with the intention of being done early and on time for work. My friend (5th) was done in a timely manner, 40 minutes before my turn. Finally it's my turn and he tells me I can't get one of the tattoos I wanted on my ribs. Their IG didn't say any of that, I wasn't told anything there and in January I had gotten the same size tattoo on my ribs so why would I think it's different this time? As I'm typing this my friend text me and said she just saw two girls get matching rib tattoos (she stayed to provide moral support to my sister who is getting a piercing). Hmm interesting. Overall bad experience. Thought I had found my regular tattoo shop but I was wrong. --------------------------------------------------- Update: I've given my tattoo enough time to heal. Aaaaand only half of it stayed on. It was already a small design on my finger and now I just have half of it. Really bad experience. Still disappointed. read more

Today I came in to see Josue for a wrist tattoo. He was very polite and professional; The shop was cozy, inviting, neat and tidy. A friend of mine decided to tag along (she's never seen anyone get a tattoo done before) and he let her come along to the back with me so she could see it all happen. He was very kind by asking me if the placement was ok before he began and then worked away. I was very happy with how it came out. Everyone at the shop was very friendly and I'll definitely make sure to come back here for the rest of my tattoos. I can't wait to be back again soon. Thank you! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - My heart tattoos by Josue (pic taken when I got home). I can't wait to come back. - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Great experience. Went here during Covid and they were very sanitary and were able to pierce my ears while other places were closed. Happy with service. Would recommend. read more

My third time coming here :) Josue is a great artist and never fails to make me happy. I brought a friend on my second to last session and she came back after seeing his work to have him tattoo her. The whole staff is always friendly and there are always other customers here, whether it's a tattoo or piercing. I will definitely be coming back here in the future for any more tattoos ( which there will be plenty more of) :p read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Door of Durin. "Speak friend and enter" LOVE IT - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I got tattood a couple days ago by Francsico. He was very welcoming and talented. I can't be more satisfied with the piece. Very good vibes and welcoming people at this studio. Highly recommended. read more

This is a tattoo shop, leave your feelings at the door. Scott Simacek is awesome at his craft. Very passionate about his trade and puts his heart into each tattoo! Very happy with both freehand tattoos. read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Thanks Scott Simacek! - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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My husband and I came in for the Friday the 13th special last night 5/13 and we already knew we were going to be waiting for awhile which wasn't an issue. We both got a piercing and a tattoo. We both got pierced by Armando who was quick and really nice. And then we both got a tattoo by Scott. I picked one off the 3x3 sheet and my husband wanted the Jason mask but asked if they could make it a 3x3 and he would pay for that size. We both mainly have traditional work and are both heavily tattooed. Scott was a super cool guy but the line work is unfortunately terrible. My lines on the design that I chose are so shakey and my husbands are just as bad. After looking at the size of the tattoo my husband got we realized that it was the original size and wasn't enlarged like he had requested but it is what it is. But he was still charged $40. Both of our tattoos combined was $80, I tried to pay with a hundred which the change would have been $20, but the shop owners wife (I'm guessing) said she had no cash.. I paid with my debit card and left thinking everything was fine. We live in Orange which is 25 mins away. When we got home my husband looked at our account and saw we were over charged! They charged $104, so obviously my husband called them and the lady who had charged us said it was her mistake and "if we wanted to come back, she would make it right." So obviously, we drove back and she just gave us $20 cash back.... Thought you didn't have any change? That's weird. But she didn't give us the other $4 she owed us. We took it as just a bad experience, it is what it is. I would normally contact Scott directly cause he said if there is any adjustments that I want he will honor it but I looked at his IG page and noticed that on a lot of his work the lines are shakey. I will have to ask my usual artist if he can fix the lines. Like I said, Scott is a really cool guy and I can tell he's passionate about his work and I respect that but his line work needs improvement. read more

Cool shop, I would totally recommend Adrian, he is very talented at what he does. He was able to give me a beautiful tattoo based off of some of the things I wanted to incorporate , he was very comforting and helpful on what I could add and what would work well with my ideas ..he had a lot of patience with me.. he didn't make me feel like my ideas didn't matter ...currently working on a leg sleeve with him and I am super content with it .!! read more

Got my nose pierced and my sister got her ears pierced as well. Blake was really patient and precise with the perfect location of the piercing. I had no pain at all not even tears he did an excellent job and I highly recommend him if you are looking for an amazing piercing job read more

This place is awesome!! Joser Morales did a large black ink piece on my forearm and I love it! All the artists here are chill and laid back. Availability is usually pretty good and the shop itself has specials all throughout the year including dope Friday the 13th specials! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - This place is awesome!! Joser Morales did a large black ink piece on my forearm and I love it! - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Cali Life Tattoo is the place that can bring your visions to life. Whether it be calligraphy, quotes, portraits or a basic design...you will get more than what you expected. I highly recommend this shop for most of your needs. They also provide some jewelry, piercings and more. Ask for Mando or Lil Spy (Ceasar) and you will be directed to one of our artist in which they feel will best suit your needs. I guarantee that you will invite your friends to come and get their ink blasted here. read more

I went here for Friday the 13th and the line was pretty long by 11 am. They had $13 deals for tattoos and piercings, but my friends and I got piercings. It felt really unorganized with them calling people's names out in their tight waiting room with what felt like 50 people in there. There was also only one piercer so it felt even longer. My friends and I got called up after about 5 hours and everything felt very professional; the guy seemed chill and knew what he was doing- or so I thought. I got my tragus done (pain level was prob a 5/10). Then my friend and I both got our septum pierced. For me the pain was honestly a 7/8 out of 10. It hurt so bad and I didn't think much of it especially because I got two piercings in one day, I just thought I had a really low pain tolerance. Tears naturally came out when the needle went in and out but the moments in between felt like forever and I genuinely cried. When we left I realized, I had to flip it up to hide it but it was stuck and I couldn't flip it neither up or down. My friends and I spent almost an hour trying flip it up and twisted my nose and piercing in SO many directions using ice to numb the pain. I was able to go home and sleep but when I woke up the jewelry felt so uncomfortable in my nose. I had to call another piercing shop to see if they can fix it or just remove it. When I came, I was immediately so embarrassed because they asked how the septum was even pierced. They ended up removing the septum because it was so stuck up my nose after my struggle to flip it. The guy had to do more twisting and turning, but when he removed the jewelry he told me that the septum was pierced through cartilage, not skin so it was super sensitive. In addition, he mentioned that the jewelry was way too big for someone to flip up and that it was hanging too low... I came in a few weeks later to have them check out my tragus because I did not want to go back to Cali Life. They said that the tragus was also pierced at a wrong angle and with a butterfly backing when it should have been a flatback... Yeah, I'm never coming back here. read more

A friend and I came in for a walk in with not appointment or call ahead. We were greeted nicely by someone right away and introduced us to Adrian. Adrian was our artist and did a great job. He was very positive and excited to work with us. He took time to make sure we were happy with what we wanted and checked up on us through out the process. The business was clean and professionally ran. Even though I do not live in California, I highly recommend Cali Life Tattoo and Adrian to anyone who is looking for a good artist who takes pride in his work. read more

This place it's awesome got my tattoo price was good and I will do business with them again thank you CALI LIFE TATTOO read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Great customer service. I came in without the piercer there and they helped me anyways. I am satisfied with my piercing. I recommend this place to others. Will come back!!! read more

Think place is great! I got my Pokemon tattoo here. All I can say is this place is great, amazing prices, amazing quality and outstanding customer service. I'm hoping to come back soon and get more tattoos done! I wouldn't go anywhere else but here! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Got this done here 1 year ago. Took a long time for me to get a yelp but hey posting it anyway. Love it! - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I'm currently working on an arm sleeve tattoo. I searched for a month for talented artists to be the sole person for my arm and found Adrian on Instagram. He is so talented and detailed in his craft. He's fairly priced for the quality. He is also creative and works well with the client to provide the best tattoo. He has done about 12-14 hours on me so far and I'm highly satisfied. If you want a tattoo that looks like a realistic picture, I highly recommend him. read more

Cali life is my new favorite spot they have 100% the best customer service and will treat you right. They do great artwork and it has such welcoming vibes when you walk in to their shop. Can't wait to go back, you will love it there! check it out :)!!!!!!! read more

rg is the best! he did such a great job with my conch piercing and 2 of my friends piercings. he's got a very professional process and a clean space as well! i am confident in his work and really appreciate knowing i can go to him if anything goes wrong. i accidentally knocked this piercing out and could not get it back in. he was happy to help me replace it. looking forward to seeing him for all my next piercings! read more

Great shop with great artists shout out to Adrian!! He does some amazing work!!! very skilled and detailed with his craft definitely coming back to get more done by this amazing artist thanks for the tatts bro will see you soon for the next session. Also would like to point out his great customer service he has with his clients really knows how to make you feel comfortable to enjoy the experience. read more

Idk what kind of cheap ass jewelry you guys used on the Friday the 13th sale or what but I waited four hours that day just to have an allergic reaction the next day to my belly piercing. I don't think it's an infection because I'm really good about cleaning piercings so y'all slipped up. 13 dollars plus a 7 dollar tip I guess you get what you pay for. :/ read more

Extremely happy with our services here! Adrian and Scott were so friendly and very accommodating! My entire team decided to get matching tattoos and they finished all 18 of us in about an hour, super efficient and my whole team loves our new tattoos. I really appreciate that even though it was a small symbol they were diligent with their work. The symbol we got means a lot to us and we will be with each other always. Thank you guys! read more

Cali Life Tattoo Studio - Tattoo Near Me - Costa Mesa, California