Phenomenal Experience from the moment my daughter Zoey and I walked in until we walked out!…read more This was our first visit to The Body Art Bar to get matching surface tragus piercings, and our experience was absolutely phenomenal from beginning to end! Let me say I'm 53 "a chicken " let me ADD, and my beautiful baby girl is 19, like HEY! mama's let's DO THIS!. Chrissy, the OWNER, personally did both our piercings, and I cannot say enough wonderful things about her. Chrissy made us feel welcomed, comfortable, informed, and genuinely cared for. She took her time, not just with us, but her clients before us. That let me know we were in great care. She extremely professional, knowledgeable, patient, personable, and attentive. She took her time with both of us, explained the process answered our questions, and made sure we were completely comfortable every step of the way. Nothing felt rushed. Her calm welcoming personality made the entire experience enjoyable, and you can tell that she genuinely loves what she does and cares about the people she serves. The cleanliness and professionalism of the shop also stood out to me. Everything was handled with care, and Chrissy attention to detail gave us complete confidence that we were in great hands. The entire experience deserves recognition. Not just piercing themselves. Exceptional customer service started the minute we walked through the door. Chrissy treated us like more than customers, and that personal touch made our experience even more memorable. Thank you Chrissy, for your patience, professionalism, your beautiful energy and most importantly, for taking great care of both my daughter and me. You did this, made our visit a special experience and for that we truly appreciate YOU!. We both LOVE our surface tragus piercings . If you are considering tattoos, piercings, makeup etc... I highly recommend THE BODY ART BAR and CHRISSY and her staff will definitely take great care of you and your services. I rate this business a 10/10. We will definitely return.

Today I took my daughter to get her ears pierced. When I walked in, the impression I got was…read more"artsy", but a bit intimidating with the loud music and the fact that I don't go into piercing/tatto shops often. I did wait about 3 minutes before anyone even approached us at the counter, so that was awkward, and I recommend that staff at least greet costumers right away. I went for the $25 piercing sale. I didn't realize that it was $25/ear, so maybe for the future they should write that in the fine print as I bet like myself, not everyone is aware of that. The jewelry is included in the price which is nice. You don't get to pick any type of option for jewelry- it's a standard diamond/stainless (or titanium?? Not sure). They asked to see my daughters birth certificate as well as my ID. The lady helping us at the counter was very polite, professional and warm. The piecer was wonderful and very kind to my child. She gave her a headband and candy at the end. Overall, the staff were all wonderful. The piercing went quick and smoothly. If I needed another piercing, I would come here again!

Got a dermal by Adrian, made it quick and easy. Super professional, clean environment, and he…read moreexplained everything clearly. The process was smooth and comfortable. 10/10 will definitely come back!

This place is great! Within the last 2 months I got my daith, dimples, and industrial. All were…read moresuccessful! Adrian is very good at piercing! You can tell he is very professional and takes the job seriously. He's very hands on! If you're looking to get a piercing or tattoo I highly recommend Fifth Sun Graphix!

edited to add 2 days later: still received no response from the business and they blocked me on…read moreinstagram after flagging no sign on door and that last minute cancelation was rude. rescheduled me with 30 minute notice then canceled my appointment 20 MINUTES BEFORE WHEN I WAS ALREADY ON THE WAY. i showed up and called 5+ times to ask for explanation but no one is answering (not even a voicemail to leave messages!) and the place is closed with no note on door. minimal notice and explanation to CLIENTS WITH APPOINTMENTS. extremely unprofessional business and it's sad they can't even follow their own cancelation policy. even if there is a personal emergency or shop issue that affects appointments, there should be explanation to clients on door and online with ample notice.

Decided to book a last minute appointment today to get a third lobe piercing. Everyone in the store…read morewas very friendly and were helpful when I was selecting jewelry. I knocked off a star because the selection of studs was minimal. They didn't have a lot of paired studs to choose from and I am very satisfied with how they look but would have loved to explore something a little more nonstandard. I really appreciated how transparent they were with the pricing as well. Cuba was a great piercer and I felt comfortable during the whole process. Love my piercings they look great! Will update if something changes with the healing.

First time visiting Chicago for my birthday came across them gem of a tattoo shop. Khya is super…read moreattentive, very hospitable, patient and clean. She took her time, she talked me thru the entire process of even opening a new needle and actually showing me every new utensil she used for my tattoo. Quick and gentle also, she asked leading questions to better gauge me as a client on my pain tolerance and overall prior tattoo experience. Highly recommend her. My new chicago tattoo artist

My girlfriend went there for piercing and she liked it. Fast, affordable and good! Hopefully…read morethere's parking in front of the store, I'd say that's the only downside.

It was an amazing experience. the business is super clean with friendly staff with mad experience…read more The boss in the shop helped me out with a different piercers job and was quick, smooth and really helpful with getting me what I wanted

Great tattoo artists! Very knowledgeable! Not to mention creative! Has great deals as seasons pass…read morewith their promotions

Don was incredible!! He was so patient with it being my first tattoo, walked me through the…read moreprocess, and such a chill guy to ease you through it! Even though he does a lot of anime-style work, you would honestly think he specializes in fine line based on how my tattoo turned out. I couldn't be happier with the result. Overall, it was an amazing experience, and I'd recommend him to anyone!

David did a really good job with my 2nd tattoo. I got Sonic The Hedgehog which it's my favorite…read moreSonic character on Sega on February 15th, 2024. I came back November 30th for free touch up and he did amazing job. I will be back hopefully in February or March. Make sure you follow David on Instagram @davidmaycry

I've thought long and hard before leaving this review but it's been 2 months since I got this…read moretattoo and at this point I'm embarrassed to go sleeveless because of how much I dislike it, and the experience itself was also bad. I scheduled my appointment a week in advance. I sent the artist a picture of a statue that I wanted tattooed on me, as well as two additional pictures (one picture that was even of the artist's own work) of the style I wanted it tattooed in. Artist told me that he required a $100 deposit (half for the tattoo, half for the design/draw/prep time). I sent in my deposit then was told based off of the info I provided, that the cost of the tattoo would be $250 - $400, but would likely be on the lower side. I was expecting to pay around $350-$400 for this tattoo in total before tip. When I showed up for my appointment, I was told the artist had just driven overnight from out of state because a family member had just passed and so he needed 15 minutes to charge his iPad. Fifteen minutes ended up being almost an hour and a half. Once the iPad was finally charged, I found out he still hadn't made the stencil for my tattoo and needed another "15 minutes" so by the time he was finished with that, I had been there for almost 2.5 hours before we finally sat down and started. During the appointment, it seemed like the artist had not looked closely at all to the reference image I provided, because part of what is now permanently on my body does not match what was in the photo or on the stencil. -On the statue, there is a year. The year is 1893. My tattoo says 1898. -The statue is wearing an armored breastplate with an embellished design. Artist misinterpreted it and just went ahead with what I guess he thought he saw, so I didn't realize til after that I now have nipples in my design. I work in a corporate setting, so now my tattoo is inappropriate at work. Since this appointment was booked in advance, I would have expected the artist to have had a design ready for us to go over, but it's clear it was rushed during the time after the artist's iPad was charging and when we finally sat down. I've only ever seen good reviews for this artist, so I trusted that he knew what he was looking at, or would at least question me on the parts he wasn't sure on/weren't clear in the picture, but that didn't happen. The tattoo itself also has other issues. There's an outline around the design that the artist suggested doing at the beginning then didn't seem to want to do by the end, and the depth/thickness of the line is inconsistent so now that part definitely has to be redone. There's also one spot where it's clear the artist's hand drifted during the outline so it looks like someone drew outside the lines of the design. Another issue with the experience is that during the session, another artist was feeding my artist gummies while he was tattooing me, and several of the artists in the shop were vaping inside. There was one point where my artist took a hit in the middle of my tattoo, then dropped something on the floor, picked it up, and then resumed tattooing me without washing his hands or even just changing gloves. I've got 7 tattoos now and I've never had an artist use a vape in the shop, let alone DURING the tattoo. He didn't even ask if I was okay with being around that. Hint: I'm not. My last issue is that the price ended up being higher than what the artist quoted me when we scheduled the appointment. It was not communicated to me throughout the process to expect a higher price than what was quoted, especially since I chose the smallest size of the 3 sizes the artist presented. I ended up paying $400 day of (high end of the estimate when the artist told me to expect the low end), in addition to the $100 deposit, so this was a $500 tattoo + tip. So at 10:30 PM I go to pay and the artist let me know that he doesn't accept card and would only take cash/Venmo. He did not communicate that at any point during the process and it is not anywhere on his social media or the shop's website. I'll admit that some of this is on me for not trusting my gut and not speaking up, but ultimately it's the professional tattoo artist's job to know whether or not they are in the right state of mind to be putting something permanent on someone's body, and it's clear to me that this artist was not and proceeded to anyways. I tried so hard to give him the benefit of the doubt and be kind, but I would have respected this artist a lot more if they had just been honest and rescheduled rather than tattooing me while being physically and emotionally exhausted, because it shows in the work. This was my first time going to this artist/shop, and it will be my last.

I was on the fence of getting my belly button pierced but I'm super happy with the results. The…read morestaff was very nice and understanding. The place was very professional and clean and I didn't have to wait long to get my belly pierced. I got in an out pretty quickly and went on with my day. I was scared from the pain but it was doable. I followed all of their instruction on how to keep it clean and prevent infections. Overall super happy with the results. It looks super cute and flirty!

So I had my nose pierced last week by a young man named Von Needleman (what a cool name!!.) He was…read moresuch a nice guy took his time and has a great technique to get the piercing in the correct place because he has a great theory, that all noses are NOT created equal especially ethnic noses.( I won't give away his technique btw.) He made me feel relaxed and made me laugh a bit so I appreciated that. The shop itself is very clean and organized and all the piercing tools and nose stud came from sterile packaging. Their prices are very reasonable too. I will be returning for the tattoo services as well!! :)

This place is amazing! I just turned 18 and I just wanted a small tattoo and these people were so…read morehelpful! I had TJ as an artist and he was so friendly and helpful. I didn't know the exact placement that I wanted and he helped me figure out just what I wanted. I couldn't be any happier with the final product! I would give this place more stars if I could.