Top notch ! clean tattoo and piercing establishment with friendly staff would highly recommendread more

From the owner: Tattoos and Body piercingread more

I got this tattoo 9 years ago when I was only 15 and never wrote a review until now. These are old…read morepictures showing the bad lines. Also the tattoo feels like braille because it's scarred. The guy called Ogre did mine and he has a very heavy hand. I wish I had more to show, but if you check the Facebook page you can see that the quality of the work has not improved since then. If you are desperate for a tattoo, please consider waiting for a better artist.

I have known James for over a Quarter of a century. I have followed him from the old days back when…read morehe and Black had the shop across from the Mall, To behind Lowery's Leather, To MacAurther besides Walmart, to the Old Plaza Mall, to His Current location. There is something to be said about the atmosphere, the Brotherhood, the attention to detail, the amazing conversations, the history and the knowledge of the man himself. Awesome Ink and Ogre and Emily and the family have been a core to my existence since I was not even old enough to be tattooed. I love My Ink, my piercings, my history with the shop and the artist. My mother, my sister, my brother, my godmother, my son, my best friend, all have bled in that mans hands and would again in an instant. You will never find a better place to just come and get some quality ink with a more knowledgeable and amazingly funny and stand up man in a more relaxed and beautiful place. Look I am a little biased. I like quality, I like value, I love a man of character and intelligence that stands by his word. I have watched James Tate literally bleed for his passion. He gave me my first addiction, and I have never looked back. If you don't stop, if you don't get inked, if you don't get piercings, if you don't decorate the temple is it even worth living ? Do yourself a favor. Get to know Ogre now. Get some ink, have some great convos, and prepare to laugh and have the best times of your life. Oh and welcome to your new addition

Note: In West Virginia, you could potentially sue a tattoo studio if they inked you while you were…read moredemonstrably intoxicated, as it could be considered negligence on their part for not recognizing your impaired state and allowing you to get a tattoo when you weren't able to make informed decisions * Legal responsibility: Most tattoo studios have a policy of not tattooing someone who is visibly intoxicated because they cannot legally sign a consent form while under the influence. * Duty of care: Tattoo artists have a legal duty to exercise reasonable care when performing their services, which includes assessing a client's ability to consent to a tattoo. Paragon studios tattooed a man's neck who had the same tattoo for 11yrs. Instead of making the tattoo darker they went over it with "Blessed" (letters over letters is a NO in the ink world!" Now this man tattoo is hardly legible. Simply, it's a mess. His previous tattoo is now on the other side of his neck but still has to look at what a mess paragon studios made!! At this point, all that's been asked is for the removal of the photos

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First and foremost, I am a kind person and love tattoos and piercings. I had spoken with a couple…read moreartist from the princeton location and they seem great! However, my Husband and I have had several bad experiences with the Beckley location in the mall. First: My husband bought me a 100$ set of titanium diamond Labre and septum jewelry and the diamond in the Labre ring turned a nasty yellow color with in just a couple weeks after cleaning it and wearing everyday use. Second: My husband wanted my name tatted and the guy said I'll charge you 300$ to ruin your life, and then 800$ to cover it back up in a couple months. Third: Yesterday, I went into the mall and I was excited to see Haley because she did some work on my husband and it looks incredible she even fixed his first tattoo that I got for him that was special to us. I was asking about my daughter getting her ears pierced and they said around 55$ cool. When they brought up Titanium I mentioned my first experience with them. Haley specifically stated " welp, thats not our fucking problem" and started to walk out. I saw her again and tried to talk to her and the conversation escalated. I am not a violent person, but she's supposed to be a professional. You can't disrespect someone and not expect to get it right back, the atmosphere here sucks, they over charge and they have shit attitudes..... If you want to go somewhere your time money and self are valued and respected, check out Moncove Tattoo in Union, Chris Hudson from the Charleston WV area, and even Agony on Harper rd, in Beckley wv. My husband said Haley and other people in the shop were rude to mother customers the day he was getting his tattoos, he only stayed because he said they didn't treat him that way. but why would they when it is guaranteed money... DO BETTER! YOU WANT RESPECT GIVE IT!!! XOXO Holly. Yup the one who called you out at the mall I hope people really see your true colors, and calling someone fat and judging them on there clothes where you look like you rolled out of bed is very classy baby doll. (hugs)

First tattoo ever. Huge blowout. I do believe that when you own a business you should stand behind…read moreyour employees and the product they put out . I did not find that to be the case here . I went in to see if they could fix the blowout and was told the person who did it could well I'm sorry that wasn't going to happen I mean one blowout to me is more than enough. I was told if I wanted to see someone else I'd need to go online and make the appointment. Don't understand that I mean I'm right in the shop your employee made the mistake why wouldn't you make it right . And I'm sorry no I didn't wish to see the same person. I work in the public and costumer service means a lot and I didn't find any kind of costumer service or any kind of standing behind your employees products. Didn't seem to care about putting out a bad job . Definitely wouldn't recommend this shop .

Matt and Dru are the best artists in the Tri State. Combined over 30 years of experience shows. No…read morebutterfly tramp stamps here folks. Bring you money because quality is not cheap. I love this shop and these guys. Can't wait to go back for more....only 3 hours away.

Should call DAY OF before showing up for "in hours". I called the day before for a simple ear…read morepiercing. Next day, no open sign and no one was there. Yelped to find a last minute alternative.

did a really good job on my tattoo!! very nice people. i also got my nose pierced there as well!!read more

This was my very first tattoo experience ever. I wanted 3 little dragons. I gave Crows Nest…read morereference photos beforehand, as they requested through Facebook messenger. As soon as I got there, she (artist Courtney) had a design ready to go and said she wasn't able to do the detail nor size for what I wanted... so I should have immediately left then and there, but they had already taken a $50 deposit from me and I wasn't about to just burn that money, so to speak. I settled on what she said she could do. I trusted the artist to do what they do, and make art. I felt so confident that she would create something beautiful, even if it had to be bigger and have less detail. She first drew three flying worms, and I tried to be as polite as possible but it was not what I wanted, especially the featureless heads. They were NOT happy to redraw. The receptionist was extremely rude, hostile and defensive straight out of the gate for no reason. Every time I asked a question, her tone became more and more aggressive. They made sure I could hear them grumbling and complaining behind the counter while working on the design a little more. Red flags, red flags, red flags... I should've left... but the $50... I work hard for my money. Courtney was clearly frustrated, but still professional, although she didn't seem to want to talk at all throughout the session and was very short with her responses when I did ask questions. Once the tattoo was done, it honestly didn't look done, but at that point, I was thinking, "What do I know? This is my first time? And it's on my upper arm so I'm looking I'm at it upside down... I'm sure it's great". I felt rushed and the whole experience was awkward because of their staring and frequent hushed whispering while staring directly at me. For aftercare, I had asked the artist if it should be any specific brand or type of moisturizer, and she said no, that it did not matter as long as it was unscented and that I washed it with unscented antibacterial soap. So I got the famous unscented dial antibacterial soap and decided to stick with my regular trusty unscented moisturizers I already have and love. I took care of it well, as directed, never let it see the light of day, didn't pick or scratch at it, and kept that puppy moisturized... and everyday, it looked worse and worse. Tattoos aren't supposed to disappear. Ironically, the only part that actually looks permanent are the heads that I asked them to redraw in the beginning... the rest is fading away, worse in some spots, less worse in others. Looks terrible though. For experimentation purposes (and because I love dragons and eventually want many tattoos) I got another dragon done by an artist in Pennsylvania and a sword done by one in Massachusetts. I wanted to see if perhaps that entire experience at Crows Nest is not how the tattoo experience should be. It is not. My experience with the other artists was fabulous. Those tattoos are healing great. Both of these artists/shops were knowledgeable, kind, willing to work with what I wanted, talented, and fair. Everything Crows Nest is not. I'm not sure what went wrong, maybe they have a specific ink that didn't agree with my skin or maybe all the other artists are correct in that Courtney just didn't do a great job, went over the lines too much/used inconsistent pressure which caused scarring, or some even suggested it looks like expired ink was used. Who knows... all I know, is that something went wrong, and they acted very unprofessionally. Crows Nest told me to come in so they could see (they tried to blame every thing they possibly could). I respect Courtney - like I said, I've seen some nice pieces come from her hand, and I tried to work with them about it. I said she could keep the tip and the $50 deposit for her time that I took up...but I want the $100 back. They refused, were SO RUDE, and said that it's my skins fault that they turned out so terribly, which is just not true. That my "strawberry skin" is the cause of my problems, which again is not true. Even if keratosis pilaris was some terrible condition (which it's not), it's not hidden. It's extremely common. I don't have dry skin, I stay moisturized. My dotted skin is visible and the artist is not blind. I got the other dragon tattoo on my "strawberry skin" and it's healing wonderfully, so Crows Nest accusing my skin type is just idiotic. Something is wrong with this tattoo - whether it was just an unforeseeable accident or negligence from the artist, I'll never know. It does not change the fact that I have this garbage on my body forever. Go somewhere else, because on the off chance that something does go wrong or you don't bend to their will, keep quiet and accept what they give you with a smile, they'll basically just tell you to f*ck off.

This place is an unprofessional establishment that claims to have expertise and credibility in…read morepiercings and jewelry; however, they lack in such qualities. The employees allowed me to purchase an earring much too small for a brand new piercing within my earlobe. Given that I have not gotten an ear piercing in many years, I was not aware of what size would be suitable for this procedure. After less than 2 weeks of having my new piercing, and following the correct procedures to care for the piercing and clean it, to my dismay, I found that the gem of the earring sank into my earlobe and a layer of skin had grown over it. This caused a scab to form over the layer of skin. I managed to push the gem back through, but the experience was both painful and time consuming. If this establishment and the staff they hire claim to be professionals in this field, they are sadly mistaken.

Brittany was PHENOMENAL with my teens ear lobes. Clean studio, friendly and both holes healed up…read moreperfectly. He lost a gauge before they healed and they helped me obtain a replacement earring a few weeks later for a small charge.

Would highly recommend James Parker. Excellent to work with. True artist in the industry. I had…read moresome scar tissue that I wanted to covered up and I couldn't be happier with the results. Other tattoo artists turned me away uncertain how the skin would react and worrying about damaging their reputations. James Parker took something that I felt insecure about and turned it into a piece of art. Very talented, reasonable prices and creates a tattoo uniquely tailored to you. Recommend James Parker with the highest confidence, he will not do you wrong.

This place was great. We drove about 2 1/2 hours to get her so my 17 1/2 ur old could get her first…read moretattoo. They were very polite and professional.

My daughter and I were here in March. I'm ok with my two very simple, very small tattoos - my…read moredaughter is happy with hers. The problem arose after we left - I was driving through Charlotte, trying to get to the airport. Someone from the studio called my cell phone saying that the tattoo artist who checked us out had made a mistake and had charged us for the tattoos but had not added the tip as I requested. I explained that I was driving in heavy traffic in an area I was unfamiliar with and I would call them back. Multiple phone calls/voicemails/emails and a letter (!!!!) later, they're threatening to take me to court .... for the TIP - that they made the mistake in not charging to my Visa card. I had every intention of calling them back to authorize an additional transaction to cover a tip but their uber-aggressive approach to the problem (which they totally created) has me in the "fine - you want to go to court? File in Minnesota where I live and let's talk to a judge about you adding interest onto a TIP -- and demanding that I pay you a tip at all. (Never threaten an attorney with legal action because you screwed up a transaction and didn't get your tip.)