Taylor Wright was recommended to me by a friend. I had a special piece in mind for my shoulder…read more It's a nice size piece with small details. Taylor not only took on the design, but he created exactly what I wanted. He is so detail oriented and talented. I love how it came out, and it's such an emotional piece for me, as it represents a special person and life lessons I've come to love. I highly recommend True at Heart if you want quality work.

Taylor aka Sketch was amazing to work with. So professional, great communication, very talented and…read moreit's easy to tell he has been in this business for a long time and knows what he's doing. I would highly recommend him. I absolutely LOVE my tattoo!!!

Booked an appointment with EMILY C. for a fine line wrist tattoo. Genuinely I could not have asked…read morefor a better artist. She was knowledgeable, funny, extremely professional and takes great pride in her work. She has a family-first and customer-focused mentality that I'm sure anyone would appreciate. Emily has been very communicative about the entire process and will walk you through each and every step to ensure your comfort and trust is both valued and respected. I don't typically get fine line work done, but I could not be any happier with my piece than I already am. I will definitely be a repeat customer, and I am more than happy to recommend her to anyone looking to get a piece done.

This is for the Laguna Beach location:…read more My husband and I walked into Vatican Studios on a Friday evening after hearing about a community gathering and were immediately welcomed. The studio was spotless and had a super comfortable, inviting vibe- perfect for my first tattoo. I asked about customizing a piece and was introduced to Priscilla. She was incredibly kind and patient, especially with my Farsi calligraphy design, making sure the meaning stayed correct. She walked me through everything and was so gentle. I'm obsessed with how beautiful it turned out. My husband also got a tattoo from Emily, who was just as warm and outgoing and clearly cares about her clients. Amazing experience overall. Highly recommend Priscilla and Emily!

Adam is great he tattooed me and my friends for Friday the 13th and even though they were super…read morebusy he was super chill, funny, and patient with all our requests and made us feel comfortable! I know hand tattoos usually hurt but I barely felt this one and im happy with the thickness of the line :)

Not only is Adam a great tattoo artist, but he is also very welcoming, chill and takes great care…read moreand pride in his work. He created a masterpiece for my GF, her friend and I, just by seeing some references he created something perfect for the us. He also had great suggestions on our placement and how these specific pieces would fit on us. He made sure everything was sanitized properly and took all the proper precautions to ensure there is no contamination. The 6 hr session felt super short cause it was such a cool, chill vibe. Thank you Adam for bringing my vision to life.

I went here about a week ago due to having earring that was getting embedded. It was done and…read moredownsized elsewhere, but this was the closest location to my work so I rushed here after I was and got here not too far away from their closing time. Karla was able to help me right away, she got the earring out and put a longer post in without it hurting too much! She was super helpful and friendly I will be going here for any future piercings and to down size when it is time. A week later my ear is doing so much better!

Karla was absolutely fantastic. Very professional and nice…read more Went for a nose piercing and I was totally satisfied with the end result. Highly recommend this place

I've gotten multiple tattoos from Amber and she is an incredible artist. Super professional, really…read moredetail-oriented, and she takes the time to make sure the design is exactly what you want before starting. Her line work is clean, the tattoos heal great, and the final result always looks AMAZING Please give this woman ALL of your money. I love her

I went in a couple times to get ear piercings from Kylee. I was pleased with her service when my…read moreconch got infected; she took it out, cleaned it, and offered to repierce it once the area was healed. Once that time came, I reached out to her (multiple times) but was unfortunately left on delivered. Because of the unreliability, I would not recommend coming here. If you want to get a piercing, it would be wise to go to a dedicated shop for it

This is by far the cleanest tattoo shop I've ever visited, and the staff are some of the…read morefriendliest I've had the pleasure of meeting. I've been getting tattooed by Ashley for three years now, and she's absolutely amazing--always friendly, understanding, and communicative. On top of her incredible work, the shop itself is consistently welcoming and spotless. I'm already looking forward to my next visit!

This studio has been poured into with so much love and care and it shows!!! Super clean, high end,…read moreand immaculate vibes, truly unlike any other tattoo shop I've experienced. The team of tattoo artists here is next level and the expertise they showcase is unmatched.

First let's discuss the studio. It's clean, welcoming and relaxing. The space is decorated with…read morelots of art and the chairs are comfortable. This is key when you plan on staying put for hours at a time. The artist there are extremely talented and friendly. They will be able to encompass your vision to the T. The artist that did my piece was Ryback; a real chill down to earth guy who does amazing work! I don't foresee myself ever going to another artist ever again! If you want something done, don't hesitate to walk in and get a consult done or reach out to their artist and get your next piece dialed in!

Got my tattoo done by Ryback. He is a super chill dude. Going into this, I was really nervous…read morebecause this was my first big tattoo but Ryback definitely helped with that. Also, the vibes with the music and conversations were great. I'm super happy with how my piece turned out! It's still crazy to me to see how it went from a drawing to this! Love it so much!

My friend and I went here in 2024 for a walk-in and we unfortunately got Sean (or Shawn idk). He…read morewas kinda intimidating and even though I wanted a small heart on my hip, every "revision" seemed like he wasn't trying. I regret tipping him. I went first and he gave me my first tattoo, which I've been regretting for the past 2 years and cry over it almost every time I see it. His line work SUCKS and it's uneven. I have a picture of it right after I got it and when I saw the picture, I almost started crying and I immediately regretting it. His coworkers were so much nicer and before I saw what it looked like, they mentioned they'd do touch-ups for free. Before I even got home I started contemplating it, but ultimately decided I never wanted to go back there.

I came back! I've gotten a tattoo every year for my birthday and for my quarter life crisis (25th…read moreb-day) I got a "lost my mind" tattoo I am obsessed with it and it came out exactly like I wanted it. Amy was awesome and she did such a great job. I always get the pre-tattoo anxiety and she was so patient with me. It honestly didn't even hurt, I almost fell asleep. Was very fairly priced! See you guys next year~

Got my neck done here by Paige and on other occasions & I am obsessed…read more The vibe of the shop is welcoming. This isn't my first tattoo or shop experience and I can say that all of them that work there are all very professional, welcoming, and nice. Paige and Scott have done my tattoos for the last 16 years, so obviously they are talented. Oh they also have snacks !!! Will keep coming back!

What an amazing experience! Booking with Paige was so easy. I had such a vague idea of what I…read morewanted and she talked me through it and came up with a cute design I loved. The tattoo took about 4 hours and I love how it turned out! Would recommend the shop and artist again in a heartbeat.

My artists name was Nate. My friend inspired me after she showed me what he did with her…read more My favourite one that he did on her is the orchid by far. When she had an appointment, I went with her and I thought " hey!! I want one too!!" He also did the cat one for her. My design is a raven which represents intelligence, wisdom, wit, creativity, compassion( I rescued a 2 corvid birds) yes I'm a Harry Potter fan and I'm of the ravenclaw house ( yes I know the original is an eagle) . Below is the tree of life. So it's a self esteem spell which shows all of the good qualities of myself within this lifetime. The pricing was very good

Just shy of 18 months ago myself and my daughters went to get a North Star tattoo and I got the…read morepictured saying by Rob. While recently hanging out with my daughters we discussed again about how messed up our tattoos are even after some of us had gone in for touch ups. While looking at mine again, I knew the words were squished and in different sizes, but I hadn't realized how bad the saying had bled. All of our North Star's are missing lines and/or different sizes. I'm so disappointed that I have to get the saying removed just so I can have another artist do it correctly.