DO NOT recommend! I went there for a simple nose piercing and he said he would be able to do it. First he pierced it with a straight bar instead of L shaped. Then he didn't pierce it all the way through. The ring would not stay in. it kept falling out. he was shaking while trying to pierce it through. then a few days later the nose ring fell out and now i just have to go get it done again. read more

Liquid Dragon Tattoo Art Studio - him piercing me. - Piercing Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

I had gone here before for help switching out a nose hoop with the stud, and the piercer was friendly and helped me out for $5. The next time I went, he had raised the price to $10 and told me about some other jewelry options. I was open to trying a different kind of hoop. The next 15 minutes were painful, confusing, and awkward as the piercer tried to make jokes. I have had my piercing for 14 years and it has never given me a problem. When this piercer was trying to change the jewelry out, it began to bleed and be extremely painful. He had to use a taper to get the hoop in (after wearing a smaller stud, this is normal, though it has never bled or hurt before) and it really felt like my nose was being repierced. At the end of the whole painful ordeal, he told me to treat it like a new piercing. It is still sore and uncomfortable and I feel frustrated that I had to pay for this incredibly uncomfortable experience. He didn't apologize or explain why this might have been happening. There are so many piercing studios around Asheville-go to another one!! read more

Robert has a brilliant mind and has created masterpieces on me- sleeves on both arms. I most definitely recommend getting your next tattoo here - especially is it is a big project. read more

This place is awful. Travis was my artist and the whole time he kept trying to rush saying he had to go paint some mural. He didn't even finish my tattoo and begged me to let him finish it. It is the WORST tattoo I have and now I have to get it fixed by someone else. I would never walk into this store again even if they were giving out free money. It literally seems like Travis is learning how to tattoo and I believe I could've done a better job. read more

Liquid Dragon Tattoo Art Studio - He did NOT DO the butterfly. Travis did the shitty Passion flower that I have to get fixed - Piercing Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Robert did my first tattoo 13yrs ago. I came back to AVL and wanted to get some more work done. He took my vision and transformed it into reality! He does amazing work!! read more

Great vibe right from the start. Phil was excellent to work with. He redesigned my rose 3 times to my changing specifications. Very reasonably priced, the tattoo is beautiful. I will definitely return for more. Totally fun experience! read more

Liquid Dragon Tattoo and Robert Ashburn are without a doubt the most professional and knowledgeable artist and studio in Asheville! I've had the pleasure of working with Robert for 10 years with my tattoo's. Roberts vast experience and vision are surpassed by none. If you want the work done right the first time go see Liquid Dragon. read more

Robert is a real artist and a good guy. He took time to talk to me, figure out what I really wanted and turned it into beautiful art. I highly recommend him if you're wanting original and strikingly attractive tattoo. read more

There are no words for me to express how grateful I am with travis helping me figure out the piece i needed (when i walked in there having no clue) and for him having the patience to get it on me. It is exactly what i needed and is so gorgeous that i'm just still smiling! Great atmosphere, great employees and super great prices combined with really amazing artwork, so if you would like to get a tattoo done by some honest to goodness really good people, choose these guys and you won't regret it !! i'll definitely be back for more and i'll definitely advise all my family and friends to go too!! If i could give them more stars i would! read more

I cannot speak highly enough for this place. Travis made both me my wife's first tattoo experience amazing. Friendly and professional does not even begin to describe how awesome he was. And the work is incredible. Such a great place. read more

I'm a bit disappointed in Liquid Dragon. I go there about once a month to buy jewelry, and today I went and asked for two o-rings to help keep my septum piece in--they fall out constantly. I have never been charged for these in my life, but the fellow, *after* allowing me to put them on my septum ring, asked if I was going to pay him. I explained that I was surprised and asked how much, and he responded with a look of confusion and said "I dunno, like a couple bucks." So he basically made up an arbitrary number so he could charge me something. I looked up the cost of o-rings on eBay, and--surprise!--it's $1.50 for a bag of 100. I wouldn't recommend these guys. Shady af. read more

*DO NOT GO HERE* & DEFINITELY *DO NOT GET A PIERCING HERE* I got a small (&very simple) tattoo here a couples months ago that came out fine after having to get it touched up once. But when I got a piercing here it was the WORST experience at ANY tattoo or piercing parlor I have EVER had - & I have been to several - as each piercing and tattoo I have had is from a different place. (I have 5 tattoos & I have had 15 piercings altogether [but I only have 12 now]). I am ONLY writing this review because I don't want anyone else to have to experience what I went through here - it was VERY traumatic & excruciatingly painful. I consider myself to have a very high pain tolerance. Every single one of my tattoos or piercings was a piece of cake for me.. my industrial & collar bone dermals hurt the most out of all the piercings & tattoos I've had, but they were bearable & quick. I decided to get a conch piercing here, my boyfriend got a tattoo & paid for both. I honestly blame myself because the guy (who doubles as the [only] piercer and tattooer at this salon) said he would do my piercing for $20 if combined with my boyfriend's $50 tattoo - which is very cheap - they normally cost between $45-$70. But I had gotten my most recent (& as I said before, very simple) tattoo, so I trusted that it would be fine, & it was because he was cutting us a deal since my boyfriend was thinking about getting a tattoo there - so I didn't think too much of it. REGARDLESS - I decided to get my piercing first, before my boyfriend got his tattoo. Not long after I sat in the chair, the piercer came in, & he got his gloves on & the supplies out of his drawer for the piercing, he marked my ear with a pen like they normally do for piercings - But when it was time for him to pierce it, I realized VERY quickly that **HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING**. It took a very long time of him trying to push the piercing in again & again, until it finally went through (we had to stop a couple times because I couldn't handle the pain) So after we'd stop - he'd try again, & again, & again - & this went on for several minutes. It should have been a quick piercing, like most - not all depending on what it is - but this was a cartilage piercing, & I have gotten 3 cartilage piercings. They are quick & fairly painless. & the industrial is two piercings that are also gauged when they are pierced. I also looked online after this experience to double check, & my idea of what it SHOULD have been like were right. This piercing took *AT LEAST 10* minutes. I don't know exactly how long it took for him to finally shove the actual piercing through the hole that he made, but it was 9:09pm when I sat in the chair (I sent a text as I was sitting down) & we were there until almost 10:00pm - my boyfriends tattoo was very small, just a few letters - so his only took about 20 minutes. He spent the first five minutes or so trying to shove the jewelry in after piercing it, & then finally realized it wasn't going to go through.. So he got a bigger needle to make the hole bigger than the hole that the smaller needle made, & spent the next 5 minutes or so trying to push the jewelry through again, until he finally did. The pain I experienced here was like nothing I've ever experienced in my entire life. It was so extremely painful I just cried & cussed the entire time he was holding my ear (which, mind you, is something I have never done. & I have gotten dermals which are considered one of the more painful of piercings & also sat through a 2hr tattoo with one pee break & no problem pain-wise) Anyways, I would try to stay still & quiet after the first couple times of him trying to push the piercing through, but it was so incredibly painful - no amount of control could hold back the tears or keep me quiet. It was a nightmare. I'm not sure why I stayed still, I guess because I kept thinking that the next time he would get it in, but then he didn't and so he'd say its almost there - lets try again, & this happened several times. The pain was EXCRUCIATING. I was traumatized, & I don't use this word lightly. The last time he tried, I ended up yelling stop because it was ABSOLUTELY UNBEARABLE & I couldn't take it any more - & he shoved it through right as I said that. & he finally got it in. I was so relieved that it was over - still in excruciating pain - but not how it was with him repeatedly trying to pierce it through over & over & over again pulling and pulling on it. Afterwards, the piercer tried to play it off by saying that it's a really painful piercing to get, he said something about dermals (& I told him I had those & they were NOTING compared to what I just experienced). It was NOT me, nor the TYPE of piercing, it was HIM who did not know what he was doing. & this NEVER should have happened. It was absolutely traumatizing, & I hope that no one EVER has to go through anything like that. So, long story short, please, for your sake, DO NOT GO HERE. read more