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    Ocean Front Tattoo

    4.7 (138 reviews)
    ModerateTattoo, Piercing
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Joanne B.

    Wandered by .... Spoke to one of the artists, I wasn't convinced I was ready for my first tattoo. Today ...I did it!!! My bestie and I got matching dainty open hearted tattoos in red behind our ear... Gabriel did a fantastic job, I would highly recommend him, gentle touch.

    One lobe with one piercing.
    Lois M.

    Went to get my second piercing on my lobes and they were very attentive and helpful. Very clean and busy shop. Fair price and very fast. Coming from out of the area and often going down to Venice for the day on Saturday. I'll be back in for my next piercing!

    Vita L.

    I dropped in to match my daughters' names. I was tattooed from 5 years ago on the other arm. My youngest daughter is turning 4 and learning to read. I wanted her name on my body, too, at least around her 4th birthday. They took us within an hour. Reasonably priced! In fact, the last artist didn't match the font and wanted 100 more. The dudes are chill and nice. Highly recommend!

    Aaliyah P.

    This place is super amazing! We came for a few piercings and they fit us in same day for an appointment. Recommend calling first! Everything was clean and they were following covid protocol. So if you're worried about that, don't! Everything is clean and professional. They take your temp before. I got my Tragus and nipple pierced. Super smooth and easy. Michael was great professional and talked me through everything. Highly recommend this place!

    Earring

    Professionals served by "real" people. Myke owns the place and treats you with courtesy and respect. We took our teenage son to get a couple of piercings. Although a pretty straightforward process, you will find that they are thorough given the COVID protocols. Since we are from D.C., we chose Ocean Front Tattoo because of the reviews on Yelp. All are true. If you are visiting Venice Beach, definitely worth a stop for a piercing and/or a tattoo. Thanks Myke for making this experience a great one for our son!

    Ya knw...just gettin tatted on a Saturday
    Jesse L.

    I LOVE GETTING TATTED! Shout out to the homie at the shop that hooked me up with some clean ink. I'll definitely be back to get more. Its healing really well the artist that created this piece had a steady and soft hand from beginning to end. The shop looked great they had other dope artists there without a doubt so if your in the area be sure to get something spontaneous and meaningful. ENJOY! Till next time....

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    Roscoe M.

    Stopped by Saturday right as they opened and I definitely lucked out. I had one minor tattoo before this piece so was definitely a little hesitant. Three of the artists came right up and made the process as smooth as possible. Worked with Retroe and he brought up multiple designs/sketches based on the general ideas I had. After deciding on the dope design Retroe put together, he spent a solid 8-9 hours on my arm and to say the final product was epic would be an understatement. The detail of this tattoo is just incredible and people have just been complimenting it left and right. Just really impressed on the level of talent and professionalism Retroe demonstrated and wouldn't dream of going anywhere else. Go check out more of his work here: https://www.instagram.com/retroetatts/ Honestly just a great group of dudes with great attitudes and so stoked I went to the right place. Will definitely be back soon.

    Leopard swimming beneath me.

    Mikey at Ocean Front Tattoo did this tattoo for me if a leopard shark (view from above). I love it. I wanted it to show movement and dimension and he did not disappoint. This is Tattoo #3 for me and thankfully I have only had great experiences. But this is the first at Ocean Front Tattoo and my fist time working with Mikey and both are on my list for #4.

    My tattoo
    Veronika B.

    I got my first tattoo here and it was a great experience! The process only took about 30 minutes and they were very helpful on how big my tattoo should be and etc. Very clean shop, great and professional people! Would definitely go back if I had the chance.

    Claudia G.

    I just wanted to say that when my daughter asked me to please allow her to get a tattoe. I told her when she turned 18, so now when she is 18 she said I really want to go get a tattoe from a place that is reputable, clean, and most importantly someone that knows what there doing. Thee best Tattoe Artist we must say is Mikey, definetly go see him to get any tattoe done. You can see his amazing work on his Instagram @Mikey_oceanfront you won't regret it.

    Thank you so much Mikey for doing this piece for me it means so much to me ! I'll be back soon to add more !
    Briana H.

    I been searching every where in the valley to find someone to do tribal tattoo , & I finally found someone my artist was Mikey , I told him I been searching for tribal Tattoo artist that knows history behind it & he knows what real tribal is the piece he did for me is amazing !!!

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    Thank you so much for getting me right with my favorite tattoo on my body appreciate you so much Steelo

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    Naveed was amazing! He copied the tattoo I wanted and made excellent recommendations for small edits to make the tattoo look its best!

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    Ink Monkey Tattoo and Piercing - My first tattoo from Ink Monkey by Max

    Ink Monkey Tattoo and Piercing

    4.5(610 reviews)
    1.4 miVenice
    $$

    Stopped in while I was sitting in traffic, heading back to SFV because I realized my newer stacked…read morepiercing was disappearing into my ear... With that being said, Sam was attentive, friendly, and knowledgeable. She had me in and out with a longer bar for my stacked piercing and a new earring in less than 20 minutes (and saline spray as well!) Pricey, but with good service and good quality earrings (I got gold), it seemed reasonable. Thank you, Sam for being quick and friendly and making a short visit pleasant!

    Highly recommend! I originally came in with a pretty simple (and honestly not great) snake drawing,…read morebut then I met Olee and she completely transformed it into something so much cooler and more realistic than I could've imagined. She is incredibly talented, attentive, and made me feel comfortable the entire time. She really took the time to understand exactly what I wanted and never rushed me, which I appreciated so much. It felt like she genuinely cared about getting every detail just right. We even decided to go much bigger than I had originally planned, and I'm honestly so glad we did because I am absolutely in love with how it turned out. The whole process was way easier than I expected, fairly painless, and I didn't feel a thing afterward. I've gotten so many compliments on the detail and precision of the work. If you're looking for someone who listens, delivers, and elevates your vision, Olee is it.

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    Ink Monkey Tattoo and Piercing
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    Aesthetic Ambition Piercing and Fine Jewelry - Fresh paired navel piercing

    Aesthetic Ambition Piercing and Fine Jewelry

    4.8(336 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$

    I'm sure they do good work and maybe this was a one off, but this was my experience…read more Popped in today 5/24/2026 around 3 pm to replace a lost 16 gauge segment/seemless/clicker ring for recently pierced upper/2nd lobe. The person assigned to assist me (I don't recall names/faces well) put the new segment/seemless/clicker ring in the lower lobe/1st instead of the upper/2nd lobe spot. I don't now how they missed the 2nd lobe because I had a light blue plastic place holder in the 2nd lobe so it wouldn't close up, we talked about it to confirm which one it was, and they saw me take the blue plastic out. Yes, I should have asked for a mirror once they finished to confirm they did it correctly but I trusted they knew what they were doing. I didn't notice, my friend pointed it out a bit after I left the shop, my friend moved it into the correct spot for me. Customer service was normal when I first went in but I didn't feel like driving back, finding parking, and blah blah blah over this. Think this was the breakdown, they didn't provide a receipt and I paid cash. Cost was $30 for the sterilized segment ring, $5 for the service, and I gave a $5 tip.

    I tried to go to this place several years ago and reviewed them on Google…read more I'm also placing my review here because I saw that the owner responded to me and said that he was there the day that I came. The problem is, I wrote my review several months after my visit and the woman who answered the door told me that she was the only one in the shop. This place has bad business practices, poor customer service, and the owner gives untruthful excuses. My original review: I meant to write this review sooner because I was very disappointed. I went here because I lost my nose ring. I did not realize you needed an appointment beforehand just to purchase jewelry. When the woman came to the door I was informed of the requirement and told she couldn't help me because she was with another customer. At no time did she offer to make an appointment for me or say that I could call to make an appointment later. I don't know if I'm being too sensitive, but I actually feel like it was racial that I wasn't offered any options. I absolutely will not ever in my life come to this establishment for anything. I felt it was very unprofessional and rude or she doesn't know customer service and the skill of attaining new customers.

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    Aesthetic Ambition Piercing and Fine Jewelry - Fresh Daith with a Chrysoprase "Bittersweet" seam by BVLA

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    Mejuri Abbot Kinney

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    3.4(27 reviews)
    0.3 miVenice

    I had gone to the Mejuri store at The Americana in December 2025 since they were doing free…read morepiercings. You had to buy their earrings which were $100+ per stud. That location has temporarily closed down their piercing studio and the only one with a piercing professional was this Venice location. They have a post-piercing follow-up service to change out the post to a shorter one 6-8 weeks after you had your piercing. Parking - OMG. Impossible as it's street parking. Give yourself 30-40 mins minimum to find a spot!! Store - it's located at the edge of the main Abbott Kinney rows of stores. Clean, bright, lots of employees helping customers. It's Valentine's Day so it's busy busy! Piercing Studio - Marley was FANTASTIC! I was late to my appt by an hour - traffic horrific & parking horrendous. However, Marley gave up her lunch break to accommodate me. She explained clearly what she was going to do at this follow-up. It was to replace the flat back to a shorter one since it's healing well. It took less than 3 mins & no pain or tugging. Marley told me The Americana location is hiring a new piercing professional & Piercing Studio will reopen ver soon! Overall, I would recommend any Mejuri location as customer service is top notch! Their jewelry is modern & has clean, crisp look to them. Not that affordable but they do have some pieces that even I can afford. LOL!

    Christian, the Assistant Manager, whom I strongly believe…read moreshould be promoted to Manager is such a breath of fresh air when it comes to caring about his customers, as well as the quality of Mejuri's jewelry! I have bought various pieces of jewelry from Mejuri and this is by far my favorite location because of Christian. Mejuri Abbot Kinney is blessed to have him as part of their store. Thank you Christian for being a person who cares deeply about his work, it truly shows. I love Mejuri jewelry and having Christian at this location is such a bonus!

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    STUDS - Piercing jewelry

    STUDS

    3.9(222 reviews)
    5.8 miCentury City
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    Receptionist is friendly, the place is simple bright and clean…read more TY did my helix piercing and he's patient and supportive, I was nervous with getting my helix pierced. The process was smooth and fast, he confirmed the spots before I get pierced. I chose Studs because they offer flat-back screw for their earrings and use piercing needles manually instead of a piercing device. So the healing is better comparing to using a piercing gun. This place is definitely on the pricey side, especially their jewelries. I personally wouldn't get my jewellery here, I'm just here for the piercing and got a titanium stud for now. Will get my proper studs elsewhere.

    Cute jewlery, but because of the people who work there, I won't be going back…read more I've been to this location about 3 times now for different piercings and hoping to have a different experience each time. However, the staff are unfriendly and seem to be "too cool" for everyone else. Feels like snobby high school popular girls who judge you and have better things to do with their time. I was asking help on which piercing to get, and they kept chatting amongst themselves despite my presence being known. Another time, I went in to get downsize, and the young woman said she'd only give it to me for free based on when I got pierced, but that she'd need to make a note otherwise the manager would go "what the hell", and she said this as if it were a huge inconvenience and my fault. A snobby and condescending attitude. I don't feel comfortable going back, seems like they just want your money. Not friendly or cordial, clearly just want to sell things.

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    STUDS - Studs piercing bar

    Studs piercing bar

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