Charlie's Tattoo Supplies best place to get work done. Always great vibes! I learned of this place through a friend who shared Carlos Barragan artwork. Los is an amazing humble artist. I love the work he does. He is so dedicated to what he does! Los is the best in the OC! During Friday the 13th sales despite being hectic los always has his chill. All respect to Carlos a hard working man! This will forever be my place! read more

horrible front desk workers very argumentative an kind of juat pain weird personalities..this place used to be far different..staff have the attitude of "know it alls" (they are definitely weird cat people) and i live people..love talking to new people and get along with most all that aside if they were more clear about things and took resposibility for their mistakes all woulda have been good.. read more

Dannie was very friendly! Great service and greeted us as soon as my sister and I walked in. Will be coming back forsure!

Danny did my industrial piercing and I loved it! She made me feel so comfortable when doing it! I totally recommend this shop when doing your piercings! read more

I got tattoos by edgar @donpirate very professional and easy going. Made the experience freakin awesome. I was surprised at how much range he has in styles. I took him a picture of what I wanted and he made it happen. Go see him. read more

Went on Friday the 13th to get tattooed , for starters everyone that worked their weren't wearing face masks, the artist who tattooed me Carlos, I noticed that he was not cleaning his station after tattooing someone, I don't think it's sanitary to have his dog there. I got charged $40 for a $20 tattoo which was only thick line work which came out patchy. My tattoo also got infected it's purple around the edges and it hurts. I was there for about 3 hours and I only had a few people in front of me left when I noticed he skipped the list to tattoo some of his friends. Overall my experience at Charlie's tattoo shop was horrible and I wouldn't recommend for anyone to go there. read more

Got my first tattoo done by Edgar Ibanez. I wasn't as nervous as anticipated, but felt at ease instead! He's a cool and talented dude. Tattoo came out super clean and better than I could ask for! The parlor itself is great: it's definitely a vibe. Also, spacious and located in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana, right down the street from me. Great experience overall. Thanks, Edgar! read more

Great family oriented company. Love going to Carlos for great work and also making me feel like the family. Can't wait to further our business! read more

So real. Danie is so cool and real. She takes care of her clients and makes sure they are comfortable. Realest of the real.

Went today and got a double nose piercing, Danie did a great job on them, she was really great and friendly and she let me know what was going on and guided me through the after care carefully. I would most definitely go again :) read more

So I came to this cool tattoo shop for my first time. I've never had tattoos before and this was my first time ever despite that I never was going to get a tattoo well it happened. I wanted something very simple I wasn't sure. Chris was very welcoming, we had an amazing conversation through out the process, I was nervous and he made me feel at ease by. I had like 21 questions and Chris answered all my questions and concerns I had especially for being a "first timer." I was nervous and anxious. But Chris made me feel the opposite he showed me some examples of what I was looking for how it would look like chris showed me his amazing art that hopefully someone gets it tatted on them. He was not judgemental of me or anything i said or asked. So I said let's do this dude! And I loved my tattoo. It was simple like I asked him. Thank you Chris no doubt if i ever decide on another one I'll be coming back to you. read more

Piercing by Dee - My husband's Initials. - Art Supplies Near Me - Santa Ana, California

I came into get a piercing and as I browsed I could hear the woman and workers talking about a blunt they had just smoked earlier. The woman that helped me asked me if the bar would be too long for my lip and I asked for her advice instead. She began to tell me that it would be fine. I tried it and it was way too long for anyone's lip. I went back in and asked her if I could just simply exchange it; not get my money back. She said all sales are final and began to tell me that I told her the bar was fine; which was a blatant lie. She was argumentative and high. Very unprofessional. I don't think anyone should buy their jewelry here. It's cheap and the service is terrible. read more

Went in for a piercing and got it done by Danielle and it was just an overall wack experience. She was on the phone for like an interview or something and literally did not make eye contact the whole time (like she was most definitely extremely high). I'm not someone who gets scared of needles and I have a high pain tolerance but she just marked the spot she wanted to pierce then didn't count down and just did it and while sporadically doing it, she whined please don't move while I'm sitting perfectly still. Also on another note, all the other piercers I've been too are 1. Actually confident, 2. Lay their clients down or have back support for more accuracy and less movement, and 3. Make their clients feel comfortable by talking them and not like they're talking to a wall. When I was done, she went back onto the phone to call back and gave me a paper and that was it. This is not a situation you should try to be multitasking. Talk to your customer first then go call back when that customer leaves. Like honestly just so wack, don't get pierced by Dani. read more

I arrived today at Charlie's to get my nose pierced as a walk in and was greeted right away. The client service was great! I felt like I was talking to a good friend as I spoke to the artist. Danielle was the most personable and professional artist/piercer that I have ever met so far. Loved my experience here. If you need a tattoo or need to get pierced then come here for sure! read more

I got a Piecing here service was not great. Piercer was rude and unprofessional seem like she was in a bad mood

Carlos makes you feel very comfortable while getting tattooed it's like I'm at home. Great pricing , very talented respectful individual. His hand is quick and light another great talent of his. The shop is beautiful full of art lots of merchandise. I also have been pierced there by Daniella I believe her name is she also has a quick light hand no pain at all, must run in the family . This is a place I go back to time and time again . read more

I got my septum pierced yesterday by Danielle, I was really scared, but she did it quick and easy! It didn't hurt at all! I'm impressed! Such a great job! read more

A one stop shop for everything cool. Skateboards and everything that goes with them, plus on the other side of the shop is jewelry and tattoo supplies. AND they do tattoos and piercings?! If I could sum up this shop in one word it would be this: BADASS. The piercer there Danielle is super cool, she took care of another piercer's mistake for me and was very professional and friendly. I recommended her to my friend and she did a very good job on my friend's piercing as well. Then got a tattoo from Carlos, a very cool guy. All in all, great customer service, and a great experience as a whole! read more

Piercing by Dee - Thanks Carlos! - Art Supplies Near Me - Santa Ana, California

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I got my nose pierced by Danielle. She did an amazing job with my piercing. When you walk into this shop you are welcomed and made feel like you've known these people for years! Carlos tattoo work is AMAZING! He is such a dedicated artist and you can see how much he loves what he does. Definitely recommend this place for your body art! If you are around the area stop by and take a look at their shop & work. read more

Great work! These guys are great! Fair prices and really hardworking guys who work with you on exactly what you want. Very professional! Very clean building and workspaces! The whole family comes here! Highly recommended! read more

Came and got my nipples pierced and I'm pretty happy with them. My only complaint is that the staff needs to wear masks :( Other than that, I was pretty satisfied with my piercings and overall experience read more

I'm in town only for this weekend and I called to see if they could fit me in for a nose piercing. Samantha was just incredible accommodating me. So I walk in and immediately Danielle (Danie) greets me. What a wonderful amazing lady! She pierced me with no pain. She's very clean and sanitary. I just absolutely fell in love with her. I will drive the 4 hours for all my piercings from now on. I highly highly recommend her. I can't thank both girls enough! read more

This Wednesday was my 2nd session on my forearm and I just want to mention how attentive Carlos was to my needs. The work he did was phenomenal. I have been getting many compliments on my piece and I already have people asking me where I went and I will definitely recommend Carlos. I already want another tattoo and I know I won't trust anyone else with my tats but Carlos! read more

Best place for tattoo supplies. Been using their needles for a while and I ain't disappointed!

I went to Charlie's tattoo studio to have my eyebrows done with Danielle. Everyone at the shop was so friendly and nice. I was nervous and everyone made me feel at ease. My eyebrows came out great I love them. Danielle did a wonderful job and has such a light hand. I was scared that it was going to hurt but it didn't hurt at all she did a great job I love the shape of my eyebrows. The tattoo shop was very clean and neat. I would highly recommend Charlie's tattoo shop for all of your piercing and tattoo needs. read more

Had to come get my nose repierced very last minute and she took me in! Thanks Danielle you're the best :) recommend this place

bear with me, i had an amazing time but if you're nervous about getting pierced please read this!!! IN A NUTSHELL Pros: Ryan was amazing, I'm genuinely surprised I haven't seen anybody write about him. Super chill and friendly guy. Definitely helped ease my nerves and knew what he was doing and left totally satisfied with my septum piercing and my friend with her evened-out earlobe piercings. Cons: We didn't get to choose our piercings which was kind of a bummer. :( But honestly I'm super pleased with how it turned out, so I'm really not upset. I was just given a standard silver horseshoe septum ring which i was gonna wind up getting down the line if i hadn't gotten it that day, anyway. also place felt kinda unwelcoming coming in. now the experience in detail: i came here out on a limb with my friend so we could get our piercings done. for me, a septum, and for my friend, she wanted her uneven earlobe piercings evened out. we actually only found this place because the place my friend wanted to go to was opening really late for some reason, and this guy passing by us recommended Charlie's. we go in and it's pretty dead, it's early noon on tuesday. the environment was really chill and considering this was my first piercing since i was unfortunately pierced in a Claire's at age 12, i didn't know how to go about it, but needless to say we felt kinda awkward. the lady at reception (i don't know her name but i do know she has a tattoo on her eyebrow) didn't really acknowledge us at all. finally this tattoo artist greets us and asks what we're here for, and we say septum and ear piercings. that's when he directs us to ryan, who we were told would be our piercer, and he went to the back to get prepped. the eyebrow-tat lady handed us the waivers and liability forms and checked our IDs. some reviews said they don't do that, but those reviews are fairly old. if they didn't, they do now. after a little bit, ryan comes out to let us know he's ready and we follow him to the back piercing room. ryan was awesome. i was terrified going in and doing this because i have such a low pain tolerance and i've heard most people, including my girlfriend, say it's one of the most painful piercings they've gotten. He walked me through the process. he chatted with us for a bit and already i felt much more comfortable. he seemed nice and like he knew what he was doing. he felt my nose a bit for the "sweet spot" that he'd be piercing, and then told me he doesn't count down, he just goes for it. i honestly prefer it that way as counting down makes me too nervous. then he pierced it. super quick and honestly super easy; it was nothing worse than the pinch you'd feel getting a shot. my eyes got watery but that's to be expected with a septum piercing, and in just a few seconds it was over and i didn't even flinch when the needle went in. i was honestly so pleasantly surprised with how quickly it went and how little it hurt as oppose to what i was expecting. afterwards he went to work on my friend's uneven ear piercing situation and after a little figuring-out, he gave her straightened ear piercings that she was super happy with! he walked us through the aftercare and how to take care of our piercings while they heal up, and after we had just a bit of small talk, we left and paid for our things. we were given another brief overview on aftercare (which, small gripe, advises using cotton swabs/balls spritzed with H2Ocean on the new piercings which ive heard from lots of places is a big no-no. it probably wont destroy your piercing or do anything detrimental but that method hardly gets any of the H2Ocean onto the new wound and the fibers from the cotton could irritate it) and were sent on our way. fantastic end results and i do not regret it coming here at all. it's been about 5 days since i've gotten it done and i can tell it's healing nicely. it's substantially less tender than it was the first couple of days and sometimes i hardly even feel it there. i've been doing saline soaks 2x a day to keep it clean. seriously ask for ryan if you want a piercing done, you won't be disappointed!!! read more

This place is great! Danielle pierced my nose and she was super friendly and knowledgeable. Would definitely come back here.

The best customer service there ! Amazing tattoo shop ever. Ive been there twice & they do an amazing job on my tattoos. Ive referred friends there & family & they all love it & will definitely go back again! Carlos is my tattoo artist ask for him he has an amazing personality makes you feel welcomed. All the employees there make you feel welcomed like their own family! It's a must to go get your tattoos done there read more

I would honestly give negative stars if I could. I got a belly button piercing done and it's SUPER CROOKED, not even exaggerating. I went back TWICE! The first time, I went in the same day I got my piercing done. All they did was tug on it, hard, trying to prove to me (more like hide) that it wasn't crooked and that it would heal normally. That it was "swollen".. Ok, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. (Oh btw they DO NOT let you choose your piercing. It's just a basic silver ring. Keep in mind that you can't change the jewelry until you're healed!!)...I decided to go to Outerlimits in Costa Mesa to get a second opinion (I definitely recommend this place the people are great!) and the first thing the piercier said to me was "WOW. That's crooked"..Yup.. I went back again today (it's been about 2 weeks, I gave it time so the swelling would go down). They were VERY rude. I have this crooked piercing on my body that I paid for and they are being rude to me? A little backwards if you ask me. This place is a JOKE! So now i have to take this thing out because it's terribly crooked. Money down the drain.. Do your body a favor and skip on this place. Not worth your time or money... Oh and they don't make you sign any liability forms so feel free to sue!! read more

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My family and I have been tattooed by Carlos. I have nothing but great things to say about the shop. Very family oriented, always welcoming, and they treat you like family. Everyone at this shop has talent. read more

Our experience at Charlie's for our first piercings was great. I brought my daughter in for her 17th birthday and ended up getting matching nose rings. Ah! Do it! Danny was wonderful and sweet to work with. read more

Amazing tattoo supply shop and Carlos does excellent tattoo work. He's an incredible artist!

I love your work carols thank you for the once you have done to me I know nothing big like others put am super happy with my tattoos I have and for the wonderful creative you are I'll be going soon to get more for sures they are really nice people and welcome you in every way and they make sure your happy with your tattoos read more

Danny is the best!! She pierced my nose and my friends cartilage. She was clean and fast! Definitely coming back for my next piercing

I stopped in today for a spray for my piercing the girl was soon nice and gave me full information without me asking love it ! :)

If I could give 0 stars, I would. Originally I had set up an appointment to get my tattoo done here under a friends great review, even left a deposit. But had to call and change the date and time due to an inconvenience. But when I showed up on the date and time I had changed my appointment to, to my surprise Carlos (the tattoo artist) was not there. And his mom who was no doubt very kind and friendly when trying to help me, told me he had said he had no appointments so he left with his dad. I couldn't believe it. When I originally called to change the appointment, the girl who picked up told me it was set. So I confidently showed up. But he had no idea about the appointment. Unprofessional, miscommunication. A waste of my time as a customer/client. Either way his mom told me to show up the next day at 9am and that she'd hook me up with some tattoo aftercare. And so I did, waited for about 10mins. But again he wasn't there. And the shop didn't open until 10am. So I left and returned at 10am. I waited until 10:30am, and no one showed up even though the shops hours say 10am-7pm. So I left and now here I am writing this review. Annoyed. Frustrated with the level of unprofessionalism this establishment has shown and the fact that I lost my deposit because HE didn't show up. I had high hopes due to my friend because she's gotten all of her tattoos here. And they're quite beautiful. But sadly this place is just a no. So if you set your appointment here, make sure Carlos will be there before you, the customer show up. read more

I went to get pierced here n she was so friendly n fast didn't even feel pain at all. I was very satisfied with how my piercing (anti eyebrow) looks. It's my go to place whenever I wanna get a piercing ! read more

This place is great very friendly. I highly recommend Carlos as your tattoo artist! Got skills and amazing freehand work. Thank you Carlos for my first tattoo experience. You did an amazing job! Looking forward to going back! read more

It was my first time getting pierced after more than 20 years and Dani made me feel safe and secure about what she was doing. She made my friends and I feel comfortable and explained any question we had thoroughly. If I ever want more piercings I'll defiantly be coming back! read more