I love Vintage Karma. This shop has the best vibe/feel/ambience and greatest group of people. I…read morelove tattoos, but I've definitely walked into some shops that, for whatever reason, don't feel comfortable. It might just be the day, or me, or who knows what that causes that feeling, but you want to be comfortable when you get a tattoo (beyond the thousands of needle jabs). Vintage Karma has a great collection of characters with a lot of talent, humor, and Intellect. They're open to chatting or letting you read/zone out/whatever. The shop is accepting of all types of people and accommodating for your needs, whether they involve breaks, snacks, or situating you for the best experience. I have several chronic pain issues, so working around those can be challenging. Note: be prepared---I'm not an incredibly social person, but work from Vintage Karma gets noticed even in places with a high percentage of tattooed people. For example. I was just in New Orleans, and I had people going quite a bit out of their ways to look at and ask about a phoenix/peacock (pea-nix) on my arm from Ainslie and my multitude of works from Caleb.

I got a tattoo from Caleb yesterday and it was so wonderful! He's an incredible artist and it was…read moreso cool to see him work. I love my tattoo and am definitely going to go back for more!

I went to Tiggs about 4 yrs ago and they were amazing. I paid less than everyone else was charging…read moremy memorial tattoo. I am still in love with the way it looks. I plan to return to them to get my next one. Tig himself was there when Bill finished my piece. He told me he was jealous of it and i asked why because you didnt get to do it? He said Yes because its not everyday you get someone in your age group coming in for a piece like that and with the way you hold color.

I was a last-minute walk-in while in town for a short family visit, and I didn't know what to…read moreexpect. The place is FILLED WITH TIGGERS, and for people like me who are more interested in real animals than cartoon ones, there are also several rockstar iguanas (one of whom kept head banging to the music we were listening to.) Bill was great - he listened to what I wanted and spent as much time making sure the placement was perfect as he did doing the actual tattoo. He's a cool guy, his rates are INCREDIBLY reasonable (less than half of what I was expecting to pay,) and I'm quite happy with the result. If I need a touch-up next time I'm in town, I'm definitely heading here. Thank y'all so much!

I love this place because my piercings always heal just perfectly! No keloids no bumps no nothing!…read moreMy ear piercings have rejected from so many places but nevr when i go here. I graduated from uofi now and moved back home but I'll always drive 1.5hrs to come back to no regrets for any piercings i need.

I got my daith pierced here. The place was clean and well taken care of. The lady was very nice and…read moreeverything went smoothly!

I had a horseshoe ring in but one of the balls fell off and I didn't want my smiley piercing to…read moreclose so we stopped in for help. Chris was so friendly and made sure to advise me they did not have the small size I currently had and would need to up my piercing size. I believe the piercers name was Carrie and she took great care and was gentle with placing a new ring in - it was $30. Side note: I was advised that ear piercings are $25 a lobe, not including jewelry - a little too pricey for me!

I arrived and there were 6 employees working. Not everyone is a piercing artist, of course, but…read moreonly one person was piercing and one person was helping customers with jewelry and registering for a walk in. There were two people ahead of me and it took 2 hours before I ended up leaving. The rest of the employees were sitting in the back near the restroom... really nice people though.

Autumn was super nice and very professional handling the appointment! She was candid with me about…read morewhat to expect and pulled the service off flawlessly, quickly, and as comfortable as possible for what the experience is. The shop is adorable, very clean and sanitary, with a beautiful selection of jewelry to peruse.

My daughter finally decided she wanted her ears pierced but the shop recommended by all my friends…read moredoesn't pierce anyone under 14. They recommended IJALP so I booked an appointment. Booking was easy and appointment times were plentiful so it was easy to get an appointment that worked for us and the fact we were traveling from Springfield. Instructions about needed documents, because this was a minor, were also clear and mentioned multiple times on the website and during booking. No whining if you don't have the right papers, you've got no excuse that you didn't see the requirements. The place is appointment only so you text when you arrive and Autumn lets you know to come in. The place may not look like much from the outside but the inside is bright and nicely decorated. A small display of jewelry is up front. My daughter was able to choose between hoops and studs. I was able to observe everything being disinfected and sanitized so knew there would be no problem with infection. Autumn was great, keeping up some light banter to put my daughter at ease. She let her know everything she was doing and when she was doing it. After we were done, my daughter got to pick from a nicely stocked prize box and Autumn gave me some aftercare instructions and daily saline wash. We had a quick followed up visit 6 weeks to check that there was no infection and that my daughter was taking care of her ears as instructed. The earrings were to stay in another 12 weeks. 10 weeks later we had to make a return visit when my daughter lost one of the earrings and the back of her ear started closing up in the day before we realized it was gone. Autumn was quick to rectify the situation ( I did pay for a new earring, which I expected) and we were in and out in 10 minutes. It did cost a fair bit more than piercing with a Wal-mart jewelry counter gun but the earrings are of far superior quality and, more importantly, I knew every needle and piece of equipment that touched my child's ears was sanitized and 99.9% unlikely to cause infection.

My boyfriend and I decided to stop in for New Life Tattoo's 25th anniversary. This was our first…read moretime visiting, and it was perfect. He was tattooed by Lunchbox, who is a fantastic artist. The tattoo took around 15 minutes. The environment is very clean and welcoming. They accept walk-ins and have plenty of flash to select from. I believe they accept both cash and card. Overall, this was a 10/10 experience.

I loved my piercings and my piercer Lunchbox was so funny and sweet! I absolutely recommend this…read moreplace to anyone looking for a piercing!

I got my nose pierced here and the staff is very friendly and welcoming. They have had many years…read moreof experience and can help you make the right decision.

From the owner: Hello thanks for checking out Champaign Tattoo. We specialize in high quality, original artwork…read more While focusing on giving you a tattoo that is a unique artistic expression of your inner self. We listen , draw, and wash our hands!

Eric gave me a simple black and white tattoo on my arm. He really understood what I wanted and made…read morea design based on my (non-expert) description. He's a bright guy and it was totally enjoyable to spend an hour in his shop. It's a clean space with a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. The price was perfectly reasonable and the tattoo looks great.

From the owner: High quality tattooing, specializing in realistic, neo-japanese, and hardcore 90s…read more. While we are primarily an appointment only studio Saturdays are reserved for walk-ins.

Tldr: the shop pawned me off on their apprentice for a large and complex piece. The apprentice,…read moreSeth Jarvis, never set an appointment with me, and stopped working on the design the second he got a deposit out of me. Don't go here. I came in with plans to get a large lettering piece that had a lot of meaning to me. There were no portfolios available for me to look at, just a tv with a screensaver cycling between AI slop and some truly shaky looking work. I mean there was a picture of Mario on there that looked like my 4 year old nephew drew it. After explaining what I was looking for, I was immediately referred to an apprentice at the shop, Seth Jarvis. Nobody told me he was an apprentice at the time, not him or his mentors: it was just listed on his Insta. His work looked sick and was in the style I was interested in though, and he had a few people talking him up in the comments so I decided to give him a shot. He quoted me $1300, which I thought was high, but if it was quality work I would have been happy to pay that. He said he'd get back to me with the design in a week and two weeks later he finally did. I'm wasn't in a rush so whatever. It looked sick, but only the left half was done. I say hell yea, can't wait to see the rest. Fastforward another week or two and he sends me the full thing. He says it's still a work in progress, but I can see a few points in the new design that really take away from what I wanted out of the piece. I communicate that with him and immediately start getting push back. He pulled out every narcissist line in the book. At first he just brushed away and disregarded my concerns and then he tried to browbeat and gaslight me about the style not allowing the changes I wanted on the right half of the tattoo, even though they were present and looked just fine on the left. I went in to the shop to try and reason with him, and he said he'd need a deposit to keep working on it. I wanted to give him a morale boost because I felt the design I wanted was a little complex, so I gave him double the amount that he asked for. He sends me a picture of the design the next day stripped of all flavor, with half the issues I had noticed in the first draft still there. I pointed out the issues that were still present and even offered an idea for how to fix them. His response to that was that I could take this new design or take the old one, but he refused to make any more changes. After giving him double his requested deposit without even the promise of a date to do the tattoo, he refused to work with me the very next day. If that's not a scam, I don't know what is.

Here is my finished work. Wade is the man. Took me a long time to post this but you can see both…read morebefore and after. Love ''em both.