White Whale, I'm so pleased. You're trendy, you're clean, you employee some amazing artists…read more Hitting the mark on everything that a tattoo shop should be. I've been following Annie Bone on IG for a year now, that woman is an artist. With a background from DAAP and graphic design, she knows her way around most mediums. When her books opened up, I was so excited to try to get on her schedule. When you're considering White Whale, please pay close attention to each artist's "rules" when it comes to proposals. The website has some great advise for this as well. Most of them only open their books every so often and vet each piece before committing. Annie's light hand was much appreciated because I'm a total WUSS when it comes to tattoos. I have several but I really don't enjoy getting them. Annie was so kind, understanding and encouraging the whole time. She held conversation really well and seemed to care about me and my piece! This is the first time I've had a tegederm bandage and I really like it!! It's so much easier that being taped and bandaged up. If you have sensitive skin, be sure to mention this. I bruised up a little bit but Annie quickly corresponded with me and made sure the bruise was a "normal" one and that my tattoo/arm was healthy! Go to White Whale. Get a killer tattoo. No regrets.

I can't speak highly enough of White Whale. My husband and I had a visit planned to Cincinnati for…read morea wedding, and thankfully we were able to get an appointment with Emily. White Whale artists book super fast, so we had to book months in advance when Emily's books finally opened. The shop itself is charmingly eccentric, and by far the most welcoming tattoo studio I've ever been to. Everyone there was personable and friendly, and Emily is the BEST. Not only does she create the most gorgeous artwork, but she's just a warm and radiant human. It was a joy to work with her and we were both so thrilled with what she created. If we still lived in Cincinnati, I think we would be frequent visitors. If you're looking to get a tattoo in the area - or if you're from out of town - White Whale is worth a visit!

Excellent art and experienced tattooists on duty every day…read more Nice selection of earrings Strict safety features and aftercare

I got a tattoo done by Kenneth back in November. I put off writing this review for so long because…read morehe was a very nice guy, but I feel the need to warn others about my experience. I was planning on getting a very small four-leaf clover tattoo. Since it would be so small, I decided to just do a walk-in. I showed him a reference photo, which was a dainty, simple line art tattoo, and I'll include a picture of it below. Instead of going off of the reference photo, he proceeded to google four-leaf clover designs and scroll until he found one I agreed to. I am obviously at fault here for not standing my ground, but I found it kind of weird and I felt too uncomfortable to say no. As he was tattooing me, I felt him pressing SUPER hard. My first tattoo was on my chest, yet it was less painful than this one was, because of how hard he was pressing the needle into my skin. I still have some raised lines on my tattoo which I'm worried is permanent scarring. I wanted fairly thin lines (like in the reference photo I showed him) but he gave me pretty thick lines, without asking me or communicating with me about it at all. Almost immediately after I got the tattoo, I noticed the ink was starting to blow out. Again, this was my second tattoo, so I already knew how to care for it properly and I followed the aftercare instructions to a T. The lines on my tattoo have blown out and become even thicker, while some spots are missing a lot of ink. It's overall very splotchy and uneven. i'll attach a photo of it below. Between the lack of communication and the seeming disregard of what I requested, I have been very hurt by this experience. I paid $118 (not including tip), and I honestly feel like I was completely ripped off. I would have been fine with paying that if the tattoo had turned out decent. Now I have to pay even more to find another artist who can try to fix it. I realize I have fault in this too for not sticking up for myself or even just leaving, but I still feel like this experience is worthy of a negative review. I don't know about the other artists working at this Beelistic location, but I would advise not to go to Ken for your tattoos.

Comfortable and clean studio with great atmosphere. Lucas Varner is a very talented artist that…read moreexcels at working with the client to make their tattoo dreams come true.

What a great tattoo shop! I came into town from California, found this place on Yelp with a five…read morestar rating and it was accurate. I contacted the shop via email of what I wanted sent a picture of the art, a picture of where I wanted it and had a price quote within minutes. I was at the shop and getting ink within hours! Great artists and cool vibe in the shop... Thanks again Mikey!

If you're looking for a professional and talented tattoo artist featuring realism and American…read moretraditional, I highly recommend Matt. Mother's Tattoo shop in Covington is very clean and will not disappoint.

I went to have one of my ears repierced. Renee very…read morecarefully checked to see if it was really needed ( it was). She repierced with no discomfort at all. She was very very nice. The shop is very clean . The front desk lady was friendly . I would definitely go back

Rich is amazing. Great artist. Listens to what you want but also gives his professional opinion.read more

Shop was clean. They use vegan dyes so heavy metals are avoided. They promptly responded to…read moreinquiries. Tony was my artist. He put me at ease. Provided just the right amount of input and did an excellent job!!!

If you're looking for a good quality place with decent prices, head to Designs by Dana in…read moreCovington! I had Tommy who did an excellent job on my tat! He was friendly and ensured that I was okay as I'm a huge wimp. I love my new tat and highly recommend this place!!!!

My husband and I got our first tattoos at Designs by Dana and it was such a great experience! John…read morewas our artist and he was amazing! Very professional yet personable. He calmed my nerves about my first tattoo and we really enjoyed everything about it. Super clean shop and very cool location. I didn't think I would get another tattoo but John was so great to work with I may get another just because he's such a great artist!

Really amazing space for a studio. All the artists were really lovely. Risa (bai.bai.bunni.tattoos…read moreon insta) has done several pieces for me that I love. 10/10. Great spot.

moved to cincy roughly a year ago and have already visited Dana twice now- she'll definitely be my…read morego-to artist from here on out & i'll recommend her to anyone looking for a new artist! this shop has such a gorgeous and inviting atmosphere that helps me feel at ease & welcomed. live laugh love Lumen!

Everyone here has a different answer for everything. Feels like there's no communication between…read moreemployees. They just sold me some bunk low grade quality jewelry, same jewelry they pierced me with actually. Had to go to another shop to get it looked at they told me the quality was horrible and they've had to fix and help multiple people coming from red dragon tattoo. They also told me the white build up under my piercing was from the jewelry quality that they had pierced me with. maybe before getting a piercing here you should ask them the specs and actually quality of their jewelry and if you can see the paperwork on it so you can see for yourself. Overall experience over the past weeks after i received my piercing from them has been horrible in my experience and wouldn't recommend them to anyone especially after i found out how bad their jewelry really was.

I can't say enough great things about the team here! My hubby and I saw the reviews and decided to…read morecheck em out since we live around the corner. If never judge a book by its cover was a person/building! The outside is so decievinh but when you go inside, it's really and very clean! Ashley at the front desk welcomed us and introduced us to Bishop! We talked through our tattoos and the pricing was just. I was able to get an appt a few days later. When my appt day came! I was super nervous but Bishop and his team made me feel so at ease. His touch was light and the ink was perfect! Super happy with my pretty Eiffel Tower. We will be back next week for hubbys tat!