Found Donnie on instagram and drive from ATL to work with him. And I was not disappointed he did…read moreamazing work and was just pleasure to be tattooed by. Would recommend 100%

Below are pictures of a tattoo I wanted and what I got! I went to S'Moore Ink in Dallas, NC. One…read moreof the artist tattooed me, I immediately contacted the shop and the owner said he would "fix" this at no charge and thanked me for not going public with this. But.... Since May, the owner has only made the situation worse, acted with no urgency to correct this and said he was going to start charging me. So I started visiting other artist that specialize in cover-up work in Charlotte and they can not believe the amount of damage that has been done to my arm. Most say ANY quality tattoo artist would know better than to try to cover up anything that big, that dark and that new. I have scarring, uneven color and the issue that needed covering has not been covered. Tomorrow, I will start laser removal! So....to wrap that all up for you....S'Moore Ink took my money, had 2 artist jack my arm up, lied to me about a fix, did not take into factor my feelings, acted with no urgency to correct, lied about no charge, refused to pay for removal and said they will have no further communication with me. Being " Best in Gaston" doesn't mean alot.

Great customer service the piercer was polite and helpful. The cost was more than others but I…read moreappreciate the customer service.

John Stroud did this tattoo for me today for my dad that passed last Friday. He did an amazing job…read more The tattoo is perfect. He also did my mom's memorial tattoo and my dad's.He will always hold a special place in me and my dads hearts. He is my forever tattoo artist.

Ed Lee did an awesome tattoo for me yesterday. The shop is clean, and the people who work there…read moremake you feel like family. Everyone is pleasant to talk with, and they listen very carefully when you visit them to describe the tattoo you would like to get. Ed gave me very specific instructions about taking care of my tattoo, and that was very helpful since I haven't had a new tattoo in 20 years. Go visit the shop, and I promise you will not be disappointed.

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A friend had a recommendation to receive a tattoo from Michelle. Michelle and my friend worked…read moretogether to design a piece that would cover up another tattoo. They finally came up with something we all loved! The wrist tattoo came out awesome! While I was being of supportive of my friend 's tattoo, I decided to get a quick one while I waited. I told Heather what I wanted and wear i wanted. We did a few tweaks and I loved my busy bee! Great vibes very welcomingand helpful to all the customers. They also have piercings, and there were a lot of people getting pierced. I would definitely return for another tattoo.

Want to let everyone know if you ever need a realism tattoo, Matt is the one to go to. He has done…read moreall of my realism tattoos. He is the best hands down!

On July the 10th my wife and I went to the shop and all was okay but the vibe there wasn't a great…read moreexperience at all. Our wait time was crazy and it was almost and hour before we even got started. The Tattoo artist that was helping us was just too slow but he was okay. The power went out in the middle of my wife tattoo session because of a rain storm and I was not okay with the tattoo artist finishing her work in the dark even with a little light on there head. We had allreafy paid for a full service from the artist so I asked the tattoo artist that was working on my wife's neck work could we get some kind of discount on her services because there was no lights and they were trying to fi ish her work half way in the dark. There were two other workers in the shop and things just went left they were very unprofessional they were getting in mine and my wife's business when i was only talking to the tattoo artist that was working on my wife's neck. The young lady that works at this establishment was on the phone with her boss and letting them know that I didn't want the tattoo artist too finish the work in the dark and that was cool then the other tattoo artist started to get nasty with me talking a bunch of smack and being very disrespectful too me and my wife saying that the artist has to get paid as qell for some of the work that he had done and i wasn't even arguing with that point but we also need to be compensated as well because my wife tattoo was not finished the police was called on us because they said that we as the clients were being rude and disrespectful too them and we need to leave the establishment now. I said that I wasn't going to leave until we go back some of our money back that the tattoo artist JAY said that he was going to give us. It really never had to go this far but when you get into someone else bussiness and have no idea what you or the tattoo artist has talked about the other workers should have stayed out of it. The out side tattoo artist said that he felt threatened by me a black woman and her black wife the other workers was a white female that was acting like a little girl because she needed to call the police and get them involved. The second no fator person was maybe a white male mixed with other nationalities. The Gastonia Police Officers that showed up was not far at all they never asked what was going on they didn't want to ask myself or my wife what happened how could we help to resolve the situation they came siding already with the white woman and never asked any questions. I would ever recommend this tattoo shop to anyone i know there. If I was you make sure that when you go there make sure that you ask questions about being compensated on ink work if the powet goes out how does that work and make sure when you are dealing with the tattoo artist that you keep other workers out of your bussiness with the person that's doing your work. I will never ever go back to this shop ever again. They will call the poilce on you just for standing for your rights. This place is not a good place too go. We are still waiting on our refund now they said that it should take 7-10 business days and when we were trying to call back and speak too the artist tuat was working on my wife's neck he didn't even want to talk to us either and he is a black man so don't think that they will have your back in any situation thathappens at this tatto shop. Until we get out money back I'll be on here every othe day bashing this shopand there workers. I'm going to show you all the unfinished work of JALN the tatto artist was supposed to be doing. If you are ever in GASTONIA NEVER EVER EVER go into this tattoo and priceing place they were and is very unprofessional.

This is by far the worst tattoo shop I've ever visited . I was inked by a guy named JC and he did…read moreit within 5 mins , once healed the tattoo lines were awful , he blew out one letter and many missing lines and faded . From my experience with other tattoos they shaved your arm and they wrapped your arm before you left he didn't . Staff is very unfriendly , they refuse to work on you unless the piercer takes the money for the tattoo and she ignores you until she's ready . Constantly high these tattoo artists are .. people toothless and coming into work in pajamas .. def defined Gastonia to a T . I'll stick with Charlotte and get this tattoo covered up

From the Ashes is a great shop with a great atmosphere. The front staff are friendly, and the…read moreartist go above and beyond to ensure you have a great piece that you are proud of. 10/10 I highly recommend!

From the owner: We specialize in all styles of tattooing from traditional to realism. We are capable of giving you…read morethe best quality tattoo possible that will have everyone impressed every time they see your new ink. We hope to see you in the studio soon for your next tattoo or to set up your next appointment.