I had Karla Pinky Grimes pierce my ear that had been torn years ago. She is so nice, and professional. It didn't hurt at all! The place is quickly decorated which is fun. Make sure you visit the bathroom. So fun. Karla is quick and efficient, it only took a few minutes. The place is as clean and sterile as a doctors office. I highly recommend getting a piercing done in this place as opposed to a dirty mall shop that uses a gun. read more

The wait for this tattoo was worth it! Clean workstations, friendly artists, and huge choice of designs for Friday the 13th event. Only place I'll be getting my smaller pieces from now on! read more

Solace Tattoo - Fan tattoo, Friday April 13th - Tattoo Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I came in to get a simple surface piercing in my ear...and I was completely disappointed. Kathryn, the piercer, was a COMPLETE B***H. Her customer service was poor, she showed no patience, had an obvious attitude, and was just all around RUDE. She failed to properly communicate and comprehend what I wanted done along with the prices for each. Lastly, she is the slowest moving piercer I have ever seen. She took an hour and a half to do one piercing, and change out one other. I would not recommend coming here if it was the last piercing shop in town. read more

I originally went in on Friday the 13th for a tattoo. I made it on the the list, but the artists were running behind and by 1 a.m. they were rightfully tired. While mildly annoyed by having to wait only to come back another day, I also did not want an exhausted artist working on me. They gave me a raincheck for my tattoo and said I could come back anytime. I came back in today and paid extra to have it colored in since the Friday the 13th special did not include color. I'm happy with the way it came out, well worth the wait! Hugo was friendly and professional and made me feel comfortable during the tattoo process. read more

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Found this shop on Yelp, sent a message and they texted me back pretty quickly. Shop was clean and bright and just gave off a really fun and professional vibe. James rocked it! My sister and I got matching wrist tattoos and he took our direction and made us an awesome monogram in 15 minutes which we quickly approved. In under an hour James had both our tats done And we were super happy and content. Thanks James for fitting us in and taking such good care of us!! FYI... You MUST check out their bathroom ;) read more

Solace Tattoo - Sisters got Matching Monograms on our wrist of our late aunt and uncle! - Tattoo Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Got my first tattoo here. I looked on Yelp for reviews, and CG was one of the only places that offered a deal by using YELP. I walked in with my buddy right when it opened, and Rudy took care of us! His work was awesome, truly, my tattoo turned out exactly how I wanted it to be- maybe even better. My buddy switched ideas a few times, and Rudy was patient and took care of both of us within 3.5 hours. Could not speak higher words of our experience at CG tattoo! read more

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Not sure of quality but the shop said they were open yet all entry points were closed and when I called nobody answered the phone. Disappointing. read more

Hugo is awesome he took the extra time to put in some great detail. Don't waste time and money at another shop they are extremely professional and clean with very fair prices! I will definitely be back when I come through AZ again read more

Solace Tattoo - Hugo is awesome I will definitely be back don't go to a different shop these guys are very fair, clean , professional . - Tattoo Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

My spontaneous mom went on her own to get her first tattoo! Libbie did a great job and mom loved it! Awesome detailed work. Thank you for creating a wonderful memory for her :) read more

Solace Tattoo - Truant you Libbie - Tattoo Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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I did a walk in yesterday and got four numbers on the front of my ankle by Jarrett and I was honestly amazed. I have been going to the same artist for a while now and he has been tattooing for a large number of years, Jarrett has been tattooing for two years but let me tell you who ever he apprenticed from taught him well. He took over an hour but i don't care about time, i care about detail. He gave me other ideas for my tattoo such as just shading the outside or filling in the tattoo because at first i just wanted to get an outline. We did get my tattoo in a spot with a lot of nerves and Jarrett took his time and pretty much tattooed around me jerking around. Hopefully he opens himself up to traditional soon because i would love to keep coming to him for other things! read more

Solace Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I had been considering my first piercings beyond my ears and while doing my research I found Cardiff Giant Tattoo and Karla. I cannot express enough how excellent my experience was. Though there is normal trepidation that can occur before a piercing Karla had a wonderful calm and educated presence that eased me. I also had my ears stretched on the same visit and it was also a very easy experience. I will forever recommend Karla because she is truly excellent. read more

Decided to try them out for Friday the 13th! The entire staff was the friendliest team. They weren't too busy but they also did not rush and you could tell wouldn't rush even if they were slammed. Got a piercing and tattoo and happy with the outcome of both! Live music in the back and little vendors as well. Great staff and great environment! Will be returning! read more

Solace Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

My brother and I were looking for some adventure on Friday July 13th. We were made aware of the sale via Cardiff's facebook page. We look through all the fun and interesting designs that were being offered and picked a cactus. The special was 31 dollars for a flash tattoo and you could get up to 3 piercings for 31 dollar each as well (tipping strongly suggested). We arrived around 4:30 PM as I had to work that day. We were greeted by a nice lady at the front desk and after paying told to return around 9:30 PM. Hoping the line would somehow go faster we hung around the shop. We were thankful for this as we did get called earlier than expected and were finished, bandaged and out the door around 7:30 PM. My biggest issues that I had was that I observed a lot of people not tipping. You artist has been working for hours on end to give you a decent tattoo the least you can do is throw them a few dollars. Will I return, Yes! read more

Bought some jewelry for existing piercings here and got a tattoo here, was super happy with both experiences! The jewelry is great quality, implant grade materials and gorgeous. And I couldn't be any happier with my tattoo done by Lisa. Definitely recommend and will be coming back. read more

Solace Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Absolutely love this place! The staff is super fun and good at their jobs. Got my ear pierced here and it was one of the most fun and easy experiences I've had yet at a tattoo shop. Love the design and atmosphere of the place as well. Will definitely be back! read more

I came by for the Phoenix Hot Sauce Club meeting...and had been meaning to switch out some posts in my ears (rook and tragus) to hoops...so I decided to have it done while I was there since they were able to and I'm glad I did! Everyone there is just really knowledgeable and cares about doing things the right way. One of my piercings was newish (over 6 months...but got a little agitated when switching out jewelry) but they were very careful and helped me out with some advice to get it to heal properly. It's been doing great since! The hot sauce they make and sell is great too!! I will be back!! read more

Went here today to have my ear lobes re-pierced. Karla did a fantastic job. She even took time to see if my holes were completely closed up (One wasn't, so I saved on the piercing). She was super friendly, helpful, and quick. I had my nipples pierced here last year during a black Friday deal by the owner, Johnny, and had just as great of an experience! Would highly recommend! Jewelry is very reasonably priced and they'll help you find exactly what you need/are looking for. Bonus: Tuesday's are customer appreciation day so you leave with a free hot sauce of your choice! Karla let me try a few and they're all so delicious I had a hard time deciding! Thanks again! read more

This place was awesome! James was very good! Been looking to get a tattoo for a while and he was great! Thanks again for my challenging bar code. :) read more

i got my bellybutton pierced today and i love it!! great price and Kathryn was soooo sweet. i would definitely come back

Rudy aka AZ Rude my boyyyyyy! Man, does Rudy know how to wield a tattoo machine. I'm going to try to put as much detail into my review as he does into his work. I've had my eye on him for a while after seeing his unique portfolio through a former coworker. I slid in his DMs on short notice and was so glad he was able to fit me in. We scheduled an appointment for a consultation, but he had a cancellation that day so we were able to knock it out. Full disclosure: I've never felt more annoying than during the consultation! I came in w a piece I wanted to base mine off of and kept making small changes to it. At one point, I became self-conscious that I was being too uptight about the details but Rudy assured me I wasn't, which I believed after he added "It's going on your body forever - you're allowed to get it exactly how you want." He was great to collaborate w and even took one draft off the drawing board after he didn't like the way HE changed something important. I already felt comfortable that he wanted the piece to be perfect for me, but that was the cherry on top. I also had a traditional American style in mind, but he showed me a realism version of it on his tablet. I was blown away. If you asked me before our appointment if I would ever get realism, my answer would have been a resounding hell no. Good thing I'm not the expert, because the work he did is now my favorite piece and easily gets the most compliments just in the two weeks I've had it. (He also tied parts of it into my existing work so it fits in perfectly.) A girl walked in to get a tiny touch up during our consultation/before we started inking, and even though it probably would have taken no time to do it, Rudy didn't put her in front of me. She was visibility bummed but 1) call ahead girl it's 2018! and 2) Rudy upheld his professionalism in a great way by simply asking her to come back later. Once we had the stencil complete, Rudy nailed the centering on the first try (that is always so impressive to me) and got to work. At first I was a Chatty Cathy, and Rudy let me know that the only reason he wasn't contributing more to the convo was because he was so focused. It was such a friendly way to let me be comfortable chatting away while trying to take my mind off the annoying pain that comes w tattoos! Toward the second half, I was a little tired and went dead silent, but he didn't try to force convo on me. Social skills on top of dope tattoo skills, what more could you ask for?! Light hand + speedy but not rushed/extremely detailed work = happy me. Once we were all done, the credit card machine was having connection issues, but Rudy was able to handle it so I didn't have to jump through hoops for payment. ABOVE AND BEYOND SERVICE, PEOPLE. My only regret is that I didn't go to Rudy sooner. read more

I recommend this place! I went with six of my friends and we all got a piercing. Johnny was so great and nice. This shop is very clean and the design was super cool. If you want a quick, easy and clean place make sure you come here. I will be coming back! read more

Amazing place! I had been to many different tattoo shops looking for a tattoo I wanted and didn't love the people or places enough. I had given up when I saw this place and went inside to see. Libby was absolutely amazing. She didn't over price me and did exactly what I wanted and made it better than I imagined it. She made me feel comfortable and made me laugh while tattooing me. It was very clean and all the people were very nice. I'm defidently coming here for all my other tattoos! read more

I have been following my tattoo artist, Huck Navarro, shop to shop the past couple years. And now he's landed here at Cardiff Giant tattoo. I'm glad he has found this place. Walking in from the back, you enter they a gate with a back area that usually decorated in one way or another. My first time coming to this shop was the end of March after I won a giveaway my artist put out. He has produced 11/14 of my tattoos, and I'm just sad I didn't find him sooner! After entering the building, you come to the piercing area first. Two full cases of different colors, and body jewelry. It's decorated to the max with art from the tattoo artists. The piercer is an absolute delight. She's extremely knowledgeable of her position. Very in tune with the jewelry and customers, wherever new or repeat, that walk in the door. She is a hoot! The bathroom(weird I know) is a bat cave! I was blown away, thinking I couldn't love it any more! Travel through the short hall, and you have entered into the tattoo area! All the artists are super friendly and willing to help with the design you bring in, or if you want help better picturing what you have in mind. They are patient and kind. I was lucky enough to meet Hugo, and enjoyed his story he shared. I was comfortable walking in, and no one made me feel insecure or stupid for any questions I had. I felt wanted and like the artists actually cared. The owner of the shop, Johnny, is full of life. He is EXTREMELY welcoming and brings out the life that truly exists within the shop. He is very customer inclined. He has lived a FULL life and continues to do so. I enjoy this place, and I really hope if you've read this far, you will give this shop and these amazing people a chance. You will not regret it! read more

This place was amazing. Made me feel safe and welcome. My nose peirsing was quick and easy and my friends tattoo turned out amazing!!!