I was here in Vermont for work, for a 24 hour stay and was down town, I love doing spur of the…read moremoment things and really wanted to get a tattoo, as all my tattoos are spur of the moment tattoos. So I walked to this place that was open, it was weird a lot of tattoo shops closes early, so I found this place, the staff was awesome!! I wanted a basic tattoo and got a butterfly, always wanted a butterfly, love butterflies the woman at the front desk was pretty cool and helped me pick the right one (yes there are many different butterflies) and also had to find the perfect size for where I wanted it, I didn't want it too big or small. The guy who did mine was pretty cool as well, very patient when I was telling him where I wanted it. It didn't take long to do, actually fell asleep, and it turned out beautifully. The outlines of the butterfly was pretty badass. Loved it. If anyone is looking for a place to get a tattoo here around Burlington, I would definitely go here. Vibes are amazing here as well. They do a lot of amazing work. I get compliments everyday at work of my tattoo as well.

Thank you Bald Bill for your stories and your artwork. Took me and three friends for a walk-in and…read moremade us feel very comfortable. Highly recommend!

Sierra pierced my ears in several places. Sierra assured that my piercing was painless as possible,…read moreand she was very informative about aftercare which I appreciated so much. She wanted to make sure that the piercings were placed properly so she took her time and allowed me to see where she was going to pierce my ears based on my preferences, and I am very happy with the outcome. I brought my daughter granddaughter and husband because our little five-year-old granddaughter also wanted her ears pierced for the first time. Both Sierra and Adrianne pierced my granddaughter's ears at the same time so the experience was quick and again relatively painless for my little granddaughter who said "they both did it at the same time and I didn't cry at all. It hardly hurt" The studio is well designed and comfortable for the rest of the family who were there for support and to watch. Both Sierra and Adrianne were professional and kind. We highly recommend The Prick.

I got my nose done and it went super well! I went back and forth between piercings and the staff…read morehelped me safely choose a good option! Everyone there is super nice so I definitely recommend! :)

I was debating posting this, because the tattoo itself is fine. I do like it…read more And he was friendly during tattooing afterwards. But it's been bugging me. But it took almost an hour of arguing and fixing it to how I had already asked in the initial booking email to get to that point. I do not recommend going to Aartistic Inc in Winooski. I thought I was going to a tattoo ARTIST that would at least take the 2 seconds to read what his client wanted, not a tattoo copyist who just wanted to copy paste someone else's tattoo. I sent multiple reference photos (3) and explained what I wanted out of each photo prior to being booked, but when we arrived he basically was like "just pick one of the references and I'll copy it exactly". He even used the words "I'm not interested." I would have walked out if I didn't really want to get a tattoo on that exact day (our 11 year anniversary). Even with copying, he couldn't even at least be bothered to move one of the parts to the spot I had asked. (The sword being through the crown instead of the crown being above it) Until after being rude about it and me having to point it out in the email in front of his face that I in fact, did ask for that. He had papers printed of the wrong thing, I asked why they were like that and he had an attitude and was like "because that's how YOU asked for them" I just said "uh, no." And he went and pulled up my emails on a big tv screen and still tried to argue with me by pointing to my references I sent. I literally walked up to the screen and read off what I had asked for while pointing to it with my finger. He STILL CONTINUED to argued it because I sent the reference pictures and he "just goes by what picture I send". I said "well I didn't know you were just going to not read my email and just copy a reference image exactly." He said "that's what we do here." lol ok then say that and deny the booking, don't accept custom work if you don't do that. As soon as we walked in the door he had an attitude and was acting like we were a bother to him. Next time don't accept work if you don't want to do it? Every other tattoo I have I didn't have this experience. My thigh tattoo, the artist spent 5 hours drawing for me before tattooing it. And this dude couldn't even be bothered to read one sentence and copy paste one part.

Not quite 4 months in and parts have nearly disappeared. Went with a friend whose is even…read moreworse...she asked for her money back and they said "No refunds, we give 90 days for touch ups." WE DONT EVEN LIVE IN VERMONT!! How about you employ able artists so you don't have to worry about fixing their problems for 3 months? (Artistic only did the words in the pic)

Great shop! Would DEFINITELY recommend…read more I've gotten a total of SIX [1 nose ($? it was back in 2007...), 1 conch ($42), and 4 lobe ($20)] piercings here, and have been happy with my experience and the results every time! The negative reviews of this place are ridiculous -- the staff is absolutely professional and precise. Sure, they aren't going to roll out the red carpet and offer you sparkling water upon entry, but c'mon people, it's a tattoo shop, not a day spa. All I care about is cleanliness and precision. They deliver. The last time I came for piercings they were quite busy (5 other customers there, with only 2 artists on staff), but they gave me the paperwork to fill out and let me know there'd be a little wait time -- which was fine because I just walked in off the street. After a short wait, Hailey (sorry, no idea if this is spelled correctly) escorted me down the hallway to a very clean, almost clinical, private room and talked with me about what I wanted, what type of jewelry I ultimately wanted to wear, and placement. Up until I was sitting in the room, my husband kept asking why I didn't "just go to Claire's" for a piercing, and then it became apparent. Firstly, they take the time to be exact with placement. Too often I've seen people with misaligned or wonky placement for piercings -- not here! The guide marks were expertly placed (and I'm usually a stickler for that sorta thing), even, symmetrical, and didn't need a single millimeter of shift. Secondly, they use individual sterile hollow needles for each piercing, so there's no risk of contamination or incomplete piercing (like you'd get with those shoddy guns at Claire's *cringe*). Thirdly, they only use individually wrapped, sterile surgical steel jewelry -- which is fabulous because I am allergic to nickel (and cheap crappy Claire's jewelry that's been dropped on the mall floor by 10-year-olds all day) -- and I had options for style. But their professional hygiene practices weren't the only benefit of coming here: my piercer worked with gentle and assertive hands. She made casual and pleasant conversation that made me forget that they were even busy. Within just a few minutes we were done and she began reviewing aftercare. I was given a very detailed handout on cleaning, reviewed making saline disinfectant rinse (1/4 t sea salt and 1c water), and was encouraged to return for help switching out the jewelry. Side note: I noticed that another commenter failed to follow these instructions (or even to attempt a simple Google search for the do's and don't's aftercare), so don't mind them. This place knows what they're doing. At the end of the day, I am extremely satisfied with my experiences at Body Art Tattoo, and will return again. Maybe for a tattoo next time? ;)

Tattoos were good--had some bumpy lines--but the real problem I have is with their pricing. Me and…read morea friend got 2, 2x2 butterfly tattoos. Over the phone and through email, the most expensive they said I would pay was $120. We both paid $150-total of $300. There is bruising and we will most likely develop keloid scars. Also, a woman named Asia was rude when answering questions and had no common decency--we overheard the shop talking about us when we were sitting in their waiting area, mocking our lack of knowledge and their own incompetence. Talking about "they should have scheduled a consult" well then you should have recommended that. The tattoo artist--Asia--added shading to our tattoos which she charged us more for, and didn't even ask us. No thank you--never again.