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    True Blue Tattoo and Body Piercing

    4.3 (326 reviews)
    ModerateTattoo, Piercing
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    This shop is great. My partner and I both got a tattoo done by the artist Jason and we will defiantly be back! Not only did both of our pieces come out perfectly but Jason had the best energy and professionalism that you could hope for in an artist. I also really appreciate the shops space and how clean it felt. Thanks again Jason!

    Asymmetrical tattoo - one horn longer and wider than the other
    Malaika R.

    DO NOT go to this place if you want a perfect tattoo. My tattoo came out asymmetrical and not fully outlined as seen in the picture. When I went back to the shop, tattoo artist Burke told me that all tattoos have an aspect of "human error" and that you can't expect any tattoo to be perfect. I asked for a simple longhorn outline and one horn is longer and wider than the other.

    New outer conch and third hole in my lobe
    Lindsay N.

    This is the ONLY place to get your piercings done. I have worked with both Sarah and Joe and every time it is the most thoughtful, well informed and safe environment. Each time i've gone in to get a piercing they've let me faff around as long as I want to figure out what jewelry I want and where. As a child of the Claire's piercing days, it makes me overjoyed to see folks take this work so seriously. Everything i've ever gotten done has healed beautifully with literally no pain during the process. I hop off the table excited about what i'm going to get done next. Can not recommend this shop enough. The attached image shows my dope new outer conch piercing and my third hole in my lobe. Quite literally obsessed. Thank you!!

    This was my stencil and this is what I got, he shaved my head with a razor without asking and completely messed it up. $100 for my head shaved an a mess of line work. They seemed to be annoyed even though there was no one in the shop. I've been growing my hair out and now have a complete bald spot behind my ear.

    My boyfriend being brave
    Jazlyn R.

    I had a great time. Staff seemed to be in a good mood. No one took their job too seriously and the prices were reasonably affordable.

    This place is the best place to go for piercings i wanted a surface Tagus. I had already gone to a few other piercers that had done it before, and did it terribly. Sarah did with making sure to use the right jewelry and making sure it was in the perfect spot. she answered all my questions gave me amazing advice on how to keep the piercing healthy made me feel super comfortable and welcome will definitely be returning. :)))

    Nose hoop too small for nose had to take out
    Amy P.

    What says a lot about a business is their integrity. People who get pierced don't think enough about how a pierce shop will provide aftercare or respond to their mistakes. Those say a lot. Manager worked with me to create a solution plan. I can't reverse the damage to my nose, but speaking w/ her helped me move forward. The amount of effort True Blue put into righting their wrong hoop sizing speaks more than the actual mistake at this point. Any shop can easily make a mistake (human error is normal), but where they go from there speaks volumes on what kind of business they are and what quality they stand for. If you want a pierce shop with integrity, go to True Blue and see Sarah. Refund Experience with manager: -was very understanding and answered questions thru my frustration -gave me a printed instruction of aftercare to follow -she wrote handwritten notes for me to reference -FULL REFUND on jewelry -gave small bottle of emu oil to help with scar healing -voucher for a free new piercing since my nose piercing had to be removed to heal -offered to correspond via email to track my healing process She didn't have to do these extra things, nor did I ask her to, so I really appreciate the extra steps she took to help heal my nose.

    conch piercing
    Finn S.

    everything went great :) sarah was super pleasant and accommodating, i'll definitely go back for future piercings

    Double nostril piercing
    Rebecca C.

    True Blue Tattoo in Austin (off of Red River between 6th and 7th) has one of the most amazing piercers; Sarah. I wondered why a simple double nostril piercing would take an hour, and now I know why. She took the time to really make sure I was symmetrical, and she also cleansed the space and performed Reiki (she's a Master!) to make sure this was a good hurt, and always asked my opinion at each step. I am honored to have been touched by her hands.

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    1 month ago

    Kaley was great!! Took so much time and care and everything felt so easy! Great price for the quality and experience!!

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    How much for belly button piercing ? Do y'all have certain days when you have a deal/discount on piercings?

    35 piercing fee + jewelry. both times ive gone ive spent $75 on my piercing. no they dont have a day w discounts.

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    Review Highlights - True Blue Tattoo and Body Piercing

    True Blue Tattoo in Austin (off of Red River between 6th and 7th) has one of the most amazing piercers; Sarah.

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    All Saints Tattoo - Tattoo by Gio El Camino

    All Saints Tattoo

    4.3(206 reviews)
    0.8 miEast Austin
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    My artist Frank was excellent. It was my first tattoo at age 56 and he made me feel at ease and…read morecomfortable. The design was simple and exactly what I wanted.

    After a failed attempt at another walk-in space, my best friend and I ended up at All Saints on…read more6th. Parking was an absolute nightmare so I would recommend taking a rideshare to get to this location.    When someone talks about tattoo shops in Austin, All Saints is definitely one of those mentioned almost every time. The tattoo/piercing shop has wonderful reviews and a ton of happy patrons. The vibe in this space is very lowkey and homey. We were the first ones in for the day.   My best friend and I wanted to get complementary tattoos. We only wanted three words in Seagram each with my best friend getting hers in black and me getting mine in red. We were told it would cost extra for red ink. Fine.   After the woman working the front took the stencil print-outs to the artists, she came back and quoted us $200 each. What? We were shocked. I knew the tattoo wouldn't take more than 20-30 minutes and did not understand how my friend was quoted the same as me if "red is extra." Thus, I came to my own conclusion that pricing is completely random and up to the artist. I guess it's a game of luck?   That being said, Carlos did a wonderful job on my tattoo and Hannah did a great job on my friend's. Carlos and I had a lot to talk about as we were raised in the same city and he went to my highschool while I was also in attendance. Wild stuff!   Still, for what we got, I wouldn't have paid more than $150 + tip for this tattoo. There needs to be a length requirement or some rules and regulations for pricing (I know this is not easy). Just know you're getting very talented artists when you walk-in!   Bring your wallet!

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    Mom's Tattoos - Our individual look on the same tattoo.

    Mom's Tattoos

    4.8(191 reviews)
    2.1 mi78704 (South Austin), South Lamar District, Bouldin Creek
    $$

    I knew I wanted to get a new tattoo while visiting Austin, but I wasn't sure where to go. I'm much…read moremore comfortable with laid-back tattooists than I am with the super-intense ones who can often be intimidating. The tattoos I generally seek are quirky, one-off designs that are deeply personal, but not the full-sleeve or intricate Japanese work that a lot of shops specialize in. After looking at a lot of websites and reading a lot of reviews, I chose Mom's Tattoos and I'm glad I did. It's exactly the kind of place I like, with a relaxed vibe and incredibly friendly artists. I had a specific drawing I wanted replicated that looked deceptively simple but was in fact very challenging. I couldn't have asked for a better result than the tattoo I received by Roach. His artistry is top-level. On top of that, he's an incredibly nice guy. I wholeheartedly recommend him, and Mom's, for anyone looking for a welcoming, top-quality experience.

    They don't do EVERYTHING to do with tattoos; specifically, they refuse to do anything to do with…read morewhite ink tattoos. I came in with a basic fine line design i'd drawn (a "salt infinity" or an infinity symbol in dotted white ink), explained I was very familiar with white ink and wanted this tattoo in white ink and have for decades - they said absolutely not and gave me the same tired lecture I get whenever i want something inked in white: it will fade, it wont last, it will look like a scar. I have been thinking of this tattoo for as long as these guys have been alive. I know my skin and how it heals better than they do. I know what I want better than they do. It was very disappointing. As an artist myself, I understand an artist needs to enjoy their work and want their name on their work, but tattoos are mostly highly personal to the customer and you're doing a service for a customer - that's why tattooists get paid and don't pay the customer to ink their favorite designs on the customers body. Why is writing a name in black ink better than giving someone a super meaningful, deeply personal white ink design? I wasn't requesting a hate symbol, I wanted a reminder to trust myself - salt is known for purifying and protecting, infinity is eternal. Having a tattoo no one but me knows is there still serves its purpose for me. I'm still looking for someone who will work with me on this tattoo before I consider others. It was the first tattoo I ever wanted and I'm not doing any others until this one is done. The final insult: "come back when you really know what you want, we'll get it done".... Man I've wanted this since I was 9, I know EXACTLY what I want. Its been like 3 decades and hasn't changed. Other than that, the place had a cool vibe, was clean and the work looked well-done.

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    Zulu Tattoo

    Zulu Tattoo

    4.8(18 reviews)
    1.9 miTravis Heights, 78704 (South Austin)
    $$$

    This review is way past due. Last year, I was absolutely devastated over the loss of Prince, and I…read moreneeded something to help me heal... something permanent... a tattoo! I wanted to have "him" with me in some way for the rest of my life... enter ZULU. I am a hairdresser, and a wonderful client of mine said to me one day as we were discussing tattoos, "there's nobody on earth I'd let tattoo me other than Zulu". This is HIGH praise coming from this particular woman, so I looked him up. As soon as I went to his website, I felt an energy that I can only describe as "this is it, this is my guy", I knew it immediately. Browsing through his work, I was blown away. His meticulous attention to detail is unmatched. He is an ARTIST of the highest degree. His website images don't do justice to the work- I don't think any picture of his work can do his art justice. You *have* to see it to believe it. I had a consultation with him, and shared with him images of things I liked, and things I'm drawn to, but mostly I wanted him to create it. Several days later, he sent me an image of what he came up with, and it was a slam dunk, just as I knew it would be. It took 3 sessions to complete, and it is a MASTERPIECE. I love the art on my forearm so much it's stupid. I get so much attention because it's so incredible. I even met Prince's band The Revolution, and they were blown away! Wendy and Lisa couldn't stop touching it! Anyway, you get my point, right? So here's another thing... Zulu himself is an amazing human being. He and I had the most wonderful conversations and now he's my friend forever. Choose Zulu as your artist and you'll have more than just a tattoo, you'll have a masterpiece.

    So this past weekend was my first experience directly under the hand of Zulu. Since we visited a…read morefew months ago for him to work on my wife's back, he and I have been in contact about what I've had planned for the remainder of the sleeve on my right arm. Because I travel for 6 months of the year the remainder of our conversations have been via email and also a 30 minute FaceTime consultation while I was overseas in place of a telephone call. Khani (shop mgr/wife) has done a wonderful job throughout of keeping the flow going and making sure that Zulu was available to discuss issues with me as needed. Zulu spent a considerable amount of time prepping for our arrival this trip as I had provided a number of different pieces of Tibetan art work to use for reference on my arm. After the FaceTime consult he fully understood what I wanted and that he was also given full artistic license to do what looked right and would flow with what I already had on my arm. He is only the second artist I've aver talked to that immediately got my concept and was genuinely excited about doing the work I was requesting. This was first obvious to me when we originally visited, but once we had talked and he started the work on the final design, the true light came out in Zulu. I arrived about 15 minutes early to the studio and just sat while he continued to collect his thoughts and worked to get the various pieces setup. We started with a fitting of the largest piece that would be done which was a full incarnation of Mara in demon form. Zulu only needed to resize it once and then worked on the angle and layout on my forearm (which is not big in any way) however, he laid it out to allow for the rest of the piece around and on the back of my arm. Once we had it fully laid out he applied the initial stencil for Mara and then he got to work. Zulu uses a rotary gun to apply his tattoos (as does Pinky which makes for a soothing sound in the small space). The beauty of this style of application is that unlike a normal gun that basically hammers you throughout the process, the rotary is more like a smooth flowing motion. When you add this to the extremely delicate touch that Zulu has while tattooing it makes for the absolute most pleasurable experience I've had to date. There was literally no pain until about the last 10 minutes of the session. We took a total of 4.5 hours to do all of the outline work for my arm, the detail in person looks unlike any I previously thought possible from a tattoo. His classical art training comes out when he works and his chair side manor is beyond reproach. The music in the studio is also spot on allowing Zulu to get into his groove and produce the beginnings of a masterpiece. I say beginnings because I can't wait to come back to finish the color and shading in November. Bottom line: if you want something that is truly a masterpiece on you as the canvas...than Zulu is the person to do it for you. There is no longer a need for me to search out an artist for my other projects, Zulu has a client for life.

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