I only go to Zero @ Vatican. Period. Ive been going to him for 5 years. I drive an hour and half to…read moresit with him. Hes incredibly talented and makes the experience smooth and easy. I can't tell you how many times Ive gotten compliments on the work hes done on my arms.

We didn't even know this is here in Lake Forest! Wonderful tattoo artists, and a piercing place…read more Excellent customer service that's friendly, in the atmosphere is just gorgeous! They have shirts and all this other stuff. There's so much personality in this store it's endless!

Emo is not just a great tattoo artist, he's a very nice guy. I'm a returning guest and he never…read moredisappoints. His work is clean, colors are vibrant and crisp, and his work heals beautifully. Show him references of what u want and he will collaborate with u and bring ur idea to life. Shop is clean and he is very professional.

Stopped in to get walk ins with my brother & boyfriend and all of the tattoos were incredibly well…read moredone & quick too. Emilio has 30+ years of experience and is super easy going. Stop in while in the area or on vacation like we did!

Sarah is fantastic ! Love my color work. She even darken an area a couple of weeks later ! Amazing…read more!!

Called in today to see if they had an openings, they originally said to come in around 6pm and I…read moresaid, no problem! See you then. 5 minutes later I got a call back from them saying that there's an opening, I said Bet, I'll be there in 10. My artist was Artt. I came in with a few ideas and asked how much time he had and we ended up doing 2 tattoos (tbh i wish i did more), i couldn't have asked for a better artist. He was nice, funny, and his lines are clean. He took my ideas, made them his own by adding little details and shading, and I couldn't be happier. 10/10 am coming back for more. Can't wait for the next ones.

UPDATE: So a while…read moreago I posted a negative review for this shop as I was extremely convinced that the tattoo I asked for was not what received . ( I will post what I wanted v what I got below). For the record the original tatoo artist was Jason, and for the record if you read this sir I still hope you step on a pile of red ants. Bare foot. Holding a cold refreshing cold beverage which you drop. From pain. F u. So I rant, post on yelp a complaint as Yelp is the real culprit here. I went to this shop based off the recommendation of yelp. Not word of mouth, or any impressive portfolio. Just local SEO and the algorithm deciding what's best in my location. For this, yelp you suck; you're over saturated, and your reviews are phony. Duh. My bad, I forgot it's 2025, stop believing media apps.duh. So eventually owner, Chris, responds stating that that's awful. He feels bad and that he would love a chance to make it right. I figure sure, why wouldn't I want to make the situation correct? Ultimately I go into the shop and tell him specifically the points I didn't agree with about the tattoo, and the points that I said I actually thought were impressive. He had decided overall the entire thing needs to be taken off and that's what he was going to do. Now I don't know this guy, but I've known a lot of people in my life, and my impression off the jump was that he's the type of person to come out the gates hard saying he can fix a problem, or find a solution for something, but he's probably not gonna do it. Give some time and he'll fizzle and not come through on his word. Overall, that's exactly what happened. I let him take the reins, and ultimately he decided that I'm too unappreciative for his offering of fixing my tatoo. The price to laser the tattoo apparently is more expensive than what I paid for the tattoo, and therefore I should be walking in with glitter shooting out my eyes with appreciation. On our first session personally I was not in a financial place to tip him, and I really didn't know if this was the type of situation to tip him. But after that first session, he's entire vibe changed and I really think it was because he did not get tipped. His vibe said, " what's in it for me." Vs "I'm doing right for the sake of right." Which is the type of person I usually do business with; ppl who go extra miles to make a customer happy. After ghosting me, and you know you were, six days no response, he then starts to bring up the word cover- up. As if the amount of sessions needed we were pursuing was ultimately moving towards a cover-up. This is so triggering to me because this is exactly why I flipped my shit the first time. Both these men decided to make decisions about what's going on my body without talking to me or getting my consent. This is not OK. If we were doing a cover-up, then we wouldn't have lasered the entire circumference of my ankle causing so much recovery on my part. We would have just done the minor edges and little things that I had talked about specifically to you like the rosebud and the banana leaf. Straight up Mr., I'm not appreciative because I didn't want more pain, so you are correct Chris, but bottom line if we were choosing a cover-up, this word should have been brought up when we first talked about the tattoo and what we're going to do in the future plan. The shop gets one star because they can't listen and for a woman's body in 2025----when she tells you what she wants and you guys make a decision about her body without talking to her and getting HER CONSENT FOR HER BODY changing the plan this is not OK.

Spidey at American Vintage Tattoos is truly one of a kind. Met at an event where he was there…read moretattooing and at the time, I did not have any tattoos. Saw his work and thought...wow I think I finally found an artist that I would like to have a tattoo from. Made an appointment for the next day and decided on a big eagle on my back as my first tattoo. Came out INCREDIBLE! The detail and lines in his work was amazing. Within the next few weeks I decided to have him do a lion and St. Michael on my chest and I could not have been happier!!! 5 months down the road, decided to add to my back and make a full back piece. All done by Spidey. Not only is he a great artist, he's also an awesome and friendly person. As long as Spidey is around, I will not EVER go elsewhere for a tattoo. Check him out! You will not be disappointed. Oh, forgot to mention, my lady and her mom love Spidey and his work so much they have multiple tattoos from him as well!!!! Thank you Spidey and team at American Vintage!!! Keep up the great work and awesome shop!!

Paul Hernandez did this Lion piece for me and it came out sick!! It's exactly what I wanted and I…read morecould not be happier! I'm getting more work done next week by him and I could not recommend him more!

Angelica was amazing. She's a super talented artist and super kind. We did a walk in and got some…read moreof her super fun flash.

Brian is an amazing tattoo artist. He did an incredible job for me in exactly the time he said it…read morewould take. He was very helpful during the entire process. Color choices were perfect, he couldn't have been better. I have recommended him to several friends already and will definitely be back! Best tattoo ever!

Love seeing this great Tattoo artist. He knows his work well, no pain and great comfortable…read moresetting. Watched movies and very relaxed day

I have been wanting to get my nose pierced for a lonnngggg time! My boyfriend scheduled me with…read moreJustine. She did a great job, it didn't really hurt at all! She was really sweet and through with after care instructions. I also have been wanting to get a tattoo for a long time and am not sure what I want to get done, yet. The owner Jacob is a very cool and knowledgeable guy so I hope to have him do my first one, when the time is right!

Had the privilege of sitting down with Luke yesterday. As a fan of American Traditional tattoos,…read morethis is my new favorite tattoo! I'd recommend this spot to anyone, they hit the mark!

My girls and I went up to Laguna to celebrate our friend's birthday and we decided we all wanted to…read moreget tattoos! Brian was so awesome and accommodating with 4 walk in tattoos. They're beautifully done at a reasonable price, we all had a great time hanging out and chatting. Great quality and great vibe, thank you Brian!!

My husband and I walked in to get a matching small tattoo on a Saturday afternoon…read more Brian was friendly and informative, we came back a few hours later when he was free and he did an amazing job. We'd recommend him to anyone looking for a tattoo artist in Laguna, and we'll definitely be back for more. Thanks Brian!