Fatty's Tattoos & Piercings Dupont Circle

Ladies, do yourself a huge favor and avoid this shop. I booked an appointment at this location because my usual piercing shop isn’t doing under-the-mask piercings, so Michael reached out to me and accepted my request immediately. But when I tell you how uncomfortable this man made me feel… please. Go elsewhere. He did an amazing job on my piercings BUT he will harass you and give you his number to try to get you to go on a date with him. Don’t do it. Go to Brilliance Piercing in Vienna, VA instead.

(rook) Pierced by Michael ....almost painless. Nice, professional service, clean and efficient!!

Michael was very gentle, and the piercing was almost painless! I appreciated that he gave aftercare instructions for me to follow after my piercing.

At first when I started coming here for my tattoo session with Matthew, everything was fine, he is a good tattoo artist and I finally thought I found a permanent tattoo artist I can rely on. We agreed on a set price for a piece he was doing on my forearm, the piece had to be done in two session but he told me I could pay in advance for the whole piece so when I come back for the 2nd session I wouldn’t have to pay anything(except for tip of course) however 1 day before my appointment for my 2nd session he tells me that he “undercharged” me and that he will be charging an additional $250 to finish the piece even after we had already agreed on a price and after everything was already paid for.

I got upset and told him it wasn’t fair for him to just change the price after everything was paid for, he did not try to understand or work with me so I instead asked for a refund of half of what I paid but he refused to give me any money back, I was highly upset with how unprofessional this situation was and now I have a tattoo that is half done even though I paid in full on the agreed price. Highly disappointed

I loved my time at Fatty's. I walked in and felt very comfortable. I talked to the head piercer miss Hannah Cherry and she is as good as it gets :) she did multiple piercings on me and they turned out AMAZING. She is obviously very experienced and I would defiantly recommend her for any of your piercing needs no matter how simple or complex they may be. Anything from ear lobes to genital work and anything in between she will do it well and make sure it heals well. If you are ever in DC this is a must stop.

Had a wonderful experience here with Valerie, the piercing artist here. I had my conch done and my friend had 2 helix piercings put in. Valerie was really helpful when describing everything and helping us decide on jewelry. I was entertaining the idea of getting a helix but she shared that my ear wouldn't highlight that as well as it would the conch piercing. Everything was very hygienic and she was extremely precise when planning out the placement of the piercing. Her attention to detail and confidence really made us feel both at ease.
The cost of jewelry was a bit shocking, but the price for Valerie was definitely worth it.
Also, there was a rather difficult customer ahead of us who asked about an hour's worth of questions. Valerie was nothing, but polite to her. Don't know how. Hospitality on point!

My daughter got a nose piercing today with Dennis. He was excellent in making us comfortable, he was professional and very personable- excellent job helping her feel at ease. Fattys as always has a well designed system for keeping everything hygienic and safe. Also just an all around cool place. Thank you!

Danni was great. She is personable and very knowledgeable. She helped me pick out jewelry for some piercings I already had and she did my conch piercing. I highly recommend Danni and would definitely go back to Fatty's to get piercings done.

Not too long ago I went in there as a walk in to get a tattoo as I was on a trip with my friends. The place is super clean and everyone is very friendly. Moses took me as a walk in at the end of the night and did this diamond. The line work is fantastic and he has a light hand, but I am disappointed at the shading of it. Close to the line work you can see my skin and parts of the shading and not vibrant and you can see skin tone peeking through. It’s not completely consistent all the way through the tattoo. I will probably go to another place soon and have them redo the coloring. This piece is the size of a silver dollar and I was charged 120 which I definitely know is overcharging for something this small. The bouquet of flowers I have are bigger and much cleaner and was only 75. Disappointed honestly

I went to get my first tattoo from Brian and the experience was amazing. Extremely clean place, and very friendly staff. They understood this was my first time and that I was nervous and all of them did everything they could to make sure I was comfortable and calm. Even the other tattoo artists made an effort to do this. Brian did my tattoo and was both very talented and professional. More importantly, he was as passionate about my piece as I was, and it showed in the overall quality. Yes, this place is a bit pricey, but that's because of the location. Sorry, but DC isn't cheap and there is overhead. Considering thr experience, it was worth every penny. I'm going to be going back in the future to get more work done. I highly recommend Fatty's to anyone who wants some high quality ink.