Skin Illustrations Tattoos & Piercings

Great experience, great staff and Todd did a fantastic job.

Called ahead for a group appointment and they made us wait almost an hour. Our tattoos were simple lettering done by an apprentice and the end product was disappointing. They finished half of the group and then told us the huge amount they were overcharging us. $500 for 5 tattoos that were two letters each (one square inch)

This place was absolutely amazing. I went there and wanted a tattoo within the week. Not only did I get in, they worked around my college and work schedule and I got in the next day! Being a first time "tattooer" I was a little nervous. Most shops told me I should do this, this, and this. Where as at Skin Illustrations they said its my preference. Shawn was absolutely amazing and had everything set up when I arrived and got me in and out quickly so I was able to make it to class! The tattoo looked great and he made sure I was comfortable the whole time by taking to me and even taking little breaks. The store itself was very clean and customer service was awesome. As long as you give him a copy of the tattoo and sign the correct forms while you are there, you will be set to go! For a first experience this was amazing

Todd was no good. From the start, we came in early to get our appointments on time, he was fooling around 20 mins into our appointment. He said he would sketch the design and did not do so only transfered, then when asked to tweak the photo to what we wanted he seemed to get annoyed and didn't want to fix it. Also didn't wash his hands after touching multiple surfaces or wear a mask. Then proceeded to use a dull razor on the skin. Proceeding that he invited numerous clients into our cube while we were trying to get the tattoo going at 1240. There's more that I could go on about but this was a horrible experience for both me and my best friend. We ended up walking out losing our deposit. Stay away if you want a good tattoo.

My mom and I hadn’t seen each other in over 3 years, so we wanted to do something special & decided on tattoos together. We called ahead of time to a few shops and called Skin Illustrations & was told that Todd had time to do the small tattoos for us this afternoon so we decided to head over there which I do appreciate them getting us in so quickly. When we got there Todd quoted us $60 after seeing our tattoo inspiration photos. He drew up my moms tattoo and placed it on her before the procedure, and she looked @ it & then asked for one of the letters on the word to be made a little bigger, he stated “this is gonna have to turn into an appointment another time if we start doing this” in an annoyed tone (we thought it was an appointment because we had called ahead of time). My mom (feeling rushed) stated to go ahead and she had hers done. ( she did not like one of the letters), though ultimately that tattoo turned out decent.
When he drew up mine, which was a tiny dragonfly (as small as a nickel, very simple.) it looked rushed & uneven. I asked for him to make it look more like the photo I had presented, he re-drew it and then told me the printers weren’t working so he couldn’t get it exactly how I wanted it, I understood against my better judgement and went with it. The outline on my skin looked small and simple, i told him to go ahead. After he was done it looked much bigger than what the outline looked like, it was bulky & inconsistent with what I wanted. The whole process seemed sort of rushed & he seemed stressed. He took us up front and said my moms was still $60 but mine would now be $80 - I asked why and he stated “because of the shading, having to use 2 needles”. I really wished I would have been informed of this before-hand instead of a surprise charge at the end. I would not recommend this shop, I will be getting mine fixed when I get back home out of state. Such a shame, it was supposed to be a nice bonding moment between my mother and I.

Would not recommend doing business here. My first encounter with them was messaging them on Facebook asking them a couple of questions in regards to getting my nose pierced, I also called and didn’t get a response either time. My 13 year old sister called and asked about getting her ears pierced. They finally responded and said come in and they’d be able to do it for her. Both her and her mom spoke on the phone with them multiple times reiterating her age to them. We drove 40 minutes just for them to tell us they couldn’t do it because we did not bring her birth certificate. The employee that spoke with us was very rude and laughed at us for not having it. He said “well why didn’t you ask?” I don’t know about you, but that’s not something I should have to ask. That’s something they, as the business, need to clarify to me as the customer. Very disappointed in the way we were spoken to and treated when in the shop. (And yes I have multiple piercings. Many of which I got before I turned 16 at other legit piercing shops and I was never once asked for a birth certificate or laughed at for not having one).

I got snakebites piercings went back to change rings into stud they didn't have a long enough stud so they used a barbell and told me they would order the right length and call me to have me come back to change the barbell to a flat back stud only to have nothing but problems since they were supposed to call me. I have called them twice and asked for the lady to call me back only to have never received any calls from them. I wouldn't use them if you paid me too definitely don't have them change your jewelry out do it yourself.

Dirk is one of the most amazing and talented tattoo artists I've ever got the pleasure of meeting and so glad he did one of my most memorable tattoos thus far. Light handed, detail oriented and an all around great guy! Staff was all friendly and very helpful :)

The woman who pierced me was wonderful, very personable, and helped me when I was nervous. I will definitely be going back to her for all my piercing needs. I would give more then 5 stars if I could!!

After looking multiple places, we picked Skin Illustrations-Tattoos to get my daughter's ears pierced. The piercer was very sweet with her, even getting her water when she looked a little pale post-piercing. It was very affordable and the option was given to use a piercing 'gun' or a needle. We were very happy with our choice.