Idle Hands Tattoo Parlour

Had a fantastic experience here! Staff was super friendly and made the whole experience great. My partner and i both got tattooed, and they both came out fantastic. Flex and Amber were great artists and nailed what we were both looking for, and we were both super satisfied with the results.

It was also my partner’s first tattoo and Amber did an amazing job with making her comfortable, and also nailing the design. Thank you!

I love Idle Hands; it is my go-to for ink. I started a tradition of getting a tattoo every time I go to Mardi Gras. When I discovered Idle Hands, I knew this is the only parlour where I will ever get future tattoos.
There is no artist like Flex. My last tattoo proves that. His creativity and talent knows no equal. He helped me understand the placement of this tattoo, even though I'd envisioned it differently...and he was right. He also helped pick out a font for the lettering, explaining why the one I'd chosen wasn't the best. Listen to him. He knows best.
I hated having to skip a Mardi Gras and a new tattoo in 2021. One of the best parts of every year is visiting NOLA for Carnival and the artwork I get on my body serves as a permanent reminder, especially during hard times, like the pandemic.
Covid changed everyone, and NOLA was no different. The vibe in the shop was just a smidge more serious. Flex seemed a little more quiet. Maybe I was wrong about that, but he definitely seemed a little more serious. This doesn't mean he was any less friendly or professional. I just felt the effects of the pandemic here as I did in most of New Orleans. It just shows how much we were all decimated by something we've never seen in our lifetime, which actually made this 2022 tattoo mean even more to me. It was like a small, colourful reminder of hope and beginning to return to normal.
Flex always asks how the pain level is. I have a pretty high tolerance but definitely appreciate his concern for his customer.
My tattoo this year was a tribute to my favorite band, Lord Huron, and one of my favorite lyrics in their song "Love Like Ghosts." This pandemic made me feel like a ghost at times, and I wanted to capture that feeling.
Please, keep in mind when you see the picture that Flex completely re-imagined my idea and made it so much better, AND that the incredible dress on that ghost was his complete idea and artistic creativity.
I've never received so many compliments on a tattoo. I've had countless people ask me who inked my tattoo and comment on how gorgeous the art is.
Every time I look at it, I think of this Mardi Gras--so wonderful after being denied a year of it--and the talent Flex embodies.
If you want a truly special tattoo, Idle Hands is the place for you. I won't go anywhere else.

This parlor was incredible! We’d been talking about getting tattoos together for years and on a whim we walked in when visiting NOLA. They were so accommodating, had an AMAZING selection of up for grabs, and did great work! Amber was so sweet and efficient, and the tattoo looks amazing. Reasonably priced, comfortable and overall a fantastic experience!!! I highly recommend them!

This place is fantastic!! My boyfriend and I had an appointment scheduled for another tattoo shop, and they nevsr showed up for our appointments. We called Idle Hands to see if they had any room to fit us in, they were pretty booked, but gladly spoke with us to see if they could fit us in. It started off as only being able to fit my boyfriend's tattoo as it was a bigger piece, but luckily, one of the artists, Shawn, was able to fit me in as well! Great conversation and just a really cool guy. Josh did my boyfriend's tattoo and he was wonderful! He did a fantastic job and the piece came out great! He was also just a super nice person. If I could give this place 6/5 stars, I would!

My wife and I were coming to New Orleans to get married and thought it would be an incredible idea to get matching tattoos the same weekend while we were in New Orleans. We researched and loved the work that josh had on his portfolio so I reached out to him a month prior to the weekend we were coming down. He confirmed and accepted my deposit for the appointment. A day prior to the appointment; I reached out to josh to confirm that we were still good for the appointment. He apparently had double booked the same day after accepting our deposit and saying we were all good to go and would be unable to do it. He was apologetic and gave us a refund, but my wife and I will be leaving New Orleans without new ink 😢. If you are traveling from out of town and coordinating for work to be done; I highly recommend looking somewhere else.

My Mom and I wanted matching tattoos that represented us. We sent Flex a sketch/ idea of what we wanted and he cleaned it up, and worked with us to get it just the way we had it in our heads. The parlour itself was clean, professional and a comfortable atmosphere. Flex was both professional and friendly, extremely easy to talk to and make the entire experience wonderful for us. His pricing was absolutely reasonable and his work is incredible. I will be returning to get two of my other tattoos touched up and modified in the near future and both my mom and I recommend Flex and his crew with any artistic idea you might have. We also got to watch one of his other tattooist working on a couple (which I'm not sure of his name, but we were there Friday 5/10/19) and he was as equally talented and easy to work with. A+. 5 ☆. 2 👍👍!!
Thank you Flex! Love, Therese' Kyker (mom) and Shannon LeBlanc (daughter)

Me, my gf, and her brother were looking to get a tattoo done while in NOLA. After a lot of research we wound up here and were not disappointed. I had Josh and they had Shawn. Communication was great. Josh gave me exactly what I wanted and Shawn did excellent work too. I only wish I didn't live so far away so I could get more work done by this shop. Really is a top notch place. Come here with confidence you'll be taken care of and, most importantly, be given an awesome tattoo you'll be proud to rock.

Flex was 12/10. I’m a little bit of an over thinker and he took his time and let me ask all of my questions without making me feel annoying. This was a spur of the moment tattoo while on vacation and I am so glad that I went here and worked with Flex. Made the experience well worth it. AND to top it off, I loveeeee my tattoo. Thanks flex!!!

The entire staff was super friendly and the shop was clean! Don’t hesitate to come here for your next tattoo!!

Amazing place. Amazing quality work and they really take care of you. Flex is an amazing guy and was so nice and talked me through everything for my first tattoo. Couldnt have asked for a better place to get some ink at

I had a really amazing experience from start to finish today. After reaching out via the website and getting a very quick response, I walked into the shop about two weeks ago with a drawing in hand, and Flex offered me immediate and honest advice about the piece that I wanted, which I gladly took (he's the professional artist here, after all). Scheduling an appointment was quick and easy, and in the time between Flex communicated regularly about the design. He polished up my initial drawing and made it so much better than I thought possible, to say nothing of the actual tattoo, which blew my mind. Incredibly reasonably priced as well, considering the amazing quality! I couldn't be happier, and I will definitely be back - hopefully soon!