Iconic Tattoo & Body Piercing

To be clear, my experience took place in 2019 and was motivated by the death of my folks. It was to be my first tattoo and sleeve and I traveled an hour from the east-side to Iconic. I made an appt with Andrea based on her online samples and a connection to my Dad, who had taught at CCS where Andrea attended. I came in for my appt and showed her my ideas. She took a $200 deposit, committed to working on concept and scheduled me out several weeks. She later called/texted me saying she was moving and her sister was having a baby so she had no art or concept yet. She said if she didn’t complete them before appt., we could reschedule. I asked her to email me some examples before I drove another hour into the city. No provided no follow up communication. I later got a call from studio mgr telling me I missed an appt. After explaining what had occurred, he had Andrea speak to me and she said “her professional policy” was not to email art or discuss prior to an appt...then she asked me to drive in and if I didn’t like it, I could reschedule. No explanation of this at first meeting or in subsequent communication. I’m a 60 yr old Army veteran spending in excess of $1000 for my first tattoo to basically commemorate my family, she knew this, but acted insensitive and unprofessional. Lastly, Andrea’s speech was slurred in several conversations. It made me feel she was not reliable and was throwing my concept together at last minute. In the end, they refused to show me ANY art or concept or refund my deposit. I’m told she’s gone now but the owner/mgr of the shop at the time should have done right by me, either refund my money or refer me to another artist.

Waste money. Dont waste your time. They will get you on that reserv. fee. Not customer oriented and i spent money for no reason nothing to show.

Steve Sype is the best. Such a cool dude, very accommodating, totally professional, and a great tattooist. The shop has a super cool, laid back atmosphere. Highly recommended

I never got to go inside or get an actual tattoo as all of the artists are pretty much booked out until after spring, however they are extremely kind and professional and definitely the kind of people you want to be around. I single handedly went through each artists portfolio and read on them and it's clearly more then just a job for all the folks down at iconic. I'm only 20 and I can see how much passion and life this actually fills them up with. It truly is beautiful to see I can't wait to actually get a tattoo see you in as many winters as it takes guys:)

I just walked up on time for my appointment and the door was locked. Someone came to the door and told me that they are by appointment only I explained that my appointment was at this time today. I was told that my artist wasn’t there yet and I needed to go wait in my car until they called me.

I sat there for about ten minutes and realized how disrespectful this was. I drove off. 20 minutes later, reception called me to let me know that I can come in, and asked if I had my own mask or if I needed them to provide one. 😳🤬 it’s May of 2022, not 2020. It’s time to let go of the hysteria.

Had a super great experience with Rich! Got a daith piercing and I was very apprehensive but he walked me through it and was amazing throughout. Took a while to heal (as all daiths do!) But I love my piercing. Bonus: their plants are lovely ❤️

"The receptionist at the front desk is ethical," she's nice, patient.
I had A problem filling out the form on my phone .I swear I was like computer illiterate. In the end.... everything worked out.

Rich the piercing guy he knows what he's talking about very professional ethical. I love the atmosphere of this place. super clean.💯

Great facilities and welcoming staff. Chase was awesome. Spent plenty of time with me working on getting the tattoo sized and placed the way I wanted and took over from there. Very happy with the results and would highly recommend.

First of all, they take health and safety VERY seriously. They are clean, they take all precautions between clients, and they're very professional.

Every phone call and every visit has been met with friendly and helpful people. My tattoo was done by Chase (who is an incredible artist) and he developed my idea into the art piece it is today. I highly recommend this shop to anyone looking for a safe and professional experience.

Iconic tattoo is a beautiful shop that is extra clean with a wonderful staff. I had the pleasure of working with Casper on my tattoo. He blew my expectations out of the water. I had the pleasure of meeting other artists and getting a glimpse of their work which was also incredible. The artists at Iconic tattoo are truly the ink masters of Detroit