9 Lives Tattoo

I had a great experience at 9 Lives yesterday! Kristian was very patient with me as I kept changing what I wanted. He was professional, interesting, and most importantly did an incredible job on my tattoos. I’m sure it was boring for him as I got super simple tattoos and he’s used to doing incredible art but he made me feel comfortable and did not judge. The shop was super clean too. Overall it was a great experience and I will be back soon!

Had an appointment with Kristian today and he was amazing! Great work and a great guy!

I got my industrial pierced at a different establishment a couple months ago. Getting it pierced was an okay experience while the after care was not. I was told to do something that isn’t recommended for a new open wounded piercing. Not only was I given misinformation, I wasn’t given specific information. I was clueless with a new piercing. After a couple of weeks passed, I noticed bumps appearing. I dmed my original piercer and informed him about the problem. He told me to come in but he’d be working on a tattoo. When I arrived, a gentleman who was not my original piercer took a look at it, but barely. He looked at it for 5 seconds and told me to clean it .. I kept cleaning it every day, twice a day, as recommended, and no change. I dmed my piercer again and he left me on seen. I originally wanted to go to 9 Lives but I wasn’t able. Yesterday (Friday), I looked up reviews on 9 Lives, and read all of Shawn’s. I emailed him when I was satisfied and he got back to me within the next 20 minutes. I asked if he was available any time next week to take a look, and he asked if I was available to come in Saturday (today). I went in, the place was absolutely gorgeous, nice, and clean. I waited for about 2 minutes (not even) before Shawn came and got me. We went back into a room, which has major privacy, and he gave me so much useful advise that I was not given from my original piercer. He made me feel very comfortable, he answered all of my questions, and I left with more knowledge and feeling confident about what to do. I will definitely be returning to 9 Lives if I want more piercings later on in the future. Thanks Shawn!!

5.5 stars for Brandie. she completely nailed the design i wanted and worked very efficiently / professionally through the whole process. she was also great at helping me get the confidence i needed to go through with it - this was my first tattoo so i was a little nervous & had no idea what to expect. do yourself a favor and rule out any of the 1-star salty dramatic troll reviews and judge the place on their art & from the people who actually went through with the experience that are all leaving 5 stars.

I had got a belly piercing at a different establishment. I had the piercing for 6 months and the site was just getting worse. I finally decided to take it out. I reached out to the original place I went but the same piercer was trying to charge me $15 for the $20 piercing to be removed. I called 9 Lives to inquire how much they would charge and the guy told me if he didn’t have to use any extensive usage of tools then it would be donation based but if he did it would be a charge. I took my chances because they were closer to my home. I went and the guy removed it in all of 1 minute. He also took the time to educate me on why the piercing was likely $20, methods to help effectively heal the wound, the type of jewelry that is safer, and the kind of quality I want in my future piercing/tattoo establishment. I would highly recommend this place. Again, thank you to Shawn Finley!

I couldn't have had a better experience! I visited the shop a couple of weeks beforehand to speak with someone about getting my first tattoo. Andrew was very professional and put my mind at ease during both my consultation and appointment. He took the time to create the perfect design and placement for me. He also gave some great design input based on his experience but was very respectful of my "vision" as well. Andrew is an awesome conversationalist which really helped with distraction and pain management. Super reasonably priced too! I will definitely be back in the future to get some more work done. Especially if I will again be greeted by Artemis the dog and enjoy watching The Office in the lobby while my design is drawn out!

I love this place and Christian is the best tattooist I ever met you need to try him

I visited this shop on 10/17 for the Suicided Awareness fundraiser. I received a heart with a semi colon in it. I love my tattoo.
I want to thank 9 lives Tattoo for putting on this fundraiser. No other tattoo shop in and outside of Detroit has done this. The tattoo's were reasonable price too. I made sure to tip my artist as well. Brandie is an awesome!

Thank you all again! You all are greatly appreciated!

Got my nose pierced by Shawn. Very friendly and knowledgeable, he made the experience better than I could've ever expected. Highly recommend Shawn and 9 Lives!

Great experience, Raquel Ruthless took super great care of me. Came out perfect. Highly recommend.

Also there was a cute dog named Artemis who is a sweetie.