Michigan Avenue Tattoo & Piercing

I recently got a rook piercing done at this establishment by the lovely Joy. She was extremely knowledgeable and helped me decide what would look nice on my ear. It was very clean and a comfortable atmosphere. I will 100% be returning.

Krista is a gem & her linework is spectacular!! She was so sweet & hilarious during my session. I am extremely happy with my tattoo. Thank you for everything :)

Found this place on a Google map search and called to make sure they were open to the public (due to covid19). It just so happened to be about a half hour before closing and an awesome woman named Joy answered the phone and informed me they were open by appointment only but if I were to get there soon she could accommodate my needs! I was in need of new jewelry for my piercings and she was so helpful! Took my measurements and helped me find exactly what I needed. Extremely cool place with awesome people, I will definitely be a repeat customer!

This is the best shop I’ve been to hands down, nobody is going to read this long review so the main point is MAKE THIS YOUR GO TO SHOP they are amazing. I got my ears pierced yesterday at another shop in Ypsi, and the guy screwed the backs on telling me it would “stop a lot of the bleeding”. But last night the backs were on so tight I thought I was going to pass out (I think the swelling caused it to be tighter). I called and asked if they would be willing to loosen the backs for me as sure enough they said yes. I forgot her name but there is a woman with dark dreads, and she talked with me about why the other place was wrong and how that could actual cause problems with the ear tissue. She made sure I went home knowing the right method to clean my ears and all of that.

Vivid Inks was the first place I got a tattoo and I couldn't have been happier. I drew up my own tattoo and sent it in. The artist were able to make the drawing look amazing and exactly how I wanted the tattoo to look. I had my tattoo done by Fox and she did an amazing job. I would recommend anyone thinking about getting a tattoo to come to vivid ink.

It is a super clean shop with welcoming people and beautiful jewelry. I had such a great experience overall and I recommended this to anyone looking to get tattoos or piercings. Cory does amazing detailed work, I will definitely be going back for more.

My No Good Very Terrible Experience with Vivid Inks, their owner, and tattoo artist Dave.

I came in for a very simple Umbrella Academy tattoo that I painstakingly created a vector for in Photoshop. When I came in with the printed design, they said no big deal except that their tattoo copier was broken so the artist, Dave, would have to draw it by hand. Ok no biggie. I had made an appointment, and Dave was running late. They said I’d have to wait about a half hour. Ok, I get it art takes time. About 45 minutes later Dave finished up with his other client, and informed me he and the owner (who I was led to believe he was dating) were going to go grab a cigarette break quick. A quick cigarette break turns into a 15-minute food run. Which he then proceeds to eat while sketching my tattoo design up. It’s simple enough, so I figured it would turn out fine even after seeing the sketch. Like he would remember what lines needed to be thicker or thinner and this was just his guide.

Spoliers! It came out quite crooked in shape and line density and because it's a very simple design that’s super noticeable. So I called for a touch up despite my deep feelings of dread at having to deal with this shop and artist again. Free touch up right? So after being made to go in in person to see what was the problem, they scheduled me for the following Friday at 3. Great.

Learning from last time, I was running about 10 minutes late myself and called to see how the shop was running that day to avoid waiting around like last time. When I informed whoever answered the phone that I was running 10 minutes behind and asked how it was looking on their end, he only said he would let the artist know. This led me to believe they were waiting for me and I should hurry. Nope! When I got to the shop, Dave was in the middle of another huge sleeve design and I was told it would be about a half hour. (Yea I’ve heard that before :/)

The owner then commented to me, “Oh is your touch up scheduled for today?” At this point she checks their calendar to confirm yes, it is today. Then she proceeds to ignore me without even so much as an apology for clearly forgetting my appointment, and goes to tell Dave he has to ‘quickly do the little umbrella touch up before his appointment at 4.’ He’s still in the middle of the large sleeve tattoo, it’s already about 3:20 and he’s clearly annoyed with her. Because he knows as well as I do that he doesn’t have the time to manage all these tattoos properly. He also ignored me completely, and honestly I probably did him a favor by walking out. I got the distinct vibe that everyone working there was more interested in hanging out with each other than actually running a tattoo shop.

TLDR: Poor management, poor work ethic, poor work and absolutely zero customer service. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!

Amazing place. Best tattoo and piercing shop ever. I get all my work done here. Polite professional and amazing. PS they ?*&%$#! Rock and are PROFESSIONAL AND RESPECTFUL. THE WORK IS HIGH PROFESSIONAL QUALITY.

Joy is an amazing and thorough piercer! I got my nipples pierced and she was so helpful and answered all my questions and really took her time. Very reasonably priced and clean! Best place to get pierced in the area!

Rob was very unprofessional. My first full day appointment he was 2 hours late and then i realized he double booked his schedule and booted me after only one hour of ink. I gave him a 2nd chance and he called into work sick and notified me an hour in a half before my appointment. The man does not like to show up to work on saturdays apparently. I had multiple appointments scheduled that will now be scheduled with someone else. The shop just lost an easy $1000 bc of him.