Art N Soul Tattoo Studio

all the guys here where cool but i had a very unprofessional experience. first, i made an appointment at 8:30 and they didnt even start my tattoo until 10:30. Second, the artist (David) was on his on his phone for probably longer than he was working on my tattoo. yes it was only a 2.5 inch tattoo but once he was done i had to ask him to go back to fix things twice, things he missed. it seemed like he didnt put i much effort at all. again everyone there was cool and nice and the work of his i looked at seemed alright but overall had a bad experience. Im going to the guy i usually go to (Afflicted Ink in lyndhurst which i wish i went to from the start) to get it fixed because theres still something i wish where different.

I went here on Halloween for their special (2x4 tattoo's for $50) I made my appointment 1 week in advance. I show up and the woman at the front desk says "Oh I meant to call you but I got busy... the artist is running behind with his current tattoo and there is a line and he has people scheduled for later too". THEN when I asked for a refund after wasting my time & gas to get my first tattoo that I was so excited about, the artist comes out and says "oh it will only be like 30 minutes can you wait"? At no point then anyone apologize and say " I am sorry we didn't reach out to you before you came here" OR I am sorry I am running late" Both the artist and the front desk woman came off as not giving a care at all and they were very rude. The front desk woman then tried to tell me that my deposit was non refundable. Thank goodness the artist said we could do the refund bc y'all I was NOT LEAVING without my refund. The artist then proceeded to slam the door after looking very bothered that I asked for a refund for a service that he literally did not provide. Don't come here. I ended up going to Screamin' Ink Tattoo and got my tattoo from Eric. It was a clean place with professional workers who are not rude!

I can't comment on any artwork because I haven't had any work done. I met them at Inked Out NJ, took a card, and contacted an artist via e-mail. I received a response, but did not hear back after giving my phone number and asking for a deposit requirement and consultation. I called the shop and was told I'd have to stay in contact with the artist; the shop will not schedule or confirm my consultation. I lost touch with the artist until he sent a text to schedule my appointment. I asked if we would review what I requested on the same day, but he said he already understood what I wanted. Upon asking if I could have the piece outlined in black he asked "What do you mean?" I sent an example and he said okay, but I never saw any sketches and he never responded with a confirmation that he understood what I was asking for, no detailed questions, just "okay". I also inquired about using the Art n Soul Groupon, but I was told only the owner accepts the Groupon. I asked about pricing and received an hourly rate. After discussing this experience with friends it was suggested I cancel my appointment because this is not an acceptable experience when attempting to schedule an appointment. I was hoping I had selected a friendly establishment to go to for life, but I felt very unimportant and easy to ignore while trying to discuss the design and schedule my appointment.

David has done 2 tattoos on me and I can say it's been more than a pleasure. He works with your schedule and drew my half sleeve with completely freestyle with a sharpie! He is a true artist and goes above and beyond to make sure the tattoo is perfect. Long storyshort I will be getting more tattoos from him! Definitely will recommend him to anyone.

It was the first time going there and dealing with David I have to say the experience was great his work is amazing and he definitely made the 3 of us extremely welcomed. In would highly recommend this tattoo shop to all my friends and family!

I just went to art n soul for the first time and got an amazing tattoo from David. I have gotten other tattoos from other artist (I regret now) and they don't even compare to the tattoo David gave me, he was precise and paid attention to detail, this man was focused and ready to go the whole 8 hours of my tat.
I've read some reviews before even going to him, and most of them were bad trashing how he handles there time or had a bad experience which I find crazy. From my experience he kept it real from the jump and told me he tattoos to support his family which I respect, he also convinced me into getting a color tattoo (I was originally going to get black and grey) and I couldn't be happier with the results the color was the way to go, there's no other artist I could think of going to, he even reached out to check if anything was wrong and how my tattoo was healing so I definitely would say he takes pride in his work.

This place unless your a celebrity rapper ..your not going to get the proper respect for your appointment. I was re-scheduled 2-3 times for an appt by david which was a simple sleeve (coverup) that david had 3 months to work on but ultimately I got no productivity out of him...smh ( Not even a sketch!) I understand artists are human too with families but your also a working professional and your word is your bond in this type of business. When it comes to scheduling ; PEOPLE HAVE LIVES TOO ! If your into wasting your time & money without actually physically getting a tattoo, then this is the shop for you! Not worth the trip , go to starlight tattoo not far from there or better yet inkstudio or tuffcity in the bronx! Art N Soul is a facade its more like Art is Poor!

First time at artnsoul and it was a overall great vibe, I couldn’t be any happier with the way everything turned out. I got an elephant done by David and it came out amazing. I would definitely recommend this shop to anyone looking to get some work done!

So a few weeks back my mother was diagnosed with cancer. A way that I have always expressed things is thru art or music. Since I can remember I have always too my mother that she is the "Wind Beneath my Wings". After receiving this horrible news my first thought was that I wanted a tattoo that reminds me daily that she is in fact the wind beneath my wings. I was referred to David, the owner of art n soul. I immediately called and was told that it was his day off but if he happened to stop into the parlor they would have him give me a call. Other artists there were more than willing to do the tattoo for me though with something so permanent I wanted to go with a referral. Sure enough David called me that afternoon and after explaining what and why I was so urgent to get this tattoo, he told me to give him a few hours to draw up some things and for me to come in that evening. So first, he came in on his day off and was more than happy to give me the tattoo on that day. We're talking 3 and 1/2 hours plus the time he spent drafting pictures for me. Once I arrived we looked at the drafts he made several suggestions that (thank god) I took or else I may have looked a bit ridiculous. The shop was clean and everyone there was extremely welcoming. Had I gone into the parlor rather than call, I know now that I would have been more than comfortable with any of the artists there doing my tattoo. Thank you Art N Soul for accommodating me in such short notice and doing an absolutely incredible job on my tattoo. If only you could all see the feather on my abdomen you would be certain you are in good hands there!!!!

I had a terrible experience with one of the artists at this shop. Very disrepesctful and I wrote my review on yelp but I wanted to give a one star rating on google too because its baffling of how rude Erick, the artist, was to me.