Broken Lantern Tattoo

Went here as a walk-in for my 6th tattoo. It was the best tattoo shop atmosphere I have ever been in. Sarah was extremely patient while we fine tuned and tweaked the design MULTIPLE times. Rachel is an amazing artist and lent her expertise and opinions without pushing in a particular direction and even let us tweak the design as we went along. Their patience and professionalism is above and beyond. I will definitely be returning for my next large thigh piece! Thanks ladies for being so down to earth and fun to work with. Awesome tattoo experience!

Horrible experience with Constance/Kat. I discussed in detail what I was looking for during the consult and we seemed to be on the same page. I sent two emails prior to my appointment also explaining the design and colors, and sent several example photos to her. She did not draw a custom image as requested and simply printed one of the example tattoos I emailed her and used that as the stencil. Not a huge deal, but I had to remind her how I wanted the design, which was different than the stencil that was printed. She did not change the stencil and decided to freehand the changes stating it was going to be easier that way. The result....multiple outline errors, crooked lines, weird blue line/crack at the bottom, as well as uneven and disproportionate scale pattern. I would have appreciated her being honest and stopping when she made the errors to ask me how we should proceed. Instead, she said nothing and attempted to hide the errors by blacking out the bottom of the design. Not only did this fail to conceal the errors, but it has made it nearly impossible to get this tattoo reworked without making it extremely dark. The bottom of the mermaid tail resembles a pencil sketch drawing with multiple rough outlines....except this is dark and tattooed on my skin. I have sent multiple emails to the shop and have discussed this by phone. The shop refuses to take any responsibility for this. The owner has been "out of the country" and the manager, Cam, even stated that the tattoo "looks to be well done." I paid over $400 for this tattoo. I will be paying more than that for laser tattoo removal to lighten the mistakes and the area she blacked out so I can get it reworked.
This has been such a negative and stressful ordeal for something I looked forward to for quite a long time. I would NOT recommend this shop to anyone.

My daughter and I had planned for months to get matching tattoos. This was our first tattoo, so we where a little concerned about the whole process. I did a lot research and Broken Lantern Tattoo popped up . Went to the shop and scheduled an appointment for the next day. We had the pleasure of meeting Shane . He was amazing and very professional. I would highly recommend Broken Lantern. 5 star service . I will definitely be back

If you are in Charleston looking to get your first tattoo, don’t come here.

My experience at this tattoo shop was overall good, however I was extremely displeased with the service I got from Constance. At first, I was greeted with friendly and knowledgeable people. Upon meeting my tattoo artist, that experience changed. This was my first tattoo and I was a little bit nervous, because of this I received eye rolls, and a nasty attitude the entire time.

Along with this, she created the design without consulting me and I happened to look over and see that it was 10 times bigger than how I wanted it. After expressing my concern with the size she huffed and puffed at this minor unconvinced (mind you it was the outline of a heart).

My best friend and I went to get tattoos here while on a short trip to Charleston, Nick did an amazing job on both our tattoos! I would definitely recommend him! Cameron is pretty awesome front desk guy too! Definitely need to go check them out!

Great friendly place. Sarah was the very nice young woman at the desk was very helpful and explanatory about how things worked and just very respectful and polite
Jason Voss did amazing on my tattoo I love it, although if you come here you might not get to meet him as he was a guest artist but it was an awesome experience he was quick and steady. He's got some great jokes to(haha)
Andrew, young and very talented he done an awesome job on my fiance's piece.
Broken lantern is filled with amazing artist, so if you're considering getting a tattoo i would definitely check this place out!

Looks like their work is really good. I drove over 45 minutes to make an appointment but wasnt told I need a card deposit AND cash deposit, which I didnt have on me so that was disappointing. (I don't carry cash usually) Really booked out too. Only big complaint I would have is I was treated like my tattoo didnt matter, I was just another person walking in. I want to find an artist who at least acts like they care and give me a great tattoo (especially for how high this place charges).

I met Glenn this past weekend at a tattoo convention in Fayetteville. With over 300 artists in the room I felt very comfortable with Glenn right away. He did a great job and I was very happy with the result and quality. I felt lucky to have chosen him as my artist at the convention.

I LOVED it! I went there yesterday to get a piece done that was extremely close to my heart. It was a remembrance tattoo for a close friend of mine who passed almost a year ago.

I went in with my own art in mind and was extremely nervous, but everyone there was very kind and professional. They worked with me on sizing and changing different details and finding placement.

The atmosphere is amazing. It’s very calm, diverse, and professional. In one room you’ve got jazz, in another you’ve got rock, and in another you’ve got hip hop. There’s something there for everyone and the musical diversity was already reassuring in itself.

The place itself was beautiful. There wasn’t a spec of dust in sight, it was extremely clean and very diverse in its decorations. I even noticed some Japanese masks.

My tattoo artist, I believe his name was Nick, was AMAZING. He sketched it up and had me check the date and spelling to make sure it was perfect. Then he placed the stencil and went to work. The whole time, he and my boyfriend kept me talking so I wouldn’t focus on the pain and it was done in no time. Then, he bandaged it for me.

Looking at the piece now, I couldn’t be more satisfied. He seriously brought the sketch to life and it’s more gorgeous than I could’ve imagined.

Glenn has been tattooing me for over 3 years. Theres not another soul I would let work on me in the Charleston area. He just finished up my sleeve and did it with precision and excellence. The shop is always clean and the staff makes you feel very comfortable once you walk in the door. I wanted to thank Glenn and the entire staff at BLT for the amazing work and let them know I have recommended only their shop to friends. Keep up the good work guys! Thanks again, Glenn #PoconosStrong