Incredible studio and staff!If you're considering getting work done here, I definitely recommend Tyler! My fiancé and I decided to get our first tattoos while down in Memphis. After researching the top places, Illusion Ink blew all of them out of the water with their reviews and pictures. And since we were so close to Mississippi, we decided to make the drive. I saw all of the artists work online and loved Tyler's work. Not really being picky on who we would have do them when we got there, what would you know, Tyler was the one who greeted us and did our tattoos. Extremely professional, laid back, funny, great to have a conversation with, and does incredible work! Everything was perfect and our tattoos turned out even better than we could've expected! Both of us got very different things and both of us were thrilled with the outcome! Awesome artist and awesome person!  I loved the fact that everything was communicated! When drawing up our designs Tyler checked with each of us on size and style more than once to make sure we both loved and got exactly what we wanted! The entire studio was immaculate. Everything was well organized and extremely clean. Everything was sanitized in front of us before doing my tattoo and again before doing my fiancé's. Everything used was brand new and opened in front of us. Cannot express how clean and organized the studio and their staff is. Definitely made me more comfortable! Was absolutely blown away by the staff. Everyone was so down to earth and welcoming as soon as you walked through the front door. Everyone in the shop treated and talked to us like family. Love that! After getting our tattoos we even received an illusion ink sticker, business card, and a card on how to care for our tattoos - super awesome especially since these were our first tattoos! Their pricing is the best pricing you can find in a tattoo studio, especially for the area! They are very reasonable and work with you to find the best fit and price for what you want and can afford! 10/10 recommend this studio and their staff! We will definitely be back! Read Less

I still cant believe the experience I had here. I've been researching tat shops and following Illusion Ink on Instagram for MONTHS. This is my first tattoo. It's a simple outlined triangle above the elbow. When I came in the place was empty, on a saturday, the front desk was nice enough. They asked the size I wanted which my answer was "proportionate to my arm, not too small for the space or so big it's starting to curve around", they never asked anything else, they printed out a random triangle and sized it to the back of my arm but never showed me. I hadn't been shown anything until the artist had it on my arm. How thick do you want the lines, do you want shading, what color do you want it, exactly where do you want it placed? I was never asked any of this. The artist I got did not speak, I couldnt even tell you his name because he never introduced himself. He was short when he did talk, like when he told me I didnt need to get on the table, and I apologized and told him this was my first time, and I had no idea how this worked....he said nothing. The triangle was elongated, and I wanted a perfect triangle so he had to take off the stencil and go back to the lobby, which he was not happy about. Next stencil, again he says nothing, just puts it on and asks me to look, through a mirror that is behind a book case and very limited in view. I couldnt see it clearly being that it was on my back side, he never offered another mirror or even a hand held mirror. Silence. I had to ask my friend to approve it and she said it wasn't centered on my arm, he said it was centered with my shoulder, and I told him I was really wanting it centered with the elbow. His response..."that's not where you want it, but I'll stick it there anyway if you want me to". At this point I was uncomfortable, I felt pressured and rushed to get something permanent I did not love, and made to feel like I was being difficult for having an opinion on my tattoo. I ended up telling him we weren't doing it, that I was uncomfortable and unhappy with the steps (or lack of steps) taken in this process. He didnt apologize or try to make things right, it was a "ok then, come here" and he removed the stencil. The front desk was understanding, but I cannot say this place is professional. At one point I looked around for an "Illusion Ink" sign to make sure I was in the right place. I drove over an hour each way to get a tattoo I've been waiting months for. I have ideas for 11 more tats I'm wanting over the next year or two and thought for sure this would be the place for all of them. Just very very disappointed this was my experience at a place so highly thought of. I'm so upset I can't come back. Read Less