The best tattoo experience in Athens, if not all of Ohio. These guys have it all: talent, ambition, ethics, professionalism, etc. I am a friend of the Athens County Health Inspector, and she swears by this place! You could eat off the floor. I have numerous tattoos from Injections and have never been disappointed. And if I was disappointed, these guys would do everything in their power to make it right. Read Less

Aaron has consistently captured what's in my head and depicted it on my skin beautifully. My mom always threatened to disown me and claimed she'd cry her eyes out if I ever got a tattoo. Turns out, after quietly admiring the work I've had done over the years, she's entertaining the idea of getting one of her own. Only a sorcerer or wizard or something could pull off that sort of magic. This is the place to find it. Recommend 1000%. Read Less

The place is great and I got a great piecing from a great girl. The receptionist however was extremely rude and unhelpful. Until they hire a more helpful and cheerful staff they will not be getting my business or recommendation. Read Less

Aaron has done a full sleeve on me and a bunch of other individual pieces,every one wonderfully done and always exceeds my expectations. I would trust every artist here with any project or idea that I had in mind. You won't be disappointed! Read Less

I've had a load of work done here and would not go anywhere else...The ones I did look into in Columbus before deciding on this establishment where over rated and overly pricey with holy than thou attitudes with long wait times for something good size... Here they use good inks and good equipment and is clean..... Read Less

I got my naval pierced here and Clair did a fabulous job. I was a nervous wreck and she helped me to feel much calmer. She was very sweet and very professional. Everything was clean, which is important. I would definitely recommend going here. She did a great job and I honestly didn't experience very much pain at all. I hardly felt a thing. Great work. Read Less

Super thrilled with the piercing done by Clair. Not only was she attentive to detail, personable, friendly and has that super awesome "firm but gentle" grip that you'd hope for in a piercer, but she made sure I had and knew everything I needed to know before leaving the shop and verbally walked me through what she was doing as she was doing it, and answered all my questions thoroughly. Even though it's not my first (not even close to it!) piercing, she offered everything I could hope for and more from a piercing experience. My labret is healing up nicely and I'll definitely be coming in for more from her. Thanks so much guys! Read Less

Easily the best/only shop I would go to in Athens. I recently got my first tattoo here, there was a mix up with the date we agreed on and how it was put in the schedule so I was upset that I would have to wait another week to get it, but Jimmy said he could squeeze me in and he did and AWESOME job. The tattoo was exactly what I wanted, the shop was clean, and Jimmy was super professional. I also got my septum pierced back in September, I can't remember the girls name but she was blonde and had a couple tattoos on her neck. She was well informed and made the piercing go smoothly. I definitely plan on coming back!! Read Less

I'm only in Athens every few years, so I looked forward to stopping by for a new piercing. I have had 2 piercings here within the last 5 years with wonderful results. However, this time the Girl working there looked me up and down and said that they were booked for the day...she was unattractive, unfriendly, and unprofessional. I am so disappointed in the lack of concern and urgency for taking  care of new and/OR established customers. Will NOT be back as there are plenty of other options in Athens. What as shame! Read Less

I graduated from OU and love Athens, but this was the only thing I regret about my tenure at OU. I decided to get my second tattoo at decorative injections by Aaron,  and finally 7 years later I am spending the time and the money to get the tattoo Aaron gave me covered up/improved. He stenciled some old English writing on my arm that might have been my fault for how bad it looks now. The main problem is I asked Aaron for a gold tattoo of a triangle on my arm, he told me he didn't have a gold color but he could mix yellow and orange to make the color. ..the final product was a triangle that looked like a damn jungle cat, striped yellow and orange. I understand you might think by mixing colors you can achieved a desired color but it is not something you can experiment with. I would have loved to keep my original tattoo but getting this disaster replaced will cost me. I will elect to get any body art I get in the future done by a real artist. I will warn you against going to decorative injections,  just don't do it, consult a real artist and not someone who will experiment with colors on your body. Read Less

I got my first tattoo here and honestly would give it a higher rating than five stars if I could. Of all of my Athens / OU friends that I've spoken with, nobody has had a bad experience. I do my homework (especially as it concerns permanently marking my body) and there's nowhere else I'd want to go. The tattoo was beautifully done, and perfectly adapted from what I wanted. My tattoo artist was Eric, if I remember correctly. He was new to the store and after having heard all of my friends rave about the other long-standing artists I was a bit hesitant to take chance with someone I had no recommendations for, but once I saw the design he had ready for me I was set. The tattoo turned out to be absolutely stunning.I've also gotten a piercing here that hurt like hell but no less than it would have anywhere else. Very professional staff, and on top of that they're incredibly nice.And another important note: they commit to making sure everything is sterile, and are super helpful if you have a minor concern about a piercing you've gotten elsewhere. The ball fell off of a very new tragus piercing I had done in France, and they got me set up with a replacement, and actually put it one for me for no charge beyond what the ball cost.Again; after multiple visits here, I've never felt off-put in any way, something I don't think can be said for most tattoo parlors. If you are going to get something done and are in the area I can guarantee you won't be disappointed. Read Less

I've gotten 7 out of my 11 tattoos here by Jimmy (2) and Aaron (5), including my very first ink.  Of all the tattoo establishments I've visited and gotten work done at, this is by far my favorite (if you hadn't figured that out already...).  Everyone's super friendly and extremely talented.  I love the atmosphere of the shop as well, lots of great paintings on the wall and always some good music playing.  I could seriously write for hours about how much I love these guys and how appreciative I am for them making my transition from blank canvas to budding work of art such a pleasant one, but then you'll just think I'm gushing.And it could be the fact that it's tucked away in small town Appalachia, but their prices are the lowest I've found so far, and I've been all across the country figuring that out.  Every time I go back to visit OU, I leave town with something new from here and that is a tradition I plan on continuing for quite a while.Oh and I also got my Industrial piercing here several years ago.  Excellent experience with that, too! Read Less