I've known this place existed for years, but never really paid attention to it. It was kind of a random fluke I ended up here. Scrolling through Facebook one day, I saw Tony in my suggested friends an... Read More
I've known this place existed for years, but never really paid attention to it. It was kind of a random fluke I ended up here. Scrolling through Facebook one day, I saw Tony in my suggested friends and I basically went trolling through his profile. I had messaged a couple of people about the tattoo I wanted, but it didn't seem like they took it as seriously as I'd expect. So I kept looking and found Tony. We talked for a bit about my idea, which was a combination of specific and obscure. You know, half an idea and you need someone to complete it? I finally met with him and I really liked him. It was one of those ideas where half of it was cemented in, the other half would almost be played by ear as we went. Which was fine with me, actually. I went in and was nervous. This was a memorial tattoo to honor my best friend that I had lost a little over a year ago. I also decided to put it on my arm, my first visible tattoo. I needed perfection. So needless to say, I was a bit terrified. Lol. I went in with my husband to get the tattoo done and I was surprised to find it's a fairly quiet and really clean shop. It was relaxing for being a tattoo shop, if that makes any sense. Everyone in there is super nice and helpful. It is a great environment for a tattoo. Tony is the one who did my tattoo, and it is literally perfect. I can't nitpick a single thing about it, and I can pretty much always find something to complain about. Lol. He put me at ease, was super accommodating to my husband being there, greeted him as well. He really went out of his way to make us both comfortable. That's something I really appreciated. He chatted with both of us as he did the tattoo, and it was fun. He let me move around as needed, made suggestions on where to move to be more comfortable. As we were doing the tattoo, I saw another artist's daughter walking around, and Tony talked to her, giving her gum and it really struck me as being a family friendly environment. Other artists and people who work there came in and saw what he was doing, talked to me a bit, and it was just relaxing. It did not feel like the typical loud obnoxious tattoo shop. Would I return? Absolutely! It is probably the most perfect place to get a tattoo in Eugene. Clean, friendly, welcoming environment with great people who do excellent work. I'm looking forward to going back in October to have it finished. Read Less