I came in for a nose piercing today and i had a great experience! The lady was very professional and showed me that everything was brand new and opened up all the tools infront of me. She was also very informative about the whole healing process...not to mention she was very quick with doing the piercing in general .. I will deff be back! Read Less

I came here a few days ago to get piercings with my cousin. I loved Haley! She's super nice and makes great conversation. She talked us through the sterilization process and aftercare instructions thoroughly. And we both love our piercings! My only issue with the visit was Kevin. He was completely disrespectful in the way that he talked to Haley in front of us. That's no way to treat your staff, especially not in front of customers. They have a no phone policy behind the counter, which doesn't bother me. What did bother me was the justification behind the policy: he doesn't want people to know he's an ass (his words not mine). If you don't want people to know how you really act, maybe you shouldn't act that way? Read Less

The staff here was great! The guy who did my piercings was very thorough, friendly, and made me feel very comfortable. The shop was also very clean. He showed me all the dates and sterilization on the equipment used. My friend also came along to watch and he gladly removed her belly button ring and placed the new one for free. Read Less

Great place and friendly staff. My friend was getting a piercing done and the young man who did it made us feel very comfortable and confident. He showed us the equipment and all the sterilization dates and showed us that they’d never been used. They were overall very professional and thorough! Great place! Read Less

I had an amazing experience here. The staff was very friendly and mad me feel comfortable. When getting my piercing done was shown all the equipment and overall it was a very professional and comfortable environment. Read Less

I love this shop!! Very clean, professional, Kevin and Chris were awesome. I had no idea what I wanted, but they were patient, and I walked out with my now favourite tat. Chris will definitely be getting my return business, You guys rock!! Read Less

I have 6 tattoos and a nose piercing. Two of my tattoos and the piercing were done here. The two done here were by far the best with the best experience! I will definitely be going back for my next tattoos. They explain everything so well. They are also extremely clean! They definitely take pride in their work! It's amazing. Read Less

While it is not the worst place in town to get tattoos, there are far better places. Both gentlemen that work there often say rude/inappropriate things albeit to their staff or to their clients. There have been many people that have been fired and hired there and the over twenty amount in two years leads me to believe it's the tattoo artists that work there that are scaring them away. There are better places in town to get tattoos and there are better places in town to work. Read Less

I got my nose pierced here yesterday. The lady that does the piercing showed me all of the sealed sterile packages with expiration dates before opening anything. She talked me through it and was very kind. I've had my nose pierced twice before, about 6 and 5 years ago. I remembered it hurting a lot but I gotta say, this lady knows what she's doing. It hurt for about 15 seconds while she was piercing it and then putting the jewelry in and then it felt like nothing happened. About 7 hours later it started to feel a little bruised so I took an ibuprofen and went to bed and woke up this morning feeling like nothing ever happened. She gave super thorough care instructions and a little print out as well. She also emphasized that if it wasn't healing right or the jewelry fell out or even if I had questions, I could come back and she would fix it. Overall great customer service and excellent work! Read Less

Had my very first tattoo done last night by chris. I was really impressed by how clean everything was and I liked how they talked me through how they process the equipment,which helped calm my nerves. It was a really good experience and I definitely recommend Read Less

Do NOT go here for piercings! I went in to have a ball screwed back on to my snug piercing that used a curved barbell. The shop owner was very nice, however the piercer was scatter brained, kept dropping the jewelry and complaining about how much she works and when she has a day off it throws her into whack. My piercing had not healed up and there were two distinct holes, I just needed the ball screwed back on. The piercer inserted my jewelry and said it had healed up really fast and before I knew it she had poked a new hole WITH THE JEWELRY in the back of my ear creating a whole new piercing. Although she felt awful and re-inserted the jewelry into the correct piercing holes, I had a hole in the back of my ear and the shop did not even have a bandaid I could put on it. She comped the cost but the fact is, I got a hole punched in the back of my ear with a piece of jewelry I did not ask for or expect. A professional piercer should know what every piercing is and if not, ask. Read Less

I came here to get my very first tattoo. That was a mistake. A few days after I got it I was in the emergency because it was infecting my whole back. I went back to the shop and they said it was my blood, while the doctor was telling me it was the shop. Since then I've gotten two more bigger tattoos. Not one problem with either of them. I would never recommend this tattoo stop for anyone. I have scars that can only be fixed with surgery due to them. Read Less

I have been going to The Tattoo Studio since 2006. I love going there it's like I'm part of a family when I walk through the door. I've had numerous  tattoos and had two piercings done here. Now I have to say I have been to other shops and gotten tattoos else where just to see what Killeen/ Harker Heights had to offer but I found that the BEST work I've ever gotten was at The Tattoo Studio. They are very professional and it is a clean and sanitary. They always show you the equipment they are using and show that it had either been sanitized in the autoclave or is brand new and never used. Everything is always sealed when it is shown to you so you know your free from worry. The artwork that comes out of there from being on paper to your skin is perfect! The owner Kevin is one of the nicest and most professional artist I've ever worked with. Chris is amazing as well. I've gotten tattoos from both. They aim to please so if for some reason you have a request after they have finished they will do whatever it take to make you happy with their work. Also you get free touch ups to any of there work at anytime for the lifetime of the tattoos they do! I have people that stop me all the time asking where I get my ink done and I just hand them a business card which I carry with me everywhere I go.  If you are looking for a good shop with reasonable prices look no further than here! One last thing the other shops I have been to were rude and unprofessional. But if you chose to go else where be prepared to be disappointed. Read Less

I walked into this tattoo studio during my surveying of the local tattoo shops in my immediate area. I found some few decent shops, a couple actually good ones but most of my time was occupied at tattoo shops like this one. There are bad tattoo shops and there are bad tattoo artists, but when you get those two together you get the likes of "The Tattoo Studio". This place looked like it was constructed out of paper mâché, with some dated flash on the walls and what looked like an old dinner counter as their workspace. I looked through some of their sample work so as to not be rude, but had my pupils violated by page after page of mediocre to amateurish to even some obscenely bad tattoo work. I would stake my reputation on the fact that my 7th grade art class could draw pictures around them. These are 11-12 year olds that are not licensed to hold a vibrating needle to someone's skin and do not get paid for such a disservice. I was absolutely horrified that these people would call themselves professional tattoo artist, horrified that they would advertise their work for all to see right in their front lobby, and I'm assuming these were the best of the lot, but I was way more horrified that there was a woman slumped over a massage chair letting one of these trade school dropouts jab a needle in her back side. I would like to understand why that lady is allowing herself to be permanently marked by this no talent kid who reeks of weed and alcohol, or why there are more people in the lobby looking at the pictures and seriously considering giving them money for this mutilation. But it doesn't stop there, more are in the parking lot, more will come in this weekend and more have been coming for the last few months and years maybe, but why? Are these people really that stupid? Are they blind? Is this the only $1.50 tattoo in town? Is that it? Nope, got a quote of $250 for a 1 hour piece on my forearm. I was shocked and again confused, these tattoos aren't cheap, a $250 hour tattoo is expensive, it is also big, colorful, detailed, and well done. The tattoos coming out of this place are neither. I don't know how to close this review, I don't know if I should tell you to stay away, since people crowd their shop anyways, I don't know If I should tell you to do what you feel is right for you, if I tell you that and you go in there, I am paying you a disservice. I know what quality tattoos look like, and I would hope that most of you do as well, but this place is horrible, the talent is non-existing, the shop looks like crap, the permanent garbage people are getting littered with is more expensive than what you would get from a tested and true tattoo artist, and finally, when you have that many people willingly and knowingly putting low caliber work on someone's skin, work they themselves KNOW is bad, that is a dishonest place full of dishonest people who are out to make every single penny they can before the steam runs out and they have to change their name and move into a new shop. Don't make a mistake, at least don't make it here. There are hundreds of tattoo shops in the surrounding area. Don't be in a hurry and don't settle for the cheapest or closest shop. Take your time do your recon, look at different shops, look at their work, get word of mouth, get quotes, but most importantly, get the tattoo YOU want, have it represent your vision and not the artists. It's your money, it's your skin, and it's your choice, chose wisely. Read Less

Since this was my first tattoo, I can't compare my experience here to experiences elsewhere, but I have to say that I was very impressed.  The shop is clean and the staff is friendly.  Chris was the artist that did my tattoo and I'm pleased with the work he did.  He's very professional.  He took the time to explain the process to me and showed me the equipment that he'd be using.  He talked with my wife and myself while he was doing the work and we enjoyed that.  And the end result was exactly what I wanted.  On a side note: my wife was wanting to get a tattoo as well.  While my design was pretty straightforward, hers required piecing together elements from a few different designs.  The staff was really helpful in creating the design elements, the font, and the arrangement that she was looking for.  But in the end, she decided to postpone getting the work done until Fall because she couldn't stand the thought of having to stay out of the pool, even for a few weeks.  The staff was cool with that and offered to file the design away for when she decided the time was right.  More professionalism.  So, long story short: yes, I would recommend The Tattoo Studio to others and yes, I do plan on going there for future tattoo work. Read Less

1. the owner is mean and treats the staff like dogs...even yells and belittles them infront of the customers. 2. the big guy there i think named terry, i saw many of his drawings and it seemed that he was doing all the designing and everyone else was doing his tattoos. i think they changed them or couldnt do his drawings because the tattoos didnt look as good as his origional art. 3. the owner was arguing with a customer over cars and hot rods while tattooing him..i felt bad for the guy cause he was trapped under a needle with nowhere to go. 4. all the flash art there seems old and outdated.  aside from the big guy, i saw some drawings the other artists had done and they were pretty bad. 5.something was going on with the machine or needles caused the guy had to change them out like 5 times in one small tattoo..very unprofessional and hostile. i will never step back into that shop. after witnessing all of this in a 20 minute period i decided to go somewhere else and get my tattoo. Read Less

This place is awesome and the staff are excellent. I just got a lip piercing done a few days ago and i'm so happy with it. The gentleman that pierced me was so sweet, patient, and very helpful. I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone wanting to get an awesome piercing. Getting my tat done by them next week and I already know that they are going to be awesome. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this place. Read Less

i got a tattoo done for the first time and i was really excited except that the idiot that did it didnt know what the hell he was doning and messed it up. the guys at the tattoo studio looked at it and drew something up to cover it and it looked amazing..... i then wanted another one done so i took a picture of what i wanted and said what can you do with this and figured something out and again amazing work. I will now only go to them for my ink. Thanks a million guys. looks great Read Less