Pigment Tattoo

Well stocked with jewelry, more so than more places in Nola. As someone who gets pierced a lot and swaps out jewelry for newer stuff, I appreciate that. However, I have been at this shop at least 10 times, sometimes in very close succession, and every time the piercer (who pierced my nose as well as sold me jewelry) introduces himself to me and does not recognize me. it’s as if he can’t form new memories. Whatever that’s about....other than that it’s great to know there’s a place to get body/ear/facial jewelry.

Great experience! Will be back next time we're in town.

My friends and I went here to get our noses pierced and they were so patient and caring. Also, when we first got there, we noticed our rental had a flat. One of the guys came out to try to change the tire. The piercer stated somebody could give us a ride home since we were staying so close to the shop. Just all around good people!

Got my 1st tattoo here a couple of days ago and am so pleased. A milkweed plant (essential to monarch butterflies) and the artist did such a great job designing and drawing the stem, leaves and flowers in excellent detail. I am just thrilled with Sean's work. He is an Artist.

I recently was on vacation in New Orleans and decided to get a tattoo on a whim at Pigment. My artist Justin listened to what I wanted and created something for me that was exactly my vision! He was professional and kind, especially because this was only my 2nd tattoo and I was being a weenie! My husband worked with Keel and had a similar positive experience. Thanks to Pigment for making our vacation to New Orleans memorable!

I saw JW, Justin just over a year ago while visiting NOLA. Although he didn't have anything unicorn like, his style I thought was perfect for my idea. I told him I would send him a pic of it healed. I'm about a year late, but I still absolutely love this tat. He took three ideas (unicorn, beads, and State flower) and this is the beauty that resulted. ♥️

Just got my first one here and Keel was really helpful and friendly in providing a second opinion on my initial "design", and was obviously very knowledgeable on tattoos. Also great banter and good vibes. If you're browsing reviews on Google wondering where would be a good place to go for your first one, go here!

My terrible experience and botched piercing with this business:

Context: It's my 18th birthday, the first day I can legally get pierced without parental consent. Number of guests I brought: none. I wanted to respect the limited space in the business.

I chose Pigment because I had heard from a friend that she got pierced here and it went decently well for her. The difference is that she got a more traditional area pierced (nostril). I, on the other hand, wanted a daith piercing. Now, if the piercer has not performed that piercing before or does not feel comfortable doing it, they shouldn't quietly pretend they know exactly what they are doing and compromise my appearance and piercing health.

This happened to me at Pigment. I arrived around the time the piercer was out on lunch or not at work yet. When he came in he asked to verify that I wanted a daith piercing. When he said the word 'daith,' he mispronounced it. Considering that piercers should more or less be experts on piercings, that was a red flag I should have heeded. But they had already checked me in and I didn't want to just dip. He pierced my daith and I left the establishment.

Actual piercing experience: I think the guy who checked me in and did paperwork with me was (one of) the tattoo artist(s). I'm not at all very picky about how friendly people are to me at businesses; as long as they aren't rude to me then I'm pretty happy. So my bad review is not about the vibe of the people who talked to me, even though it was pretty mediocre and a little dry (if they had properly pierced me I would have given them 4 stars out of 5).

For example, on some of the paperwork it asked for my birthday, so I had to give the guy who checked me in my ID so he could verify I was 18. As I mentioned above, it was my birthday that day, so verifying my age would mean looking at my ID and seeing that the month and day on my ID was the same as the month and day that it was that day. At a more cheerful piercing shop, maybe the guy would have said "hey happy birthday dude" or something equally as simple. But he just looked at it and handed my ID back without saying anything. It's not a crime to not tell someone happy birthday, but I'm just saying it came across as pretty dry for him to just not say anything after obviously seeing it and it definitely would have made my experience a little warmer if he had been a little friendlier. The piercer was similar in demeanor, he was just mostly very serious (again I understand some people are just like that and it doesn't necessarily mean anything). At the end of the day, I left feeling pretty excited about my new piercing and pretty indifferent about the customer service. The substance of my bad review comes from what happened next.

I wanted to get another piercing about 3 weeks later and my friends wanted to try a shop that was closer to us. So we went to Purity Body Piercing. As I was talking with the piercers about what I wanted, they caught sight of my daith piercing and said 'hold up hold up what is going on with this daith piercing' (for the record they pronounced it correctly) and then they examined it. I learned from them that the guy at Pigment (1) pierced with the wrong gauge size for a daith piercing, (2) put in a ring with a diameter that was too small for a fresh daith piercing, and (3) pierced my daith too shallow in the cartilage. I spent $60 of my money on my birthday at Pigment for a piercer who had no idea what he was doing to pretend he did. I threw away $60 for a guy to compromise a part of my body at the site of my piercing. Because of the 3 points above, I had mad swelling and irritation around the area of the piercing. Who knows what could have happened to my ear if I didn't go in to another shop and get the problems detected?

They were immensely more professional and knowledgable at Purity. They ended up removing the piercing and they pierced my other daith. Mind you I had no problems with the properly done daith piercing from Purity. I am angered by what Pigment's piercer chose to do to my ear. I deserve a refund.

Went in to get my nose rings switch out for clear spacers. Eric was amazing!! He's incredibly knowledgable and the whole process was super easy. I can't wait until I want another piercing, because I know exactly where I'm going. Thank you Eric!

Awesome old school tattoo shop loved the vibe. Keel is a pro!