Blue Byrd Tattoo

Taylor was an amazing, professional, personable, and thorough artist. Would recommend this spot for anyone looking for a great tattoo!

Tattoo artist went out to smoke a cigarette before doing my tattoo then he complained about making it "pretty" as requested. He was very rude and rushed through the process to get done and go have another cigarette. I ended up with my least favorite tattoo. It looks like someone drew it on with a pen, and it is crooked. I'm very disappointed and will never return to this location.

Called was able to get a walkin... And it was a perfect bday gift to myself. Will be back.

So here's the story lol...now I initially got my septum pierced last February by Liz who did a flawless job. I took good care of it & months later went back to Liz to have her change it out to a seamless band. Welp the band got a stuck a little bit when I tried to change it myself so the next day after work I called a tattoo shop closer to my job to change it out. They told me they had 2 people there that were experienced piercers & would have no probs changing it...BIG MISTAKE!! Now keep I'm mind I brought my own jewelry a clicker that I bought from Liz. Anyhoo...a woman ends up helping me she took out my band & then proceeds to basically irritate the hell out of me & my nose!!! To make this long story short the lady couldn't get my piercing back in. She told me that #1 she had never seen a clicker before 😩...& #2 that my piercing had closed...halfway!!! Smh...she tells me "I'll give your old jewelry back & you can wear it like a fake one. No one will know but you". Anyways I immediately call Liz because I wanted a knowledgeable & professional opinion. She told me to come on up. And of course...it was not closed just very irritated. Liz put my clicker in & I was off. I...WILL...NEVER let anyone touch my nose but Liz lol...she is EVERYTHING!! So nice & just so pleasant & I will recommend her & Blue Byrd to anybody!!! I'm not gonna be mean enough to call that other piercer out...but I will be petty enough to say the shop is on 5th street & her name rhymes with wispy lol✌🏽

I went in to schedule an appointment, and I stood in the lobby for 40 minutes. Artists and even the owner would shuffle in and out and completely ignore me. Several times I flagged someone down to ask to be helped, and each person would say, "Oh, yeah, someone will be with you." and then disappear. I ended up going to Krazy Katz, who were very polite and welcoming.

Their nice and very polite get the job done always satisfied with the results Hannah is great definitely recommend.

Taylor has done two of my tattoos and always does an amazing job! He’s very friendly and professional.

I would NEVER go back to this shop for a piercing. I had my ear pierced by a young lady at this shop who seemed very careless during the whole process. After a month, I went back there to show her that I formed a bump. The piercing lady told me that it was a keloid and that it's "normal." She didn't even remember that she was the one who pierced my ear either. I was not surprised. Then, she asked me if I was sure whether or not I wanted to take the jewelry out of my ear which puzzled me. If I am forming a keloid, then why would I want to keep the jewelry in my ear?!? She told me to visit my PCP or dermatologist, and stated that the providers may need to prescribe cortisone. I was scared and freaked out because I have never experienced this with any of my piercings. I left the shop with my ear bleeding, and the lady never did offer a cotton swab. I didn't notice the discharge until I got in my car. Then, I went to the urgent care the same day just to be told that it's not a keloid. The doctor stated the lady who pierced my ear did not know what she was talking about, and the doctor advised that I am experiencing a lot of swelling. The doctor also stated that I do not need to be prescribed anything. Basically, I wasted time and money. Hopefully, my insurance company covers majority of the cost for that urgent care visit! The lady who pierced my ear was obviously unknowledgeable.

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IN RESPONSE TO BLUE BYRD'S COMMENT,

Your reply was very unprofessional and disrespectful. As a customer, I write reviews to inform others about MY personal experience and not to hinder the growth of any companies. As far as cleaning my piercing, I cleaned my piercing on a regular basis. I did not allow my piercing to get dirty. When I went to the doctor, he advised that it was NOT infected and that I did NOT need to be prescribed anything for it. FYI all of my pillows are CLEAN. Additionally, I have 5 piercings so I'm pretty aware of the healing process and the steps required to take care of piercings. I have NEVER experienced anything like this with my piercings which is why I was highly concerned. I would NOT recommend that you make ASSUMPTIONS.

I asked Liz to examine my ear, and she told me that I have a keloid. LIz did not state that she THINKS I have one. My boyfriend was present throughout the whole interaction. I can't say that Liz pierced my ear poorly because I'm not a professional. HOWEVER, my boyfriend was unimpressed by her technique and the way things were handled. ALSO, the DOCTOR did not specify the swelling was due to my negligence such as improper care and maintenance.

I think you guys should improve your customer service skills and learn to be more empathetic, and responsive to the needs of your customers. Additional training may be needed as well and that's okay because we all have room for improvement. No one is perfect. Also, you guys should not diagnose customers. For example, telling the customer that he/she has a keloid when it's just simply swelling. This goes back to my lesson about "making assumptions." Also, I do not recommend that you allow your customers to walk out the shop with blood running down their ear...that does not sound very sanitary to me.

Once again, this review is my personal experience. I'm just speaking on what happened to me.

I found my new spot. As well as my new, permanent artist. The work he did for me was very good. I highly recommend this shop and ask for Jake. He's a cool guy and a great artist.

William Fecke is a wonderful body piercer and definitely knows a lot about piercings and general questions and answers from people. I would go back and see him for any piercing I ever plan on doing again.