Saint Tattoo

I love this place and won't go anywhere else! I come from an hour away to get all my piercings and tattoos. Professional ,clean, super friendly and amazing artists! Update: 6 months, several tattoos, and 4 piercings later I would add 5 more stars if I could <3

Fenreya is the absolute best! Literally will never go anywhere else. She's so knowledgeable and friendly and makes the piercing process a breeze. 10/10 would recommend!

So, my brother and sister and I wanted to get kind of matching tattoos of the deathly hallows from Harry Potter, but we wanted to each have the particular hallow that best represented us be the primary focus of our individual tattoos. The initial inspiration had the entire symbol done in white ink, with each sibling's hallow done in black. We wanted something similar, but decided against white ink because it has a lot of problems, so we thought we'd go with a light grey instead.
I had never been to Saint, but my brother and sister go there, so that’s where we went. I was really surprised by the shop itself; it’s in like an old house, and it is DARK in there. I want to be tattooed in an operating suite: ridiculously clean and BRIGHT enough that I know the artist can see what he’s doing.

We had called to make an appointment, but the girl at the front desk didn’t know who we were or what we wanted. And maybe the artist didn’t, either, because after explaining to the front desk and filling out all our paperwork, we still had to wait ages for him to come out to talk to us. No one else came in or our while we were waiting, so it doesn’t seem likely he was with another client while we were waiting, and he wasn’t working on our design, because when he came out, he wasn’t really clear on what we had requested, and the only idea he had about how to approach what we wanted is he didn't want to do it like we'd ask. I suggested several other alternatives, and he had a problem with each one that he had to explain to me was stupid in the rudest, most condescending way. I should have left, because I have never paid anyone to do something for me to be treated that badly, and I was beginning to feel REALLY nervous that the artist had no understanding at all of what we wanted, but my family was still really excited to get the tattoos, so I agreed when the artist said he would just do the whole symbol in black, but he’d do the part we wanted emphasized thicker and darker, which I'm sure was his decision to begin with, and he wasn't going to move from it. I mean, I am aware that I am not an expert, and I want an expert's opinion, but I also want the expert to work with me on making sure the piece of art that is going to be sewn into my skin for eternity is going to be what I want.
We get tattooed, and things do not improve. We were not treated well; the artist acted like even the slightest thing was a HUGE inconvenience. My brother had to have his stencil redone because it was put on in a way that seriously warped the image; the outer frame wasn't even an equilateral triangle anymore, it was isosceles, and when he asked to have it redone before it was indelibly etched in his skin, the artist was angry. Anyway, when we were all done, the tattoos in no way looked like what we’d asked for or what we’d been promised, but he said things would look better after the swelling went down.
It doesn't. On mine especially, you cannot tell at all that there's supposed to be a difference between one part of the symbol and the rest. And mine came out the best! My sister’s circle is not round. Not that it’s an oval, but there’s a part that is not round. It looks like a circle someone sat on. Every other time I've gotten a tattoo, I've been thrilled with the result and so happy to have it on my body, etc. And this time I just feel really disappointed, and I don't think it can be fixed to make me happy, because it was supposed to be super minimalist and anything else added would just make things worse. Additionally, I’m afraid to call the shop to talk to them about it, because after the way we were treated personally by the artist, I honestly believe he would intentionally ruin it even more to punish me for complaining. I have six tattoos, and I’ve been tattooed all over the country, and this was just such a horrible experience in every single way that I am absolutely shocked that this shop is consistently rated best tattoo shop in town. Go anywhere else.

We usually go to hard Knox tattoo, but after today we will never go anywhere but saint tattoo. Nick Shipley was so helpful and patient. He made us feel so comfortable. They were slammed when we walked in and still tried fitting us in and worked with us! Thanks guys!

I went in with a good idea of what I wanted. Tommy helped me refine it and was so good to work with. What a great tattoo! And here's the thing - I am a 65 year old woman and they did not make me feel out of place there at all! Highly recommend!!

3.11.19 I had the pleasure of being pierced (nostril) by Kimberly again today! Last time she pierced my conch. Kimberly is a fabulous person and a piercer, which I consider equally important.

1.9.19 Kimberly is awesome at piercing! Will be back.

Super great experience for my first time getting tattooed. Everyone was very friendly, quick yet professional, and Justin did a wonderful job. I felt very comfortable there.

They are very polite and curious. The shop is very clean and tidy. Kimberly did an excellent job doing my piercing on my ear. I would recommend them to anyone.

I got a half sleeve tattoo done by Doc Cooper. It was incredibly detailed and exactly what I wanted. The staff and Doc Cooper were all friendly and professional! I will definitely be going back to get more tattoos from here!

I've had nothing but great service here. Justin is the tattoo artist I've worked with in the past and will continue to work with! Reasonable prices for the quality work they do. I won't go anywhere else now.