| Royal Oak Tattoo-reputable?(michigan) |
Question:
anyone in the metro-detroit(michigan) area that can answer my question?
is royal oak tattoo a good studio? i have been there, and it seems
proffessional and clean, but i didnt really talk to anyone there. ive heard
that it is a good place to go, but i was wondering if anyone has had any
experiences there(good or bad). this is my first tattoo, and i am not going to
screw it up by going to a bad tattoo studio.
Answer:
- Check out Sqweeg at Eternal for some REALLY nice custom colour tattooing...
he's doing Deid's sleeve and it looks phenominal.
Bonus, Sqweeg is a Star Wars nut, and quite computer literate, so that gives
most of us something in common w/him other than tattoos!
- I live in cali, and I have to agree with this. I looked around for
a great piercing studio, and thought I was going to have to go to
Cleveland for my hood. I ended up discovering Steel Addictions in
Toledo, Ohio.
Great place. All they do is piercing, and the owner (Michelle) has a
great tableside manner. In fact, she was so great I went back every
week to get my hood checked *weg*
She has since done my tragus, and she's also the one who did Lorie's
cool brand last month.
- I have been in the shop many times to watch some of the daily going on and to
talk to the people that work there, I did not mention who I was or what I do
for a living, personally I think royal oak tattoo is a great place for a first
tattoo (especially with the lack of great tattoo/piercing studios in Michigan).
- I don't know if they cleaned up their act since I lived in Cali. But
5 years ago I drove 52 miles to work at Ink For Life instead of working
for Royal Oak Tattoo only some miles from my home.
As with any shop, over time staff and policies change. So it is always a
good idea to go and check them out for yourself. Look at portfolios of
the individual artists, there can be a wide variety of skill in a single
shop. Once you have chosen your artist don't be afraid to ask lots of
questions and if possible observe them working on someone. Make sure all
needles and tubes come out of autoclave bags that are opened in front of
you. Make sure the ink, ointment,and rinse water are all new for you. I
check out each artist indivdually on this as well. I've been to shops
where the cleaniness standards are different from artist to artist and
others where the shop has standard cleaniness proceedures. Check it out
for yourself.
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