After a session at Authentic Art, I typically find myself at a loss for words (a truly rare thing for me). Â All I can ever seem to say are things like, "Awesome!", "Amazing!", and "Perfect!". Â These gentlemen are true artists and professionals. Â Not only does Cory create beautiful works of art, he, Jaison, and Jordan are all warm, genuine, and enjoyable people. Â The itself studio is clean, comfortable, and classy. Â My husband and I have both had work done (new work as well as the some of the best-darn cover-ups I've ever seen) and we've recommended the studio to friends and family too - even my mother-in-law! Â We'll never go anywhere else... these guys are the BEST, hands-down.
Review Source:Top notch...being that it was only my second tattoo I was still a bit nervous. I walked in with no appointment, the first thing that struck me and had me thinking this was definitely the place for me; was the country music playing!
Jaison looked and said they had an opening in an hour and a half with Johnny...I agreed and we left. Within a half hour I got a call and they had a no show with Cory (who was the tattoo artist I had originally wanted.)
So we booked it back there as fast as we could.
Cory is awesome, he asked me what kind of music I wanted to listen to...I told him
I was digging the country, and so he put on Colt 4 which I had never heard of before but was awesome! (A more up to beat remake of popular country songs)
You can tell Cory really enjoys what he does, worked with me on my placement, he never seemed rushed or irritated.
We started and he hummed and sang along with the songs! The person I had come with me said you can tell he's very detail oriented by how focused he was while tattooing me...
The best thing was he did the outline, and then he used a topical numbing cream. I never felt another thing!!! It was amazing!!!
The tattoo turned out beautifully....I was so incredibly pleased with Cory's work.
The price was lower than I thought it would be for what And where I got the tattoo.
They also provide a free touch up :))
Besides the whole amazing experience I have to comment on how clean and up to date everything was in the shop.
Top of the line everything...
Bottom line is...I'll never go anywhere else!
Seriously, best tattoo experience ever. I talked to Jaison, the front desk area person, and he was super nice and helpful, as well as patient, over the phone.
So I went in for my tattoo today, and my artist was Johnny. Let me just say, of all the tattoo artists I've gone to, he was the most gentle. Before we even started the process of inking on my tattoo, he was super patient with me about the placement of my tattoo, and presented me with many different options. I know it sounds silly, but I was super stoked when he asked me what kind of music I'd like to listen to. As someone sensitive to loud noises which create some anxiety with me, he changed the playlist to some nice, mellow music for me.
So about my tattoo...it's beautiful, and I couldn't be more happy with it.
Price wise, it was incredibly reasonable. They also assured me that they do free touch ups too.
I can't recommend this place any higher. Best tattoo shop ever. Go see Johnny.
I walked into Authentic Art for the first time early in 2012. I had no tattoos at the time and only a vague idea of the process or what to expect. When I walked in, everyone was friendly and the place was brightly lit and clean.
The reason I chose Authentic Art was because of their reaction when they first saw what I had in mind. After checking out the usb-drive I had brought that was full of designs and sample pictures, they were all very enthusiastic about my ideas and provided plenty of suggestions on how to make them into the best possible tattoo.
We set up a formal consultation to finalize everything. They were clear on what I should expect and how to prepare, and a few days later we got started. Â
Cory's years of tattooing experience and willingness to make the ideas a reality were obvious and because of that, today I'm rocking a sleeve that I couldn't be happier with. Needless to say I've been back many times.
Authentic Art is great. Â I went there for my third tattoo earlier this week and it was by far my favorite tattooing experience. I would definitely go back.
First off, these guys have a very clear idea of what they believe the process and experience of getting a tattoo should be. They definitely work with you, not just tell you what they want to do or what they think would look best (something I saw with previous tattoo artists, where I always felt like I had to be prepared to be 'stern' if I wanted something in particular). This is not to say they don't give advice or their professional opinions, they just do it in a much more conversational manner. And I'm sure Cory (the artist) would *happily* draw it out a million times to get it right if he had to!
The people were great, and they knew their stuff. The place was clean, and the tattoo care product they sell (H2Ocean) is also good stuff.
Perhaps most importantly- the tattoo turned out really well. Granted it's just script, it was very small and in a strange spot (across my heel, over the achilles). Cory did it perfectly, it was exactly what I wanted. Â On top of that, they charged me a very fair price.
This review is actually for my mother. She is a 52 year old suburban woman who got her first tattoo here recently and from what she has told me it was an extremely pleasant experience and the place was very clean and the staff was very friendly. Plus since she went through with it there that means she wasn't intimidated and that means a lot to a first time tattoo getter.
The fact that my mom even got a tattoo is perplexing enough to me (trust me if you knew her..) but I thought I had to give this place mad props if my mom approves of it. haha. Plus now she can never get mad at me for getting more tattoos! :)
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