Cherry Bomb Tattoos

Last night I came in without an appointment and had a tattoo done by Jamie Crystal. My tattoo I originally wanted was three small nautical stars on my wrist, and after chatting about it Jamie explained to me that the size and use of the black ink would cause the dark ink to bleed and end up looking pretty crappy and she was not going to do a bad tattoo. I was set on getting 3 stars, I wanted nautical because my grandfather was in the navy, and I like the idea of them pointing the direction. We decided on three small regular stars that are each a little larger than a penny each on my left wrist.  To me the colors were very important, I did not want black outlines but I wanted grey because grey symbolizes intellect, the left star is a medium blue symbolizing the male and strength, the center star is yellow for intelligence, and the right is a medium hot pink for the female and creativity.

Jamie was AWESOME, we talked the whole time she did my tat, and talked about her art and the comicons she does and the graphic novels she and Heidi (another woman who also rocks at the shop) are launching called "Crazy Cat Lady". She has some amazing anime work she has done herself around her work room. In edition to just being a really cool chick, the tat which is on my left wrist so it is in a really tender spot really didn't hurt. I think her talking to me and keeping me engaged in other ways kept the focus away from the pain. I have 4 other tats, two tramp stamps, one on my left hip and one on my right ankle, and this was the most painful but the pain really didn't register because Jamie was so AWESOME!!! (And unlike the other tats, washing the tat the next morning was not like being stabbed with a thousand knives). They also sell AFTER INKED cream. Totally worth the investment, no itchiness or scabbiness that I have had with other tats.  And the price was really good. I checked out other shops and they were giving me quotes as high as $150 for 1 hour sitting when this tat would not take an hour. Cherry Bomb charged me $80 total with the AFTER INKED  cream that will last for at least 3 tats.  

To sum up NEXT AND ALL TATS I HAVE DONE HERE IN MICHIGAN I WILL HAVE DONE AT CHERRY BOMB BY JAMIE!!!!

My GF and I went here a few days ago to get our daughters name on MY arm and HER foot. Great service from Mike. He was very professional and friendly. Great price on the two pieces. I will definitely be back in a few months for my next one.

So after a failed attempt at another nearby tattoo place, my friend and I headed over here to get our ink fix.

First off, I went in here initially and they told me I was at the wrong place, but were very polite about it.  Then, when I came back in, they took my friend and I back right away (while we waited an hour + at the other place that we had appointments for...).

I saw Jaime and was a little nervous as this was only my second tattoo, and I am a wimp about pain and all that jazz.  She was great.  The piece that I had picked out only took about 15 minutes, and while it was uncomfortable, it was never painful.  She gave me a great price ($60-where I had been quoted $100 at another shop) and was very laid back.

My friend saw another person and she was in the chair for about 2 hours but she was very happy with hers as well.

I'm not totally sure I'd get a third, but if I did, I would definitely go here!