Jimmy Mack  Tattoo

My husband and I just got our first tattoos.  After searching around the area, I came across Jimmy's shop.  We got excellent service and are absolutely satisfied with our tattoos.  Jimmy and his wife were very professional, helpful, and his work is amazing.  We highly recommend him to do your tattoos, and we will be coming back to him for future work.  The shop was immaculately clean, his worked healed nicely, he was gentle (I was very nervous going into it), and overall amazing!  His prices are fair, especially considering the high level of his artwork.  You won't be disappointed.

I got my first tattoo about 5-6 years ago & swore I'd never get another one, that was enough for me. But someone said that tattoos are like potato chips, you can never have just one...and whoever that person was, was a very wise person because within the last few months I started to get that "I need a little more ink" itch.

I did my research, looking for someone with a light hand, a master with fine line tattooing, black & grey art & good with organic portraiture since I wanted a photo-realistic dandelion with blowing seeds. In all my research I kept coming back to Jimmy Mack's work. He's an amazingly talented artist, in many media, not just tattooing. So I made my appointment, put down my deposit & came in for my art.

Jimmy was the utmost in professionalism & artistry. He had various photos of what I wanted & then free-handed the artwork onto my skin to make sure it flowed with the curvature of my rib cage and breast. When I told him I wanted a bird, all he wanted to know was what kind and he sketched a sparrow straight onto my skin. I'm always deeply impressed at pure talent like that. No stencil, nothing stuck onto my skin, everything drawn by hand so it would fit the curve of my body perfectly. I'm still amazed.

The tattooing itself went super smoothly. Jimmy has SUCH a light hand that I hardly bled at all. The only place it REALLY hurt & I wish I'd signed up for an epidural was when he went on the flesh on my "underboob". That hurt like a mother. Other than that, little pinches & scratches. I did most of the talking, mainly to distract myself. I noticed that if I asked him something he'd raise the gun off my skin to answer. I liked that. He didn't want to compromise the integrity of the tattoo by yammering on. I eventually shut up & just tried to look at all the great artwork around (he did it all, btw).

So, if you're ever in Haleiwa & either want a memorial tatt, like mine, permanent proof of temporary insanity or a great souvenir of your trip to the North Shore, THIS is the tattoo shop to go to & Jimmy Mack is the artist to see.

James Molina gave me my first large hip tattoo and I LOVED IT!! He was so interesting and fun to talk to! GREAT CUSTOMER Service!! He stayed late to finish it!! The detail and shading are amazing!! I will definitely be going back to him to finish up my leg. THANK YOU SO MUCH JAMES!!!! You are a great artist! Jimmy Mack Tattoo must be happy to have you!! :)