Living Ghost Tattoo

Living Ghost is one of the best if not THE best tattoo shop in Arizona, hands down. I've been tattooed here several times, and the staff is professional, friendly, honest, and extremely knowledgable. Rates are fair, and the artists are talented and experienced. If you're looking for a solid shop for flash or custom work, you will not be disappointed!

I'll never go to another tattoo shop again. I love the atmosphere of the shop, the artists are talented and friendly, and management truly cares about their customers.

I've recommended this shop to everyone I know looking for a tattoo shop. Everyone that has gone in already loves it as well.

Full disclosure: I've never been here. However, my tattooer now works here, and since they hired him, I implicitly trust this shop. Here's why:

Clifton Carter, until recently of San Francisco, is someone special, and his work is of the highest order. He was mentored by Ed Hardy himself at Tattoo City in San Francisco, before opening his own shop in SF, where I met him.

Clif freehanded a beautiful phoenix on me, an epic cover-up that goes from shoulder to hip. It is a project, and he has handled it with grace and artistry, but he has also involved me in every step of the process, making this work feel collaborative and thus that much more personal for me. As Clif told me once, getting a tattoo is a narrative, and the piece itself is a part of the larger story.

I couldn't be happier with the work, which is almost finished. However, the end of this piece will mean the end of spending time with Clif, which is a bummer. (Until I go back for more!)

Clif is intelligent, intuitive, charming and funny, and he has great taste in music. He's nothing like the snide, scenester tattooers you come across out there. He will make you feel like a million bucks whether you are a 19-year old college kid or a 40-plus attorney (like me!).

I can attest he will help you achieve the tattoo your heart desires. Go see him, Tempe. You're lucky to have him, and SF is a little less rich without him.