Magic Fun Store

Bad experience.  Told me he could finish my snake/dragon tattoo back piece.  The tattoo had been started by someone else and Bruce assured me it would look good.  During the tattoo I kept assuming it would get better-it didn't.  1/2 way through he started commenting that he wasn't going to get it to look right-this was after I had already paid in advance.  Then he comments that "Everyone gets the tattoo they deserve."   That was uncool!  He tried to make it 3D-unlike the original design.  Now my dragin/snake has one giant FOOT. He also told me once he had started he couldn't make it like the original since there would be a Copyright issue.  1/2 way through the tattoo is a HELL of a time to tell me that.  He refused to use a stincil and insisted on hand drawing it.  It was a child like drawing-nothing at all like the original or the "realistic one" I had asked for.  Emailed him to tell him I was not happy and to give him the opportunity to fix it weeks ago and he never returned my email.  Email was how we had originally communicated.  He seemed kind of stuck in his ways and would not listen to what I wanted.  I got a crap tattoo.  Period.

I have had extensive work done by Bruce. My tattoos always look fantastic, heal smoothly and he is very light handed. I find the shop to be comfortable and private. The art, atmosphere and personality are just a few reasons I love going here.

LOVE the Magic Fun Store!  The head artist Bruce Gulick used to live on the East Coast.  I would regularly drive 350+ miles round trip from NYC to Maryland to get tattooed by Bruce.  Since he opted for the warm Arizona weather and opened this shop I've flown to Tucson twice to get work done by him.  Why is he special?  Because he CARES about the tattoos he does - he works with you to make sure you're getting exactly the tattoo that's right for you.  He's never in a rush and is open to hearing your ideas and getting to you know and at times helping you figure out what's right for you.

On top of that his touch is phenomenally light.  As he likes to say "you only have to go so deep to get the ink to stay in the skin.  No need to cause unnecessary pain"  and it helps the healing process too - I've experienced very little to no scabbing from Bruce's tattoos.  And he's done PLENTY.  He did my entire back piece - that took 43 hours spread over 7 sittings.  and has done extensive work on my arms.  He's been able to both copy designs I have brought him and also bring to life things I described from my imagination - like an angry cupcake minister holding a smoking machine gun.

On top of that - this is not your typical tattoo shop setting.  In fact it's more like an art gallery - with tons of his original paintings lining the walls.  And no tacky neon signs or lame flash tattoo art of skulls and snakes and daggers.  Pure class - something I never thought I would be able to say about a tattoo parlour.