Just got a tattoo here with my best friend and all I can say is WOW! Chris, our tattoo artist, was fantastic. A real gem. He listened to our ideas and then gently offered his own expert opinion on what he thought would be best. He wasn't pushy at all, just suggestive, and we were so thankful for his input. Our tattoos came out better than we could have ever imagined!! He also had a fantastic playlist going while we were getting tatted. I will definitely be making the trip (and I live in WA) for my next tattoo to see Chris!
Review Source:WOW!!!! This place is the only place I go to to get tatted up! I live in the DMV so that is a bit difficult to get my fix, but I go there when ever im in the 505. I have been coming to J Ward for over 10 years now and he is amazing. Not only is he professional, but he is quick and is a suave mutha f@#$!
The shop itslef is not huge, but what shop is. They have plenty of books of their work, and have many, many, many templates to choose from, or opt for a custom work, which I recommend. They are super professional and clean, they even give you a nice goody bag when you leave, which is super cool.
The prices are really great as well. I never feel over charged at all and they can quote you a price before hand. I think they used to do piercings there but not anymore. Regardless, they are a top notch shop with some street cred! Dont go anywhere else for a tattoo, well go ahead and go somewhere for a tattoo, but it will be all jacked up and you wil more than likely regret it lol.
Yeah so trust me when I say that I am addicted to these guys tattoos, I have about 14 now I think. Come here for some good vibes, good tats, and good people!
There aren't enough adjectives in the English dictionary to describe my tattoo experience with Alex. He has been adding on to my tattoo for 3 years and has always remained professional. I know the tattoo industry has negative press, but I can assure you that Star Tattoo follows all necessary guidelines in cleanliness, sterilization, and professionalism. You are in good hands with these artists.
Oopsie...not really the way I wanted my mom to hear about my tattoo. Sorry Mom....smiley face!
I absolutely love the work here. Alex was my artist and we came up with a great design. I had to reschedule a few times and they we're more than willing to accommodate me.
This is not a walk in tattoo shop. I booked my first appointment for a month out, there is a bit of a wait from what I'm used to (more like a few days/ a week) but it is worth it. Every time I rescheduled it pushed my appointment back about 3 weeks each time, so be prepared for your piece to take a bit if it will take multiple sittings, and be sure to book your follow up appointments the same day you book your first, I didn't do that and I had to wait 6 weeks to get another Saturday spot.
I personally love the work at this shop, they work very well with my strange rambling tattoo requests and I really love my newest tattoo. I'm almost sad I'm moving away from ABQ in a year, since I'll miss out on more awesome tattoos from Alex.
First off, thank you Alex for my amazing piece.
I came here in late Feb. to book an appt. I had wanted a memorial piece done that included text and some other shiz. I made my appt. for early March but I wasn't able to make it and had to reschedule, since I called ahead my deposit was still good. Finally the day came and I got a call from my tattoo artist that he wasn't comfortable with my original idea asked me to come in anyway to work something new out. I hadn't met with Alex before so him straight up telling me this shit wasn't going to work made me feel better about who was doing my tattoo. He had great ideas and when I came in the next day to get it done I loved it on paper and I love the way it came out when it was completely finished. It took me forever to decide what I wanted for a tattoo, I know it'll take just as long to figure out color. So, I'm good for now and very happy.
(I'm going to write an entire review without using the word "insanely". It's a word I overuse and it's got to stop. I know I can do it. Ready. Set. Go.)
I'd heard good things about this place so I brought in my idea for something to cover up an old tattoo. The super (fingers wanted to type "insanely". This is hard.) cute guy at the front procured Jason, who is one of the owners, to take a look. I showed him my existing tattoo and a print out of what I wanted it covered with and he immediately said, "We can definitely cover that up." Music to my ears. I made an appointment for 6 weeks later.
It took 2 hours to do the tattoo. Jason was awesome, the kind of guy who seems really happy with his life and is comfortable in his own (heavily tattooed) skin. We took a few breaks, friends came in and out and chatted with Jason, we chatted. The end result? Well, I feel really lucky to have a tattoo this amazing. I'm not sure I'm cool enough for it. You can't tell that it's a cover up, not even a little bit.
(Whew! I did it! Well, there might have been 1 semi slip up. Baby steps.)
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