Universal Mind Design Tattoo Studio

It's hard to review a tattoo shop, because at the end of the day, it's not really the shop you're reviewing, it's the ink.

Having said that, this review is really for Jasmine Morrell, who tattooed me this past Saturday, but I'll briefly touch on the shop.

I've been to five different tattoo shops now, all very different, but all the same if you know what I mean.  Universal Mind is extremely small for a tattoo shop, but it was also very clean, bright, not a dive in any sense.  They has a waiting couch with some good ink magazines and some good punk rock on in the background.  That's it for the shop.

As far as Jasmine is concerned, she was terrific!  Jasmine had been running a Groupon special for her work (I got two hours for $115 bucks, a steal!) and I decided, 'what the hell.'  I had been wanting a Philadelphia Union/Sons of Ben tattoo for a couple of years now and it was finally time.  I asked Jasmine through email if she would be kind enough to design something for me.

Well, she did and the design she came up with was absolutely awesome!  When it came time to tattoo at the shop, we went over questions and concerns about the design.  She was extremely honest with her opinions on how it should be done and I agreed.  We went ahead, and three hours later, I had my dream tattoo.

Now during the process, I had to lay on my side the whole time, something I had never had to do.  I've had multiple surgeries on my ankle and leg, as well as some shoulder issues so it wasn't the best feeling along with getting a tattoo (which don't hurt).  However, Jasmine made sure that I was comfortable, chatting me up during the process to take my mind off of it.  She was a constant pro.

I have to say that from here on out, Jasmine is going to be my go-to artist.  I highly recommend her to anyone thinking about getting new ink.

THIS REVIEW IS FOR JASMINE MORRELL, TATTOO ARTIST AT UNIVERSAL MIND!

we LITERALLY planned our May comedy tour around going to Philly to get new tattoos done by Jasmine. she had done our work previously in Austin and is the only artist we want to work on our bods. we spent 3 long days at Universal Mind Design. Jasmine is super talented and professional and smart and kind and we love her and her work.

as for the shop itself, there is nothing particularly remarkable about it - it's just a tattoo shop in a strip mall.

but Jasmine is a jewel and wealth of talent.