Artistic Additions Tattoos and Body Piercings

Category:	Tattoo Shop
Address:	462 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901, USA
Phone:	+1 302-264-9135
Site:	artisticadditionstattoo.com
Rating:	4.5
Working:	11AM–7PM 11AM–7PM 11AM–7PM 11AM–7PM 11AM–7PM 9AM–5PM Closed

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Reviews 7

Sade R

I was looking for a place to get my belly button pierced and after doing some research I decided to give artistic additions a call for more information. When I called, the piercer herself actually answered. I asked her some questions and she told me that she actually had a deal going on at the moment plus since I was a student I could receive another five dollars off making the total of the piercing fifteen dollars. The price made me skeptical because quality jewelry and piercing equipment is expensive but, I said why not let me go in anyway that is a good deal. This was the worst mistake I made! I arrived at the shop and shortly after I finished my paperwork a girl that lives in my residence hall comes in and says she got piercing by the same girl I was about to get pierced by and now her piercing was swelling red passing and infected, she said the piercer did not give her any aftercare instructions other than clean it with soap and water if you want to. That is not proper aftercare for a fresh piercing. The man at the desk told her to have a seat and the piercer would be with her shortly. I shouldve got up and left at the moment but then came the piercer to call me to the piercing room. I said why not let me go ahead and get this piercing since I already paid and that was a huge mistake. When I got into the piercing room it was dingy and looked unsanitary, the piercing chair had some tears and looked old. She went right in to start the piercing without even trying to chat with me, she did not wash her hands before placing on the gloves to do my piercing either nor did she use clamps to position the piercing. She was about the pierce me with some random jewelry without even ask me if I liked it or what I was looking for. I told her I didnt like that jewelry and wanted to pick something else. I did not care about the cost I just want quality jewelry. She walked me to the front you show me the jewelry options I had. I picked one and they told me it would only cost five dollars! I was shocked five dollars for a quality bellybutton ring? A five dollar bellybutton ring mustve been nickel or something cheap because a quality belly button ring would have been more expensive than that. We went back to the piercing room, she marked my belly button then she just put gloves on, she did not wash her hands, she did not sanitize the chair, the jewelry or anything! She did not alcohol the spot she was about to pierce me or do any type of cleansing. Literally before I could even say I dont want this piercing anymore she pierced it, she did not use clamps or give me any warning. After she was done she put me on her Snapchat without my permission. She didnt give me any aftercare instructions and told the man at the front desk told me that they were out of aftercare spray. If you are out of aftercare spray why are you piercing? I forgot to mention before she pierced me there was a faint smell of marijuana on her. Within two days of receiving the piercing I was in extreme pain and had massive swelling.I could not even bend down to put my shoes or sit up to drive or anything, I was vomiting and dizzy also. I was driven to the hospital where they discovered that I was pierced with very cheap jewelry instead of with surgical steel. This caused my body to reject the piercing abd react negatively just like the girl from my residence hall. My piercing was so swollen and infected that I had to have the piercing literally cut from out of my stomach and had to receive stitches! I was in pain for weeks afterwards and ended up paying more in hospital bills than I did for that terrible piercing. In conclusion DO NOT GET PIERCED AT THIS SHOP, THEY ARE INEXPERIENCED AND THE CHEAP PRICE IS NOT WORTH THE PAIN AND HARM TO YOUF BODY. This was honestly a terrible experience and when I called the shop to explain my situation I was hung up on. Everyone I know on campus now knows not to go there, hopefully you dont go there either.

A Private User

Best tattoo shop that I have gotten work at! I stopped by this shop after Eddie gave his card to me and my friends shortly after they opened a year and a half ago. Since then I have gotten 3 tattoos there and have never been disappointed. After my brother died 2 years ago, I started looking for somewhere I could trust to do a memorabilia piece for him. I went into the shop and talked with Eddie, told him what I wanted, and 30 min later he drew up a beautiful piece. I got it finished this past July, and since then I cant go anywhere without someone stopping me to talk about it or compliment it. It is more than I ever could have dreamed about.

Amy Malcolm

I dont know where they found this piercer but she messed me and my friends piercers up my tongue piercing was so crooked look like somebody did it with her eyes closed And my friends bellybutton was so shallow that you could see the jewelry through her skin. I knew better not to go there and get a tattoo because I heard nothing but bad things about their tattoos but I thought hey anybody can do a piercing I was so wrong This place should be shut down I will never recommend it to anyone for anything

A Private User

I can honestly say, without being conceited, that I have one of the best and most detailed tattoos I have ever seen. They know what theyre doing, and run a clean and well organized shop. I always felt very welcomed there. Joey is an awesome artist and is ridiculously fast, but his work is extremely detailed. I get compliments on my tattoo at least five times a day, every day. My husband and I will definitely be staying with Artistic Additions. They are by far, the BEST shop in Dover.

A Private User

Joey did an awesome job. These guys were recommended to me by friends, and I am very glad they did. I went in with flash off the internet and he took my idea and designed me a one of a kind piece that actually covered up three previous tattoos(now you would never know it). I would definitely recommend them to everyone that is looking to have a tattoo or piercing. Very clean, friendly, and professional. great experience.

Melissa burk

Ive gotten my sleeve and a couple other tattoos done by Larry who is the owner of the shop. He does nothing but make you feel like youre part of his family. He treats the staff with respect and they keep the shop clean. Hands down the only place I go to for tattoos and iv gotten a couple from other places and they were okay but the artists just made it quick and moved on. I would definitely stop by this place!

A Private User

11/23/11 --- My first tattoo a couple of months ago , a friend recommended Joey. I had a henna tattoo before and showed Joey the pic and told him, I wanted something like it. He drew something up and threw in his own flare. Being my first tattoo I did not know what to expect, but Joey had a great demeanor and put me at ease. p.s. it came out AwEsOmE!!! thanks Joey!!! I would recommend him anytime. T. Fig