Jinx Proof Tattoos

Category:	Tattoo Shop
Address:	3285 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Phone:	+1 202-337-5469
Site:	jinxprooftattoos.com
Rating:	4.3
Working:	12–9:30PM 12–9:30PM 12–9:30PM 12–9:30PM 12–9:30PM 12–9:30PM 12–9:30PM

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Reviews 6

Mary-Bailey Frank

I have two stories with this place. About a month ago, I went in to schedule a tattoo. As I had brought images of what I wanted, I asked for a consult. The guy behind the counter (who I am assuming was an artist) just asked me to show him what I wanted. He was very unhelpful and just kept saying "thats really big. Thats really large." Yeah, thanks. So I asked to see the book of text to try and make it smaller since I gathered he thought I should try for smaller text. I picked a text that I liked, and he quickly drew it up on Word. Whatever, fine experience. Not the best. Clearly didnt care about my tattoo. But, then I paid the 100$ for my deposit and schedule my appointment for two weeks later. However, right before my appointment I sustained a serious head injury and have had to be on a lot of medicine and blood thinners. I could not get a tattoo in that condition, so I called them and told them I would have to cancel my appointment. They would not give me my deposit back, so I asked if I could reschedule (even though I didnt know when I would be better). They said if I didnt have a date or rescheduled twice I would lose the deposit anyway. I wont be able to get a tattoo for a couple months at this point, so they really gave me no choice and I had to forfeit the deposit. My second story with them involves my first tattoo (from three years ago). I went, had a consult, and paid the deposit. Then, a week before I was supposed to go in, the artist emailed me that he had moved to a different shop. Obviously not the fault of Jinx Proof, but my artist took the deposit with him. I didnt want to have to drive 45 min out of the way to go to the new shop, so I called Jinx Proof to see if they could refund me the deposit (since I paid them, not the artist directly) and they wouldnt do it. Exceptions to the non-refundable rule should exist - this place is too expensive, not very welcoming, and has mediocre tattooing. Also, the only piercings I got there both got so infected I had to do antibiotic treatments and ultimately have them removed.

Heidi F.

I had a great experience at Jinx Proof. I got my first tattoo at Marlowes Ink in Fairfax and that was a terrible first tattoo experience (dont go there!). So I was a little nervous walking into Jinx proof but they made me feel so comfortable. I went in one Saturday (they take walk ins on Saturdays) just to talk through my ideas and the people at the front desk were really helpful and printed the tattoo I wanted to size and in the font I wanted. As I was standing there thinking through the placement, etc, one of the tattoo artists, ERIC, just so happened to be at the front and asked me if I had any questions and talked me through some things that helped me make some final decisions about the tattoo. I told them I would come back and they made sure to ask if I found this visit helpful. I came back the following Saturday to get the tattoo and Eric ended up being my artist, thankfully! He was great. I am going to recommend him to everyone I know getting a tattoo. He was patient, answered all my questions, calmed my nerves, gave me his professional opinion without being pushy. He has the whole customer service thing nailed down. His goal was to make sure I was happy with the final product, even if that meant spending a little extra time talking things out with me. Jinx Proof is a little pricey but when you are getting something so permanent, its totally worth it. Go to Jinx Proof and ask for Eric!!

Emma f

Have gone here for several tattoos/piercings: Piercings: I really recommend them for piercings. I had my bellybutton and nostril done here, and they were both relatively painless and healed properly. Their selection of jewelry is not particularly expansive, I went in there for septum jewelry and they only had 18g in the kind that I liked. Can also be overpriced. Bottom line: great for getting pierced, go somewhere else to buy your jewelry. Tattoos: Ive only had small, black tattoos which were basically outlines and required no special shading or anything. The one on my ankle turned out pretty well, will probably need it touched up in a bit (but this may have been since shoes rubbed against it and caused fading). I also got an inner lip tattoo here which is great as not many artists do them, and the artist who does them (Eric ?) also does touchups for free within 6 months. They can be a little brusque or cold, but I think it stems from professionalism; having gone to several different tattoo/piercing places, I promise you it reads as far more worrying when employees are joking around or not taking themselves seriously. Body modification is always permanent to a degree, and you want someone whos not going to mess around.

Sabbath Gray

I didnt meet very many people, so maybe not everyone working here is like this (the rest of the reviews are very impressive so Im assuming the other artists are super nice!) I know the artists I did meet are talented, but honestly the people I talked to were so rude and Liana went so far as to throw the reference Id brought in the trash and walk away. Id researched her work and thought shed be perfect, and she turned out to just be so cold to me and to my friend. As soon as they found out I didnt have enough cash ON MY PERSON, it was like they wanted nothing to do with me. I wasnt "good enough" to deserve such holy ink. The guy manning the desk was talking down to me like I know nothing about tattoos, and I do. I have more than one, and I know enough to say that hey, the orange ink HE had in unbordered lines on his arm is going to blur WAY faster and way worse than my black ink design ever would. Im going back to my usual parlor in MD, and seriously this was so upsetting. Maybe Id have been willing to pay more for a tattoo if the people doing it treated me with respect :(

kthompson641

Got a tattoo from Tony at JinxProof several weeks ago (I have several, all from different shops and artists). The shop is very clean with private tattoo stalls and several different artists. I was able to walk in with my design on a Friday afternoon, get a stencil, and get to tattooing! I was very pleased with the ink, it healed nicely and looks fabulous, just what I wanted. After it had fully healed, I noticed a few minor details that had been on the stencil had not been tattooed, so I went back, and Tony was apologetic and added them for free. (They were very minor and I debated about whether to go back, and finally chose to do so. I really appreciate Tony agreed to add them for free.) Four stars for two reasons: price (but its DC, and tattoos should be pricey--you get what you pay for), and you cant haggle directly with the artist about sizing/details to adjust price. However, the shop and staff are professional, the tattoo looks great, and the artist was wonderful. I would recommend the shop and I would definitely get another piece here.

A Private User

Granted the artist do good work but they are not customer oriented or do they care about the actual customer. They are rude and mean and I will be complaining to the better business burea regarding my experiences with Tony and the remaining staff at Jinx. I was extremely disappointed with the service that I was given, especially paying high prices. Im a believer in you get what you pay for but Im not sure for $175 an hour how I was asking for too much to actually see a drawing of my tat before it was tatted on me. Then to not recieve my security deposit back! Bad for business Jinx.