Texas Body Art

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Carmena Nunez

August 10th my sister and I came in to TEXAS BODY ART for matching tattoos. We were greeted by the front desk clerk and Courtney the tattoo artist. Days passed by and we noticed our tattoo was not healing correctly. Since I live out of state my sister went into TEXAS BODY ART and explained what was going on and they confirmed that Courtney over worked the tattoo and she is no longer working at TEXAS BODY ART. Kaylin the women my sister spoke to and a gentleman which is also a tattoo artist there assured my sister that once the tattoo heals for her to come back he will be fix it. She expressed to them both that I do not live in Houston and they both apologized for what had happened. September 5th I came into the TEAXAS BODY ART since I was in town. I spoke to Kaylin and she remembered my sister and the situation. I asked her several questions about the former tattoo artist Courtney and she told me that she made several mistakes and thats the reason she is not there, I then asked if Courtney was licensed and she confirmed she was but with a bit of hesitation. Kaylin then explained it to Jake Lee another tattoo artist the situation. He came over to speak to Kaylin telling her, "what am I supposed to do thats not his tattoo", speaking to her as I was invisible and not standing there. She then told me that she would have to charge me the minimum of 60 dollars because a another artist would have to tattoo and so I explained to her that, thats what i paid for the tattoo. She then proceeded to say i took to long to come back, again I explained to her I live out of state and do not live in Houston. I have a few tattoos and NEVER went through a situation like that this. Before going into the shop I did look at the reviews to get feedback on how great this place is. Obviously the reviews were not accurate information. This experience has awful for both my sister and I. Its even worse when no one wants to help. This service was not for free and they were over worked the tattoo and she is no longer working at TEXAS BODY ART. Kaylin the women my sister spoke to and a gentleman which is also a tattoo artist there assured my sister that once the tattoo heals for her to come back he will be fix it. She expressed to them both that I do not live in Houston and they both apologized for what had happened. September 5th I came into the TEAXAS BODY ART since I was in town. I spoke to Kaylin and she remembered my sister and the situation. I asked her several questions about the former tattoo artist Courtney and she told me that she made several mistakes and thats the reason she is not there, I then asked if Courtney was licensed and she confirmed she was but with a bit of hesitation. Kaylin then explained it to Jake Lee another tattoo artist the situation. He came over to speak to Kaylin telling her, "what am I supposed to do thats not his tattoo", speaking to her as I was invisible and not standing there. She then told me that she would have to charge me the minimum of 60 dollars because a another artist would have to tattoo and so I explained to her that, thats what i paid for the tattoo. She then proceeded to say i took to long to come back, again I explained to her I live out of state and do not live in Houston. I have a few tattoos and NEVER went through a situation like that this. Before going into the shop I did look at the reviews to get feedback on how great this place is. Obviously the reviews were not accurate information. This experience has awful for both my sister and I. Its even worse when no one wants to help. This service was not for free and to walk out with is horrible issue is unacceptable and not right. This is why I have to rate it a 1 star. My suggestion to the owner Johnny, you may want to look into your staff and reevaluate each and every one of them and evaluate future employees before hiring them. IF ANY FUTURE CUSTOMERS ARE INTERESTED ON LOOKING AT PICTURES I HAVE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE "HEALING" PROCESS TO THE END I HAVE PICTURES AND I WILL BE GLAD TO SHOW YOU.

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Chris Pond

I got my tattoo done done about two months ago by Travis. I originally had planned to go to Black Pearl but after the manager and an artist facetiously mocked me to my face when I asked him whether or not I should make an appointment and showing him my design, I was immediately turned off. I asked a few of my friends who had gone to TBA before about their experiences, and with raving responses, I went up on my 18th birthday to get it done. The tattoo itself is a design that I did a few years back that Travis then turned into a stencil - I asked him to clean up the lines to make it look uniform and he did just that. He didnt try to persuade me to go a different route or change my design - I felt no pressure which was good considering I was unfamiliar with the whole tattoo process. I figure I should mention that the tattoo was on my foot facing me. It says "imagine" as an ode to John Lennon, which is why it was important that I was able to read it regardless of whether or not it was facing the correct way to other people. Travis understood this and again, didnt try to change my mind. The reason my tattoo ended up costing $80 was because it was on my foot and a difficult angle to be tattooed at I suppose you could say. Cost wasnt an issue because it turned out so beautifully. It almost looks like it was done with an ultra-fine Sharpie pen because the ink was spread so uniformly and the lines are all the same super-thin size. I have recommended Travis and the whole shop to many people and the friendly but professional and sanitary environment was a huge relief after visiting the Black Pearl and having the owner flippantly laugh in my face. My first experience was certainly enough to convince me to return when I desire some new ink.

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Amanda Cristel-Decker

I went to several tattoo shops in the area to kind of get a feel for the options and while every one I went in to was clean and professional, Texas Body Arts staff went above and beyond the others in being friendly and welcoming. I spoke to Justin on our first visit, who took the time to sit down and talk about what I wanted to do even though they were in the middle of a shift change. Some of the other people we spoke to at other tattoo studios were pushy about changing the idea I had and adding other elements that I really didnt want. I could tell Justin had experience and he wasnt pushy with his suggestions. He helped me choose a better color profile for the tattoo and suggested adding grass as a base to root the tattoo, but his suggestions came off as actual advice from a pro not as a sales person trying to alter my idea beyond recognition. I made an appointment for the following week and expected to spend several hours in the chair as one of my previous tattoos which was a lot less ink and detail took around 2 hours. Justin didnt use a stencil. He drew the tattoo right on my skin and asked me for my input at several stages. I made suggestions of how I would like it changed and he modified it for me. When the drawing was done to my satisfaction he started doing the actual tattoo and I anticipated a lot of pain due to the tattoo being on my ankle. I was surprised that it was no more painful then any of my other tattoos and it only took him a total of just over an hour to draw, modify and then do the actual tattoo. I love my new tattoo and I will go back to Justin and Texas Body Art for my future tattoos.