Firefly Tattoo Collective LLC — Attraction in Noblesville

I first contacted Laura back in mid-June of 2013 with the tattoo idea I'd had mulling around in my head for a few years but just couldn't get designed on my own. She said it sounded like a fun tattoo but had a waiting list of about six months. Having seen her portfolio and deciding she was the perfect artist for the style of tattoo that I wanted, I went onto the waiting list. Finally, she contacted me in early December and we had our consultation where I again went over my idea. She took notes on everything I wanted and said she'd have a sketch for me a few days ahead of our session. When my plans for our session date had to be changed because of unforeseen circumstances on my end, she let me know that she'd had a weekend cancellation that was the Saturday after Christmas, so I jumped on it!

She sent me a sketch idea for the tattoo on Christmas night, surprisingly and was almost bang on exactly what I wanted already. With a few really minor tweaks, I was all set for my appointment which was today. Firefly Tattoo is in an historic old building and it's very clean, very well-lit and believe it or not, very peaceful! Not at all what you expect out of a tattoo place when you think of all the shady storefronts you see in whatever city you live in. They only take appointments, so there's no rabble just wandering in and there's no phones either, so when you're there for your tattoo, you're getting all the attention of your artist. And believe me, they're all artists.

My tattoo is exactly what I wanted and I've already got another appointment set up with Laura to fix up an older tattoo that I have. I don't plan on a lot more tattoos, but anytime I decide I need another one, Laura is definitely who I'm going to and she's going to be who I suggest people go visit! Thank you, Laura, I couldn't be happier with my custom...

I was looking to get a tattoo of my own design that I had had in my head for a long time (almost a decade). I have other tattoos but they're all on my back so I can cover them up if I ever end up not liking them, but this one was going to be big and on my arm so I wanted the best. After seeing all their great reviews and their portfolio, I chose Firefly. I originally wanted Laura but the wait was almost 4 months and I was moving so I couldn't wait that long, so I went with Dina based on her portfolio.

I did all my research and printed out several reference photos, plus drew a picture of what I wanted. She made a copy of everything during our consultation and said she was going to draw something up and email it to me for approval. I never got an email but went ahead and went to my appointment after about another month thinking she'd have it then. Instead, she drew the design straight on my arm without any reference photo or stencil. I know I should've stopped her there, but I thought "she's an artist, it's just her creative process" so I let her start. Big mistake. I had stressed to her how important this was, but she disregarded all the research photos and just redid my drawing in her own personal style basically.

This was the first tattoo I've ever cried after getting. I went back for a touch up in about another month and she tried to fix some stuff but it's still not what I wanted. And I'm always scared with tattoos and haircuts if you tell the artist they did a bad job they will get mad and purposely mess it up more, so I just lied and said it was fine and went on my way. When I get the money again I will go to another local artist and have it fixed.

I did like the atmosphere and location of the shop though, and she was nice,...

I never submit reviews, but after my experience with Gerrit and Firefly Tattoo, I just have to submit one. I came to Gerrit with a horror story of a bad tattoo (first tattoo of all things too). Original tattoo from a tattoo party, NOT by Gerrit, was horribly painful, bled for 2 weeks, scarred, 45 minutes of hell and regret, and on and on and on.... Came to Gerrit 3 months later to get it fixed. He turned this horrible/shameful thing into an absolute awesome realistic piece of artwork. 3 hours in his chair was extremely less painful, no bleeding AT ALL, just an outstanding wonderful job. The tattoo was a tribute to my kids and I am so relieved and proud to show it to my kids it is great. I couldn't be happier. They smiled so big seeing it look "realistic" that it made me proud to show it to them. Don't make my original mistake and rush into a tattoo with a guy that said he's been doing it for 25 years, Gerrit's talent at making a tattoo realistic and attention to detail is INCREDIBLE and so worth the wait. You get what you pay for and it was worth every penny and more. The shop was very professional, quiet, relaxing, non-disruptive. It resembles nothing of the seedy tattoo shops around town. I enjoyed every minute being there to hang out and get tattoo'ed. I could speak volumes around this place, but not to bore everyone, simply put, it was well worth the wait and I will NEVER go to anyone else put Firefly Tattoo and Gerrit for a realistic tattoo. Can't wait to figure out what I want next! Thank you so...