Sling'n Ink — Local services in Collinsville

For the Friday the 13th, my friends and I had Lysha do our tattoos. While the price of the tattoo and experience with my girls were fun, I’ve never left a tattoo parlor feeling so unsatisfied. When we walked in we were glanced at and waited for probably 10 minutes before being handed the waiver for our tattoos. It would’ve been fine considering they had 2 people ahead of us , but half of their artists stood talking in a group on their phones. Despite us asking for the same artist for comfort reasons, she tried pawning us off to other artists, and honestly we should’ve. my friend came back days later to have her lines thickened to match the stencil, since the first time the lines were way thin (her review is also on here). Lysha tattooed over her now scabbing tattoo leaving my friend in more pain and her tattoo a mess. We were also given no prep before or aftercare instructions. To add, it looked exactly the same and now scarred. We’ve all had multiple tattoos and are fully aware of the healing process, but are upset with how our tattoos came out and the entire process of this studio. Super disappointed. Left pictures of our tattoos after...

Online they had posted that there was no wait, so my friends and I went in for their Friday the 13th deal. We waited 20+ minutes while three chairs sat empty and the artists were talking and playing on their phones and taking a smoke break. When it was my turn, my artist Lysha did not prep my skin, shave, or sanitize the chair more than a spray or two. She then tattooed me, and made the design fine line when it was supposed to be bold and more traditional, like the stencil was. Even with the fine line, some bits were uneven. She had even confirmed with me that the lines were going to be thick. After she did my friends tattoos, I asked her if we could make mine a little bolder and thicker like theirs, and she told me to come back in a few days (no biggie!). I went back a few days later to have her thicken it, and it looks the same. Now, it’s just super red and irritated because she tattooed over the now-scabby tattoo. Eleven hours later, my tiny linework tattoo is red and swollen, and it hurts to move my arm. I have 15 other tattoos and none have felt like this. My friends are happy with theirs, it was just a very off...

Had a Friday the 13th tattoo done, just a simple flower for only $20. Should have known it would have been bad considering the low price, but their work online seemed to be good. It’s nearly a week after I got the tattoo and it is looking bad. I’ve gotten tattoos in the past so I know how to take care of them, but this one is irritated and looking horrible. I’m in the peeling process so it looks rough, but under the scab it is just a wound, no ink. There is a photo showing where there is no ink, and essentially just a hole. Would not recommend coming here, not only are the tattoos bad but the environment and customer service is...