Blue Byrd Tattoo — Local services in Dayton

Update: The owner had Liz contact me to clear things up. It was a very big misunderstanding. I’m a weird person, I communicate directly & bluntly & sometimes people take that the wrong way. Kelsey felt I was lying or trying to get back money I hadn’t paid. They located me records confirmed I had made a deposit. Evidently Kelsey applied the deposit to my tattoo, with that plus tip I paid $300 for less than an hour of work.

I have an outline & some words covered, that’s it. Picture is attached. Kelsey was very sweet to me every time I met her. I had a good feeling about her, a warm feeling. She held my hand when I cried, she didn’t get upset when I asked questions. She made me want to become a tattoo artist too.

For whatever reason, that’s not the same vibe I got this morning. Kelsey really took offense to everything I said. It ruined my whole day. Liz apologized, found another artist to finish the job & offered a discount off the tattoo. We declined, as I still can’t get tattooed right now & my husband wants to find another place to take his business.

Thanks for the help to Liz & Jazz, thanks for knowing in weird but kind. Sorry again Kelsey, wasn’t trying to be hostile.

Currently waiting to hear back from shop owner to see if I update my review.

I came to Kelsey a few weeks ago, in need of a tattoo cover up that was triggering me. I had a deposit, had to delay things because of my medical condition but eventually started it. Sadly I couldn’t finish it because of my medical condition. I made the mistake of paying out of picking & holding my deposit because I thought I could go back to have it finished.

Sadly, I won’t be able to anytime soon. I reached out to Kelsey to see if my husband could come into the shop & use my deposit towards something she did for him instead. I thought that was more than reasonable, I guess not. Waiting to hear from the owners to see what’s going on...

I suffer from a migraine disorder that isn't always under good control with typical treatments. I'd toyed with the idea of Daith piercing for quite a while, and finally decided that today was the day to follow through.

My visit got off to a rough start when I pulled into the parking lot on the side of the Blue Byrd's building. A sign pointed to the rear of the building, and said that BB parking was out back. However, I wasn't able to get there as a large truck was blocking the "alley" between the cell phone store and Blue Byrd. I sat there for a few minutes, thinking that a customer had run inside for a quick purchase and would return shortly. However, after waiting for a few minutes, I turned my car off and went inside. That's when I heard that they had deliberately blocked the path and that I'd have to go back out onto Wayne and turn left across two lanes of traffic to access the rear parking lot. When I finally arrived I noticed a sign on the door that asked customers to report any harassment from the store next door. Although I certainly wasn't harassed, I followed their request and spoke to the owner. Long story short: Don't park in that lot, as some BB customers have been towed.

Other than that (and the fact that the woman I spoke to on the phone yesterday was extremely abrupt ("Yes." "No." "Yes.") and gave the impression that I was a bother, my visit was great!

Although I'd be warned about how painful the Daith piercing was, Liz had great technique and it truly didn't hurt at all! Subsequently, she did my conch piercing and other cartilage piercing. Liz also switched out my earrings once they'd healed. I highly recommend Liz!! (And thank you for letting William go!!! He was mean and caused me more pain just switching out my Daith than Liz did during the...

I have to share the amazing experience I recently had with David Klaiber from Blue Byrd. My best friend and I got matching tattoos that did not turn out so great. They were awful and just messed up in so many ways leaving us both so disappointed. We got with David sending him pictures and once he saw them he immediately had us come in for consultations on how to fix them coming up with individual game plans that worked great for us both. We were both so blown away how David went above and beyond to fix these issues and even do tons more work on us to make sure we left there feeling amazing about our tattoos. We now both have gorgeous pieces we wear with pride and want to show off. That means the world to me!! Having a bad tattoo is a terrible regretful feeling but knowing someone cared enough to work on us several different times to make it right was huge!!! I’m just so very happy with how this all turned out from how it all began. Also I have to add I really enjoy being at the shop. The atmosphere and services they provide there are just top notch. Every person that walks in they are so friendly to and go above and beyond to help. I truly highly highly recommend Blue Byrd and can not wait for David to do more...