Liberty Tattoo Co Inc — Local services in Town of Smithtown

Ok so I am going to go on a bit of a rant but overall I just advise anyone planning to come here for a PIERCING to reconsider. I do not have any tattoo experience so I a cannot say anything good or bad about that, I am just solely telling you about how bad the piercer here is (Val). I got my tragus pierced after a lot of research and this place seemed like it had great reviews. Well, to my mistake most of those 5 star reviews were about the tattoo artist, not the piercer. My tragus was clearly pierced on the wrong spot and when I very disappointedly said it to her the moment she pierced it, she tried to convince me that I was wrong and that she was the "professional." Anytime any of my friends would look at my piercing they would say that there was "no way that is a tragus piercing" because it literally looked like it was on the side of my face. I was very disappointed and the piercing obviously never healed because it was in the wrong spot. I took all the piercers advise about the sea salt spray and applying tea tree oil but it was all just more waste of money. Nothing would help it in the slightest because it was in THE WRONG SPOT. I had my pediatrician, a Stat health MD, and my dermatologist look at it and they all told me that it was pierced way too close to my face and not on the actual tragus flap. They also told me that the piercer also put the needle through at a slant, not straight through which is why the piercing was rubbing against on my face causing an infection that would not heal unless I took it out. I continuously contacted Val updating her about this and she denied that it was her mistake at all and told me that I was wrong. I very nicely asked her for my $60 back because this was obviously her fault and that she could take the earring out and keep that as well but she completely denied and said she could try piercing the other one instead. THE BIGGEST JOKE I have ever heard that this lady thought I would trust her to ruin my other ear. I had to take the earring out nevertheless and now I have an ugly scar that will never go away. (The picture will clearly show u the scar after I took out the earring and clearly Val pierced me in the wrong spot otherwise the scar wouldn't be literally on the side of my face). I didn't get my money back and just had to deal with pain for over a year and did I mention, could NOT sleep on my left side even for a second for over that entire year. So please, save your time and money... and please DO NOT GET A...

I’ve been hesitant to write this review after all this time but I just hope it will be seen so people use caution before coming here since I ended up with medical bills due to Val losing jewelry in my nose. I went into the shop about a month before the beginning of the March 2020 shutdown. I had gotten 2 high nostril piercings and a nostril done out of state so I came here just for a jewelry change. I asked Val if she felt comfortable changing the bars, knowing it was not a commonly done piercing until recently, she said that we could do it. She lost the new bar in my nose and we were not able to recover it. She put in the jewelry for the other new piercing and did not screw it on all the way so it fell out (I did not touch it to check after the appointment since my nose was so irritated and didn’t want to cause more inflammation at that point). After I got up and she told me to go to the urgent care across the street— they did not have the equipment to look far enough up my nose to try and find it— I was then told to immediately go to an ENT in case it got stuck somewhere and could cause an infection. Ran around all afternoon trying to make sure this accident didn’t cause more damage. Even after shops opened again I was still terrified of having someone touch my nose again until recently had it redone by a more experienced shop owner out of town. Very upset that I walked in and lost 2 piercings, did not ID, and did not have me sign anything, and there really wasn’t much of an apology when I contacted the shop after. When I called back to try and reach Val she was not there, and she did not reach back out to me. Every person I’ve told this story to has urged me to write a review because getting jewelry lost in someone’s body is dangerous and people should only come in for services the artists are trained and capable of doing— I would much rather have an artist say “hey I don’t know if I can do this” and recommend a different artist instead of just winging it. I hope no one has to go through the same or similar experience. She probably has some great work, but I would not recommend anyone get high nostril jewelry changed here & if you do get jewelry changed make sure it’s properly tightened...

I met Dan back in 2008/9ish on a recommendation from a friend who had pieces by Dan. I sat in the chair with Dan for a few hours and was extremely happy. I followed Dan to Liberty when he decided to open up his new shop and I have gotten 95% of my tattoos from Liberty artists since then.

There’s a lot to consider when you choose a tattoo shop and artist, you also have to look at both together. Liberty meets and surpasses the expectations on the total package when it comes to the tattoo experience.

Liberty delivers a traditional and professional experience in an industry where tradition is hard to find. The artists have earned their seat at the table (metaphorically speaking) and the tattoos they make are the proof. I have personally witnessed multiple periods of time when Liberty was looking for new artists and the process was far from a first come first serve desperation search.

From the first interaction going over designs and ideas, you notice the professionalism and pride in your artist. Once it’s time to get in the chair, you witness firsthand the cleanliness your artist maintains from setup to breakdown. The artists at Liberty are extremely talented and the tattoos they create are of many different styles but one thing is constant, they do top notch work.

After more than 16 years and over 50 hours in tattoo chairs at Liberty I still continue to recommend friends and family as well as go back myself, I even took my Mom to Liberty for her first tattoo. My Niece had her ears pierced by Val when she was a baby.

As soon as we come back from vacation next week my wife and I are headed in for our next tattoos.

Shoutout to the whole crew at Liberty and thank you for always knocking it’s out...