upper parking lot, attached to Subway, 5620 NE Gher Rd Ste - B, Vancouver Washington 98662
I don't think I could say enough good things about Lunatic Tattoo if I tried. I have wanted to write this review for awhile, but held off until my tattoo had fully healed (so I could include positive feedback for that portion of the process as well).
I have only ever wanted one specific tattoo, and I really had no desire to have any deviation from the design; I knew exactly what I wanted. After some extensive research, I felt that Leif would be a good artist to carry out what I wanted. I reached out to him, and he set me up with a consultation to get the ball rolling. He was able to get me into his shop for my tattoo in a far shorter time span than I was expecting, which was very appreciated.
The actual appointment itself went fantastic. Leif kept talking to me during the whole appointment to help pass time, as well as checking on me regularly to make sure that I was doing okay, and wasn't in need of any breaks, food, water, etc... I got to see the shop's other artists professionalism as well, both through their work and communication with other clients. The tattoo looked exactly how I wanted it to, and I had plenty of opportunities to ask for/make changes to the tattoo before the process started. If there was something I didn't like, I would've had several chances to say so before it ended up on my skin.
Leif wrapped up my tattoo in roughly 6 1/2 hours, and the price felt very fair reflective of the work that he had done for me. In addition to that, he gave very helpful and clear instructions as to how to keep my tattoo clean and stable through the healing process. At one point during my arm's healing, I did feel like my tattoo was perhaps a little bit irritated and red, and I reached out to Leif to see if it was perhaps something I was doing in my aftercare. He got back to me the same day, on a weekend, and offered suggestions and ideas as to how to best treat the problem. He also provided reassurance that the tattoo should be just fine, and it was more than likely a case of clogged pores from either a bit of overuse of lotion, or lotion brand. Sure enough, after taking his advice, my skin cleared up in about two days. A week or so later, he reached out again to see how my arm was doing and see if I had any questions beyond what I had already asked him.
Lunatic Tattoo is clean, the artists are friendly, the price felt very reflective of the work that I wanted, and I am left with a beautiful tattoo that means a great, great deal to me. I don't think that I will ever get another tattoo, but, if I do, Leif will be the only person I plan on reaching out to, and I think everyone should have full confidence in Lunatic Tattoo's work. :)