Evol Ink Studio

I researched this Studio via Unilocal as well. I liked what I saw, enough to pay them a visit, and met with the owner. The facility is very clean, well organized, and more professional than any of their «competitors» around town –really nothing else came close on overall environment (cleanliness, equipment, furniture), and I had been to 7 – 8 others in the Birmingham area. After meeting with the owner, we came up with the design that I wanted tattooed, filled out the necessary paperwork, and he began within the hour. The process was over within the time period he had specified, and he was professional. My main, and really only, concern came with the actual service rendered. I followed all steps that my artist told me to take for proper care of the tattoo afterward. Two weeks later, the tattoo looked extremely faded, with ink missing in some spots. I was reassured that this sometimes happens –based upon the body of the person getting the tattoo. It was just frustrating that I had to find time in my schedule to drive 35 minutes across town, pay another $amount to have a different artist do the touch-​up (the owner was out of town for several days), and go through the «afterward» process over again. Even still, that shop is A-​OK. The follow-​up artist did a good job.

Me and two of my friends wanted piercings Was told the piercer would be in at 2. Came in at 2 have been here waiting nearly 30 minutes. No one could give me a straight answer as to when she would be there. Well take our business elsewhere.

Has seen that their stuff is great, had high hopes for it, but walked in and the guy at the front desk seemed uninterested. He sounded like he didn’t want to talk to my friend and I. Classic 13 was more interested in us. Piece of advice, if you don’t show interest in the customer, don’t work in a environment based on first impressions.

Discovered this place off of Unilocal.Both times I called, the girl that answered was sweet and helpful. When I walked in, I was a bit nervous to be honest. They have weird things on the walls, and a haunted house kinda theme.lol. But when I was greeted by Demi, I felt super comfortable. She has the best vibe, was super informative and made me feel like it was nothing. She pierced my nose. In the room everything was super sterile, I could smell the clean-​ness haha. She was the bomb. Don’t regret my decision! I also got to see a tattoo she did on a customer she was finishing up when I walked in. She does amazing work! Definitely ask for Demi :)

I was in Birmingham on work. I got a day off so I wanted to get a tattoo. I called a few stores and when I called evol I spoke with Demi. She was friendly over the phone. Most other shops weren’t. When I got there she greeted me with a huge smile and put me at ease right away. Her whole demeanor was amazing. She quickly got me set up and we were on our way. She had amazing conversation and I usually don’t talk to my artists but she just had an amazing aura that made me want to continue talking. Her skills are undeniable and her touch with the tattoo gun was like non other I’ve had before. If you are in the area go see DEMI. Everyone else in the store weren’t as friendly or welcoming. If I’m ever in town again I would definitely go just to get tatted by her again. Thanks DEMI!!!

Five stars for customer service! They were very helpful both when I called and came in. They gently took out 12 pieces of jewelry before an MRI. We will be back to put it all back in and talk tattoo.

I had been wanting to stop by here for awhile as it’s not too far from my house. The shop, to my eyes, appeared very clean, the staff very friendly-​not in that forced sense because they need customers-​but genuinely friendly. The gentleman that I initiated conversation with was Vin. I had originally just planned on talking about a tattoo idea I had, and get an idea of pricing for it. After a great conversation with Vin, I decided to move forward with the tattoo right then and there. Vin was great to work with, open to suggestions to his adaptation of my design. We worked together to get it ‘just right’ including the font as well as placement on my forearm. Conversation during the tattoo was effortless. There’s a great camaraderie between Vin and other staff as well.
Payment is easy too-​you can either pay by debit/​credit card, paypal, and they also have an atm on site, which was what I used; since my original intention wasn’t to get a tattoo that day, I had no cash for tipping.
Overall a great experience, friendly/​knowledgeable staff, easy ways to pay, and I’m extremely happy with the work that was done. I will most likely go back for my next tattoo.

Showed up here during their hours, and the place was closed. I’d spoken to the piercer the night before on the phone, so I was confused. As I was about to leave, a woman in the parking lot (presumably also a customer) told me that a staff person would be back soon to open the studio.
Yeah…I left. The service itself might be okay, but if I can’t trust a place to be open when they say they’ll be open, I sure as heck am not going to trust them to pierce me!