Studio 13 Tattooing & Piercing

This was THE BEST experience Ive ever had getting a piercing and I got my nipples pierced! It was practically pain free and such virtuous prompt and professional work! IF YOU WANT A PIERCING GO TO LISA!

Have been coming here for a few years. Myself my daughter and grand daughters. Love the people and the work they do. Raul is an awesome artist. Always willing to work on your image and discuss his helpful insights.

Got my nipples pierced. Lisa did a great job! She was super chill and professional. I was in and out in no time. It’s the second time I’ve gone in for a piercing and will continue to go back for them.

I’ve been coming to studio 13 for years I fully trust Lisa and Raul they are my two favorite people! Lisa knows exactly what she’s doing and is an excellent piercer Raul is honest and knows his craft I always trust his opinion and love his art I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

I like this shop got a tattoo here by Raul, he did a great job good price he was clean and professional I’ve also gone in for piercing questions and their jewellery they’ve always been helpful and friendly

Came here recently to get my earlobes pierced, nothing crazy. Lisa was helpful, informative, and even made sure I was content with the location where she would pierce. Hollow needle is the way to go! Virtually pain free-​a pinch hurts more than getting your ears pierced lol! Avoid the mall piercing gun and support your local businesses. Everything was prepped and cleanliness was a priority. Lisa changed her gloves more than 5 times, let’s you know they take it seriously. Prices are extremely reasonable, so make sure to tip! I will be back for any more piercings in the future.

AWFUL! Maybe not the whole shop, but stay far away from Carlos. I hope for everyone’s sake he is no longer there. He’s terrible and has no skill or talent. Just got home from having his terrible-​excuse-​for-​a-​tattoo fixed two years later. Could not live with that disgrace on my arm any longer. Luckily it was salvageable. Again, STAY WAY FROM HIM!

I’m surprised to find so many great reviews about this place. I’m disgusted and I’ve told every single person I know to never step foot in this trashy place. They should be shut down. I went with my sister and her friend and we were all getting tattoos. We walk up and the guy they like Kyle is sitting on the front steps smoking, I’m a smoker but that is just unprofessional and tacky. Then he tells me he «doesn’t do lips» and I thought that was a bit silly. It’s a simple, tiny tattoo but you just «don’t» do them? Okay, your loss. So he sends me to another guy. I THINK it was Ehlmer, I don’t know because he never told me his name, he never asked my name. He didn’t ask me for an ID and he didn’t have me fill out ANY paper work. I am 20 years old, but I could have been 16 for all he knows. The photo I brought in wasn’t a good one, so I spent a bit of time looking on their computer (his idea) and after maybe 15 minutes I found a new one that I was happy with. He seemed totally put off and inpatient. It’s like, I’m not going to rush finding a tattoo that will be on MY body forever. Just wait a few minutes. Then he cleans my wrist and did the tattoo. It’s a small tattoo, maybe an inch big, and he took a break in the middle which was just stupid. It took about 15 minutes total. After the tattoo was done, he cleaned it and put the bandage on and just told me a few things to take care of it. Wash it 3 times a day with anti bacterial soap and keep it moisturized. He didn’t give me an aftercare sheet or anything. This being my first tattoo, I’ve kept it moisturized and I had no clue that I could be using too much, but I guess I did because now a ton of ink is wiping off. I wasted 80 bucks and ruined my tattoo and now it looks stupid. I am so unbelievably angry that I payed this man to tattoo me, and I will never ever even step foot in this building again. I should have known that Salinas is a dump and any business in Salinas sucks. I’m going to Monterey from now on. DON’T GO HERE. This has been one of the worst professional experiences of my life and if the tattoo had been bigger, I would be suing or taking some sort of legal action. I am outraged.

Went to get my first tattoo here. Set up a sunday appointment with Raul. He saw my idea and just made it better. He free handed threw it on my arm. It came out great. Took 5 hours but it was worth it. The dude is awesome. I recommend him. Im going back forsures to get my other tattoo here again.

What a great place with wonderful artists. We have had all our work done at studio 13 by Raul. Always happy and helpful, no matter what I want. We always feel welcome at studio. 13.

My cousin got her tatt here and it looked great. Regular artist was busy and I was in town for the weekend and wanted to buy my little sis a birthday tattoo. Called and Raul told us to come on in. We got there and were told that he went to the store and would be back. The piercer was a bleach blonde, heavyset woman who had a very mean, sour look on her face and wasn’t very polite or welcoming. We waited about 20 mins and when Raul showed up he wouldn’t do my sister’s tattoo. She wanted a small piece on her hand; he said he wouldn’t do it because he didn’t want her coming back asking for free touch ups. Whoa! Rude. We were so turned off by the shitty personalities that we just left. Don’t get me wrong, nice work but very rude people. If you’re a fucking jerk and want to give your money to people who treat customers like inconveniences then come here. Otherwise, don’t even bother.

Got my angel bites here for my 15 birthday and totally PAINLESS!(:
Thinking about getting my cheeks pierced here again for my 16 birthday coming up c:!

I came here to get my second tattoo this summer, and Raul did an amaaaaaazing job! He worked with me the whole way and had a wonderful personality. I usually fall asleep while getting work done, but he kept me awake the entire time, making me laugh, telling stories, cracking jokes. He took his job very seriously though, and made sure I knew about any distortion in where it was going to be placed. I will definitely go back again!

Ehlmer is the BEST!!! studio 13 does great work. Ive been coming here since the 90’s eventhough all the artist are talented EHLMER is my favorite, he’s done 10+ tattoos form me through the years. A++ all the way…

Great service. Lisa is the bomb!

I had my tattoo done about 6 months ago and i loved it. Raul is great! He makes you feel comfortable and jokes w/​you to help keep your mind off the pain. I am definetly gonna have him do my tattoos in the furture.

Lisa did my first professional piercing way back when I was 18 and I keep coming back because she’s talented, professional and keeps it real. Studio 13 is also a great place to get tattooed in Salinas. I highly recommend that you check them out!

Shop is super clean, great staff and selection. I’ve had Raul do my ink for years now and he is the MAN! He’s very good at working with you to help create whatever style or image you’re looking for. They have a large selection of books and magazines to inspire you and they have a nice selection of piercing items as well. Definitely the best place in the Monterey Bay Area for sure.

First, I’ll say that I went here when I first moved to Salinas, over a year ago.
Now, to continue., I thought this place was nice. They were reasonable on their prices, and the staff seemed nice.
I went there to get a multi-​frenum piercing (ladder){frenum is a guy only piercing for those who don’t/didn’t know).
I was just getting 3 in. So the female piercer (I can’t remember her name) seemed nice and knowledgeable.
To make a long story short., out of the 3 piercings I got there. Only 1 still remains. I had to take 1 out because it got infected. But the other one.
Here is why the place only got 2 stars. She didn’t pierce me correctly, what’s more is that she sliced my skin open. and while what she did had to be obvious to her (since she was the one holding the needle & guiding it through my. *member*. she did not tell me. She instead, wiped the blood off (it bled a little, and I didn’t think anything of it.), and put some ointment on there to stop the blood. Finished the other piercing, put a little bandaid on the one that needed it (the one she sliced the skin), said I was all good, and done. So, I paid and went home. I guess she figured the ointment would stop the blood and i’d never be the wiser. Uhm. yeah, that isn’t an arm, it is constantly brushed against. So, after I go home, and clean it later., it just starts bleeding again and bleeds non-​stop for an hour at least. I had to completely remove the piercing and put gauze/​ointment/​and a bandaid on it for it to stop bleeding, still an hour later.(It’s not a lot of blood, just a little steady{it was sliced w/​an extremely sharp object, so hard for it to stop}). So yeah, if she had just said something, fine. I’d know, she coulda re-​pierced a diff area. But instead, she decided to not tell me that she incorrectly pierced me and sliced my skin open, hoping I wouldn’t notice. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to go there for any piercing more difficult than ear/​tongue. Basically, nothing you can’t get at a pagoda.