Ironclad Tattoo Co.

Chase pierced my septum and did a great job. With very little direction he gave me a small ring, which is what i wanted, it’s easy to conceal and was super nice. Definitely coming back here.

Third times a charm! I have had my cartilage pierce two other times and both times I ended with me taking it out and it having to heal. I decided to give it another try using a hallow needle rather then the piercing gun used at places like Claire’s. So glad I did!
Chase was awesome. The place was very clean. He was very informative of how he wanted me to care for the piercing the next couple of weeks and what to expect prior to. The piercing itself took about 10 seconds and it’s been healing for about two weeks now and I love it. I actually didn’t have an appointment or anything just walked in as soon as they opened.
They also have a great selection of jewelry– kind of pricey but it is all real silver or gold I believe but very different pieces I haven’t seen anywhere else.

I had my second piercing done by Mike Moore at Ironclad today. I’ve been to other piercers before, but this man is seriously one of the most kind, gentle, and compassionate piercers I’ve ever experienced. He could tell that I was VERY nervous, so he took his time and made sure I was 100% comfortable before doing ANYTHING. I will absolutely never go anywhere else. It is always such a wonderful experience with Mike. I cannot thank him enough for making it such a wonderful experience. I would recommend him to anyone looking for any type of piercing!

I really love this place. I just moved to the Detroit area from Chicago, so I was scared to go to a tattoo shop I had never been too (I actually read about Ironclad on Unilocal).The workers are very friendly. I went in on Saturday and they were able to get me in on Sunday. I got a dove on my arm and Melise did it, who I highly recommend. She took several ideas I had and crafted it together in a sketch within 5 minutes. All her other work is gorgeous too. Definitely wont be long until I return.

I am sure that some of the artists at Ironclad are great, but my experience with them was incredibly disappointing. I will describe. I finally decided on what I wanted for a tattoo — my first. I started looking around and saw good reviews at Ironclad so I went over there at lunch and spoke to the owner. He suggested I contact Melise Hill. After a few days, she responded to my email (no phone) and I stopped in the following week to speak with her.
While Melise was super nice, she told me that she books two or three weeks out and then sends via email a week before what her designs would be so that it could be tweaked. She was very clear about getting the $ 50 deposit. After I paid, she booked me nearly three weeks out.
Now, I was very clear about my design intent. I sent her multiple links from instagram and Pinterest and emailed her what I thought the deviations from those inspirations should be. Two weeks later on Saturday morning, I get an email with a Photoshop of two clip arts superimposed on one another. I though, OK, likely this is just a rough idea so I replied back immediately asking for one of them to be reversed and again sent a link from the inspiration photo on Instagram. Since the tattoo was partially sports-​inspired and since Melise seems to be very artistic instead, I even gave her an out, saying, listen, if you don’t feel like this could be a good tattoo, let me know and we can work out someone else doing it. I didn’t want someone permanently marking me that wasn’t into the subject matter.
Frankly, at this point, I would have been happy if she said, OK, let’s just do it exactly like the Instagram. Instead, she totally ignored my concerns and sent a second clip art Photoshop with one of the images reversed. It was still way off but I was trying to be positive so I suggested some other edits to tilt one of the clip arts so it could be more visible. Three minutes later, she sends another email that says, «I really don’t think it really works that way… But here it is.»
And, yes, it still looked like crap. I’m not trying to be mean because judging from her past work, her artistic skills are off the chart. But I felt like she spent less than ten minutes on my design and didn’t really like it at all. At no point did I feel comfortable enough to go under the needle with her and so, after her third email, I politely said, OK, maybe this isn’t going to work out. I thought there was a decent chance that she would double down her efforts and say, hey, come on in and let’s figure this out. Or maybe try drawing it rather than Photoshopping clip art.
Fast forward three days and she finally emails me saying well, if you’re not going to move forward, then you forfeit your $ 50 deposit. Um, what exactly did I put a deposit on? I booked three weeks in advance and you had plenty of time to do the design. You spent ten minutes working on a crappy design and somehow I lose the money?
I’ll be following up with the owner but I am sorry to say that my experience with Ironclad was very sub par. I am sure the artists are great and much of the work I saw there was impressive but just because they are a tattoo parlor doesn’t mean that they can skip customer service.
Being my first tattoo, it would have been great to have someone say, «OK, here’s how it’s going to work… we’re going to do the design you want and when you are totally comfortable, we’ll ink you.» Unfortunately, that was not what I experienced. It would have been a huge gamble to simply trust her.

I had my first tattoo done at Ironclad by Michael «Bagz» Bagwell and had such a great experience. The shop was clean and inviting, and the staff was friendly and accommodating. I was nervous, but Michael was understanding, comforting, professional, and walked me through each step of the process. Very happy with the work and will definitely be coming back if I decide to get another. Thanks Ironclad tattoo!

I love Ironclad.
It is the only place I will ever get a tattoo! I have had two tattoos done one by Johnny and one by Melise. They are both incredible artists and did such a good job! It’s a clean environment and they take the time to make sure it is what you really want and that it looks good!
I highly recommend this place and that if you are looking for an awesome artist go with Melise!

I recently moved to Michigan and was kooking to get tattoos. Found this place on Unilocal.But the word of mouth about this place is ridiculously good. Staff and artists are friendly, helpful and interested in the customers. I called in and I was taken as a walk in by Eman. But dont think this place empty enough to always take walk ins. Make an appointment or you may not get seen for a while. Though its worth the wait. Its clean and has an amazing atmosphere. The tattoos are amazing and the talent in this place is unmatched. Amazing work for a fair price. You will not regret walking in this place and grtting a tattoo or piercing. I guarantee it. I will definitely be coming back.

I came here in January to get my nose pierced after reading many good reviews of the shop on Unilocal.My piercing was done by Chase and he did a phenomenal job of helping me pick out the size of jewelry that would best fit my nose as well as the placement of the piercing itself. He talked us through every step and I never felt uncomfortable. The shop was clean and the piercing was beautiful. During my healing I had some trouble with it which I attribute to my novice self. Every time I emailed the shop I got a prompt helpful reply. I came back a few days ago and Mike changed my stud to a ring. Once again everything was explained clearly to me and the whole process was a breeze. I would recommend Chase or Mike to anyone who’d like to get pierced. The shop is a wonderful, friendly comfortable, environment that I feel very confident in recommending.

Dropped in on Friday for an industrial piercing. I choose Ironclad because of their reviews and wasn’t let down. Mike did a great job of explaining everything to me. I was super freaked out about having it done and ended up having a great experience.

I went to Iron Clad to get my nostril piercing, and they are awesome. I was a nervous wreck, but Mike was very cool and reassuring. He was very gentle and quick. It was over before I knew it.
He made sure he went offer the after care with me and let me know all the ways I could contact them should I have any questions.
I can’t wait until it heals so I can get some new jewelry!!!

I came into get a new piece of jewelry for an irritated cartilage piercing and Chase helped me. He was very helpful in explaining why my piercing was irritated and made sure the new piece of titanium jewelry fit correctly. I highly recommend this studio!

I went to ITC yesterday to talk to them about my first tattoo. When I walked in the receptionist was very nice and welcoming and the shop was so clean! However, upon getting out my ideas and showing her pictures, Grodi chimed in as if he was the artists manager «i’m gonna be honest, its just not gonna happen.» The artist I wanted to work with was in high demand, traveling and frankly he made it seem as though my tattoo was too simple or not good enough for such a «famous» artist to work with. Seeing as this was my first time going into a shop and my first time talking to any tattoo artists about my tattoo, I was very turned off, upset and pretty much ready to give up on my tattoo idea. Grodi didn’t introduce himself to me, he only gave me his rude two cents about my tattoo. Luckily, Mike Moore walks over to help my friend with some new jewelry. He is so friendly and welcoming that if it wasn’t for him I would never go back to ITC. After showing Mike my ideas, he politely told me how it would be difficult for the artist I had chosen to do my tattoo, but took a good look at what I wanted and started pointing me in the direction of similar talent within his shop. He was very helpful and accommodating, although as a customer my overall experience was mediocre. The artist I wanted to work with was with a client in the background and could probably see us and hear us talking. It was an awkward experience hearing this rude dude Grodi talk about the artist like he was some untouchable celebrity when he was working in the background. I hope that this doesn’t happen to any other newbies that come into this store! I believe Mike has a good motto on wanting to work with getting clients and artists what they both want but Grodi was awful. Where mike was kind, knowledgable and helpful, Grodi was pretentious, rude and unwelcoming. Avoid him!

Hands down best place to get pierced in Michigan. Mike Moore is fantastic! I have gotten two forward helix done by him and industrial and will be going back for more. He has top grade jewelry for every type of piercing and a very wide range of plugs as well. I have spent many pay checks here and well worth it! Definitely the place you need to stop to get your next piercing.

Mike Moore is fantastic! Incredibly knowledgeable, warm & friendly. I absolutely love my new Monroe piercing. He was even mindful of where the inside of the jewelry would rest in my mouth so as to not cause a receding gum line. The shop sells top quality body jewelry; not the cheap stuff you find at the mall. I have several friends & family members who are also some of Mike’s very happy customers. The shop is very clean and sterile; I will never go anywhere else!

I LOVE this place! They have the best selection of jewelry and they only carry quality pieces. Also if they don’t have what you are looking for they are more then willing to order anything you may want. They are super friendly and have always made time to measure me before I bought anything. If you follow them on IG or Facebook you can catch great deals they occasionally have on jewelry. I wouldn’t go anywhere else to buy jewelry or to get pierced :).

Chase is such a sweetheart! By far one of the best piercers in the Troy area. Very professional and they have a great variety of high quality jewelry. I would highly recommend this studio for piercings. Haven’t gotten any tattoos but this would be the first place I’d look into since all of their artists portfolios are great :)

Knowledgable staff. Clean and professional. Stop in and meet the friendly employees and great portfolio.

Bagz is fantastic. Does great work and is very professional for a fair price.

If you’re in the market for a quality, professional piercer, you can’t do much better than Chase Suarez or Mike Moore. I’ve been going to these guys for years (back when they were at Eternal) and have always had a great experience — with artfully-​placed (and healthy!) piercings to show for it. Exceedingly clean, sterile environment will satisfy the most extreme germophobes. Chase’s anatomical knowledge and eye for placement is probably the best you can get in Detroit. Mike’s hand-​crafted jewelry is awesome.