Short of it: Do your research and you'll be reward...

Short of it: Do your research and you'll be rewarded with an amazing experience. If cutting down on price is what you're after, don't go to H&H - go to them for amazing talent, quality attention & care.

I am overjoyed I chose Pierre to do my tattoo - his energy and mine worked really well together during both of my sessions (my tattoo ended up being split across two days). I was excited by Pierre's portfolio of work on Instagram and thought his style worked really well with the design I had in mind. My sister chose Adam for her tattoo, and his energy worked way better with her than it would have with me. We wouldn't have been able to make that call and pick these artists without really looking through their portfolios online and choosing who we thought worked best for each of us.

Pierre was just as excited to create my tattoo as I was and that gave me comfort throughout the experience. He did in-depth research into various breeds of boa constrictor to offer detailed suggestions of scale designs when I wasn't entirely sure how to explain in words how I wanted my runespoor (three-headed snake) to look. For every little detail I mentioned regarding my design, Pierre made it a point to not only remember those details but assure me that there was a way to make it all happen for me. I didn't want to be that picky customer but Pierre helped make me feel confident about getting the design that would truly make me happy.

Regarding price - this was my first tattoo and I wanted to make sure price wasn't the first thing on my mind. At the same time, I purposefully wanted to go to a shop that had an established reputation (and the potential price tag along with it) to ensure a certain level of comfort in my own mind that the experience would be a good one.