Reviews of Illusion Ink (Tattoo Shop)

jack johnson

Professional clean and very skilled.

Neal Cavanaugh

Great experience.

Denise Mcelhaney

Carl was great. He took his time and made my dream better than I could image.

Monty Fuller

Great work. Very clean and professional place.

ronald snyder

Super nice!

Charmaine Simmons

Great friendly place, tattoos and prices

Betty Downs

The owners are amazing. Great work.

Diana Taylor

Absolutely love my tattoo and piercing!!! Great bunch, very clean and professional and Carl did an excellent job covering my old tattoo!!!! Thanks bunches!!

Stephen Jennings

Good work

ishaboy- rayray

Make you feel at home, great experience, very chill environment. Loved it

Janet Green

Gre as t work

Vickie Roberts

Their really good with their piersons, but don't get your tattoo here.

Kendra Amorski

Took my 6 year old here to get her ears pierced for the first time with Carl. All the staff was very professional and we were in and out in under 15 minutes. We have also gotten tattoos here in the past and plan on coming back for more.

Jeremy Reed

Wife and I went in for tats had two different people do each one have to say the tat I got was top of the line and we also talked about a cover up on my left arm for a future piece. Amazing job from both people but all in all was a blast and my artists was constantly asking me if I was comfy and needed a break. Will be back soon for more work

Angela Herring

I am very pleased with my first tattoo. They were calming, courteous and professional. I will go back!

John Morris

Excellent service and mine and my ink master had a steady hand even when the back of the chair mysteriously dropped lol. He also understood I have fibromyalgia and so when I said okay that's starting to hurt too much he was awesome and went to a different spot... did our tats without missing a beat.. amazing! So if you have fibromyalgia and you love ink is suggest you go here...

T Turner

Experienced and excellent work. Quick pace.

Timothy Hammers

Cuz they cool

April Smith

Carl did a great job with my piercings and was very professional. Great customer service. Shop was clean and products were all sterile. Thoroughly recommend.

Alexis Evans

Hands down the best work and people around ,everyone is helpful no matter if its your first or hundredth time !

Dylan Riley

Love the work they do!

Tabitha Michelle

Absolutely love my tattoo. Great work, very reasonable prices

qavus linder

Amazing customer service, prices are negotiable.

Bennett Stone

Would recommend to anyone everyone was very helpful. Mike listened to exactly what I wanted and made it happen very pleased ready to return

Cam Cantrell

Jeff is the man! Love this place. Go nowhere else

Cheree Cherry

Great Place

Allison Maldonado

James is the best! This shop is incredibly clean and safe!

Ben Mackrill

Mike is a phenomenal artist that did brilliant work in honor of my late father. I'll be happily visiting him again soon.

Bubba Holliday

I have 3 tattoos from them. I am completely satisfied with their work. I plan on getting a few more.

K V

My son got his first tattoo today. The place was clean but they didn't go over what to do after, they just gave him a sheet of paper to read and said if we have any questions to call or come back by. Bobby was his tattoo artist. I told him he looked cool. I guess he thought I was going to touch him when I raised my finger to point at his grey patch of hair. Um no! He snatched back. I told him I wasn't going to touch him. He said some people do and it's called personal space. I said ok anyway I was just complimenting him on his look. All in all I didn't feel too welcome here especially for a first time. It was just an ok experience. I think we will look elsewhere for future tattoo work.

Denae Bradley

Love it here. Tyler is awesome

Angeles Tucker

PHENOMENAL work....definitely will be back!

taylor stuart

Two tattoos from Bobby, superior quality. James is amazing as well. Easy to talk to, clean, professional, non generic ⚡️

Travis Allen

I was able to walk in and get the tatts I wanted. They did an extremely good job. I'll be going back for more.

Dylan Heigelmann

Nice atmosphere, friendly artists, willing to work with prices, would recommend to anyone looking for great tattoos.

Lisa Michel

Awesome job on my tattoo by Chester!! Love it!!!

Marquita Bradley

I was in and out!

Keyva Riley

Just got my hand tattoo at Illusion Ink! Great experience, they explained the process and even let me know that the placement I originally wanted on my hand was not good because it could fade away. Chester did my tattoo and he was very knowledgeable and answered my questions. Fastest tattoo I ever got! I will be back.

Jason Jones

Best place ever! Only place I go and get ink.

Bobby Cash

Very friendly and personable staff. Excellent customer service and very clean and sterile environment. They earn an A in professionalism. Highly recommend!

James and Courtney Colburn

Good work....nice line's

Robert Auer

Was going to get my first tattoo there, after $100 dollar deposit. Bobby draws a freaking cartoon, that wasn't as anything like I wanted. I asked about price, they said $300-350. I MADE the mistake of saying as long as it's under $500. Amazingly,...that's what it turned into. I've always been told you should talk to the artist. I never got to. With 3 trips to the shop, Bobby never even met me. I would not let illusion Ink tattoo anything on me. They are not professional at all. They are just scammers and want to be's.

Annette Perkins

Luv it

Turonia Cosey

My piercings were the absolute best. I went in super nervous but he simply explained it's not as bad as I thought it was. After a few jokes and a fake count to three I was done. I recommend them to anyone!

Daniel Francis

Good prices on body jewelry

Danielle Dover

Awesome new tattoo!! Favorite out of several! Above and beyond expectations for a difficult tat. Staff is out-going and friendly. Very comfortable environment! Will definitely be going back, soon!!

Trucker daddy

Awesome place great artists an clean professional workers tats piercing no matter how elaborate the work they got folks who can do it highly recommended

Derek Ryder

This is the best tattoo shop to go to in the Mid South hands down. Went in for four tattoos over a week, all done by Bobby. He did and amazing job and is an extremely talented artist. The shop is super clean and all the staff I met were completely professional, very down to earth and make you feel welcome.

Amanda Josten

I still cant believe the experience I had here. I've been researching tat shops and following Illusion Ink on Instagram for MONTHS. This is my first tattoo. It's a simple outlined triangle above the elbow. When I came in the place was empty, on a saturday, the front desk was nice enough. They asked the size I wanted which my answer was "proportionate to my arm, not too small for the space or so big it's starting to curve around", they never asked anything else, they printed out a random triangle and sized it to the back of my arm but never showed me. I hadn't been shown anything until the artist had it on my arm. How thick do you want the lines, do you want shading, what color do you want it, exactly where do you want it placed? I was never asked any of this. The artist I got did not speak, I couldnt even tell you his name because he never introduced himself. He was short when he did talk, like when he told me I didnt need to get on the table, and I apologized and told him this was my first time, and I had no idea how this worked....he said nothing. The triangle was elongated, and I wanted a perfect triangle so he had to take off the stencil and go back to the lobby, which he was not happy about. Next stencil, again he says nothing, just puts it on and asks me to look, through a mirror that is behind a book case and very limited in view. I couldnt see it clearly being that it was on my back side, he never offered another mirror or even a hand held mirror. Silence. I had to ask my friend to approve it and she said it wasn't centered on my arm, he said it was centered with my shoulder, and I told him I was really wanting it centered with the elbow. His response..."that's not where you want it, but I'll stick it there anyway if you want me to". At this point I was uncomfortable, I felt pressured and rushed to get something permanent I did not love, and made to feel like I was being difficult for having an opinion on my tattoo. I ended up telling him we weren't doing it, that I was uncomfortable and unhappy with the steps (or lack of steps) taken in this process. He didnt apologize or try to make things right, it was a "ok then, come here" and he removed the stencil. The front desk was understanding, but I cannot say this place is professional. At one point I looked around for an "Illusion Ink" sign to make sure I was in the right place. I drove over an hour each way to get a tattoo I've been waiting months for. I have ideas for 11 more tats I'm wanting over the next year or two and thought for sure this would be the place for all of them. Just very very disappointed this was my experience at a place so highly thought of. I'm so upset I can't come back.

Lori Franklin

I went today and got my first tattoo. They are so nice and very helpful. I love my tattoo and will go back!

Brandi Smith

My daughter and I went for mommy and daughter tattoos. We was very pleased with the PROFESSIONAL STAFF and services. We will be back for her 21st birthday. Thanks again.

Ron Jeff

Shoutout to Bobby . Did a phenomenal job covering up an old tattoo with the panther ... I will be back sir !

Katie Stickorates

Good piercings nit the best tattoos

Wes King

Great artists with a light hand and great lines..

Rebecca Childress

Carl is the best

Shayla Gill

This place is absolutely amazing. Best customer service I have ever received at a tattoo shop. Carl did my peircing and he was awesome!!! I was in and out in less than 10mins!!

C White

Super professional and clean tats. Great attitudes to match.

RANDY HOFMANN

Tyler did an absolute awesome job on my tat! Highly recommend him!

Hoang Nguyen

Carl did my flat piercing and he commented that he was the most experienced piercer in the mid south. He told me this type of piercing tends to swell more than others, which was fine. However, after a week, I couldn’t feel the back of the piercing even with proper aftercare. It turns out that the post he used was too short and the jewelry was actually sinking into the back of my ear, and it would’ve eventually required surgery to remove if left alone. For a piercer who claims to have so much experience, why use such a short post for a piercing you know swells more than others? I will NOT be returning for another piercing. 10/10 would NOT recommend. Go to No Regrets or Trilogy if you want a proper piercing with great piercers.

Samantha Staples

Best tattoo shop in the midsouth!

Allen Richardson

Monique is an excellent manager and great customer service. 100 percent

Jody Sewell

Best quality and staff

DJ Pittman

Got my nose piercing here and also took my sister. Great clean place. The artist are so nice and respectful. Always recommend this establishment for piercings. Heard their tattoos were good also.

AshNyx VanDerWiele

Both of my tattoos came out amazing. I can't say enough good things about the entire staff. I'll definitely be back for my next tattoo

Tijuana Norman

I got a daith piercing by Dan and I didn't know that he had done the piercing. He's very gentle, calming and knowledgeable about his work. I felt very comfortable with him. Fan's that man

boxerlover519

Did a good job. Nice and clean place. Classier than most shops I've seen. A little more expensive than I thought it should be for such a small tat, but he did a really good job and it didn't hurt near as bad as the others.

Natalie Rogers

Carl piereced my daughters ears and did a good job.

Kelly Adams

Bobby is amazing! He’s great at making you feel at ease when you’re nervous. The rest of the staff is friendly & have great sense of humors. Super clean environment, too.

lori schwenk

They are so talented..very friendly...and patient to questions

Coe Constructing LLC

Clean professional eclectically artistic

Diana Waldrep

Amazing and ETHAN IS AMAZING!!

Jennifer John Lake

Cool shop. Quality tats.

C Scott

Got a piercing from Carl..he talked me thru the process and before I knew it I had a piercing..painless..great and funny guy..very professional..going back for a tattoo soon.

Samantha Milam

I had wonderful experience, very professional and kind.

Chelseah Smith

Great service!!

Cindy Baldwin

I got my first tattoo here. Bobby is awesome. I was nervous, but he made me feel at ease. We talked about animals and our families. He did an excellent job. He is awesome. It is a very clean environment.

Erotica Morris

Great services.

Ericka Gillespie

Incredible studio and staff! If you’re considering getting work done here, I definitely recommend Tyler! My fiancé and I decided to get our first tattoos while down in Memphis. After researching the top places, Illusion Ink blew all of them out of the water with their reviews and pictures. And since we were so close to Mississippi, we decided to make the drive. I saw all of the artists work online and loved Tyler’s work. Not really being picky on who we would have do them when we got there, what would you know, Tyler was the one who greeted us and did our tattoos. Extremely professional, laid back, funny, great to have a conversation with, and does incredible work! Everything was perfect and our tattoos turned out even better than we could’ve expected! Both of us got very different things and both of us were thrilled with the outcome! Awesome artist and awesome person! I loved the fact that everything was communicated! When drawing up our designs Tyler checked with each of us on size and style more than once to make sure we both loved and got exactly what we wanted! The entire studio was immaculate. Everything was well organized and extremely clean. Everything was sanitized in front of us before doing my tattoo and again before doing my fiancé’s. Everything used was brand new and opened in front of us. Cannot express how clean and organized the studio and their staff is. Definitely made me more comfortable! Was absolutely blown away by the staff. Everyone was so down to earth and welcoming as soon as you walked through the front door. Everyone in the shop treated and talked to us like family. Love that! After getting our tattoos we even received an illusion ink sticker, business card, and a card on how to care for our tattoos - super awesome especially since these were our first tattoos! Their pricing is the best pricing you can find in a tattoo studio, especially for the area! They are very reasonable and work with you to find the best fit and price for what you want and can afford! 10/10 recommend this studio and their staff! We will definitely be back!

Julie Watson

Great experience getting my tongue pierced here, very reasonable pricing and quick friendly service!

Grace marcum

Carl was awesome and the staff is great!

Danny Shell

AWESOME ARTIST!!! THE SHOP IS BEAUTIFUL! CLEAN CLEAN

Kea Hardy

Super awesome Friday the 13th tattoos! Not a terrible wait and so worth it! I think I have found my new favorite tattoo shop!

Alexis Wright

Absolutely love my new tattoo and piercing!! Service was amazing and the staff was so friendly!

Jim Boyd

James took great care and attention on my tattoo will definitely be back

Portia Allen

I loved it. They were very professional and made me feel comfortable.

Deborah Collier

They do very good work. My infinity sign looks great. Three of us got the sign but in different areas and we are very pleased.

Rebecca braddock

The only spot you want to go for quality art.

wesley boland

First tattoo it was a great experience for a first timer. Clean place and my artist Billy was really good. Love the tattoo

Gordon Poole

Great staff, great art choices, very good prices. Piercings are quick and reasonable

Dustin Sedlar

Shout out to Steve, got an awesome piece done and received numerous compliments on how clean the line work was almost immediately after having it done. Can't thank the shop enough for staying late and doing such great work! I will definitely be back to have my sleeves finished and would recommend Illusion to anyone!! Extremely high quality work, super friendly staff, solid price, three thumbs up.

mary bowen

Came here with the girls to get matching tattoos on a girls vacation. Billy did an awesome job, wish we lived closer so we could get all our tattoos here!

Wanda Jsckson

Great as always.... U will love it!!! Great people!!!

Richard Curtis

It's the best tattoo parlor in southaven great artist and great environment

Debbie Simmons

Great friendly tattoo studio

Cindy Johnson

Awesome! Tyler is great!

Kimberly lloyd

I felt so welcomed as soon as I walked in. My artist was amazing. I told him my idea and what I wanted and he came up with something I absolutely love!! He put a lot of thought into what I wanted. Very enjoyable experience. I will be back!!!

Melissa Beach

James is the best! Very lighthanded

berkethia rankin

Great experience, the employee were very nice and friendly. I recommend them to everyone. It's the place to go