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| - Okay...truth be told, I was a little apprehensive about getting my first tattoo. The nerves were jumpy for two reasons: 1. this is permanent and 2. this is painful. So finding a good artist who is open to suggestions, gives good advice, operates in a professional manner (clean, orderly), highly artistic and is above all, friendly and puts you at ease....yeah, a tough order to fill.
A friend of mine has had extensive work done by Nickhole and let me tell you...this woman is phenomenal. Her portfolio is beyond cool. There's a lot of passion in her art and I am so proud to have one of her pieces emblazoned on my body.
She is everything you'd want in a tattoo artist. I'd never met her before my appointment, but I instantly felt comfortable with her. She's also quick. My tattoo probably would have taken longer to do by someone else, because it really wasn't that small, but she was done in a half hour. This is VERY important, because I don't care what anyone else says, tattooing HURTS depending on where you do it!
She can be brutally honest too. I went with a friend of mine, and even after I was done with my tattoo, she was still frantically looking for something appropriate for hers. She ended up pointing to a zodiac sign. Nickhole just shook her head and said, "Nope, I'm not going to tattoo you. You're picking one out of pressure and I don't want you to regret it." That's her. She'd rather pass on the job than have an unhappy customer.
For those of us in the Bay Area, Nickhole's not so easily accessible. But she does come out to San Francisco a couple times a year. So if you like her style, email her (nickholetattoos@gmail.com) and find out when she'll be in town again. She's usually at the tattoo shows.
RE: the one star review - I'm not sure which shop that reviewer went to, but it can't be this one. The people here were super friendly and laid back. Plus there was no couch anywhere...pacman video game...but no couch. So I'm thinking their comments were meant for another shop. Check the address people, before you Yelp shit that ain't true.
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