Iron Lotus Studios

First off, I love the inside of this place. Most tattoo shops I’ve walked into seem overcrowded with artwork to choose from and just, eye boggling. When you walk inside here, the place is open and actually quite relaxing and intriguing.
My husband came here to get his first and second tattoo (he only has 2). And he loves them. Sadly I can’t find an image of the first one, but the photo I have is of him getting a second one. (a cross on his arm). He was very pleased with their work. They were very professional.
I hope that when I’m ready to get a tattoo I can come here as well.

I totally agree with the «spa» feel of this shop. This is the cleanest tattoo shop I’ve ever been in. Each artist is full of personality, funny, qualified, and honest. 2 of my friends and I went in to get some work done and each had a different artist. They were helpful and despite my simple tattoo, my artist took a lot of time to make sure it was exactly what I wanted. He sat down with me and chatted with me to feel out my personality so he could create something I’d be happy with.
While one of my friends was getting her’s done, her artist had three potential clients come in for some work – after looking at what they wanted done, he gave an honest opinion about their color choices, size choices, font, locations, etc… He told them that the colors or size they wanted was going to create a faded or blotchy tattoo in the near future. Each client walked away to find a different place they know would do the tattoo. Now, this isn’t bad at all in my opinion and it’s because this place and the artists really stand behind what they do. They’re trained to know what a bad tattoo is going to look like when you bring them the idea for it. He said there are places in Charleston that will tattoo anyone with anything they want and all that means is that the clients are going to have a shitty tattoo in the future that they’ll either be unhappy with or will have to fix someday. I really respected that.
The shop minimum is $ 60, so even if you want a dot that’s how much you’ll pay here. The artists will even show you versions of your tattoo based on prices – so they’ll show you a $ 100 version, a $ 120 version, etc… for example. Very reasonable!
This is the kind of place you find and keep coming back to whenever you want a tattoo, even if you move away! A friend of mine flys out to Vegas everytime he wants to get work done because the only artist he’ll work with lives out there. The Iron Lotus is this kind of place! You’ll find your «for life» artist here!

Stop by yesterday and booked my session with @LilRound for next Wednesday (finally finishing my sleeves) so #Stoked incredible customer service. #LovejoyTheBarber

Hutch. Is. Amazing. My sister and I went in for matching tattoos and Hutch was extremely honest, personable and welcoming. He was very honest about opinions about placement, size, shading, color, etc. I would definitely recommend and will be returning for more tattoos!

These guys are great! Lil Round does SUPER clean line work and shading and Russell does incredible American Traditional (Sailor Jerry style) tattoos. The shop is clean, the staff is friendly, the prices were fair and we will definitely be back! THANK YOU FOR A GREAT TATTOOING EXPERIENCE!

Awesome floor plan, has something for everyone including: pool table, xbox, couches, and even the artists’ motorcycles! Extremely clean and the artists are easy to talk to. Have three tattoos there and two of them are done by Lucky. He’s done some of the best I’ve seen. He takes such pride in his work and it comes out perfect. Without a doubt I will be getting many more tattoos from Lucky!

THE cleanest THE nicest staff you will encounter in a tattoo shop. This shop actually reminds me of a spa with the exception of that familiar buzz and a pool table in the center of the shop.
Artists. While it looks like all of the artists here are incredibly talented, the only one I can personally attest to is Dennis. Dennis is a step above. Very thick, clean, consistent lines, and excellent traditional and Asian styled designs. Dennis is extremely professional, yet humble and will listen to your ideas, concerns, and what haves you. I have been here for a few sessions and I will come back. I actually have a few more that I am planning that will all be done here. Bottom line, if you need a consistent, great, humble, artist in the cleanest shop around, make your needle stop here.

Awesome experience! This was my first time getting inked; I picked the shop based on online reviews, the friendly reception, and my general first impression when I walked in the door. Lucky was hilarious, kind, and he was dedicated to my image. I’m extremely happy with the outcome and I can’t wait to show it off. I would recommend this shop to my friends, and I will return!