Atomic Tattoo & Body Piercing

I went yesterday to get my first tattoo and it came out great! Everyone at the shop are really chill. My tattoo artist, spooky, was amazing. He’s a real humble and talented dude. Definitely going back to atomic for my next one.

My best friend Karolyna had both of her tattoos done by Spooky. I was admired by his patience during the tattoo session and making sure that the artwork is on point. Now, the results of my best friend’s tattoos are BADASS! I am super convinced to get my next tattoo done by Spooky!

About a year ago I left a 5-​star review of Spooky at Atomic Tattoo after he touched up some work I previously had done somewhere else. I was left impressed with both his work ethic and his actual work and I wrote that I’d go back to him for all my tattoos.
Well, the time came and I decided to get the lower part of my leg (ankle to knee) done. So of course I went back to Spooky. But this was going to be the first piece of original stuff I asked him to do.
I told him, generally, what I wanted: skulls, clowns and demons. And I decided to leave the specifics to him. He’s the artist and I always felt it best to put your trust in the artist you choose. This was a big gamble on my part, I know.
Well, how can I explain Spooky’s work: it was EXACTLY what I wanted. Actually, even BETTER than I thought it would be. This piece he did on me is… UNBELIEVABLE. To the point where, people stop me at the gym and ask me who did it.
I also had him go back and redo my neck and knuckles, both of which took major creativity to do. Again, the results were exactly what I wanted.
It doesn’t matter if you go to Spooky and ask him for an original piece or work or if he’s left to clean up the work of some other guy. Just make sure you go to him and only him.
P. S.: I’ll post some pics shortly.

Jayse was a great guy to have do my piercing. He was knowledgeable, professional, and wanted to make sure that I got exactly what I wanted. He even corrected the previous hole he was re-​piercing, as the previous guy hadn’t done it straight. I’m getting a tattoo from him in the near future, as his book is amazing.

I went in to get my lobes pierced… Spooky was very accomodating and thorough, took his time to explain everything, and was an all around chill dude.

Love love love. Got a lion piece tattoo done by spooky and he did an amazingly job on it, it’s so beautiful. Spooky is so cool and dope a very talented artist! By far my favorite tattoo and piercing shop. Everyone is so nice and it helps to make one feel comfortable. If I could rate this place more that 5 stars I would. I definitely recommend this shop to anyone.

Just got my nose pierced by Spooky. He’s awesome! Super clean place and he explained everything and took his time. Thanks guys!

I’ve had two experiences here so far, one through a friend who got tattooed by Spooky and one with Jon. Both were very professional and clean. I was especially impressed with Jon’s precision and attention to detail on my own tattoo. Will definitely be returning!

I had a great experience getting my first snug piercing with Spooky the other day. He’s very professional and it shows through his work and how he carries himself. I look forward to coming back in 6 weeks and getting my second one!

I got a septum piercing this past weekend from Jayce and he did a really great job. He was professional, knowledgable and made you feel welcomed and comfortable.
I had a horrible experience with a crooked septum piercing in the past and was finally able to have a great quality piercing at Atomic Tattoo.
Thank you Jayce!

Got my 4^th tattoo here and it’s hands down the best experience I’ve ever had. The people were nice and their work is amazing!

I went in this weekend to get my septum pierced. I was soo nervous. I walked in and Jayce was actually in the middle of a tattoo sesh, so he asked me to come back in an hour and he’d give me a discount. When I came back he made everything so simple and put my mind at ease. he even gave me a discount on the H2Ocean! Will definitely come back in the future!

I went here to get a double helix piercing. Spooky was recommended to me by my friend, Jackie who has used him multiple times for piercings. Upon meeting him, we found that we had another mutual friend, my tattoo artist, which made me feel even more comfortable. Although Spooky can be an intimidating name, this guy is nothing but sweet. He is very knowledgable and explained the process the entire way through. He could even tell that I was nervous and showed me some breathing techniques to help calm me down and make the piercing process less painful (it worked!). I knew that I was in great hands and will continue to go to only Spooky for future piercings. Thanks Spooky!!!

Clean professional and friendly. Great job w my two ear piercings. I’ll definitely come back

Got my nipples pierced here 4 months ago by Jayce. He wasn’t the most pleasant but he got the job done so I’m pleased. They’ve been very helpful when I’ve gone back to have them make sure everything is ok, and given me replacement silver ball ends after one of them fell off (3 times). Going to go back for a tattoo soon!

Got my double nostrils here back in April by Jayce. Both nostrils for $ 70, including jewelry.
This was my first piercings in +10 years, with my ears being my last piercing as a child. That being said, I had no idea how the protocol process really went down in a tattoo/​piercing shop. He had me fill out an information form with all the personal info, health, etc. before he had me come into another room to get pierced. I let him know that this was my first piercings besides the ones on my lobes.
He marked my nose and even had me check if it was okay. He told me he was going to pierce away from the ridge of my nostrils because of the way my nose is shaped (I have the common flat filipino nose so I’m glad he took that into consideration).
The first nostril wasn’t so bad, I teared up like crazy though since the nose was so close to those nerves. The second piercing kinda stung since I already got stabbed in the nose just a few minutes beforehand. Teared up even more. I remember bleeding a whole lot too. I think this is because I went out drinking the night before — I do not recommend that by the way.
The jewelry he used were the ones that you can bend to any nose shape (not sure if there’s a name for it). He also mentioned I was pierced at an 18g. I didn’t know it at the time, but I wish he used other jewelry, such as an L-​shape stud. This is because my jewelry kept falling off while I was sleeping. It happened so many times, I had to eventually change the jewelry during the healing process (I think I changed it in about a month to an L-​shape — no more jewelry falling out after that).
Anyways back to the actual time I got pierced… Jayce ever so kindly wiped the crazy blood flowing off my nose, which was nice. He was very informative about cleaning. They sell the ever so infamous H2Ocean at the shop but he did not push me to purchase it. He did suggest using bactine — at the time I did not know what bactine really does to fresh piercings. Now I know to stay away from that stuff as it does dry out your piercings and can even irritate them. He gave me tons and tons of information, and I was pretty overwhelmed so I asked if he had a care sheet. He said he was actually in the process of creating one but at that time the shop did not distribute them. It’s close to December now so I hope they implemented that, those care sheets are super helpful for those who are starting out with piercings.
This review seems like a pretty positive review for the most part so you’re probably wondering why I’m giving it only 3 stars.
1. I was bothered by the jewelry I was initially pierced with. I asked about other options but Jayce said it was my only choice.
2. The alignment of my piercings. I recently got my septum pierced in Boston a few weeks ago and the piercer there noticed that my double nostrils were crooked. Didn’t really notice it before he mentioned it. This is probably my fault since Jayce was the one who even asked me if the positioning looked okay. It’s not really noticeable unless you REALLY look at my nose.
3. The lack of piercing after care sheet. These were my first facial piercing (s) so I was very overwhelmed with the info Jayce had verbally given me. It would’ve been nice to have that all in writing. I was also slightly lightheaded /​hungover from the night before so I couldn’t really absorb all that info.
All in all I would still recommend getting pierced here if in the area.

Clean, professional and badass. This is the place you want to go for your body modifications or ink.
Jason was able to design and ink a large piece for me in only half a day and the results kick ass. He worked quickly and with a lot of patience. All the staff are super friendly and really know what they’re doing,. Check out Spooky or John’s work as well.
You definitely want to go to Atomic Tattoo.

First if all let me just say, this shop is very VERY clean! Jonathan took every precaution to ensure that I was in a safe and clean environment (which was my number 1 concern when finding a shop here in LA). Jonathan is also a very calm and skilled artist. He went above and beyond my expectations. Solid 5!

I got my first industrial piercing here and two cartilage on the other ear. The industrial was rather painful and I just thought it was normal for it to hurt that badly.
However, when I went to a store that specializes in piercings only, they told me that 1) the piercer chose a bar WAY too large for my ear, 2) he pierced it JUST underneath the skin so if i slightly tugged it or it got caught on something, it could’ve ripped my ear, and 3) they used a bar that was OUTLAWED 3 years ago (I got the piercing in march of this year). Needless to say, I got it repierced at this newer shop in which they used a thinner and more suitable bar, and in a better position than what was given to me at this place.
Another thing that bothered me was the after care. The piercer told me to use Bactine but after a lot of research, almost everybody said Bactine should not be used on any punctures aka piercings in your body.
So not only was this a painful experience, but they used something that was completely unsuitable for my ear and was outlawed, and they gave me after care advice that was very misinformed.
Their tattoos may be one thing but I don’t recommend anyone coming here for piercings.

I wish this place and I had actually worked out. I got my Monroe last night and it was a quick process. It was my first time getting pierced so I was very nervous. I found it odd that I bled A LOT. I was rushed to the hospital today by the paramedics because I was bleeding profusely for a good 30 minutes. It wasn’t until we took the piercing off that the bleeding finally stopped (of course it still bled, but it took little time to stop bleeding when it was off than when it was still on). My piercer had pierced a blood vessel. It was definitely not a nice experience.