Love & Hate Tattoo And Piercing

I’ve been coming here to get my half sleeve finished slowly but surely over years because I lived out of state. I drove from California to Arizona on my time off to get work done here by Janet! She’s badass! And her work is amazing! I highly suggest it and am just thrilled with all of my tattoos done here.

I stopped by Love and Hate today to get my nipples pierced and both daith pierced. The shop was clean and the staff was very friendly. Torin was my piercer. He thoroughly explained the process and pierced me. It was done relatively quickly with less pain than I expected. I’m very happy with the service. I’ll be back. I recommend Torin for all your piercings.

I went in for a nose piercing, super nervous because I’m terrified of needles. I let my piercer know, he was soo compassionate and gentle! Thank you for making it a great experience. I highly recommend you go to Torin for your piercings!

Tony fixed my «19 and stupid» tattoo. It now looks better and has given me ideas on how to finish the theme. Will be back as soon as I have the money.

Love this shop. Currently getting a %100 custom half sleeve from Danny Ross. I’ve had a few sessions and the shop is always clean and everyone there is very welcoming. Danny took his time to talk to me about what I wanted to do, he added his input and worked WITH me to create the perfect piece. I’ve never felt rushed or pressured into getting work I wasn’t totally sold on. I have a bit more to go on my arm before I can start my next at this shop…
Check out the shop and you will be very pleased!

Danny Ross is the man.

Decided to get my first tattoo in 15 years. I wasn’t familiar with any of the artists in the area so I checked out Unilocal and several artists’ FB pages. One that kept coming up was Tony Goeke from Love & Hate. He seemed to have a good command of black and gray so I hit him up for a bamboo design. I gave him some pictures and an idea of what I wanted the bamboo to symbolize and he ran with it. He came up with a concept I didn’t even think of and it made perfect sense. Goeke was professional and had a light touch, which my wrist/​forearm appreciated. The tattoo is 3 weeks old now and almost perfectly healed. I do need some touch-​up to reinforce the outline in a few areas but other than that, this tattoo is great. Very happy with the results.

I have always loved tattoo art, but after my first experience at a different shop I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. I am working on my third tattoo from Danny Ross, and I have to say I am addicted. every time I come to him with an idea He just enhances it. This guy is a true artist. I can see why he is booked out months in advance. I have also seen work from Other artists here, and They are all very good. I recommend everyone go and check out the work. BTW Danny is currently working on a cover-​up on that first tattoo that I wasn’t to crazy about. The truth is you never know a bad tattoo until you get a good one. Go get a good one at Love and Hate.

I have been to several different tattoo parlors, been tattooed by a couple different artist but by far my best experience is with Love and Hate. I got a tattoo from Danny Ross and he is the most talented, yet humble, artist I have ever met. I am very specific on size, color, script, and I wanted my roses to look realistic. He is so patient and took the time to make sure we were on the same page and I was happy. My tattoo came out better than I even thought possible. Danny is a true artist.
The staff was so nice and fun. The talent in that shop is unreal! Really great people! It is a very relaxed, yet professional enviroment.

Been getting a half sleeve from Danny Ross over the course of several sessions. Super clean and professional shop. Great artist with personality and a very comfortable environment. I would recommend for anyone getting work done for a first tattoo or someone who has been tattooed before.

I am giving it 3 stars just on customer service. I came in to get my foot tattoo touched up and add more. Meg did a great job at what I wanted. But she was just very odd. Rude. Distant. And the guy that was working behind the desk was rude. Someone called as me and a couple other people were standing at the desk. He answered. the ppl on the phone asked how much is the hourly rate. He told them and then as soon as he hung up… The guys goes. I hate fu*^%!g bargain shoppers. You can say what you want but it doesn’t look good in front of your paying customers.

GREAT WORK! Tattoo’s are forever, so take your time and do the research!
The shop is clean and all of the artists take a great deal of pride in their work.

A tattoo is a very personal thing and not a decision to be made lightly as we all know. Finally figuring out what I wanted and then finding the artist talented enough to do it are 2 huge tasks. I know for a fact that I accomplished both at Love and Hate. I had a piece done by an artist at this shop a year ago and was thrilled with the work. I am currently working on finishing my right arm sleeve with Meg, the owner. He professionalism, talent and loveability all speak for themselves. The staff is curteous and helpful. This shop is not full of elitest tattoo artists who think their crap doesn’t stink like most tattoo shops. I’ve recommended several friends there and will continue to do so.

This is the ONLY place I get tattooed.
Over the past 14 months, I’ve been getting tattooed by the amazing Meg McNiel. When I say amazing, I mean amazing!
We initially started with a half-​sleeve on my right arm, however I was so quickly impressed that this progressed into a whole right arm sleeve, and now yet another sleeve on my left arm. I am there so often that I joke L&H is my «home away from home». That is, the home where I get all sorts of radness hooked up!
I get stopped constantly (e.g. grocery stores, doctors office, seriously the barista at Starbucks made 6 people in line) asking where I get my awesome ink at. Go get tattooed here, no matter what kind of style you’re looking for they have someone there who can meet (and will no doubt *exceed*) your needs.
The shop is always clean and friendly, and there is always someone there willing to help and answer and questions. I’ve also had both my tragus pierced here (I took a friend with me and she had both anti-​tragus done) by John Vitez and we both left happy. A very good friend of mine also recently had a fantastic portrait done by Danny Ross. Several other tattoo shops turned this tattoo down saying it «wasn’t possible to tattoo». Danny proved that those other shops were full of crap. My buddy’s piece turned out amazing as well!
I am a customer for life!

Professional. Client-​oriented, respectful, and easy-​going. Encouraging on phone, walked-​in, got what I got, walked-​out.
Place is done up authentic with all the trappings of a fine establishment. North side of McDowell, with entrence on left (or west) side of building.
This review was filtered out 2 days after posting. Whatever

A few years back I went for an L.A. dodgers sign. They charged me around $ 70. The guy showed me the design on paper and I said it was ok just to have it outlined and then pepper shade on the outside. When he was done it wasn’t what he showed me. I remember him telling me «hey if you need a touch up or fix come back» wtf? lol why would you need to redo it unless you f****d up. I left and went back to L.A. I come back and forth between phoenix and L.A. Today I found the place and went to talk to them to fix it or give me my money back. I don’t care if it was a long time ago. The guy says there’s a new owner and he doesn’t remember a guy with the description I gave him. To fix the tattoo they f****d up in the first place was going to cost me $ 130. No thanks. I rather go to West Side Tattoos. I recommend them especially for black and grey urban style tattoos. I will upload the tattoo they did of my L.A. My real rating is –0 but the lowest is 1 star.
–Tattoo slanted
–Lines not same size all around
–Shading not what was requested
–Shading done poorly

This is my first Unilocal review ever and I’m writing to give credit where it is due. Recently got a GREAT custom tattoo from Danny Ross. I came in with some reference materials and he ran with it, freehanding most of the tattoo right on my back.
I was flexible with some design aspects but he was really good at taking my input and making sure I got my «must-have’s» in the piece. Tattoo took four sessions and I tipped well, so it wound up costing a little more than I anticipated. But ultimately worth every penny. (See photo — Jungle chick w/​skulls)
Staff was friendly and vibe in the shop was as professional as you can get in a tattoo parlor. Overall highly recommended!

WORST tattoo I’ve ever had! Met these guys at a tattoo convention in LA. They appeared to know what they were talking about & doing, but nothing could be farther from the truth. The lines weren’t straight, the colors were not what I wanted, and somehow the final price was not what we spoke about. Basically, I got the tatt covered up over 3 more sessions with an artist I know & trust, and to say the least, I learned my lesson the hard way. Make sure you know who your dealing w/​before you make a perminent decision such as a tattoo. Their name says it all, you’ll either love or hate this place. I couldn’t HATE it more if I tried…
I’ll post the horrific pics, check back

Their most recent addition to their tattoo artist roster is Mike Bergfalk. He is currently tattooing my wifes entire arm with the most Ernst Haeckel jellyfish and coral. His line work is some of the best i have seen and his colors are bright and brilliantly shaded.
He has also tattooed my side with a very large Greg Simkins sketch.
The shop is very nice, clean and the other artists and piercers are helpful, friendly, professional and informative.

I told myself I was going to wait at least a week to review Love and Hate Tattoo Parlor. Let my new tattoo heal up and show it off a little. Besides, it was just last night after work that I’d gotten my new ink. Alas, it appears my self-​discipline is at an all time low, and less than 24 hours after walking out of L&H, here I am on Unilocal.Sharing the love. Because, honestly, there’s nothing I could think about hating on with this tattoo parlor.
The time line that brought me to this point is rather lengthy. A little over a month ago, I rolled out of work early, caught a movie then decided I wanted to get my third tattoo. After finding some tats online, I decided I would follow through with it. A quick Unilocal search directed me to L&H. When I showed what I wanted to have done and where on my body, the guy at the desk quickly grabbed one of the artist’s portfolios, flipped through and showed me one of the exact same tattoos I saw online (but not cross referenced with L&H). Instantly, I knew this artist *had* to be the one to do this for me. However, with my work schedule and his availability, June 21 was the soonest I could make an appointment.
In the month that followed, I started explaining to my friends what I envisioned and each of them appeared just as eager as myself to see the end results.
Fast forward to last night, and Eric is referencing color copies of bacon and another tattoo from which I generated my initial concept, while using colored markers to sketch out how the basic tattoo will turn out. Honestly, at this point I would have been happy with just the marker tattoo (although I’m sure Eric would grow tired of me coming back every other day to have it redrawn). After a quick run through to outline where each color would be, Eric then moved on to the actual filling in. Throughout the two hour process, other artists who heard about this custom tattoo checked out the progress. By the time Eric completed his work, I sported one of the most unique and personalized tattoos I’ve ever seen. Even as it’s wrapped in saran wrap to help the colors settle, I keep looking at it, admiring what will soon become my signature ink.
Meanwhile, earlier this morning I sent out photos I took with my phone halfway through the process to a few of my coworkers. All are excited to see this, even the VP in Flagstaff (who I didn’t intent to see this, but it’s out of the bag now).