Fatty's Tattoos & Piercings Dupont Circle

Amazing experience! The piercing process went so fast and Michael was super nice.

Michael is amazing at what he does. If you are in the market for jewelry, piercing services, or other kinds of body mod art, ask for him by name!

Danni the piercer is awesome and quick!!. I had my gauges upsized. It was painless and inexpensive. She knows her stuff and guides you to the right way of getting pierced. Thank you!!!

Worked with Brian. Extremely professional, including first class hygiene and sterile practices.

He is a brilliant artist. Brought my idea to life with more energy and impact than I could have imagined. Extremely clean lines. Very slick shading, color gradients, and highlighting. Absolutely tremendous!

Getting signed up with an artist at Fatty's is a little weird. The shop is locked at all times. They don't take walk-ins and they don't answer the phone.

You have to fill out the request sheet on their website. Then wait for them to contact you back on that page. Set up a time and go in for a consult. Artists might be late or no-show (rarely), so you need to have patience and be persistent.

At the consult, you meet in person and discuss the project. They give you a price and an appointment. Come back at that second time to have the work performed and prepare to be amazed!

Highly recommended.

I am blown away at just HOW OUTSTANDING the services were that I received from Michael and Mikey. I am from Florida and were visiting for the New Year. I was able to easily book an appointment for tattoos and a nostril piercing (my first) and chat with them on the customer portal beforehand. The pricing was very fair but honestly for the quality, I feel like they aren’t charging enough.

Michael is hands down the BEST piercer. He was very knowledgeable, gave me supplies to clean my piercing until I made it home, and made the whole process quick and easy. I am scared of needles, funny to say, but I could barely tell he had started. He made me feel at ease and gave every customer (I watched at least 5 come in while I was being tattooed) that walked in after me the same level of stellar customer service. He listened to everyone’s wishes, gave his expert opinion on what the safest options were and pierced them at the perfect angle. Quick, easy and almost painless. Their implant grade jewelry is the best for piercings and I liked that it wasn’t about selling you some flashy expensive jewelry piece, but more of what is better for the healing process with their stock.

Mikey did my tattoos and he is truly an incredible artist. My first tattoo was done carelessly and he was able to redo it while making it look fantastic. He did other cutesy tattoos for me (heart, flower, script rib tattoo, crescent moon) and he did them with such ease and precision and with the right tools to get the job done as painless as possible. He mentioned that he has been doing tattoos for 22 years and you can REALLY tell. My favorite part was how down to earth he is. If you want input on a tattoo design or what will work best, he’s there for it. He won’t shoo you out the door like most artists who just want to give you a quick tattoo. He made me feel calm and comfortable, like I could really be myself, and as a person who struggles with anxiety, I really appreciated that.

It is now day 3 and I have no pain from my nostril piercing or four tattoos. I am also the biggest baby when it comes to pain lol. I HIGHLY recommend visiting their shop and are certainly considering driving 13 hours back there for any other piercings or tattoos that I want in the future.

So, I’m not happy at all with my piercing. For $80 for an industrial piercing and for it not to come out right is upsetting. They do not have a large enough jewelry selection. Better bring your own, plus the little jewelry that they do have is around $30. You can order new jewelry from Body Candy.com or Amazon for 2/3 less price. Overall I’d suggest going elsewhere. Like I said the piercing wasn’t to my liking and now I have to have it redone. That’s more money and another two weeks of agonizing pain. Ugggh !!!!!

I was recommended Fatty’s by a piercer of mine in another city and I happened to be in the area and walked in without an appointment. Dani had some time and took me immediately! I already had a piece of jewelry with me that I needed to get pierced and she immediately had it sanitized and pierced! She was incredibly kind and my piercing looks amazing. Will likely be coming back for a new piercing once this one heals :)

Cringe, zero personal service before…if I was looking for online only before sitting down w a human, be ready to jump through hoops …ick customer service experience to TRY

I will take this down eventually, but I’m sick of these Mac store vibe tattoos. Gross.

I got my nipples pierced by Michael C. He was really nice, did a great job. I tend to pass out with piercings and he handled it like a pro. He even checked out a previous piercing done by someone else to make sure it was healing properly. Would highly recommend, would return for more.

I got my piercings done by Michael about 2 weeks ago and it could not have gone better! He was incredibly considerate, answering any and all questions I had, providing clear explanations for why he chose the jewelry he did, and generally being very patient, pleasant, and enjoyable to be pierced by. I am astounded at how quickly my piercings have healed! After just a few days, I had basically no soreness and you would not even be able to tell that the piercings were new. Michael has also been super available to answer my aftercare questions over text, and has even been helping me deal with a navel piercing that I got done at a different shop that has been struggling to heal properly. Hand's down the best piercing experience I've had, and this was my 10th piercing!