Jinx Proof Tattoos

got my nose pierced here and the jewelry changed about 6 months later. very professional, kind, and knowledgeable. the two piercers i met were incredibly helpful. would recommend

I have two stories with this place. About a month ago, I went in to schedule a tattoo. As I had brought images of what I wanted, I asked for a consult. The guy behind the counter (who I am assuming was an artist) just asked me to show him what I wanted. He was very unhelpful and just kept saying "that's really big. That's really large." Yeah, thanks. So I asked to see the book of text to try and make it smaller since I gathered he thought I should try for smaller text. I picked a text that I liked, and he quickly drew it up on Word. Whatever, fine experience. Not the best. Clearly didn't care about my tattoo. But, then I paid the 100$ for my deposit and schedule my appointment for two weeks later. However, right before my appointment I sustained a serious head injury and have had to be on a lot of medicine and blood thinners. I could not get a tattoo in that condition, so I called them and told them I would have to cancel my appointment. They would not give me my deposit back, so I asked if I could reschedule (even though I didn't know when I would be better). They said if I didn't have a date or rescheduled twice I would lose the deposit anyway. I won't be able to get a tattoo for a couple months at this point, so they really gave me no choice and I had to forfeit the deposit.

My second story with them involves my first tattoo (from three years ago). I went, had a consult, and paid the deposit. Then, a week before I was supposed to go in, the artist emailed me that he had moved to a different shop. Obviously not the fault of Jinx Proof, but my artist took the deposit with him. I didn't want to have to drive 45 min out of the way to go to the new shop, so I called Jinx Proof to see if they could refund me the deposit (since I paid them, not the artist directly) and they wouldn't do it.

Exceptions to the non-refundable rule should exist - this place is too expensive, not very welcoming, and has mediocre tattooing. Also, the only piercings I got there both got so infected I had to do antibiotic treatments and ultimately have them removed.

Very nice people and professional establishment, HOWEVER DO NOT go there to get a white tattoo. After advising me on changing my tattoo location because of the white ( my goal was for it to be small and discreet) I came out with a GRAY tattoo. I've done research about white tattoos and they are notorious of being tricky to accomplish, but I feel cheated by Jinx Proof Tattoos. They should have told me it would not be white but DARK GRAY. I feel incredibly disappointed and now have a tattoo that a completely different tattoo than what I expected.

Just got an old DC flag tattoo touched up by Tad. Excellent service from start to finish. The people behind the counter were friendly. My artist, Tad, had a very clean, organized station and he explained everything that was going to go on during the tattooing. Tad took the time to thoroughly explain the maintenance/healing process. Could not be happier with the experience, Tad was friendly and a pleasure to talk to. This is my second tattoo at this shop (ten years apart) and their consistency over time is impressive.

I had an excellent experience here. I got a tattoo from Kevin, he is from friendly and professional and did an excellent job. I also got some advice on a surface piercing I was having issues with (irritation). The price was fair... it was a little more than I expected however it is an expensive neighborhood and they did a great job. Oh also they took me as a walk-in and were able to see me within an hour. I definitely recommend this shop!

Professional, and personal attentive service. I just got my ears repierced, no biggy, but they were great.

By far the top tattoo parlor in the DC area and the only place I trust to have work done. I've had multiple pieces done here and the quality is outstanding. You're looking at roughly $100/hr for pretty much every artist. I highly recommend either Susan or Tad but all of Jinx's artists do great work.

The image I used for reference for my small butterfly tattoo had lots of small detail, so the super kind receptionist just let me know the small detail might not be possible with a tattoo that small. I was totally fine with that!! Then I went back with MJ and she was SO sweet. I couldn’t see what she was doing with my tattoo because it was on my ankle (and i kinda wanted it to be a surprise LOL) but she asked me if I wanted shading because she thought it’d look better w a lil shading, so I said yes because I just knew I could trust her. When I tell you I was AMAZED when I saw it!!!!! The shading, the fact that she incorporated the small details....... and she did it all within like 30 minutes. THANK U SM MJ!!!

Tad was the best...super kind, explained every step, and got the art completed compassionately without digging into my flesh like an enraged maniac. Best tattoo experience yet. Will definitely go back...

I had it set in my mind that I was going to get a tattoo before the year ends and I'm glad I went here on a whim on the 29th of December. I did research on shops and artists, I got so sick of the run around so I told myself I'll go to the nearest tattoo shop after work (in Clarendon, VA). I got there at 2:19pm after I got off of work at 2pm on Walk in Saturdays. I was on a budget so I only wanted to get one tattoo even though I had 2 ideas. They worked with me on the price without me even asking (I was content with just getting one), but they gave me such a good price I decided to get both. The very nice front desk guy helped me out with perfecting the spacing of one of the tattoos I wanted to get by that time it was 3pm. They said I could come back at 4:15pm and I'd be with Jeff. So I left out after paying and went to get a bite to eat. When I came back I got in the door at 4:09pm and I got to sit for all of half a minute before Jeff came out to say he was ready. He's a very nice guy and had lots of good conversation which I thought was good just in case it hurt. Surprisingly it did not and he's a pretty big guy but super light handed. Which was fine with me. My first tattoo didn't hurt but I definitely thought with these being the wrist and ankle that I was in for it. He finished both in 40 mins! The wrist one was completed in under 15 mins it seems like and they are both super clean! I will be returning and hope to get Jeff as my artist again. Everyone here is so nice!