Yours truly tattoo

I have two traditional tattoos from YTT, by Nate Hudak and Fern Mardo. Both tattoos are my favorites. Both artists were professional, patient, and kind throughout the entire process. Shop is beautifully organized - each visit feels like stepping into your artist's studio.

I can’t say enough great things about this place! By far the BEST experience I have ever had in a tattoo shop; everyone was welcoming and very kind. Marc did an amazing job with my tattoo!! Looking forward to coming back.

Fern is the best there is in the biz! He’s thoughtful, considerate, and dedicated to the art of tattooing in a way that very few artists are. If I lived closer, I’d be seeing him exclusively on a very regular basis. I can’t say enough great things about him and the Yours Truly shop.

I saw Fern for a last minute appointment while I was visiting from out of town. The experience really could not have been better. I initially told him I wanted flash and when I got there I asked him to draw a dragon tattoo to fit in a bit of a weird spot between other tattoos. He had no problem doing it and was super nice and kind the entire time. I have been traveling and getting tattooed around the US and the prices seem very fair for the work and services received. Really hope to come back and get another from him in the future!

Some of the best artists in town. Pricing is what I’d expect from artists with their level of talent and experience. I’m also very glad that these large and beautiful pieces were finished quickly. I wouldn’t want an artist to spend an extra hour bleeding me out simply to justify their rates.

Got two tattoos. Fern wouldn’t discuss pricing with me after asking 2-3 times before getting them done. Wouldn’t even do my main idea of what I was asking for. That’s fine, I was willing to do something else. I got two trad pieces (my legs are almost fully done) basic, but well done. Then charged me $1,500 for them which is insane actually. He’s ok but make sure you confirm price before hand because I’ve never in my life paid that much for trad flash before. Edit: First of all, I did ask at LEAST twice for pricing and you kept saying “it’s going to depend” so don’t gaslight me. At a certain point it’s beyond uncomfortable for me to push something with a man I don’t know, in a private location and I shouldn’t have had to. I have over 50+ tattoos, mostly trad and I have been to much more successful well known artists and this is the first time I have been absolutely SHOCKED by the price, which I could not drag out of you before it was done. Also took maybe 3 hours. $1300 + DEPOSIT. for the two basic pieces. Price how you feel you need, I am reviewing my experience. Your shop was also originally in a private unmarked private location unable to be reviewed. I never want to go back, your egotistical attitude and response solidifies that. The point of a review is to warn other people of your experience, if you don’t like it maybe have some self reflection. I was honest and nice in my original review despite feeling ripped off.

I’m a returning client and have only had good and quality work done here but I recently had a very questionable charge. I’ve never felt in the past that I was overcharged but I was recently charged $450 after 45 minutes of tattooing which blew me away. My previous work with the artist was priced less than this or equal to this price but each took 4x the amount of time. But this time after 45 minutes of tattooing on the outer arm I was certainly shocked to be charged $450, plus my tip. Had this been an hourly rate, that’s $600 an hour, or $10 a minute. This put me in a difficult situation because I love all of the work my artist has done and I trust them to price their work appropriately, plus I want to return to this artist in the future. I did not feel comfortable questioning my artist’s price after the work had been finished so I paid it, plus a pretty decent tip on top of that, because that’s what I would have done no matter the price. I left with a tattoo that I’m very, very happy with, and a year from now I won’t care about the price I paid, but I did have a bit of a sour taste in my mouth knowing that I paid $10 per minute, when I had previously paid significantly less. I’m also slightly uncomfortable posting this review because I don’t want to offend my artist by publicly placing a monetary value on their art work, as it’s theirs at the end of the day. I mean no harm to the artist and I hope to return in the future, but I feel like this is something worth mentioning in a review. Prior to my first appointment with this artist I had asked what their rate is and I was told that they don’t give quotes or rates because it’s an easy way to undercharge or overcharge and also size and placement has an affect. I just wish there was a more concrete rate or method that the shop or artist used to prevent overcharges from happening because I can’t help but feel that I was severely overcharged this time. Still a great shop full of great artists and the space is very nice, I just wish there was more consistency with the pricing, or some sort of rate so I could have more of an expectation to prevent surprises like this from happening.

Place is so sick, my band is on tour right now and me and guitarist hoped in for a quick little tattoo, in and out and super affordable. Arizona is lucky to have this place