Eternal Tattoos

Jeffery James turned my sad and depressing tattoo’s into Awesomeness! What a great personality and talent. I would recommend him and this shop to anyone. I’m so grateful!

Had an awesome piece done by Jay. Great place they are busy, if you want a great experience book it a month or two in advance its worth the wait. Deposit vary, clean, friendly, and on point.

My wife got a tattoo here by Susannah. She’s very pleased with the result. The process started about 9 months ago. She made initial contact. She checked out the website, the art, the podcast, the social media. We took a trip to the store to check it out and the neighborhood. It’s all about reputation isn’t it? Susannah and the shop have a good one. Medical hygienic processes are used. Work friendly staff, not friend friendly and that’s just fine. You want professional and you’ll get that here through and through.

I got two tattoos here. Both turned out awesome. But the staff was very rude and acted like they were cool. Not to mention the open pill abuse and marijuana abuse I witnessed. Just not a good shop, even if the work is decent.

My entire experience with Susannah was phenomenal. She is booked for 6+ months out for a reason– she’s an amazing artist. We corresponded through email (I live 5 hours from Detroit) and she didn’t send any sketches because she was going to tattoo directly from the picture I sent. I had to put down a deposit to hold my spot which I think is completely fair.
The week of my tattoo, I got a reminder email which I always appreciate. The shop was easy to find, with ample parking. Another artist told me where Susannah’s booth was. She was promptly on time.
We laid out the tattoo and worked out placement. Then we got to tattooin’. Susannah took eye breaks every once in awhile (5mns) which I didn’t mind at all. Our conversation was lovely and I appreciated her checking in to see how I was doing with the process.
Four hours later, I had the most incredible piece of art on my arm! I was thrilled with the entire process and would drive 5 hours in a heartbeat for another tattoo from her. I absolutely cannot recommend her enough.
I was impressed with the shop! The machines are so incredibly QUIET! They have their own line of ink, are impeccably clean and have the latest technology.
The artists here book their own schedules– there isn’t a receptionist or office manager. Keep that in mind! When you email/​call/​come in, the artist themselves fulfill that role.
Go see Susannah!

I have been wanting a tattoo for a very long time and had anxieties about getting one that was done well and by someone that had the artistic ability and professionalism I wanted. Although the tattoo I chose didn’t require much, it was important for me to feel like my vision would be accomplished. My nephew has been seeing Jay for his art and I felt confident to book an appointment and finally get the tattoo, I had been wanting. Jay was very professional and my tattoo is amazing. I couldn’t be happier. I have another idea for one more tattoo and am certain there is no other place I would go, but to Jay at External…

I cannot rave enough about this place or Jeff, my tattoo artist. He calmed my first timer nerves and answered any and all questions I had.
The shop was clean and the music was not overpowering. I recommended this place 100%!

This is my favorite tattoo shop of all the places I’ve been. It’s clean, the artists have good reputations and great portolios to back them up.
There are two things I think people scoping Unilocal should find on Unilocal regarding tattoo shops. Cleanliness and reputation.
The rest of the research you have to do on your own. Go to the shop and ask to see portfolios or see if you can peek in on somebody else getting tattooed. Look with your special eyes and see if you like what you’re seeing.
Gloves, ointment, ink cups, proper plastic shields on all bottles and ridged items, clean environment, solid work being done. You can’t necessarily find that on Unilocal.
Ask the artist why they use the soap or ointment they use. Ask what their aftercare instructions are. Talk out a price you’re both comfortable with. There’s my advice.

I have been getting tattooed here for years. I have several tattoos done by Jay as well as several from Dennis, who also works here & is equally as amazing. Jay is an amazing artist and I wouldn’t go anywhere else. I’ve also had friends and family members tattooed and pierced here. The shop is clean and professional and I highly recommend any of the artists!

Beautiful work! They fit my sister and I right in when we called. Clean and professional. Kudos

I will never go anywhere else to get work done again. I made an appointment with Caryl Cunningham in September and she was booked through December. I did a lot of research on artists in the area and I was totally impressed by her work, the fact that she’s a woman in a predominantly male profession, and that she seemed really kind and down to earth which, from what I’ve found, is rare in the tattoo world.
I just got the tattoo almost two weeks ago now and I couldn’t be happier with it. Caryl was very professional, her shop is extremely clean and I felt really comfortable there. She was really fun to chat with during my 5.5 hour sitting and she did impeccable work. She took the two crappy pictures that I printed off the internet and incorporated them together into a gorgeous piece of art.
I have gotten so many compliments on my new piece already and I have been asked for Caryl’s information many times as well.
I’ll definitely be back.

This place is really nice. It’s a newer location and each room is kept pretty clean. I’ve gotten two tattoos and one piercing here over the course of three years. The artists are typical like any shop… walk in and they ignore you and judge you. But after they get over themselves, they do pretty good work. I recommend them. If you use a credit card here, they charge you $ 5, which is pretty crappy in my opinion. But you have to take your bads with your goods, you know?