After months of research in Eugene, Portland and Los Angeles I decided that Julien (A.K.A. ""Dr. Julien"") should be the first person to tattoo me. I made a consultation appointment (highly recommended) first to talk to him about my idea before starting. His assistant, with sweet sleeves done by him, booked me for the following month. He had no problem using a 3D object to photograph for use for a guide. His attention to detail is outstanding and his flowers are flawless! I had a gold medallion tattooed that looks like it is really gold metal. Friends of mine have gotten orchids, metal tools, feathers and all sorts of random stuff and all of his work is some of the best I have ever seen.\r
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Honestly, since I first went to the shop a few years ago, I have yet to see any tattoo artist anywhere (and I mean over 100 shops visited in person from Eugene, Portland, Seattle and New York to my home, Los Angeles) in the world tattoo flowers as nicely as Dr. Julien does. He says they are his favorite thing to do. \r
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He does like to converse during the tattooing a lot which some people mind but I don't. For this reason he doesn't charge by the hour but by the piece and sometimes it can be a little pricey for Eugene prices. For L.A. prices it's about normal.
Pros: One of the most talented tattoo artists I have ever seen, kick-ass shop
Cons: He can be a little expensive but well worth it. ""Good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good.""
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