Tattoos
All of our artists are professionally licensed and certified. Check out the latest from our shop below. We take walk in's all day, everyday!
Each tattoo appointment requires a $100 non-refundable deposit that goes toward the price of your service.
❤️🔥Meet Julia
✨Tattooing for 4 years
✨Specializes in American Traditional
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Anything American traditional with color, especially pinups or lady heads
✨Favorite style or theme: American Traditional
✨What inspires your work: The legends that paved the way for people like me to create traditional tattoos, as well as the mentors I’ve met on my journey!
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#TattooStudioLife
Stop scrolling…cause if this style looks familiar, you’ve either been tattooed by @bigbad_tattoos or you’ve been thinking about it.
This is what it looks like when skill meets consistency every single time!!!
Save this so you know exactly who to book when you’re ready.
#DowntownTattoosNOLA #NewOrleansTattoos #tatooartist #NolaArtists #FrenchmenStreet
Be honest…would you let someone tattoo you with no stencil?
Henry is known for it at Downtown Tattoos!
Save this and tag the friend who’d be brave enough!
📍Downtown Tattoos Nola
501 Frenchmen St.
@forty_two_tattoo
#TattooArtist #NewOrleansTattoo #FrenchmenStreet #DowntownTattoosNOLA #visitneworleans
The best place to get a Jazz Fest souvenir in New Orleans that you won’t regret… save this before you forget it 🎷✨
Right off Frenchmen Street, Downtown Tattoos is where the real memories get made during Jazz Fest!!!
Tag who you’re getting tatted or pierced with 👇
#DowntownTattoosNOLA #NewOrleans #JazzFest #NolaThings #frenchmenstreet
Save this before you forget… you do NOT wanna miss this 💎
2 tooth gems for $70 every Wednesday at Downtown Tattoos (yes… both for $70).
Tag who you’re bringing and book before it fills.
Bree and Heather are waiting for you!
#DowntownTattoosNOLA
#NewOrleansThings
#NOLABucketList
#ToothGems
#frenchmenstreet
Did you know you just found your tattoo spot for French Quarter Fest weekend?
You’re already here… might as well leave with something permanent!
Walk-ins welcome!
🚨Downtown Tattoos Nola
501 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA
#frenchquarterfestival #neworleanstattoo #thingstodoinnola #nolatattooshop #DowntownTattooNewOrleans
Do you agree with her… or did she just call you out a little? 👀 Heather, one of our piercers at Downtown Tattoos NOLA, is answering some questions people don’t usually ask out loud… and yeah, you might rethink a few things after this. Come see why everyone trusts us!!!✨
#DowntownTattoosNOLA #NOLAPiercing #PiercingFlashSale #PiercingTalk #frenchmenstreet
❤️🔥Name: Hayley Brown
❤️🔥Role at Downtown Tattoos: Owner/Deaf, Blind Kitten Wrangler
❤️🔥Vibe in 3 words: Empathetic, Authentic, & FN cool
❤️🔥Favorite tattoo style: Chicano black n grey
❤️🔥 What was your first tattoo? Man’s Ruin
❤️🔥Black & grey or color: 50/50
❤️🔥Toxic trait: Nerd Clusters & I’m from the Westbank baby!
❤️🔥Biggest green flag: Clients that take direction
❤️🔥Funniest thing you’ve seen in the shop:
I’d need 75047985 pieces of paper. It’s Frenchmen St. in New Orleans. I have all day.
❤️🔥Favorite part about working here: I love this industry, I’ve been in & worked in shops since I was 18. I Love being around creative artists whose craft is complete permanence. It’s the only thing you take with you outta this world.
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
Ever had one of those nights where the city just feels…right?
Rain on the streets, lights reflecting back at you, and somewhere in the middle of it all… a place that feels like HOME.
Our studio and gallery looks a little extra magical after dark….
Make sure to end your night with us 🖤
📸 by @marcorasi1960
#NewOrleansNights #FrenchQuarterVibes #downtowngallerynola #TattooShopVibes #downtowntattoosnola
Not sure what to do EASTER SUNDAY! 🐣
Come hang out with us for bike night when you’re done hanging with your family! Thanks homegrown 504!
🚨EASTER SUNDAY
🚨6 PM
🌟Tell ya friends!
📍Downtown Tattoos Nola
501 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA
#DowntownTattoos #NewOrleansTattoo #bikenight #frenchmenstreet #DowntownTattooNOLA
Just some of the tattoos we knocked out this week!
If you’ve been thinking about it, come through! We have the best Artists in New Orleans!
#downtowntattoos #neworleanstattoo #tattooinspiration #tattooideas #tattoowork
Artists Featured
@forty_two_tattoo
@downtownterryb
@panchos_placas
@kapnbly
@jasonpaultattoo
@gianna.ink
@joshbodwell /
❤️🔥Name: Sage
❤️🔥Role at Downtown Tattoos: Counter (3.5 years)
❤️🔥Vibe in 3 words: Confident, Silly, Curious
❤️🔥Favorite tattoo style: Traditional
❤️🔥 What was your first tattoo? Unsanitary stick and poke on my ribs in my friends bedroom
❤️🔥Black & grey or color: Both!
❤️🔥Toxic trait: Talks too much about fallout new Vegas
❤️🔥Biggest green flag: Stray cats trust me
❤️🔥Funniest thing you’ve seen in the shop: Someone accusing Jim’s hair of being a wig (still awaiting proof)
❤️🔥Favorite part about working here: Working with an amazing tight knit crew who have each others backs
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
You already know we don’t play when it comes to talent 😮🔥
Here’s a look at what went down at Downtown Tattoos this week… Our artists showed OUT.
If you’ve been thinking about getting something, this is your sign to stop waiting and get on the books 🖊️
Walk-ins always welcome, but appointments go FAST.
Tag someone who needs their next tattoo 👇
#DowntownTattoos
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattoos
#TattooInspoDaily
#frenchmenstreet
❤️🔥Name: pearl
❤️🔥Role at Downtown Tattoos: counter
❤️🔥Vibe in 3 words: whimsical existential dread
❤️🔥Favorite tattoo style: traditional or fine line
❤️🔥 What was your first tattoo? deaths head hawkmoth in black and grey
❤️🔥Black & grey or color: black and grey, but a pop of color here and there is always welcome
❤️🔥Toxic trait: radiohead enjoyer
❤️🔥Biggest green flag: radiohead enjoyer
❤️🔥Favorite part about working here: being surrounded by creative individuals who have a love for their craft and being part of the team that keeps it all rollin
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
❤️🔥Name: Alyssa
❤️🔥Role at Downtown Tattoos: Manager (been here 5 years)
❤️🔥Vibe in 3 words: in the shop I’m cool, calm, and collected
❤️🔥Favorite tattoo style: Traditional
❤️🔥 What was your first tattoo? Peace sign on my hip 😂
❤️🔥Black & grey or color: color all the way
❤️🔥Toxic trait: Westbank attitude
❤️🔥Biggest green flag: Loyalty
❤️🔥Funniest thing you’ve seen in the shop: flowerpot getting thrown at Bree
❤️🔥Favorite part about working here: Great vibe, fun people, family for life
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
tattoostudiol
Save this for your next new orleans trip…
cause you’re not picking your tattoo… the machine is!
Put your money in, take what you get and that’s what goes on your body!
No swaps. No backing out.
Be honest… could you do it?
#DowntownTattoos
#NewOrleansTattoos
#TattooRoulette
#NOLAExperience
#frenchmenstreet
❤️🔥Meet Pancho
✨ Tattooing for 25 years
✨Specializes in clowns, cartoons and cowboys
✨Favorite tattoos to create: sad clowns behaving badly
✨Favorite style or theme: traditional with circus or western themes
✨What inspires your work: clowns, cartoons and cowboys
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#panchosplacas
Friday the 13th piercing spots are filling up fast. Walk-ins are welcome, but booking ahead is your safest bet.
Piercing fee is only $13 (jewelry not included).
50% off all hanging earrings.
2 for 1 tooth gems.
$800 off a fire BVLA piece.
#FridayThe13th
#DowntownTattoos
#NOLAPiercings
#FrenchmenStreet
#piercingflashsale
❤️🔥Meet Scott Bianchini (ScottyB)
✨ Tattooing for 9 years
✨Specializes in Black & grey and color, illustrative, neo-traditional
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Bright, bold pieces that merge multiple ideas into one cohesive design that flows with the body
✨Favorite style or theme: Illustrative and neo-traditional in color or black & grey — high contrast, breathable designs built to last
✨What inspires your work: Nature, culture, meaningful concepts, and other badass artists
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#TattooStudioLife
❤️🔥Meet Erick Mendivil
✨ Tattooing for 8 years
✨Specializes in contemporary illustration
✨Favorite tattoos to create: folklore,fantasy, birds, texture
✨Favorite style or theme: Blackwork
✨What inspires your work: books, nature, storytelling
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#TattooStudioLife
❤️🔥Meet Jon “BigBad” Sciano
✨ Tattooing for 2 years
✨Specializes in black and grey
✨Favorite tattoos to create: some shit with like flames and shit
✨Favorite style or theme: I like a mix between black/grey realism and traditional
✨What inspires your work: all my buddies putting down sick shit. Old biker stuff, West coast artist, people that layed the path
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#TattooStudioLife
❤️🔥Meet Gianna Tutrone
✨ Tattooing for 3 years
✨Specializes in black and grey and fineline
✨Favorite tattoos to create: bugs, flowers, anything cute or silly
✨Favorite style or theme: horror, anime, blackwork
✨What inspires your work: My coworkers, my creative family, pop culture, and building a space where people feel comfortable getting tattooed
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
❤️🔥Meet Dylan Thomas
✨ Tattooing for 6 years
✨Specializes in Blackwork/traditional
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Animals/plants/rust/classics etc.
I love imagery that exists within nature
✨What inspires your work: Existing, the struggle and forlorness within beauty and love. Traveling and experiencing life as inspiration.
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#TattooStudioLife
It’s not every day you get to tattoo backstage for Nine Inch Nails. What an absolute honor. We don’t take opportunities like this lightly! Being trusted in that space, in that energy, was a privilege we’ll never forget!!! Grateful for the experience and the memories that come with it.
Thank you for letting us be a small part of something iconic!
#NineInchNails #BackstagePass #TattooLife #DowntownTattoos #neworleanstattooshop
❤️🔥Meet Jason Paul
✨ Tattooing since 1997
✨Specializes in American traditional
✨Favorite tattoos to create:
Bold and bright
✨What inspires your work: simplicity. Less is more
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
❤️🔥Meet Heather
✨ Piercing for 7 years
✨Specializes in paired piercings
✨Favorite piercings: conch & flat
✨Favorite jewelry: dangles, charms, & chains
✨What inspires my work: I’m passionate about piercing because it’s a small act that can create big confidence. I love helping people feel seen, empowered, and beautiful while doing work that’s rooted in trust and care.
Tell us which piercing is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleanspiercer
#NOLApiercer
#piercersOfInstagram
#piercersofinstagram
❤️🔥Meet Kevin Bleifuss
✨ Tattooing for XXIII years
✨Specializes in Tattoos
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Fun ones
✨Favorite style or theme: Bold lines bright colors
✨What inspires your work: whatever works not trying to reinvent the wheel or build a better mousetrap
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
❤️🔥Meet Josh Bodwell
✨ Tattooing for 25 years
✨Specializes in Color Realism/Portraits and Pop Culture imagery
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Sci-Fi and Horror character portraits
✨Favorite style or theme: Star Wars all day, everyday!
✨What inspires your work: Fantasy art painters like Drew Struzan, Frank Frazetta and Richard Amsel
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
❤️🔥Meet Bree
✨ Piercing for 10 years
✨Specializes in Ear Curations
✨Favorite piercings: Flat, conch, and genitals (nipples, vch, etc.)
✨Favorite jewelry: Intricate gold pieces
✨What inspires my work: I love making people
feel better about themselves and their body.
❤️🔥Tell us which piercing is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleanspiercer
#NOLApiercer
#piercersOfInstagram
#bestpiercerinneworleans
❤️🔥Meet Jim Couturier
✨ Tattooing for 15 years - 8 of those at Downtown Tattoos.
✨Specializes in color, but also enjoy black and grey.
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Food, flowers, and random objects
✨Favorite style or theme: New School, Neo traditional, and illustrative styles.
✨What inspires your work: My love of Pop Surrealism, nostalgia, and mission to add color back to a world that’s losing its character.
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
❤️🔥Meet Henry Rhodes
✨Tattooing for 36 years.
✨Specializes in everything or Black Eye specialist.
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Animals, Flora & Occult imagery.
✨Favorite style or theme: Illustrative tattooing rooted in traditional talloo techniques.
✨What inspires your work: Bringing something new into the world everyday.
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#TattooStudioLife
Meet Terry Brown, artist and owner bringing his craft, style, and years of experience to Downtown Tattoo NOLA. From bold lines to fine details, his work speaks for itself and the pieces in this carousel are some of his personal favorites!
✨Tattooing for 23 years
✨Specializes in all styles
✨Favorite tattoos to create: Traditional & Fine line Black n grey
✨Favorite style or theme: Tattoos with a lot of symbolism
✨What inspires your work: The giants of the tattoo world that paved the way, fine art, old comic books, clients ideas, & my fine ass wife. 😂
Tell us which tattoo is your favorite!!!
#DowntownTattooNOLA
#NewOrleansTattoo
#NOLATattooArtist
#TattooArtistsOfInstagram
#tattoostudiolife
Fresh philtrum done by @piercingsby_bree
Stop by the shop to check out our large selection of jewelry!
@downtowntattoosnola
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#piercings #nolapiercings #neworleanspiercings #bodypiercings #safepiercing #nola #neworleans #downtownneworleans #downtowntattoos #frenchmenstreet #steriwash #piercingsbybree #neworleanspiercings #treatyourself #steriwash @steriwash
Fatima from @junipurrjewelry
Installed by @piercingsbyheather
Come see us for all the fun stuff
@downtowntattoosnola
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#piercings #nolapiercings #neworleanspiercings #bodypiercings #safepiercing #nola #neworleans #downtownneworleans #downtowntattoos #frenchmenstreet #steriwash #piercingsbybree #helix #helixpiercing #helixpiercings #cartilagepiercing #cartilagepiercings #nolapiercings
Double flat with some cute ⭐️’s done by @piercingsby_bree
Call the shop to get some cute and unique piercings!
@downtowntattoosnola
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#flat #flatpiercing #flatpiercings #star #starjewelry #starearrings #piercings #nolapiercings #neworleanspiercings #bodypiercings #safepiercing #nola #neworleans #downtownneworleans #downtowntattoos #frenchmenstreet #steriwash #piercingsbybree #downtowntattoosnola
Happy New Year, NOLA ⚜️
New tattoos,new piercings, & new tooth 💎 , same love for our city.
Thank you for rocking with us into 2026. Forever grateful. 🖤 #neworleans #neworleanstattoo #neworleanstattooartist #neworleanstattooshop #piercings #neworleanspiercings #femalepiercers #frenchmenstreet #frenchquarter #nola #happynewyear #downtowntattoosnola #followyournola
Fresh helix piercing by @piercingsbyheather
featuring Countess in Rose Gold by @bvla
with a center Mystic Topaz pear and 0.8mm genuine Amethyst gems in the wings 💋🤌🏻 @bvlalove
#earring #bat #bats #gold #bvla #frenchmenstreet #frenchquarter #neworleans #piercing #neworleanspiercings #downtowntattoosnola
🚨🚨🚨 Christmas gifts, hot off the press by Jon @bigbad_tattoos
We’re open Sunday & Monday before X-Mas. On our website 2.
If you miss it, that’s on you.
Don’t be a turd. Happy Holidays 🖤 #frenchmenstreet #frenchquarter #neworleans #neworleanstattoo #neworleanstattooartist #neworleanstattooshop #newmerch #downtowntattoosnola Always support your homies & stay local @theinkwellpress
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