Hands down the greatest artist that has ever done ink on me. Bighead completed a whole half sleeve, Japanese style dragon in realistic form with cherry blossoms and a Japanese orchid, absolutely excellent pricing for the quality and he takes his time to perfect the piece. Put in over time just to complete the session, and made sure I was comfortable and able to keep going throughout the day. 11/10 experience, 6 stars if I could. The photos do not do justice on this absolute master piece!! Thank you BigHead Tattoo, I will ONLY be coming back here for the rest of my tattoos for life.

Id be back for piercings, but I wouldnt go for tattoos.This is a husband and wife owned shop. The wife pierces, and she is great. I went in for piercings, and she made the experience as comfortable as she could. Everything was sterile, the piercing area was bright, and there was complete privacy during the piercing. Both piercings have healed very nicely thus far. She also advised that I let pierciers/tattoo artists know I have a passing out problem (I always lie). She assured me that saying I do pass out only helps them to be prepared. I received more work after the piercings, and her suggestion was correct.The one thing I did not like about the shop was the husband, the tattoo artist. My husband was going to ask approximately how much a tattoo would be off size. The artists gave him a price without looking. I understand why he wasnt looking; he was tattooing. That didnt mean an attitude was necessary.

I called Cynthia and Marco for a tattoo and they got me in the same day. This tattoo meant a lot to me and Marco absolutely perfected it! His work is incredible! I could not have had a better experience. Clean and comfortable shop ran by professional, down to earth, kind people! I’ll be recommending Cynthia and Marco to everyone I know for piercings and tattoos! Thank you so much! I’m already looking forward to my next tat with Marco!

One of my best tattoo shop experiences! Marco was great and the work he did was phenomenal!! I will be referring everyone to go here.

Fantastic work and crazy attention to detail. Will be back again soon

I got a touch up with Frank! He is professional, talented, friendly, patient. I trust him so much as my tattoo artist.

Bleh, what rude people. Called ahead to see if they take walkins, they told me to come on in, that they are open until 9. I came at half past, and the tattoo artist said the piercing artist left- “got tired of waiting around for people”. I literally called at 7:30, and they said to come in before 9. Rude, nasty people when we went in the shop. Unprofessional and they talk down to you. Wouldn’t waste a dime here.

Waited two hours for an appointment. It’s my fault for even waiting that long should’ve left sooner. I didn’t end up getting the tattoo. I have come here before and never had a problem. Maybe just backed up that day but will probably never go back.

I got a tattoo from Marco before his shop. 6-7 years later Im still in love with the piece. Color has not faded and the quality of workmanship is unreal. Highly recommend. Will be going to him for all future tattoos.

To all the reviews with 3 or less stars- don’t listen to them.I just had my first tattoo done by Frank- let me tell ya, at first I was extremely nervous but as soon as I walked into the shop I felt very comfortable and calm.The atmosphere was very chill and the tattoo felt like it took 20 min when it really took 2 hours!Frank is extremely nice and won’t make you feel uncomfortable at all, he treated my boyfriend and I like we knew him for years. 10/10 customer service and my tattoo looks FRICKEN AMAZING!!!!!!The shading and the details are phenomenal!!(I don’t know how to post a pic on here)GO TO BIG HEAD TATTOOS.You won’t regret it.

Best place to get a tattoo in Illinois hands down!

Great experience with Marco nice shop great work Ive gotten nothing but compliments will definitely go back

I made an appointment via Facebook Messenger on September 17th for October 10th at 2 or 4 pm. When I walked in he acted surprised as to why I was there. Didn’t recall making an appointment via messenger, asked if I made a deposit. I reminded him the night before that I would be there the next day and he said “he forgot to get back to me.” Meanwhile I came out of my way for an appointment that was never set ! By the owner!! Who was extremely rude, negligent and unprofessional. Do not waste your time or money here!

Got a good price on some shading work. looked good

Great people and very clean shop. Very friendly and know what customer service means.

I had to wait 3 hours after being told to come in 30mins early and still received attitude. Wouldn’t recommend.

Clean comfortable and nice people! Couldnt bring myself to do it myself so... yay nose!

I got my cartilage pierced here and I’ve had it for over a year and it is constantly getting infected. I’ve read that cartilages have a long healing process but I followed through with the aftercare of this piercing but it never seemed to heal. I Also got a large hard bump on the back of my ear with this piercing that will not seem to go away. When I went to a different shop to get my ears pierced the piercer asked me where I got my cartilage done and when I told him he told me that it “explained everything” he told me that my ear was constantly getting infected because of the cheap jewelry they used and the way it was pierced. I would not recommend coming here as the staff is not professional and the materials they use are not good quality.

Take some constructive criticism. Tattooing while eating and drinking aint sanitary talk professionally. This isnt a good place to get your first peace done as he’ll push you to get whatever piece done just to get some money

I saw Frank at Bighead Tattoo last December and could not have had a better experience! I had sent him a few ideas of what I wanted before the appointment and he created a custom design for me. This man is talented you guys, I fell in love with the design right away! This was my first tattoo so he was great at explaining everything which helped calm my nerves. I will definitely be back again! Thanks Frank! :)

Brought my daughters for Piercing and loved the attention that was giving to us the moment we walk in. Nothing but excellent service and very professional. I definitely recommend this place.Thanks Andy (nephew) for the referral.

I made an appointment for 2 very simple black tattoos. Not only did I have to wait almost an hour after my scheduled time with the main artist, the work was sloppy. Several lines arent straight and you can even see where he slipped outside the line while shading the second piece. He handled money with the gloves he was tattooing with and didnt change them at any point. To top it all off he called black people coloreds as we were leaving and proceeded to use the n word. Would not recommend to anyone.

Marco always does an amazing job on my tattoos and ever since I started going there I’ve gone to him since. I trust his judgment and I know he loves what he does. Also his wife does piercings there and does an amazing job. I defiantly give this business all stars and I recommend checking them out for tattoos/piercings!

👍Marco is great! Awesome work, really good prices. Nice and super clean shop. 100% recommended.👍

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Just got a sick tattoo at Bigheads and is the best tattoo yet. Definitely recommend it. Coming back for my next tattoo for sure. Not only good tattoo but great costumer service. If ur trying to get a tattoo DO NOT HESITATE TO COME HERE!!!

If I could give zero stars, I would. My friend got one of his tattoos done here, and I couldn’t be more appalled at the quality of work and customer service this place has to offer. First off, the guy doing the tattoo quoted the wrong price, and was calling my friend expletives when he winced in pain. He also rushed the job, and as a result, the tattoo ended up bleeding outside of the tattoo lines. It looks awful to say the least. If you want a poorly executed tattoo and horrible customer service, I would recommend this place. If you want quality ink and good service, avoid this place at all costs.

Best tattoos in town

Frank is a magician, absolutely love this piece.

When I went to executive ink tattoo they fd up so bad so I came to big heads for a touch up and he made it look 100 times better. I went back to him to do a huge leg piece and he does an amazing job and is a super cool dude! I see a lot of comments of people saying hes rude but maybe yall are too sensitive ?? Hes just intimidating but hes freaking awesome. Will go back for more tattoos !

Got my first tattoo done here, amazing job! It was done so fast and super clean. The finish was amazing. Super friendly as well. Overral would recommend this shop to everyone.

For a nose and ear piercing do we need to buy a stud from there? if yes how much in total

I have two of my most beautiful pieces done by Big Head. One before he even opened his shop I got a watch with a rose on the left side of my chest. The next year after I got my half a sleeve of a wolf with a moon and stary sky that he drew by hand directly on my skin. Every time I show off my tattoo I get many people come up to me and compliment me on how beautiful it is.

I highly recommend. Felt welcome, unbelievable pricing and the dude does amazing work. I did not have to look far comparing to the competition.

Diffently not recommended .

Clean place with professional, friendly staff and great prices. I will definitely be back.

I have manyyy tattoos & have had work done by various artist. this by far was the WORST place Ive been to. very unprofessional & no customer service what so ever Ive had a couple friends say the same thing about this place didnt surprise me when they told me there experience here. horrible place..& also there work wasnt even dont properly i had a spot on my tattoo that faced really quickly. great pricing though 👍🏼... but now i know why lol

Only place that pierces me. I love the lady who does it! Super nice and friendly and great price!

I would not recommend this shop for piercings. The way my nose was pierced was entirely wrong. My piercing site ended up with a keloid(big bump) with months of constantly trying to shrink it I finally was able too. I can not put a hoop in due to the way it was pierced and I can barley get the stud in and out. When I do attempt to take the stud out it just bleeds and will not go back in correctly. This has happened to 2 of my other friends as well, they got keloids and an infection in their cartilage piercings even after vigorously cleaning the piercing site. My friend went to a shop that speacializes in only piercings and was told that they had pierced his cartilage incorrectly and that’s why he is getting reoccurring infections. The products there are cheap and the professionalism is low.

Walked in after a few other bad experiences. They were able to do my tattoo that day and did an incredible job. Thanks a bunch, they really made my day

I went in this tattoo shop with my girl friend and the owner of the shop greeted us with a major attitude, All we wanted was a quote on a tattoo. As soon as we walked in, he treated us like garbage and called my girl friend fat as if he was a skinny dude to begin with. I would not recommend this shop to anyone horrible experience.

Amazing work and Marco has a great sense of humor, it was a great over all experience Im very satisfied!

If I could give this place ZERO stars I would. This place does NOT know how to give proper piercings. 3 of my friends came to this shop for simple piercings (2 came for a cartilage and 1 went for a nose piercing) they were placed nicely and they knew how to get the customer ready but every single one of their piercings got infected. Its not a coincidence when it happens to 3 of my friends. My friend who got a nose piercing developed a keloid and cleaned it religiously. It is now 5 months later (the recommended wait time to change anostril piercing is 4 months) and had attempted to change the nose stud to a hoop (which was purchased at this piece of shxt shop) and it DIDNT FIT. How the h*ll are you going to pierce someone and give them a different size hoop? Also, when nostrils are pierced, they are pierced on an angle and this one was pierced on a crooked angle I noticed while trying to help my friend who was screaming and crying from the PAIN of trying to put a fxcking hoop in. My two other friends got their cartilage pierced and it got infected when they cleaned their new piercings religiously too. when my friend went to a different shop to get a different piercing, dude asked him whered you get this piercing done (in a disgusted tone) he simply stated big head tattoo shop in elgin and dude said that explains it they use cheap jewelry which caused so many problems bc his body was trying to reject it. This place is very nasty and I feel AWFUL for my friends having to be put through this pain. Im SO thankful I never got anything done at this shop. Absolutely HORRIBLE.

Just got some piercing there they are amazing very nice very very clean.. I love my piercing and everything about the shop was awesome!

I love my new tattoo and i will be keeping BigHead as my tattoo artist from now on...I been to some other shops before but the customer service here is great I like how they work with you on your ideas without being pushy.I felt comfortable in the shop and dont have a bad thing to say about it.

I want to delete this review, it is of the wrong Bighead Tattoo. Please, accept my apologies.

Big head. I recommend him because most of the in and i would say 90% of the ink is done by him, make sure you only get him but his people are trusted if he trust them.

Great place,Great Master

I gave 3 stars only until I get the other half done, had to allow this side to heal. He is tattooing a sleeve.

Very friendly and welcoming. Great prices and great work!

Went in there to get tattoos with my fiancé and they were friendly and did really good work.

I got a back piece done here and still a year later It looks great, I would recommend bighead tattoo to anyone looking for a clean quality tattoo.

I got my first tatoo here tonight. It looks beautiful.I was extremely nervous but the staff was rediculously patient with me. Will be going back again :)

Great artist great service and really great work love going to big head tattoo shop for all my tattoos

This guy Is awesome love my sisters tattoo I ESS scared but he had me laughing thru the whole tattooHes my hero on the tattoo

Absolutely dreadful experience. He was super rude and insulting the entire time, didnt help with design at all, just copy and (poorly) pasted an image from the internet onto my hand. 0/10. Not an artist.

BigHead does an amazing job!!! The only person I will go to ever to get my tattoos!!

Super clean! Very friendly good prices!

Owner came off extremely rude, and to be honest seems very racist because there was no need for that kind of behavior if I’m willing to spend money here

Best shop in Illinois

They do a great job

Great tattoo artist

Excellent work I recommend the staff is very attentive .... I am satisfied with my tattoo😘

Excellent attention I recommend it!