The owner, Robin, was very nice and helpful with getting me a same day session. My artist was Charlie. This was the cleanest tattoo shop Ive seen, and I am more than thrilled with my tattoo. It is perfect. I got an amazing price! It also was my first time going alone and I felt comfortable and welcome the entire time. Thanks so much!Ps- dont forget to tip your artist ♥️

I first went to the shop on Hwy 80 in west Monroe, but they were booked. I really wanted my tattoo on that day bc it was 1 month since my brother committed suicide and I wanted the tattoo in memory of him. The young lady at the front desk called their shop in Monroe and Caleb had an opening. I went over and he was so great. He did the exact tattoo I wanted...its perfect! I would totally recommend either shop to anyone. They do have a policy of $100 minimum, but its worth it and they have to get paid for their time...the same as anybody else. Besides if I want a tattoo I would rather pay somebody to do excellent work and they deliver. Caleb was awesome!

I’ve had 3 artists work on my human canvas. They all came from Fat Mermaid and now Cold Desert WM is Blessed to have them. Thanks to Erica Dean (former owner of Fat Mermaid that was forced to close due to Covid-19), I was introduced to and worked on by each of the artists.Hermit is Freaking Amazing and has done 1 remarkable coverup and is in the process of doing a 2nd coverup now. He’s a very likable person and extremely talented!BEXX is another Amazing Artist with a light hand and excellent skill set! She is very kind, likable and thoughtful! She did my ❤️’s names and my NOTW ink work.

Tiffy Roo is great! Super helpful and does the best piercings!

Great place. Erica does amazing and original work. She can help you design your own original tattoos or match whatever you bring her.

This place is AMAZING! Good vibes and nice people! Charlie is fantastic! This place was so worth it!!! Definitely would and will come back again!!!

Very professional service for piercing my little ones ears. Very hygienic and my daughters ears didnt swell at all compared to Claires and their inaccurate job that they did prior to coming here. Paying a bit more to have it done right.

I always go to tiff for my piercings because she’s got a very calming voice and always walks me through it . as well as marking the area before she pierces to lmk if i like it or not . it’s always a quick process, in and out, and my piercings are always even . the only time i’ve got an infection was with my first piercing because i was anxious and was touching it so that was on me, but this place is very sterile and good quality.

I went in to get some piercings at Cold Desert Tattoo in West Monroe, LA. The young lady doing the piercings was either very inexperienced or just didn’t care. My ear became so infected that I couldn’t touch it. I went back a few days later to have them remove the piercing, to which they charged another $50 for THEIR mistake. I had to go to the doctor which cost $80, meds cost another $85. So for the total mistake of using this place to get a couple of piercings, I lost around $300. Unless you are getting just your lobes done, I would use someone else. Even then, I personally would use someone else. This was probably the worst experience I’ve had in a while when it comes to customer service!!

Mr Hermitt did an excellent job. Kept his word on the leaving the day open for me and my wife. Did both of ours back to back (roughly 7 hours). Had a great attitude the entire time. We will be using him from now on!

My daughter and I went in to get tattoos for her birthday, Santos did our tattoos. He was unable to sketch mine in a way that I was confident in his work. I finally had to just go with a picture so he could make a stencil. My daughters were stencils to. They all turned out uneven & inconsistent .When I called to see if he could do a touch up I was told they didnt know when he worked & didnt have his phone #. I would post pictures but I am unable.

Very professional, knowledgeable, and answered all our questions. Brian Ryan and Marcus, thanks again!!

Erica did a awesome job!

Got the prettiest neo traditional tattoo from reid, this shop is really cool ! the workers there are so funny & helpful & they also this cool thing where they have tattoos in a gumball machine and you get a random tattoo of whatever u pulled for $50

Best tattoo experience ever. Hermit done an amazing job on my wife and Eica started my blackout and did amazing. Cant wait till its done. Thank you all.

Hermit was wonderful doing mine and my daughters tattoos

Santos Rocks! Great experience! Definitely coming back!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Very professional artists, love their vibes thanks a bunch guys yall hook us up

Great service. Great people!

Erica Dean is wonderful!! I highly recommend her for all your tattoo needs!!! Whether its your first or your 100th. She will not disappoint

Brian was great doing mine and my daughters piercing

Santos is literally one of the best tattoo artists Ive ever met and Im seriously going back to him on my next one.

Brian is by far my favorite piercer of all time! Hes very knowledgeable & all around awesome!! He did a double nostril piercing on me today & I love it!!

Was in and out very quickly. The piercer is awesome! Atmosphere was amazing.

I have been in and out of Cold Desert multiple times with friends to get tattoos, as well as for myself. The environment is unlike most tattoo shops I have been in before in a very positive way. The owners are wonderful people and the people working in the shop are always nice. The artist that did my tattoo did exactly what I asked. He did it in a timely fashion and the tattoo itself turned out just like what I had in mind. The building is clean, and if you watch the artists closely, they always clean their stations before beginning a tattoo. If asked where to go in the West Monroe/Monroe area, I would definitely recommend Cold Desert to everyone!

Excellent environment with awesome artists!!! Everyone in the studio is very professional, and perform at a level I have never seen before. I have experience in other shops in the area, and Cold Desert is BY FAR the BEST!!! I went in and described what I wanted, and Brandon designed exactly what I was looking for. When he finished the first part of the tat, I did not have the swelling like I have had before, and was completely healed in 10 days!! I cannot wait to go back and finish my tat, and any future work that I have done, will be done here!!! Thank all of you guys for making this a pleasurable experience!!!

I had a WONDERFUL experience! Loved it and will definitely be returning again and again!

I am visiting from out of state and wanted to get MY FIRST tattoo when I was with my brother. I was a walk in and VERY nervous. The facility was great and everyone involved in my experience was friendly and knowledgable. I had been waiting 5 years to get a quote from my grandmother tattooed on my foot. It was worth the wait. ERICA is amazing!!!!!! She answered all if my questions, (some silly, some legit) put my mind at ease, made it a great experience AND did an amazing job!!!!!!!!! I can not express how pleased I was with it all. THANK YOU ERICA and I will be waiting until next time I visit West Monroe to get another tat!

Ms. Spade is awesome at what she does piercings. So awesome in fact I brought my little sister in to see her for her nose piercing she loooves it! I will be coming back to see her for next piercing for sure!

If you need ink or new metal then this is the place to go! Brian is the best piercing expert Ive ever seen!!!

Amazing tatoo artists, wont go anywhere else.

I love my tattoo and they where very nice and understanding about my Autism.

Love this place. Always treated well. Always happy with the results. Wouldn’t go anywhere else.

Lady Gray was wonderful with my daughter for her 1st tattoo!

Meh it was ok only 2 people on a Friday that was working there was. A long line waiting on piercings I dont know what the hipe is about this place it didnt seem to impressive to me

So I’m underage to have my cartilage pierced without parental consent, but I wanted to know which ear piercings hurt the least.

Hannah did a great job doing my wifes piercings. She was quick and very friendly.

Kenneth is awesome. I love the way my sons memorial tat turned out

Kayla does everything wonderfully. Definitely check her out.

No matter if youre here for a tat or just to see a friend get one youll have a memorable time!

Got a great tattoo at a great price. Very helpful.

Gave a $40.00 deposit for a cover-up so artwork could get started. Gave contact info, phone number, e-mail nothing. Checked back the next week, still not started. Entering week four and still nothing. Forget this place. Typical Monroe/West Monroe experience. Save up your money and go out of state.

Great place to get a tattoo and also very clean and open shop!

Amazing environment and people and work

Went there to get a piercing payforit discover they didnt have the needles or the jewelry when we come back in two weeks

Great,as usual

Awesome!! Clean! Professional! I will return!

Extremely clean with talented artists.

Cash only, $60 purchase minimum. All of the artists are quality and are also friendly and talkative.

Clean, very nice and professional.

Went there on a tuesday at 7 pm, closed. so maybe there was a reason, looked everywhere online. closed with NO NOTICE

Love the lifetime touch ups

Good place to get a tattoo

Awesome

Great experience