TigerLily Tattoo

I was looking for an artist to do my tattoos for a long long time but I found her and she’s amazing!
I’ve done my big one and 3 more and I’m also sanding all my friends and family
She makes me feel so comfortable and she gets exactly what I want!
So thank you maryn Charles for a wonderful job again!

I had a great experience getting my first tattoo. for our anniversary, my wife and I walked in and were welcomed right away by Ruppert. He was very polite and positive. Due to a scheduled consult, we left and had lunch as suggested by Ruppert before we got ink. When we came back they got to us right away. Ruppert tattooed my wife and I was tattooed by Igor Mortis. Igor patiently worked with me as a tattoo virgin with my bike tattoo idea. He was efficient and I walked out of there with a bigger tattoo than I thought would be possible in just over an hour. I will be going back for more.

I’ve never written a review before, and am in general against doing so, but Christopher Ruppert deserves a great one!
I had been debating getting a cover up over the past three years of a tattoo removal. Hesitant after my last experience I wanted to be sure I would never regret a new tattoo. Ruppert took the image in my minds eye and brought it to life, a beautifully delicate black and grey half sleeve is the result of his patience, kindness, and gift.
It’s rare to find people who get what your saying when you don’t fully understand yourself, but I found it, and after trying a number of artists in the past I will never have to look again, I’ll be at Tigerlilly for all the tattoos awaiting me in the future!

I cannot say enough good things about my experience at TigerLily yesterday! C. Ruppert was absolutely amazing throughout the entire process. After showing him what I wanted he worked with me to create a piece that I not only love but that was made to fit MY body. He took his time working with me to make sure the piece was exactly what I wanted. I was very appreciative of his commitment to safety, cleanliness, and to making sure I was comfortable the entire duration. I am in love with my new tattoo and having Christopher’s company and light hand was the icing on the cake!

I was only 19 when I first stepped foot into Tiger Lily Tattoo. At that time, my skin was pretty damn bare. I am now 25 years old with 2 full sleeves, half of my back done, both of my thighs done, and plus some… all thanks to IGOR! He is such an amazing artist and a good friend of mine. Over the years we’ve built this friendship where I feel like I can truly trust him with anything and everything! Aside from my tattoos lol. Tiger Lily as a whole is an awesome team. More like a family, really. If you want AMAZING ink work done, this is the place to go. You definitely get what you pay for!!!

I went in on a whim wanting something cute and unique to me. I met Christopher Ruppert there. He was kind and talented. I gave him a vague idea of what I wanted and from that he drew an original piece of art. I love my tattoo. Of all the ones I have my elephant gets the most compliments and is my favorite one. I will go back to Tigar Lily and Christopher for all my next tattoos. It’s a clean and upbeat environment with friendly artists. I live in Washington and it’s well worth the travel time to see Christopher for all my future work. Keep up the great work guys!

Man on man, felt so unwelcome coming in here in the first place, called and made an appointment with Igor and the last thing he did was make me feel welcome, I brought in a picture and he told me to come back in a week so he could draw it out. I show up for my appointment and he didn’t even remember what I wanted, poor service. With all the amazing artists in town don’t go here where you get treated like you’re a bother.

i’ve had several pieces done by the artists at tigerlily. all i can say is that there really isn’t a better shop. i’ve been getting tattoos for 40 years, and i never had such a pleasant experience. all of the artists are superb, and really nice. rupert has a wry sense of humor and is always friendly. igor welcomes with a quiet smile. new girl kat is just a doll. my pieces were done by ava and matt. the art is way good… i wish you could see my octopus cover up. damn. every time i’ve been in everyone treats me with respect and humor. matt, the owner, is one hell of a talented artist and a very cool dude. ava did some fine work for me too, and is just as nice. you want a tattoo? go see these people, any one of them.

I recommend Tigerlily to ANYONE looking to get something done– my favorite shop in all of Portland. I got an impromptu, thigh piece done by Ava and could not be more happy with it. She was knowledgeable and did an awesome job in helping my indecisive self finalize something. Greg is a kickass character and makes everyone feel like a part of the family. A million stars to Tigerlily, one of the best tattoo experiences I’ve had yet!

Christopher Ruppert did my first two tattoos (dragon on my lower leg and an owl on my upper arm) and they are both amazing, I absolutely love them. I get complemented on my tattoo’s all the time. Getting a custom tattoo is a collaborative process, Ruppert took the time to walk me through the process, we worked on a few different concepts and he delivered beyond my expectation. I appreciate all the time and effort Ruppert took to create make them perfect, he certainly doesn’t rush the process because he knows how important it is to get it right.
Everyone who works for TigerLily are super friendly and great to talk to. If you are looking for an awesome custom tattoo I would highly recommend TigerLily.

My stop in at TigerLily was not my first rodeo. Nor my second. I’ve been to several other tattoo shops. ALL of them have been more professional then anyone at this place.
This tattoo that was envisioned was literally years in the making. It had gone through a couple iterations, but remained the same through the last year or so, so that’s when we knew that this was THE ONE. There’d be zero regrets as it was felt that the tattoo desired was the perfect combination of symbolism and beauty. Another several months were then spent looking for artists that were just the perfect style to bring a rough drawing to fruition and a ton of research brought us to Ruppert on a recommendation from a friend.
In July, Ruppert did a consultation. Everything was *very clearly* discussed with Ruppert. It was explained how it was to be laid out, use of color, lines etc. Placed a downpayment on it to hold the appointment. An appointment was made for the next week. Ruppert called and cancelled last minute, citing he was too busy with another tattoo. Understandable. Rescheduled.
Showed up at the second scheduled appointment on time. Three artists were in. Not a darn one acknowledged our presence as we walked in. Is «hello» hard to say? Guess so. Perhaps you just have a bunch of gossip to repeat, because that’s what the girls were doing. Anyway, after 15 minutes of loitering, one finally said «have you been helped?» No, I just like to sit here and loiter in tattoo shop entrances.
Ruppert had decided to occupy himself doing another consult during our scheduled time. Waited for nearly 30 minutes before Ruppert honored us with our scheduled time. Went back, talked finally.
Mind you, we had already discussed in a previous consult what was expected to happen. I truly believe that Ruppert was upset that we interrupted his time with his previous client with our scheduled appointment, because he basically told me this tattoo that we had discussed was not a good idea when he failed to produce any viable designs. Really? You couldn’t have concluded «it isn’t going to work» the first time we met, where it was very clearly stated what was wanted? He tried to convince me I wanted it somewhere else. Made zero effort to draw anything noteworthy. Said a wrist tattoo isn’t a good idea because you have to look at it all the time. Are you really that poor of an artist that I don’t want to look at it? Regardless, walked out after a stream of excuses on Ruppet’s part.
Tattoo artists in Portland with talent aren’t rare. But between the collective artists here at TigerLily, I fail to see much in the way of real talent. Or customer service skills, for that matter.

Absolutely THE ONLY place to go for a quality tattoo! From the initial consult to the day of the tattoo, I felt so comfortable. Greg is an ultimate gentleman and since this was my first tatto, he took such great care of all my questions. The tattoo I wanted was also very different and in Russian, and I cannot express how impressed I am with how well he did putting his own creative spin on something like that when let’s face it, Russian is not an easy language to work with. I felt comfortable the whole time I was in the chair and was asked if I was doing okay, needed a break, or something to eat. I felt like I was treated with the ultimate care in customer service! The tattoo is beyond anything I ever imagined! I’m so beyond happy with my experience with Greg at TigerLily Tattoo! Can’t wait for my next one! Thank you for such an amazing experience Greg!

I can not say enough about how much I love the custom tattoo Ava designed for me. I gave her a general idea of what I wanted and she ran with it. The result was far better than I imagined. She was able to combine my love of two hockey teams into one brilliant design.
The process as a whole was a great experience. The staff is friendly, the price is reasonable and they genuinely care about the quality of their work. Especially Ava (Avalon Reynolds), she really takes her time to make sure she gets what you want but isn’t afraid to give her opinion. Which she has great ideas so listen to her. I couldn’t be happier and I will definitely be back for another one. I highly recommend Ava and Tigerlilly Tattoo.

Service was terrible! I had an appointment set up for 12:00 and it took the guy an hour and a half just to get my tattoo printed out and drawn. Then he spent the whole time complaining that my simple geometric design was really hard, and he had printed it out backwards! Then he tattooed me for 20 minutes, didn’t really talk through what was happening, and the tattoo wasn’t even great. Wasn’t bad, but wasn’t great! Over all a very disappointing experience.

Great black & gray japanese style from Igor. Got both my forearms, a chest piece and some others from him, the man knows what he’s doing.

I had an unclear vision of what I wanted for a tattoo. I knew I wanted a rose on my tricep, but I wasn’t quite sure how it would play out. I gave Chris Ruppert an idea for a design and he took it, made it his own, and created something that was so much better than what I envisioned.
This was my first time getting a tattoo. The staff at TigerLily was really laid back and down to earth. As soon as I came in, the intimidation factor completely dissipated. And once I was getting tattooed, my preconceived notions fell away.
I would absolutely recommend TigerLily to all newcomers and repeats alike.

I haven’t had a tattoo done in over 10 years. The last one I had done was from Tiger Lily, the artist did an incredible job. I highly recommend them.

Wish I could put zero stars. The «great» Matt Reed was supposed to tattoo my nephew yesterday. An appt that has been made for months and confirmed the day before. What a flake. Guy no shows didn’t answer any calls. My nephew waited for a couple of hours. Terrible form by someone who is a legend and has bled thousands out of my brother. I hope my brother can give this «delta bravo» a piece of his mind.

I got my very first tattoo at TigerLily Tattoo on the recommendation of a good friend. DZ did my tattoo and was extremely nice and put me at ease. Being my first time, I was obviously very nervous but I was pleasantly surprised and I LOVED the end result of my tattoo. DZ was very professional and fit me into his schedule to do me as a walk-​in.
I would definitely recommend DZ to anyone! :)

I got my first tattoo from Igor at Tigerlily while visiting my best friend. We got matching carrots and I was definitely nervous. But thanks to Igor, my first tattoo experience was better than I could have hoped. We brought in actual carrots from the grocery store and asked him to design something for us. We had planned on shrinking it once he drew it, but his design was so good, we went for the life-​sized real deal. He was gentle, clean, and really helpful in explaining how to care for it once we left.
He was so good that I waited 2 years to get my next tattoo just so I could go to him. Not that I mind — Portland is awesome and I’ll visit my friend any time. But I can’t even imagine a better tattoo experience. Second time was just as good as or better than the first. I lucked out and made my appointment just before Igor left for Holland for a month. He remembered me and my friend as the carrot girls. This tat is smaller than the carrot and just black lines, took Igor about 20 minutes — 1 hour total with design and setup — and healing time was virtually none. If (when) I get another tattoo, I can’t see myself going anywhere else. Very reasonable prices too for stellar work.