We had such a wonderful experience getting my daughter's ears pierced here. The studio requires…read moreappointments and keeps the doors locked, which actually made the whole experience feel very special and intentional rather than rushed or chaotic like some retail environments can be. It really felt like this was an occasion just for her. My daughter was pretty nervous going in, but James was absolutely fantastic with her. He was calm, patient, and took the time to talk her through everything, which really helped soothe her nerves. By the time it was done, she felt proud and excited rather than scared. The entire service was phenomenal from start to finish. James was professional, kind, and clearly cared about making it a positive experience. The Parlour itself is also really cool; clean, welcoming, and full of personality. I honestly wish every retail or service experience I had was handled with this level of care and thoughtfulness. It made a moment my daughter was nervous about turn into a really special memory for both of us.

Making an appointment is easy. Email your preferred day/time and what you'd like done and they will…read moreget back to you via email with their availability. Once you "schedule" your appointment, they will send another email with a link for a deposit that must be made within 24 hours to hold and secure your appointment date and time. This is a $50 deposit towards your final total. We arrived at the Parlour and were advised that there is only street parking, so be prepared. Our appointment was with James for a second earlobe piercing for my daughter. Please pay attention to their website as they require a birth certificate if your child and the consenting parents ID, too. My daughter and I both signed consent forms and then he took us upstairs to look at jewelry. They have a wide and beautiful selection. He was very patient and informative with my daughter for her to choose what she wanted. She chose beautiful champagne colored studs He then advised us that he needs to sanitize and prep his station and the jewelry so it would be about 10 minutes. My daughter and I went back downstairs and waited a bit. After he was finished, he took us to his room and explained the process in detail to my daughter all along the way. He marked my daughter's ears and then measured her ear lobes and showed her where the earrings would be placed. Everything was sterilized and each needle is only used once and then disposed of properly. My daughter did have anxiety but didn't really show it, especially after the first ear lobe was done. James advised her how to breathe each time he would pierce her ear and she followed his directions. Again, he was very patient and professional. He gave her after care instructions and a cleanser. Since we are only visiting from Vegas, he told us to send an email about any follow ups regarding the posts in her ears if we wanted them shorter after they healed. He said he would reach out to his contacts in Vegas to help with this when the time comes. We were both very happy with the experience and my daughter was ecstatic with her new piercing. She had a previous gun piercing (my bad, I know now), so this was a much better experience. I highly recommend the Parlour.

Dan Reynolds is one of the most creative tattoo artists in Western New York. His work is second to…read morenone. I have had the pleasure of being tattooed by Dan several times and everyday I look in the mirror I'm amazed at his work.

Rude service, literally told me to go elsewhere when I questioned their outrageous prices ($150 for…read morean M one inch in size). No problem! I'd give 0 stars if I could.

My 3 best friends and I booked appointments here to get our matching tattoos. Wasn't my first…read moretattoo nor my first time going there. When it comes to tattoos Trish and Luce were knowledgeable and friendly. They understood what we wanted, made adjustments at our requests from the drawings to the placement; which was amazing. Where the 2 star review comes in is this... we had a full day booked (it was one of our birthdays), our appointment was for 12pm (also the same time the shop is listed as being opened). We got there and waited outside for 10mins no one was there. Decided to go back to our car and try and call, got the answering machine and left a voicemail. Trish calls us back immediately and explains that the owner booked our appointment and that she doesn't start until 1pm, BUT she will be there in 10 mins. Fine. We wait and we wait. It's now 12:30 no Trish, we then decide to DM the Instagram account. Trish gets back to us and says she is waiting for the bus as its running late. She doesn't show up until almost 1pm. We get in and tattoos get done. The real piss off is we were told it could be anywhere between $120-150. Trish charged us all the top end at $150. My issue with that is though the art of the tattoo is beautiful and I respect her and Luce's craft, she did not take into account that she kept us waiting for 1hr in a vehicle and in turn we missed one of our wine tours when she decided on our price. We simply got a "sorry about that" apology. From a customer service stand point the whole situation was handled extremely poorly. I don't care who booked the appointments they were booked and you would think she would have respected that. On top of that the owner...her boss....booked the appointments so again you would think she would honor them at the time they were booked for. We had to cancel one of our wine tours as a result and as a result of Trish, she and Luce only received a $10 tip in total for 4 tattoos and that was more then enough since she had no consideration for our time. The worst part is, had she said on the first phone call can we push it to 1pm? We would have said "sure no problem" and head to a nearby bar have a drink and head back. It was the constant back and forth nonsense and just not being upright and honest that pissed us off. We spent an hour in a car trying to figure out what the heck was going on.

Sydney and Dylan were able to fit my husband and I last minute and did not disappoint! Their…read morepricing was fair, atmosphere was welcoming and everyone there was friendly! Even talking about making another trip to get more tattoos!

Great customer service and incredible quality. Pricing was amazing compared to tattoo shops…read morenearby. I had Alex do my tattoo which was my first and made me comfortable, the experience was awesome. Would definetly recommend this place. Highly rated place with all excellent quality artists.

What an amazing experience!! Maer Rose is hands down an excellent artist and asset to Born N Raised…read moreTattoo Gallery!!! HIGLY RECOMMEND!!!

Mike did my first tattoo in July I'm hooked he is easy to talk to and does a excellent job the…read morequality is top notch you will not be disappointed

We called to inquire about walk-in appointments and were promptly called back to confirm that we…read morecould come in and get our tattoos. The young lady, Nesha, was fantastic, friendly, and accommodating. We highly recommend her and will definitely visit her again when we're in Buffalo.

Update : Alchemy has refunded the money for the poorly done tattoo …read more AKA " Alchemy Smoke Shop " Essentially a souvenir shop of the incense , hot topic style clothing , t shirts and other trinkets of not high value sort . Now there is a market for this type of merchandise and I can appreciate that , but customer service is often very poor . Make sure you know the return policy before buying . I DEFINITELY would look elsewhere, or make sure to really review an artists portfolio as you would with any shop . . My children have gone here and the quality of the tattoo has been inconsistent to very poor . See photo of a tattoo that the artist admitted was not good and it clearly isn't , and no solution was offered .

Great tattoo shop. I came here to get my eyebrows microbladded with Janna. She is amazing and very…read moretalented

After recently sitting for my fourth tattoo at Canalside Tattoo Company, I decided it was time to…read morewrite up my review. Obviously I like the joint or I wouldn't have come back so many times. But I want to tell you why I like this place. First, Shawn and I hit it off immediately! If you're going to allow a guy with a needle to permanently imprint your skin, you want to like him and trust him. And you want to enjoy the awful process! Shawn and I "met" on Facebook. We had something like 60 mutual friends, so I asked him how come I didn't know him. We started talking and I knew immediately he was a kindred spirit. He's very funny, quick-witted, and a great storyteller. It's nice when we've got an hour or longer session and I can focus on his story and not the awful (albeit beautiful) work he's doing on my arm. Second, Shawn does consistently brilliant work! And don't fret if you see his stuff and you don't see "your style." Just because you don't see it doesn't mean he doesn't do it. The well that is Shawn's talent runs very deep, I assure you! I still can't believe he's in little Medina, NY. That's brings me to the third reason I go see Shawn. I'm supporting the community in which I grew up. That doesn't mean you should drive to Medina if you live in Buffalo, but it's an added bonus for me. I grew up there, and so did Shawn. In fact, that's why his prices are what they are. He's in Medina, not Buffalo. Could he charge Buffalo prices? Yes, he is worth it (he's worth a lot more, honestly), but Medina probably couldn't support it. So why not enjoy the benefits of getting a great tattoo in a small town and drive to Orleans County? If incredible tattoos at a ridiculously affordable price isn't enough, there's another reason I go see Shawn. Reason number four, it's clean. The shop has a great vibe, everything is super-clean, and I don't ever feel like I'm on display. I'm always comfortable (as comfortable as is possible when you've got someone jabbing your skin with a needle a gazillion times a second, causing you to bleed and whatnot). He's got a TV if you want to watch that, or like I said before, Shawn is great at distracting you with his easy conversation. I'm currently working on a literary sleeve, so I've got pieces related to books or comics I've read and loved. While I was visiting San Francisco recently, I was stopped no fewer than three times a day by people wanting to know who did my tattoo. Specifically most wanted to know about my Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close tattoo. Over the period of ten days, I told at least 30 strangers the story of my tattoo, and where I got it. Most also wanted to know the cost. When I told them, they were shocked. One girl told me a piece like this would cost me $750-$1000 to have done there - with the details and the quality and the great color, they were all amazed to hear it cost me less than half the low-end figure. So when I say Shawn does "big city tattoos" at a "small town price," that's not some clever catch phrase. It's tested and true.

Been coming to Sink or Swim for tattoos a few years now. Went to their previous place in NT. The…read morenew place is so great. Has a modern feel to it. Really clean every time I've been there. Staff is great from when you step in the door until you leave. Multiple great artists. I've been to Keith and Shannon. I will never to another place since I love going here so much. When anyone asks me or asks on Facebook or anywhere for a tattoo shop, I say sink or swim. Everyone is really professional. everything is clean and sanitary. Has a great atmosphere and good vibe in the shop. It's right across from the Niagara Falls airport. If you haven't been here before you may pass it because it's in a business park and the driveway is tough to find if you don't know what you're looking for. Big sink or swim art on the window so shouldn't miss the building if you look for that.

We had an appointment with Brooke. She was well prepared when we showed up. Had our ideas all on…read moreher iPad. With one tweek we were ready to go. We walked through a very cool looking shop, newly painted with cool artwork all over. Friendly workers all around. Brooke started by getting me comfortable after she put the stencil on my back. She is very meticulous and wanted it to be perfect for me. After many check-ins with the different stages, it was done in one hour. I'm so happy with my tattoo and will be back again for the next.

Could not be happier, very sanitary and tidy, chill vibe! Gavin was excellent at capturing what I…read morewanted!

Gavin is Phenomenal I come here every time I fly in from Las Vegas Nv. He always makes time for me…read morein his busy schedule. Thank you for all the great art work! I know it's always original, because nobody in Vegas has Gavin doing their tattoos!!

Taylor is AMAZING! so nice and she's cool. amazing service, so talented and a great vibe. they know…read morewhat they're doing! i'm gonna have to come here more often.

My son had his platinum color done here. Tessa is our stylist/colorist - she is amazing! Platinum…read moreisn't easy but Tessa produced a great result. She listened to all of us during our cuts. Staff at this salon is super welcoming and I plan to get a few more beautifications done :)