For custom artwork tattoos and tattoo laser removal services Physical Graffiti offer a hygienic and…read morefriendly service. If you have ever watched Miami or London Ink this place has a similar vibe. Tattoo books are available to gain some inspiration and there is a folio fixed to the wall that has a mixture of design work. The shop is very much a clicky cultural experience, whether you have a tattoo or are thinking about getting one Physical Graffiti can create the artwork all you have to provide is the inspiration. As with a number of tattoo specialist you can expect to have a consultation, the artist will draw up some designs and resize the sketches to create you design, you will then be booked in for a session or more depending on the level of detail in the art. Physical Graffiti also has a shop on Richard street on the 5point junction where city road meets Albany road. This parlour has a white sterile look like a doctors surgery with very comfortable black leather chairs to relax in while you wait.

Physical Graffiti is a very impressive business, offering a salon style experience where they use…read morestate of the art equipment. It was opened in the summer of 2006 by Chris Hatton, a tattoo artist with a considerable reputation for his custom tattoos. His objectives were clear; he wanted to "create a hygienic, friendly tattoo shop that prides itself on good customer care and a very high standard of work". There is no doubting that he has realised his aims. The majority of tattoos performed at Physical Graffiti are custom designed to meet the client's own specifications, but there's also a variety of flash in the shop to provide inspiration. (It is also possible to buy flash either from the shop or by mail order from the website). They also provide a fully licensed laser tattoo removal service that is and performed by highly trained staff. The treatment procedure and all other information can be found in the laser removal section of the website. There's also a quirky side to the business that I really like. They stock a range of tattoo related merchandise which includes t-shirts, bags, wallets and purses as well as custom painted shoes featuring tattoo related designs. They will also create shoes to your personal specifications. How good is that!?!

Post-familial disintegration, I found myself quite often at loose ends and with time to contemplate…read morethe larger questions of existence - why are we here? What is the meaning of life? Where did this funny pink lump come from? - and so to fill up the space I took to excessive coffee, a rigid abstinence from alcohol, and a commitment to doing some "serious writing" every day (two or three years on and of those three, only an addiction to coffee remains a constant). However, during periods without caffeine and when I was all wrote-out, I got to thinking about a mid-life crisis proper. With a son and shared custody, selling the car and purchasing a motorcycle was appealing but a non-starter given the ex-missus's shrill tendency to risk aversion, and although I used to sail as a boy, I've no love for all that bollocks these days. So I went and got a tattoo instead. Two in fact. I have long wondered about what I might like indelibly inked onto my skin and have until recently come up blank (literally). But several influences, notably Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man and a chap I once knew called Pete, led me to consider something that would capture a particular point in time, a critical juncture and what I was feeling, something abstract but loaded with meaning, to me at least. But I couldn't think of anything. I plumped instead for two pieces of advice, stolen unapologetically and without originality from two of my favourite authors, both reminding me not to do anything stupid in future. Ironically, when quizzed by a charming elderly lady about why I might permanently spoil my skin in this way, on providing this rationale in my defence, she remarked that it was "too bloody late for that my laddo." And so to the meat of the dish. Neither tattoo took long to do, nor was particularly tricky for an artist as accomplished as Justin, and not once did I feel in the entire process that I was an idiot or that the guys at Valkyrie were in any way sitting in judgement on my life choices. They were extremely helpful, kind, clean and supportive with lots of after care advice, and the two tattoos together cost less than £100. If you do feel like having a cluster of needles rip into your flesh hundreds of times in the pursuit of intrinsic meaningfulness, or so you can show off your hipster credentials at the beach / swimming pool, I can think of no better place to get it done.

From the owner: Bespoke custom Tattoo studio! We have very talented and professional artists determined in creating…read moresomething special for you!

Plenty of choice of designs on offer and the Tattooist is fantastic so can make the changes you…read morewant. They are very approachable and willing to talk through your ideas. You will need an appointment - so book well in advance. You will also need to place a deposit on booking.

Very unhappy. Went in after booking a few days before. no designs where drawn for me prior to…read morearrival. Ended up with a different artist as the one I booked was understandably busy, maybe I should have waited as the guy who took over clearly didn't have his heart in it. He was saying he wasn't a fan of script during the tattoo?! The other artists where praising him for doing such a good job on script!? As it was the end of the day, maybe he just wanted it over and done with. Lines had blown out, tattoo wasn't even, poor shading (if any) and generally looked half assed. So disappointed as it takes up half of my arm.

Don't go to inkcognito. i had a tattoo design all drawn up, they had the design for over a week and…read moreit was all agreed to be fine.. when i got to the shop i was just told how it had to change. after over an hour of waiting i was told that it needed to be a quarter of the design on a completely different place of my body, was so bad that i decided to leave with no tattoo at all.. really quite shocking.

Very disappointing. I've been here a bunch of times including when it was in the smaller shop. For…read morea while I had good service, found a barber i liked, and all was good. Then he left shortly after, and i found another I liked, who also left shortly after. Once the shop moved across the road, it has all seemed to down hill. I find the "put your name on the list and wait an hour in the shop" ridiculous. Ive popped in, put my name on the list, said i'll be back in 10 mins, (even though the estimated wait is 30mins-1hour) and the answer is no. When asked why, because "thats just how we do things". The last time i went there, I sat waiting for 1 hour, and 2 barbers both disappeared for lunch while i was sat there, leaving one guy slowly working, with 2 other equally frustrated customers who had been there longer than me. Poor customer service! No communication at all. On top of that, the last 2-3 times ive had the same grumpy, can't-be-bothered, too cool for school guy with no people-skills cut my hair, do a middle of the road job, and walked out £18 poorer for the experience. This place seems to be caught up in the new world of tattooed "cool" barbers, perhaps believing their own hype a little too much without actually providing quality in terms of customer service or work. Perhaps I've just been unlucky the last few times, but every time i leave i feel annoyed with the experience. I'll be looking for alternative places from now on.

I came here accompanying my partner who was getting his haircut and we left overall very happy with…read morethe experience!. ~ NOTES: Aside from tattoos and piercings, the barbers is pretty much male cuts only. Do NOT come here if you're a woman looking to get your hair done, all the barbers are male and they probably have no clue how to do women's hair. ~ Customer Service: Really good and why it gets 5 stars! They were very courteous and shook my partner's hand as he went in. The guys have a "grungy hipster" vibe to them, but they definitely know their hair. My partner is one of those stereotypical men that have no clue how they want it cut so all the direction he gave was - "shorter". I've been with him to salons before where they keep pressing him for more information and he would get stressed out because he genuinely doesn't have a clue, but the guys here were very understanding and probably have experienced a lot of guys who don't know what to say! There was also free WiFi for me as I was waiting! ~ Results: The results were great! My partner's hair looks fantastic and they were definitely thorough with their work. He's very happy with his cut and we ended up leaving a tip for the experience. £18 for a full dry cut isn't too bad at all given the quality. We've paid more at places like Supercuts for poorer results! --- If you're a man in Cardiff looking to get a haircut, Keep The Faith is without a doubt the way to go!

sell all manner of body piercing jewellery, gothy different clothes. they also do piercings on the…read morepremises, i had my belly button pierced here, they are clean & hygenic & the price wasnt bad either. Plus it didnt hurt otherwise this review may have gone anotherway!!!

Simply the best ! Custom built studio and sterile room and over 20 years experienceread more

Unlike most places that seem to offer body piercing as some kind of optional extra without a lot of…read morethought, Chrome is purely a piercing studio. The proprieter Ed is a wonderfully scary funny huggable bear of a man who can make you laugh despite that fact that he is wielding an 8-inch needle over some painfully intimate area. His piercing are well done and carefully thought out and always carried out hygenically and professionally. If you're getting pierced in Cardiff then get pierced here.