Excellent service and work by Art Lilly. He created a great tattoo from ideas I gave. It's a…read morerelaxing environment and he makes the experience easy and comfortable. Recommend to anyone getting a tattoo.

I was very happy with the service I received. I went in for a consultation, with an idea of a…read moredesign I wanted. Jason had an opening and made the design up and I had it done the same afternoon. It was my first tattoo experience and he made me feel at ease and explained every step in the process. Overall a great experience.

wes is a pro. so happy with my tattoo. he took my design and elevated it - placed it right where i…read morewanted it - perfection.

My daughter & I walked in on a whim on a random Tues evening with not much time before closing. We…read moreknew we were taking a chance on the timing but had simple, small, tattoos in mind. Wes was very kind & courteous to this tattoo novice lending his professional advice with my design & placement. I appreciate that he stayed to do both mine and my daughter's tattoo. I felt very comfortable and relaxed during my visit. When I am ready for that next level tattoo I'll be back.

Everyone I interacted with here was great! Tim is clearly super talented and perfectly replicated…read morethe image I wanted and in record time. He's very willing to help hash out the details/placement or steer you away from something you might regret or something with poor longevity. As a (very) novice tattoo enthusiast, I appreciated the time that was taken to make sure I was comfortable, feeling okay throughout, and equipped with what I needed to know as far as aftercare. I'm sure I'll be back! Update: dropped a star because I've talked to some folks and have since realized Acme has a lot - I mean, a LOT - of rules. Phones and children are expressly prohibited. Don't even think about reaching for your phone until you are safely in the parking lot or they'll think you're trying to steal their designs. Also, my boyfriend had to stay all the way up front and was not allowed to sit with me/comfort me/keep me company. This was my first tattoo in 10 years so I figured this was normal but apparently that is not the case. Still great quality and decent service but just know that they are STRICT

Tim Forbus is the G.O.A.T!! I cannot stop looking at my tattoo. He did such a great job. I got just…read morewhat I wanted!! The atmosphere was perfect especially being that I was a tad bit nervous. I cannot wait to book another appointment with this guy. Thank you soooooo much!!!

Staff was very nice, laid back, and professional. I got 3 piercings, one of the bars fell out of my…read morelip piercing while taking the day I got it and couldn't put it back in. Hopefully I can find a solution to that but my eyebrow piercings are great! Little to no pain that's not already expected.

Super suspicious place. There's a lot of negative reviews about piercings and it's unclear if they…read morestill do piercings. Along with just scrolling through positive tattoo reviews...the photos often showed awful and shaky line work.

I highly recommend Ben Around Tattoos and Ben, himself, for your tattoo needs. He's absolutely…read moreamazing! He has done my last 2 tattoos - cherry blossoms down my arm and across my shoulders last year and just yesterday a "love" tattoo with pine trees and a special date! I'm so impressed with his skills, personality and attentiveness all around. I don't believe you'll be disappointed. Thanks for bringing my visions to life, Ben!

Had some rework started with Dustin. Excellent job all around. Very sociable, and comfortable…read moresetting. The shop is exceptionally clean and inviting. Detail is not lacking in the love that's poured into this shop. Highly recommend visit!

I had a wonderful experience here! My boyfriend and I were visiting and decided to get a tattoo and…read morepiercing. His tattoo came out so awesome! Our artist Lacy was so sweet we recommend him 100%!!

I don't like my first tattoo done there! Very disappointed. It's like done by a 5 years old kid…read more I hope to find someone who can fix!! I have to wait for several weeks to fix the bad tattoo. I'm sooo embarrassing to show and post on IG and FB till it's fix!

Kathy is wonderful! She listened to what I wanted and involved me in the process…read more I brought my violin in to her and she traced the sound holes. I wanted them on my arm. My violin is a handmade instrument by a friend of the family. He only made 7 violins and only 2 worked. It has imperfections and isn't the greatest violin, but it's special to me. When it was time for my tattoo, Kathy had my plan ready to go. (She is so organized!) we chatted a bit as she determined how I wanted it on my arm. I wanted to verify it a few times. And she was patient as I rotated it and such. Her inking on my arm was not nearly as painful as the previous time I got ink done! This was totally tolerable. Some artists drill in with a heavy hand. And Kathy is not one of them. I have been planning this tattoo and figuring it out for 3 years. I don't put ink on me unless I am completely certain. I just moved to this area and I feel incredibly lucky to have found such a skilled ink artist to do my dream tattoo! She and I chatted happily about things we have in common and the time flew by. I am so happy with the result! Thank you, Kathy !! I will definitely be referring people to you when they ask where I got my tattoo done!

Kathy is SO TALENTED. I heard a lot of good things about her work and decided to go to her for my…read moremost recent tattoos. When I was there I was told she's most known for her amazing line work. And let me tell you, she lives up to the hype!! My tattoos are FLAWLESS and exactly what I wanted and imagined. She was a very laid back person and made me feel very comfortable the whole time I was there. Her prices are very good for the great work that she does. I highly recommend going to her. 10/10.

Had some piercings done lately with both Sara and Kate. Both are extremely professional and super…read morehelpful answering all of my questions. They're both invested in making sure your piercings are healthy, placed appropriately to heal, and completed with quality jewelry. The shop, as always, is super clean. Their new building is also a nice upgrade. Would 100% recommend for piercings in Harrisonburg.

Clean place. I will say I have never had a studio make me pay before my service before which they…read morehave you do here. Not just an appointment place fee, I paid for the whole thing, the jewelry and piercing cost. The piercing itself was fine. Clean single use needles and it wasn't exceptionally painful or anything. I have two things to critique: 1) my own experience: I do not like needles. It's hypocritical I know but alas I have 12 piercings. I have gotten pierced at 4 different studios and have visited 2 other studios for piercing change outs and check ins/ trouble shooting. I have always been treated very well even if I was scared of the needles, except here. The piercer was rude to me about me being scared of needles and just made my appointment extremely uncomfortable with her comments. 2) I had a friend who got pierced here and she was thinking about down sizing her piercing bc she had gotten it pierced a while ago and when I looked at her ear I realized she got pierced with a standard size piercing length. Which to be fair I am not a piercer, but usually me and all of my friends have been pierced with longer piercings in case of swelling and her ear was not swollen at all and the front and back of the piercing was flush with her skin. If her ear would have swelled at all it would have been very painful bc of how tight it is.

Artists are very talented and friendly and the shop is beautifully decorated. Very comfortable,…read morewelcoming atmosphere. Highly recommend Margaret, who has over 30 years' experience and is amazingly talented. She will make your vision come to life! She and every artist there will take great care of you!

From the owner: Staunton’s most inclusive & top end studio. Over 35 years of exceptional tattoo service. Call us…read morenow to get your tattoo journey started!!