Not a great shop at all. I booked an appointment at 12pm and didn't get seen until 1pm with no…read moreapology, got two flash tattoos. The first was fine but the artist went ti smoke afterwards and left the tattoo unwrapped and dripping with blood for over 15 minutes and still didn't wrap it on returning. She then rushed my second tattoo resulting in very wobbly lines and a tattoo that doesn't really look professional so I'm going elsewhere to get it fixed. The artist also used dry paper towel to wipe the needle between colours and I witnessed her picking bits of stuck paper towel from the needle while she was doing my tattoo. I emailed the shop to complain about this and explained I would like a refund or at least some of my money back towards getting the tattoos fixed but they have chosen to ignore me. I would never visit this shop ever again. The experience was horrible.

Between myself and my girlfriend we have had about 8 or 9 piercings done at this place. The lady…read morewho does them is very friendly and the equipment she uses is always new out of a packet and cleaned thoroughly. The shop itself is also very clean and has a hygiene certificate for both tattooists and piercers, and rightly so. I myself have not been in for a tattoo but there are pictures all over the walls and some look pretty amazing. Also, not being a tattoo kinda person, I'm not really sure if its cheap or not (prices ranging from £10 for a letter to over £500+ for the huge ones that cover pretty much the whole of your body). Piercings on the other hand are very cheap. £7 for ears, £15 for the likes of tongue, lip, nipple etc. I find that other places will charge you about £20 just for getting your ear pierced! Overall would definitely recommend this place for piercings, but as I said, I wouldn't know about tattoos so you would have to go check it out.

Love this place, great receptionists and great artists. Very…read morehappy with my first ink and currently looking to book in again. Great customer care and care sheets. Variety of skin care products and drinks inside. You can call or pop in at any time to arrange stuff and I'm sure you will receive the best help, advice or reassurance. My only issue which isn't on the studio itself is I wish some of the artists were a bit quicker with replies.

Acero Arte is the only place I will go to in town to get piercings. I love it in there!…read more If you're nervous about getting a piercing, this is definitely the place to go and get it done. Everyone is lovely, and will put you at ease with some decent craic! I've had a few piercings from here now, and I've never had a problem with any of them. The place is very clean and professional. They are also hot on getting parental consent if you're younger too, which is nice to see that they don't just pierce anyone that walks in the door.

This is a genuinely excellent placve to get any kind of piercing, the staff are really friendly…read morethey treat you with great respect with great tunes on in the background. They have a cafe upstairs too so its a great place to socialise. They give great advice on after care aswell.

I took my girlfriend in to get her latest tattoo. Mark of…read moreRock Star uses this new needle which delivers a slower rate of impressions on the skin, but in turn makes it less painful. The style and the end product was great. The lines were that thin that he did the outline and the shading all in one go! Mark was easy to talk to, utter professional and will definitely be using his services again. Thanks again

I have had 3 tattoos done by Taran now- one of them a big thigh piece that took a good 4-5 hours to…read moreoutline. He is a fab artist and him and Mark always make me feel welcome. Clean and tidy and always the offer of a cup of tea :) Had one done elsewhere previously but wont go anywhere else now :) x

I brought my son to PX and WOW it was fantastic friendly professional clean. For an ear piercing I…read morethought it was a little over priced, however after he had it done I could completely justify the cost and I will be taking my younger son too. Thanks guys you are great.

I went here for my second piercing ever, at 12 years old, with my dad. I went for a navel piercing…read moreafter reading a positive review and I have to say, it was justified. The place had a friendly atmosphere, was very clean and the staff were pleasant, kind and helpful. They talked me through what they were doing and asked if I was OK. After it was done (very quickly I might add) they offered me a glass of water and a toffee. Overall I found it a wonderful place and, if I get another piercing, I would definately go back there. 6/5!

I've had all of my piercing's done here; ear lobes, eyebrow, and industrial…read more Two of three failed. The ear lobes both succeeded [which I'd expect since it's the simple piercing to execute]. The eyebrow failure: it was performed by the owner, Nicole - she mistargeted the insertion points (too wide apart) so the bar ended up being too short: this caused inordinate swelling and pressure leading me to take it out after a week of deliberating. I got a refund and an offer to have it replaced for free, which was respectable customer service. I didn't get it replaced. Eyebrow Solution: I think she knew that she'd performed a poor placement of the eyebrow piercing as soon as she performed it but wishfully justified the placement - in that wasn't that far from perfect and it should still work out. I think she should have admitted failure right away upon noticing her placement was poor and offered to re-do it as soon as it had healed; tallying it up to having made a mistake by eying the placement holes rather than using a ruler or measuring device. The industrial failure: I kept it in for a year with issues all throughout. This was performed by Seb, the main guy there. The issues, I found, were largely my fault due to sleeping on the side where the piercing was placed - Seb did make it clear I should avoid this by using an aeroplane pillow for side sleeping but this proved, in practice, impractical. The biggest issues came a lot when I began to develop keloid scars on both sides of the industrial inserts. Seb did attempt some reasonable-sounding troubleshooting: I was told to massage the scars in the shower for some weeks for a few minutes each time in an attempt for this to press them away - I tried this and it failed. Then, after going back I was given two small bars to replace the long industrial bar; I was given washers on each end of each bar in an attempt to squash/massage out the scars naturally. This also failed. In turn, I eventually took both bars out because the scars were expanding in size rather than shrinking. I must now [inconveniently] get them removed by a surgeon of sorts, which is an issue I'm currently solving. I must add, I have heard these keloid type scars are due to a genetic predisposition (although I haven't verified this). Industrial solution: A solution would have been to remove it immediately as the scars showed development and call it a failure at that point, but Seb must not have much data to pull from with Keloid scars - I suspect the idea the scars could be pushed down to be a fallacy and he hadn't seen any evidence. They're scars, I don't think [like most scar tissue] that it goes away easily. I could be wrong though, he may have found success with other clients with this technique.

As good as it gets studio!!…read more brilliant atmosphere, extremely talented and knowledgable piercer. super clean, great jewellery choice. always recommend to friends and newbies, even if they arent local its worth travelling to get a great piercing. nici gives out aftercare advice which a lot of studios forget and she welcomes everyone back for check ups and a free first jewellery change. seriously, other places should learn a thing or two from blue lotus. woo hoo. will not go anywhere else!

Really impressed by the professionalism of this studio and focused attention on health and safety…read more The studio has a great energy from the moment you walk in and the staff and apprentices are true artists. Tez Gordon has over 20 years of experience and it is clear he loves what he does and is passionate about it. The cleanliness and of the studio and tools is excellent and the after care instructions are thorough and helpful. Great place for 1st or 800th tattoo or piercing!

From the owner: The House of Hoodoo Tattoo Studio is situated on Station Parade in the heart of Harrogate, North…read moreYorkshire. Established in July 2016 the artists at House of Hoodoo are accomplished in many styles of tattooing, from Japanese to traditional, black & grey realism to full colour work & everything in between. The House of Hoodoo team are on hand to offer tattooing & piercing to you in a clean & friendly environment. Our artists love working with their customers & specialise in creating custom pieces, but are just as happy working from the hand painted tattoo flash that lines the studio walls.

I have visited many tattooists across Europe and The Devils Angel is where I feel the most…read morecomfortable. Lee's vision and creative flair are effortless, he has a knack of tuning into your vision and putting it on you. Charley could not be more helpful and between them it's like hanging out with old friends. I will happily stick with The Devils Angel team until my artwork journey is complete (a long way off yet) and I would travel the length of the country if need be. As good as it gets. Mattie Nichol

From the owner: We are a high class, custom tattoo studio. We offer custom designs in all styles of tattooing. We…read morealso offer a full piercing service and tattoo laser removal.

Really sorry to say we called on Saturday after messaging the studio. To be greeted by an extremely…read morerude individual I believe was called 'Laurie' now I have never done this before but I was so disappointed and shocked by the rudeness of this man. I feel I have no choice. There was also a queue behind us, when we got out into the street a few people followed us to again out, said they had been turned away by to the rudeness of this man. I know at least 6 people then went to Unique Ink and all had tattoos there. my friend and I were so disappointed by this welcome we did not receive we would never go back and I know the other people who left felt the same. I have seen this studio is run by an individual who on social media seems to care about client experience.... I honestly think you should get rid of the reception/welcoming chap as he is clearly turning away business for you.

Brett did a fantastic job with my nose and top ear piercing. Great after- care advice too and an…read moreinvite to return in 8 weeks to change the initial stud and ring! Great service and reasonably priced too :-)