Ace Kustom of northenden are absolutely Fantastic. Had my Tattoo done years ago and it still looks…read morefresh. Plus had my Belly Button pierced. They go above and beyond, nothing is to much trouble and they have a wealth of Knowledge with regards to the healing process after wards. I will keep going back to them and would highly recommend. Well done to Dai and Michelle for all you do for your customers. Keep going strong. Thanks for everything :-) x

Ace kustom is a great tattoo studio tucked away in Northenden. The shop is owned by Dai and…read moreMichelle Cann, who are lovely! Dai is a great tattooist and an all round nice guy, they have a lot of flash or if you prefer you can discuss an idea with Dai and he'll draw up a custom piece for you. Michelle does the piercing, she also has her own line of Custom corsets with embroidered tattoo imagery, the front of the shop is full of jewellery, body jewellery, fascinators, and other bits and pieces from their travels- If you need an alternative gift you should definately have a look in one of the many display cabinets! There is a bit of a waiting list and you will have to pay a deposit, but it's worth the wait! Very clean and very professional.

Despite being in the midst of a refurb this friendly, relaxed but professional team made this a…read moretattooing experience I would love to revisit, skin space and pennies allowing! From the informative greeting to being collected from the cafe across the road when they were ready, and being included in the music choices (Kill Bill sound track......genius) I felt wholey relaxed and included in the process. Having been given permission from the boss to add to another artists piece, Olivia embraced the job whole heartedly, free handing some lovely art nouveau lines and flowers across my back. Her line work is clean and bold, just what I wanted. They loose points however for the not so comfy breakfast bar type stool I had to spend 90 minutes leaning over and the fact the autoclaving equipment was in the room I was being tattooed in, which meant someone else squeezing past me whilst draped across the uncomfortable furniture. (I suspect this will change when refurb'd) My hubby is now next in line to be "inked" at this shop, and where normally I drop him off and bugger off for a brew I may actually consider hanging around to enjoy the company and the fierce choice of tunes.

Ever wanted to get tattooed with Metallica playing at full volume?…read more Nah, me neither. Luckily, when I got my ankles tattooed at Sacred Art several years ago, head tattooist and owner Mark was kind enough to forsake his beloved heavy metal and play something a little more mellow. The first Portishead album relaxed me enough that the time seemed to fly by with only the occasional nudge of pain. Based in leafy Chorlton, Sacred Art is a small and welcoming tattoo studio that specialises in a variety of styles from Japanese and tribal to American pin-ups. Alongside Mark, there's an equally friendly female tattooist - Sandy - whose covered head to toe in ink herself. If you're interested in getting something done, the best thing to do is pop in for a consultation and take a look at the designs in Mark and Sandy's portfolios. Their rates are reasonable, the studio is clean and cosy and I was very happy with the work they did for me. One ankle took about 60 minutes from outlines to full shading, the other about 90 minutes including flowers and a koi carp.

I am posting this review as we have tried to resolve the issue with the owner Paul who tattooed us…read moreyesterday, he however chose to put the phone down on my husband. As a warning for others avoid this tattoo shop. My husband and I decided to get matching tattoos for our anniversary with each others names. On entering the shop we were asked what we wanted, Paul drew up a rough sketch and quoted us a price of £80 each, my husband asked if that was it for the design and Paul said no it would be more jazzed up, we were told cash only so my husband went across the road to the cash machine. I waited by the doorway Paul began having a heated discussion with another employee, the employee pointed out not in front of the customer to which I got up and walked outside to wait for my husband to return and we walked back in the shop together, paid and signed the consent forms. From there my husband had his tattoo done first, this took no more than 5 minutes to do, my husband noticed the name didn't look right and as he tried to point it out Paul told not to touch it and put more aftercare cream over the error he clearly made to continue to hide it, the whole experience felt rushed once we had handed our money over and our tattoos were covered with a black wrap. A couple of hours later we removed the wrap and noticed the mistakes made, I messaged the business facebook page straight away explaining the issues to which my message was read and not responded too. On my husband's tattoo there is a problem with the name where the r & i have been joined together in 2 points making it unreadable, also the line at the bottom of the heart goes further than it is supposed to, and on my tattoo the lettering doesn't follow the same handwriting style throughout the name and the shape of the heart is uneven. We went back into the shop this morning, Paul wasn't there so we were given a number to which my husband messaged explaining the issues and sent pictures. Paul rang my husband stating the writing was correct and that is just the style of writing, when my husband mentioned the line on the heart being overdrawn Paul said this was due to it being an hand drawn tattoo, however this wasn't on the stencil. Paul then went on to accuse us of being intoxicated and put the phone down. He then sent my husband a message to say he will be reviewing the CCTV. I'm not sure what he hopes to achieve from this other than validating our experience. From the photos you can see the quality of the work that Paul seems happy to put his name too. I can ensure you that these tattoos are definitely not worth £80 each and for the quality to be this badly done by an artist of 16 years is truly shocking. As for the accusations of being drunk, Paul had no issues taking our money and providing the service, I am more than happy for him to share his CCTV recording if he thinks that validates his work some way.

Don't let the skull and crosssbones on the shop's exterior scare you away, if you want a tattoo…read moreor are simply curious about getting one done, you just HAVE to come into this gothic cave of a tattoo parlour. This branch in Stretford on the forever bustling Chester Road, is the third in the chain and there are plans for a fourth in Manchester as business is doing so well. The tattoo designs are so creative and if you don't see anything that appeals, design your own and Tattitude will replicate it for you. Prices are very reasonable as a sleeve of tattoos ( a whole arm of them) will be charged at £50 per day as it has to be done in stages. Andrew the trainee tattooist was so well informed he educated me on this sacred art and I am seriously considering getting one done by them. He told me that they are a rarity in the Tattoo world as they even tattoo lips- I think I will pass on that one but its good to know. I was impressed with the attitude of the staff, the cleanliness of the shop and the range of merchandise as Tattitude is not simply a tattoo studio, oh no, it does body piercing, printed t-shirts, hoodies, hats and children's clothes starting off at £15 and other accessories as well . Now for the clincher, Andrew gave me some flyers for 20% off , I went home and raved about it to my friends and one took the plunge and I went back with her to get her navel pierced. It cost £16 with the flyer- a very good price. Andrew explained the aftercare thoroughly and a consent form checking basic medical history was given to my friend to sign. So if you think you got attitude ( or you wanna buy yourself some for a low price) call into this pirate style lair.....You won't regret it!!

Is the absolute most best place to get a tattoo in all of the UK. All of the artists have the most…read moreamazing detail and the owner has more experience more experience than anyone else I have ever met in my travels

Tony did my (first) sleeve - brilliant work - funny guy - knows his stuff - NO attitude - worked…read moretowards a custom piece - very happy with his work and get complimented on it most days :)

Had my new tattoo done at the studio and all I can say is: AMAZING!!! I have finally had my rose…read moreand butterfly tattoo done in memory of my dad and the quality of the tattoo and the detail in it is unbelievable. The tattooist was really friendly and talked to me whilst doing my tattoo and the owner even made me a cup of tea (and several more throughout my tattoo!). I am VERY happy! The studio is immaculate and bright (not dark and dingy like the ones that I have been in before). The atmosphere in the studio was really chilled, everyone was friendly and I was made to feel more than welcome. The studios prices are more than reasonable too, I paid for 2 hours and even though the tattoo ended up going over by 40+ minutes (I had quite a few tea and toilet brakes!), I still only paid for the 2 hours that was originally agreed. I will definitely be using this studio again. In fact... I don't think I will ever use any other studio ever again!