Before I start, I should say that I have absolutely no experience of True Colors with regards to…read moretattoos, only body piercing, and that was for my wife! Anyway, True Colors Tattoo (they have an American parent company so the spelling is American) have this branch and one in Hertford called True Colors Tat2. We went here as the guy who does the body piercings was working there on that day. He splits his time between St Albans and Hertford so it is worth calling first if that's what you want done. The one thing that I will say about tattoos is that if you wanted a white one done I saw some of the guys work in the flesh, so to speak, and it was amazing. My wife went to get her belly button re-pierced. She'd had it done years ago but it was always a bit uncomfortable and so she let it close up. The bloke at True Colors took one look at it and said, 'it's in the wrong place!' - he explained it all and showed my wife where the hole should have been made. Before he started my wife asked him loads of questions about hygiene as we're pretty big about that. He completely put her mind at rest and didn't mind how many questions were asked. He showed her all of the equipment sealed before use etc. The place was spotless too, and it left no doubts in her mind about getting it done. There was no clamp used and it was done quickly and accurately. My wife was really happy - as am I ;-) Now the bar ends sit in the right place and it is comfortable. They gave us a big leaflet about after-care, and specific dates for safe changing of the belly bar. All this was done for a very reasonable cost and with professionalism and friendliness. The only drawback to the place is that parking can be a nightmare - you can buy permits for the local roads from 'The Breakfast Club' over the road, although you need to check the signs by the parking bays for timings etc. They are very confusing though, so ask either in True Colors or at The Breakfast Club if you are unsure!

Awful!! Me and my friends caught skin infections from this place after getting piercing done (ears,…read morebelly, nose, eyebrow) they used a gun on my ears and must of set the bracket too short because a few days later i woke up to find my studs embedded deep inside my earlobes leading to a wonderful day at A&E!! another friend had their ear piercing from here, few days later was treated for skin infection with strong antibiotics, another friend with pus and another example is my other friend who got his eyebrow done....few days later he needed strong antibiotics and looked like Popeye! and put it this way, those strong antibiotics are also used for septicemia!

Amazing experience. I went in to get 3 vertical cartilage piercings but I did not have the right…read moreanatomy to get 3. The piercer was super helpful in helping me decide where to place the 3rd piercing. They talked me through the process and the result was amazing! The piercer was super knowledgeable and I very much appreciated the advice on what piercings to get based on my ear anatomy. The studio itself was very cute and had gorgeous art on the walls.

Awesome tattoo shop. Fair prices for outstanding work. Only 4 stars because her tattoo artist was…read morehad only been tattooing for a year and scarred her when she got her tattoo as well. Thank you again. :-)

i will be going here in continuation of the tattoo's i wish to have. i find them open and honest…read more about designs and placements. helping from A to Z of my tattoo's or piercingz. i went in with an idea of what i wanted. and was informed of clear pricing structure and design. what would work and what wouldn't. i have been to many places for tattoo's in my surrounding area. and these guys are the only one's who have actually spoken to me prior to my tattoo of exactly what i want and have drawn it up for me. ( which i must say in my opinion is above and beyond what any others have done. ) others have had me draw them myself and tattoo'd that on me, complete with my own drawing mistakes. Give these guys a 10 outta 10. would i recommended them ? i have already. would i go back ? got more tattoo's their drawing up for me to be done. so hell yeah i going back. These guys take pride in their work, so your guaranteed perfection, at a very affordable price.

When ever i think about getting a tattoo or piercing or if any one i know wants go get something…read moredone this is the first and only place i would recommend, i went there when i was 16 to get my navel pierced and again at about 18 to get my tongue pierced. Its a great place they are very friendly and hygenic, when ever i have gone they have always given me some sort of discount, the studio is very clean, the waiting area is very pleasent you can choose which jewellery you want to have in your piercing whilst you are waiting to be seen. They also do tattoos and have a wide variety of pictures and patterns all over the waitng area walls. I believe the tongue piercing cost me £60 about 4 years ago now.

I have now visited Dave for a piercing & Aaron for a tattoo; both times they have been amazing…read more Dave - he was very thorough with his checks for a smiley piercing, very clean (he swapped gloves a number of times), he was so knowledgeable as well. Aaron - even as an apprentice he's awesome. He's just done my first arm tattoo; it's so petite & the lines are so clear. The colouring on my back is so bright & the detail is amazing - definitely going back.

Got my second lobes done and my piercer was very kind and explained the whole process…read more May be important to bring cash as it is preferred and I did not know that upon arrival Would reccomend!

Amazing experience, welcoming and friendly people who are willing to work with you and get you…read moreexactly what you are looking for. Great experience with Jim specifically who helped me fixed my initial bad tattoo from another tattoo parlor.

Very Helpful when I got my piercing stuck in my ear 100% Recommend the lady tried to get it out…read moreand in the end recommend I went to A&E

Absolutely outstanding service. Tattoosit is clean & friendly. The atmosphere is very relaxed. They…read morenow do piercings too so it's basically evrything under one roof!! Would highly recommend them!

Got a conch piercing done by Alec today, so happy with the result, really friendly and professional…read moreguy and super hygienic. Will definitely return. Thanks!

A perfect place for tattoos! All the people are very kind…read moreand helpfull. They are also very good and the tattoo that I've done with them is... Perfect! I surely come back for a new tattoo as soon as possible!!

I came here on the 29th of October in 2013, I know this because I got the date tattoo'd on my body,…read moreBUT I would've probably remembered it anyway because of the g money experience I had there. So I hopped on a plane to London one day on my own because I heard Drake say something about YOLO on the radio and I'm an impressionable teen. My hotel was a walk away from this tattoo studio so I thought "AYYYYY my dad hates tattoos let's get it started hot" and walked in wanting to get my first tattoo at a foreign place in commemoration of the day. Should've probably thought what I wanted to get through more, but spontaneity is a beast of burden in that way and as a result I had no idea what I wanted to get as an image to go with the date. Two wonderful, wonderful, chill as hell, beauties by the name of Mike & Anna (I THINK. I SUCK BALLS AT NAMES) were working and Mike sort of just went back and forth with me on what I wanted. Which I was really grateful for because it meant my tattoo would have more of a relation to the artist as well. We settled on a Poppy (nothing to do with remembrance day or anything I'm just a dumb tourist that saw it everywhere when I landed) and simple print date because I'm also a dumb hipster that likes minimalistic shit. Also holy shit I didn't even have an appointment and they were still like come on in! ANYWAY, I asked Mike to put it at a discrete location in case I needed to hide it from my parents or my workplace so it's on my side next to my left breast. The poppy's like my third nipple lol. I even got away with going completely naked to a bathhouse in Japan where tattoos are a no no, so size and placement get a 10/10 For a first tattoo it was like a weird tickle, it never hurt, but Mike kept asking if I was okay anyway through out the whole thing. So rad! And Anna & Mike were so easy to talk to, easy going, honest, and even made me a damn list of places to see during my stay. I don't remember how long it took because time flew by. Anna even gave me a contact in case I needed a locals help cause she felt bad for me and seriously y'all were nice x 1000. I wish I could've met the others that worked here, because if these two were anything to go by, the other artists are probably a blast too. My tattoo is so clean and well done, can't believe I lucked out on walking in here for my first one. Next time I stop by London I'll be sure to bring gifts and get another. In the end, the tattoo doesn't just remind me of the trip, but it reminds me of the really brilliant time I had in Lauren's studio with two awesome tattoo artists. So much more worth it.

I have had all of my piercings done at Laurens by Verna and have always loved the place and highly…read morerecommend it. I got my first piercing there when i was 14 I got my nose pierced and Verna was really kind and helpful. I went back a couple of years later to my second lobe, industrial and a flat piercing, and I got looked after when I had a bit of trouble during one of the piercings. Also I highly recommend this place because their aftercare was amazing, when I was having problems they were happy for me to pop in and check over if everything was ok. Overall they have lovely staff, they don't rush through things and they have great aftercare.