We had such a wonderful experience getting my daughter's ears pierced here. The studio requires…read moreappointments and keeps the doors locked, which actually made the whole experience feel very special and intentional rather than rushed or chaotic like some retail environments can be. It really felt like this was an occasion just for her. My daughter was pretty nervous going in, but James was absolutely fantastic with her. He was calm, patient, and took the time to talk her through everything, which really helped soothe her nerves. By the time it was done, she felt proud and excited rather than scared. The entire service was phenomenal from start to finish. James was professional, kind, and clearly cared about making it a positive experience. The Parlour itself is also really cool; clean, welcoming, and full of personality. I honestly wish every retail or service experience I had was handled with this level of care and thoughtfulness. It made a moment my daughter was nervous about turn into a really special memory for both of us.

Making an appointment is easy. Email your preferred day/time and what you'd like done and they will…read moreget back to you via email with their availability. Once you "schedule" your appointment, they will send another email with a link for a deposit that must be made within 24 hours to hold and secure your appointment date and time. This is a $50 deposit towards your final total. We arrived at the Parlour and were advised that there is only street parking, so be prepared. Our appointment was with James for a second earlobe piercing for my daughter. Please pay attention to their website as they require a birth certificate if your child and the consenting parents ID, too. My daughter and I both signed consent forms and then he took us upstairs to look at jewelry. They have a wide and beautiful selection. He was very patient and informative with my daughter for her to choose what she wanted. She chose beautiful champagne colored studs He then advised us that he needs to sanitize and prep his station and the jewelry so it would be about 10 minutes. My daughter and I went back downstairs and waited a bit. After he was finished, he took us to his room and explained the process in detail to my daughter all along the way. He marked my daughter's ears and then measured her ear lobes and showed her where the earrings would be placed. Everything was sterilized and each needle is only used once and then disposed of properly. My daughter did have anxiety but didn't really show it, especially after the first ear lobe was done. James advised her how to breathe each time he would pierce her ear and she followed his directions. Again, he was very patient and professional. He gave her after care instructions and a cleanser. Since we are only visiting from Vegas, he told us to send an email about any follow ups regarding the posts in her ears if we wanted them shorter after they healed. He said he would reach out to his contacts in Vegas to help with this when the time comes. We were both very happy with the experience and my daughter was ecstatic with her new piercing. She had a previous gun piercing (my bad, I know now), so this was a much better experience. I highly recommend the Parlour.

I've been to a few tattoo studios, but have never seen a cleaner or more well organized studio…read more Redhouse thrilled me both from the professionalism of their employees to the talent of their work. I had a tattoo revision from Tom and he took my terrible tattoo and turned it into a beautiful masterpiece that I am very proud to show off. I was so thrilled that i had him fit me in for another one. He did the tattoo a few weeks later and it was a memorial tattoo for my brother that passed years ago. It is beautiful and I thank him for his patience, light hand, detailed work and great conversation. My husband is going there in October and I will be back again for sure!

I have had lots of work done here by jess..... and she is amazing. While there i was also able to…read moresee the other talented artist sending their work out the door;-). 10 out of 10!

Great tattoo shop. I came here to get my eyebrows microbladded with Janna. She is amazing and very…read moretalented

After recently sitting for my fourth tattoo at Canalside Tattoo Company, I decided it was time to…read morewrite up my review. Obviously I like the joint or I wouldn't have come back so many times. But I want to tell you why I like this place. First, Shawn and I hit it off immediately! If you're going to allow a guy with a needle to permanently imprint your skin, you want to like him and trust him. And you want to enjoy the awful process! Shawn and I "met" on Facebook. We had something like 60 mutual friends, so I asked him how come I didn't know him. We started talking and I knew immediately he was a kindred spirit. He's very funny, quick-witted, and a great storyteller. It's nice when we've got an hour or longer session and I can focus on his story and not the awful (albeit beautiful) work he's doing on my arm. Second, Shawn does consistently brilliant work! And don't fret if you see his stuff and you don't see "your style." Just because you don't see it doesn't mean he doesn't do it. The well that is Shawn's talent runs very deep, I assure you! I still can't believe he's in little Medina, NY. That's brings me to the third reason I go see Shawn. I'm supporting the community in which I grew up. That doesn't mean you should drive to Medina if you live in Buffalo, but it's an added bonus for me. I grew up there, and so did Shawn. In fact, that's why his prices are what they are. He's in Medina, not Buffalo. Could he charge Buffalo prices? Yes, he is worth it (he's worth a lot more, honestly), but Medina probably couldn't support it. So why not enjoy the benefits of getting a great tattoo in a small town and drive to Orleans County? If incredible tattoos at a ridiculously affordable price isn't enough, there's another reason I go see Shawn. Reason number four, it's clean. The shop has a great vibe, everything is super-clean, and I don't ever feel like I'm on display. I'm always comfortable (as comfortable as is possible when you've got someone jabbing your skin with a needle a gazillion times a second, causing you to bleed and whatnot). He's got a TV if you want to watch that, or like I said before, Shawn is great at distracting you with his easy conversation. I'm currently working on a literary sleeve, so I've got pieces related to books or comics I've read and loved. While I was visiting San Francisco recently, I was stopped no fewer than three times a day by people wanting to know who did my tattoo. Specifically most wanted to know about my Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close tattoo. Over the period of ten days, I told at least 30 strangers the story of my tattoo, and where I got it. Most also wanted to know the cost. When I told them, they were shocked. One girl told me a piece like this would cost me $750-$1000 to have done there - with the details and the quality and the great color, they were all amazed to hear it cost me less than half the low-end figure. So when I say Shawn does "big city tattoos" at a "small town price," that's not some clever catch phrase. It's tested and true.

What's an annual Buffalo trip in mid-December without a little tattoo to take home with you?…read more It's nothing. That trip would be nothing without the tattoo... So there seem to be an abundance of tattoo shops in the Buffalo area, all fairly close by each other. There was another shop doing a flash event, but I chose to lead the boys to a different spot that I'd hoped took walk-ins and wasn't as busy. This was the spot. The guys at this shop were top-notch. Super friendly and easy to talk to. I talked shop and music with them for a bit before getting a rad flash book to go through as I had no idea what I really wanted. My boys were not as savvy with the tat experience butter guys at Divine Machine made it easy for them. Pertaining to walk-ins, it seemed a little hectic, as they were just like "okay, you want this or that design? We'll find someone to do it." I'm definitely used to a bit more of an organized situation where I'm gonna know the artist before we just do the damn thing, but all these artists seemed to know be solid with American traditional so it all worked out. Parking is on the street where everything you'll ever need in Buffalo is, Elmwood Ave! Check out their Insta @divinemachinetattoo Website: divinemachinetattoo.com

I got a tattoo from this place a few years back hoping for a great cover up. I was so Embarrassed…read moreby the tattoo I had when I was younger and ready to have it covered up! I was told this place was great! Well they gave me another embarrassing tattoo... I can't express to you how upset I was and embarrassed... I had this ugly HUGE tattoo on my side and would end up buying one piece swim suits to cover up the embarrassment. The artist didn't care... rushed it and then charged me out the ass for it. I felt very pressured... a few years later I finally got the guts to get the horrible tattoo covered up. I was terrified to go to another artist since the gig from divine tattoo scarred me... also on top of it he destroyed my skin... I now have scar tissue because of the tattoo he gave me . I would not recommend. This place. Make sure you do a lot more research before going to These artists that don't give a crap and only care about the $$. My NEW tattoo is shown on the right ... the other one that was "covered up " which you can still see the OLD tattoo underneath it! Please save yourself a trip and don't go here... the awful and embarrassing tattoo is on the left

Got just what I was looking for…read more I have a nose piecing and I'd been wanting a genuine diamond for it for a while and I finally did it. They put it in for me and I was in and out in 15 minutes. Very professional, very clean environment. Definitely recommend.

Went with a friend to have our noses pierced and cannot say enough about how wonderful everyone is…read more Consent forms are emailed ahead of time which is great and saves time. Staff is incredibly helpful with picking out jewelry and answering questions. But Sarah is the standout. She was funny and instantly makes you feel at ease, I would send anyone her way and will absolutely go back to her if I decide on further piercings. She made it a fun and completely pain free experience. I still can't believe how easy it was!

I had a great experience at Crucible. The staff was super friendly and made me feel right at home…read more Kennday, my artist, was incredible, really chill and easy to talk to. She took my ideas and turned them into something even better than I expected. The whole vibe of the shop was laid-back, and easy going. Definitely my favorite tattoo studio in the buffalo area

I have been getting tattooed by Taylor since the beginning of 2016 and could not be happier. I…read morefirst sought out Taylor for a photorealistic Tiger, which he knocked out of the park. Since then, I have gotten two larger pieces from his sketchbook, and just recently had him freehand another gorgeous tattoo around the tiger. Taylor has been the most professional, clean, artistic and gentle artist I know. You can tell he takes his time and puts 100% into everything he does. I always feel comfortable and I swear he makes it hurt less than other artists haha. Although I have only been tattooed by Taylor, the other artists in the shop are also extremely talented and professional. I highly recommend checking out The Crucible Art Collective and making it your go to shop.

My friends words: "…read moreSarah was my piercer.. as soon as I came into the studio she made me feel extremely comfortable! Friendly, precise, efficient! I can't say enough good things about her!"

Cowpoke! Don't bother even counting. Your out. 2 year in a row HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. REAL…read moreHURRY UP AND BUY VIBES. To get an ear piercing you need an adult with ID and your ORIGINAL COPY BIRTHCERT. to get a cartilage piercing ADD ON YOU MIST BE 15 with the other above mentioned. An earring stack and piercing is 130 for earring and piercing and 175 for the matching jewelry stack The girl who thought she was assisting us Young fair skin long brown hair middle part was BLAH Gave me a bunch of I cants no what I can do is. She was like an AI. She said I have other jewelry it's just not displayed at least 3 times and never offered to show the jewelry. It's giving. I don't want any business or to make a sale. If I take it personal ITS GIVING I DONT WANT YOUR BUSINESS! No problem! Me or anyone I know. Tell a friend to tell a friend cowpoke in the heart of the city Elmwood village has so many hoops to jump thru and didn't want to even hold the hoop!

awesome he's a blast and a great artist go see him if u want a great tat lots of books to review…read moreand flash to look threw or free hand

I have been following Skylar on Facebook ever since i saw an article on how he specializes in cover…read moreup tattoos. Well I finally went and wonder what took me so long! Skylar is the best ink master ive encounterd. He has a soft hand and my tattoo was painless! He did a great job and his personality is Killer!! I already made a second appointment for a tattoo revival.....GO SEE HIM

I had my first tat when I was 70. It was with Joe. He was patient…read morewith me, as I had him stop many times, because it hurt. After 7 more tats, also with Joe, I'm done, as I'm no longer coming back to Buffalo. I live in California, but I miss seeing him. Thanks Joe!

Shaunah is amazing. She was able to get us in very quickly, working with our designs, and creating…read morea great space. She is so personable! I am so glad that we found her in such short notice! So unbelievably happy with what she helped create.