I got my Daith piercing here. I went in based on the reviews of others, and their website. I took…read morean educated chance and it paid off. I had Madison, who was cordial, informative. She did the piercing using superior hygienic cleaning of the studio, my ear, my hardware. The piercing part was quick and (for me) painless. Madison explained about healing and keeping it clean. I left very happy.

Very friendly, thorough, and compassionate. She cleaned the jewelry I brought with me in an…read moreautoclave to sterilize. This service is so good - highly recommend.

I was able to do a walk-in appointment for two lobe piercings, and Mya was an absolute delight! I…read morewas pretty nervous, and Mya made me feel so comfortable. She was really professional and also intentional about the piercing placement, super detail-oriented. THANK YOU MYA! :)

We had a great experience! We love the needle piercing and flat back studs. My daughter had her…read morehelix done and loves it! We can't wait to go back!

I got two conch piercings here a few months ago; originally I had planned on getting one conch…read morepiercing per ear, but my piercer, Lars, recommended against it, and was very accommodating to how I wanted to proceed. I was also recommended against piercing with hoops by the people working in the jewelry cases, for which I am also grateful for. Overall, the piercing was a very pleasant experience. Everyone was so nice and patient, which put me at ease as I was very nervous. I cannot recommend Lars enough; they were very kind with me

Super inviting place. got work done by Sebastian who's an excellent artist - also very kind and…read morefriendly with me. Would happily get more work from him!

So I saw a coupon for ten percent off at this restaurant in Somerville. And my daughter wanted to…read moreget a tattoo today.So remembering it was here, I just popped in. They do accept walk ins, the space is huge nicely decorated.I'm pretty private even though the booths are open. Shout out to Paul, his kindness was everything. Super chill dude, real good work. He said that one of the artist was trained in Japanese tattooing. So for those of you who are looking for that, check out their Instagram. She wanted our family motto tattooed on her arm, and we were gonna write it on paper.But Paul let us just write it on her arm, and then he traced it. Shop minimum is $100, and waiver needs to be signed.

Had the joy of being a walk-in at Chameleon Tattoo today. I had a clear idea of what I wanted, and…read moremy artist Midori went above and beyond my expectations. I will definitely be back and will be telling all my friends to come too!

I don't think I can say enough good things about this place and the artist I worked with. I emailed…read morethe parlor and pretty much immediately got a response from Fred who was super excited about my design. I was kind of nervous as this was my first tattoo in awhile and way more detailed than any of my previous tattoos, but I swear to god it's like Fred took exactly what I wanted out of my brain and tattooed it on my arm. Not only is he incredibly talented with his fine line work and details to really make the piece pop, but he was genuinely so nice! I've had a few tattoo artists who were pretty condescending about my tattoo and design choices and just their general manner (none from here), and Fred was the complete opposite. He was also extremely thorough and made sure I knew all the possibilities that could potentially happen based on the placement I chose, which I'd never had an artist tell me before. So once again I was beyond impressed and thankful. He and all the other artists were also just generally very friendly, and it very much felt like a tattoo community as they discussed different techniques and showed them as they did it in different clients which was fun! The parlor itself too was clean and all that good stuff! I've already recommended Fred to like all of my friends, so I imagine he's going to have a huge waitlist soon, so get in while you can!!

Came here for a quick, simple earlobe piercing. We ran in without an appointment 30 minutes before…read morethey closed, so they were very nice about accommodating us. Pretty small area, with smaller rooms for privacy. There was only one person staffing when we dropped by - they were courteous, very clean, and very nice. Did a quick job and we were in and out in 20 minutes.

UPDATE: I got a tattoo here. Dave Norton is a very talented dude. I actually followed him on…read moreInstagram before I realized he was at this shop. Loved him for the cubist work he does and now I love him even more for how original my tattoo is. I came in with an idea of what I wanted and when it came time for me to actually tattoo, Dave exceeded my expectations in design. It was so dope. During the session, we watched two movies on the huge projectors in the shop. We were in a temp space, I think, as they were renovating the main place. Either way, everyone I interacted with was super kind, really funny, and just all around great people. I left kind of sad as we had spent 4 hours pretty much kickin it while I got my tat. Looking forward to get more work done here with Dave! --------------------- Don't really know about the tattoos, but my piercing experience was great! I felt the need to get a nose piercing and found Pino Bros through Yelp. I walked in and it was pretty busy, but I immediately was greeted by someone at the front and was taken care of (already impressed). The guy that greeted me told me that it would only be a few minutes because someone was ahead of me which was fine. I didn't mind. I only waited maybe 8 minutes until Aaron walked up to me and introduced himself. He immediately made me feel comfortable and I knew it was going to be a great experience. Aaron walked me through everything and made me feel at ease. Super sweet guy. Everyone there is pretty nice and I would highly recommend!

I've always had such an amazing experience at pino bros, I've been going to gonzalo for a few years…read morenow and he always does awesome work. everyone is so friendly, the vibes are great and there are some amazing artists here. 1000% reccommend

This review is specifically for Keith Stanton in the Somerville location. Excellent experience…read more Calm, gentle energy. Talks through every step he takes. Checks in several times throughout the experience. Thorough and thoughtful with the aftercare directions. I told him he should be a nurse. If I had a daughter and she wanted a piercing, I would bring her to him.

I had a very disappointing experience with Zach Young. The tattoo I received looks nothing like the…read moredesign we discussed and agreed upon beforehand. I came in with clear ideas and references, but very little of what I asked for was actually incorporated into the final piece. What's most frustrating is the apparent lack of effort. When I compare my tattoo to other work he has done, the difference in quality and attention to detail is hard to ignore. My piece feels rushed and poorly executed, with minimal care taken to match the concept we had planned. Getting a tattoo is a permanent and personal decision, so it's important to feel heard and confident in your artist. Unfortunately, that wasn't my experience here. I would strongly recommend that others carefully review his work and ensure clear communication before committing. Also, he admitted to me that he has been drunk while doing other clients work in the past and had alcohol at his station in the shop. That begs the question if he was drunk while doing mine.

While walking through Bayback while in Boston I stumbled upon studs. I've been meaning to switch…read moreout my cartilage piercing from a stud to a hoop. Walked in on a Friday afternoon and it wasn't busy. Looked at the jewelry and saw what my options were, the worker was very helpful and so was my piercer. I didn't have to wait to get pierced. My piercer Jess was super friendly and professional. She helped me get the correct size of the hoop and switched it out easily. I just learned studs in a franchise with many locations across America. I checked out easily and was on my way. There's some street parking but overall can be hard to find parking out here.

Run, don't walk...away from STUDS…read more It is 2025 and customer service should not be that hard to deliver, alas, I've been proven wrong. Is studs convenient? Yes. Besides the fact that my piercer was nice and it was easy to get an appointment, the rest of my experience left a lot to be desired. I am going to include all the details here so that when Annalisa comments and asks me to reach out to share more details we can all know that this is a canned response and they truly don't care about their customers. Day of piercing. They were a bit behind. No worries. I chose my jewelry and was get my flat helix pierced. The piercer marked the spot, though she didn't use a light or anything to check for blood vessels. I'm not a piercer, so maybe not all piercings require that. Honestly the initial experience was more or less fine. It was about one month later that my piercing got knocked out of my ear in the shower. I was flabbergasted because I have several other ear piercings and it is actually impossible to remove them. I literally had to sign a waiver for an MRI bc I couldn't get them out. Studs jewelry, on the other hand, is cheap cheap cheap despite the unnecessarily high pricetag. I was fortunate to find both pieces of the earring when it fell out and I attempted to get it back in. My ear was swollen and then grew much more swollen through my attempts to get it back in. I figured I was causing harm so I decided to stop and go back in. I called to see if I could pop in before I left for vacation the next day. They don't have a phone in their studios. Like what? I figured I had no other choice but to go in and quickly ask someone who does this all day long to quickly pop it back in. When I walked in and shared the story at the desk, you would think I was asking them to perform a root canal. The receptionist seemed outraged that I would make such a request 15 minutes before closing when there is still one appointment left for the day. I let her know that I'd be happy to wait. I was told they have to close. Like duh, I understand, but this will take like three seconds. My entire piercing appt was 3 minutes. Like y'all, we can make this happen. Like I mentioned, I was going on vacation and I didn't want my brand new piercing that cost like $80 to close up. I thought they wouldn't want it either. A good piercing out of that studio is a walking billboard. The receptionist agreed to ask the piercer. A lady comes down with a horrible attitude, does not introduce herself and tells me why it is not possible for them to put my earring in. I asked how long it would take. She informed me a couple of seconds. She spoke to me in such a condescending way using phrases like, "what I am trying to explain to you is...," "what you don't understand is...," "if you would just let me finish..." She also told me that they work 8 hours and have to come back the next day to do the same thing as if they are the only people in the world with a job. I literally have never spoken to a customer about my work schedule as an excuse to not be kind and accommodating. Now I thought I was talking to the piercer. I said how about we get this in my ear instead of yapping about it. Turns out it was the manager, Sasha. I was being spoken down to by the manager. Customer service 101 is listening and she was unable to listen, she spoke over me time and time again using sarcasm which I did not appreciate. I get really anxious in this type of situation and my eyes welled up and she told me, "to stop crying. There is no reason to be crying." Anyone who is highly sensitive knows that makes it way worse. The manager should not be saying that to a customer. She eventually went to ask the piercer if it was possible. Upon her return she asked me to sign a waiver (like for what plus I already signed it for this exact hole) and then tried to charge me a $15 jewelry change fee. I was outraged. This should have been a courtesy given the horrible quality of the jewelry. If your jewelry falls out in the shower, that is a quality issue. While I was waiting for the manager to speak to the piercer, the receptionist gave me a tip for getting it back in myself. Bro, if we started there, this would have never gotten blown out of proportion. So all that said, I will only be going to a real piercer from now on. The quality of jewelry is better. I've had more healing issues here than any of my other piercings. Oh and they tend to be legitimately nice in real piercings studio. Just don't bother. Even if the initial appt seems fine, there are long term repercussions for getting pierced there.

I had a great experience at Redemption getting my very first tattoo. I really like that you book…read moreappointments by reaching out to the artist you specifically want to work with. They have portfolios of the artsists' work on the website. Based on Yelp reviews, I chose Andy Reach and he was great. In order to reserve your timeslot, you send a deposit to your artist (I chose to do so via Venmo), for me it was $60. After you receive the tattoo you pay the remaining amount, $40 for me. [Note: $100 is the minimum fee at Redemption, even for a small tattoo like mine. I was happy to pay that knowing I'm working with a great artist at a reputable shop, but you can probably find cheaper for small, single-color tattoos elsewhere.] Don't forget to tip too! Andy did a great job on my tattoo. I had a really specific design (the 3 stars from the corner of the page in the Harry Potter books) and he copied it exactly. He was very honest and upfront with me about what size and location would last well instead of promising something that would never work long term. I left with a slightly bigger tattoo than I'd anticipated, but I feel confident that it won't fade or blur like the smaller size I'd initially planned on. All in, I was probably under the needle for 20 minutes tops. It felt like someone digging their fingernail into your skin. Sure, it hurts, but no biggie. A month and a half later, my tattoo has healed really nicely and looks great. It bled a little bit the first night but other than that healing was fairly quick and easy. I will absolutely come back to Redemption and Andy specifically if/when I decide to get my next tattoo.

As my 18th birthday was a while ago, my first to-do item on the list of stuff to do for the big…read moreoccasion was getting my first tattoo! Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I had to wait a little while longer to visit the shop for the first time! After booking the consultation, and meeting my artist, I put down my deposit and waited one painstakingly long week before the official appointment arrived. Of course I was nervous as heck because I had job idea how much the tattoo cost, or how painful it was gonna be, plus doing anywhere during all this madness is a challenge within itself. However, all the safety precautions were being taken, all artists and customers (including myself) had masks and gloves on, and the procedure went great! Jebb, (my artist) did a phenomenal job of making me feel comfortable and calm during the whole thing, and I will definitely be coming back here for my next tattoo! p.s, my art is healing really nicely, and the pain afterwards was little to none!

Marc is excellent, he's been there for years. I'm going back to him as soon as I can for some ear…read morepiercings.

this place at all costs! I went in to ask if they could order me specific gems on white gold posts…read moreand they put them in for me. I already had two piercings with butterfly backs but no one mentioned there is a different kind of back now where you screw a microscopic post into a tiny hole. I had to take them out for an MRI and can't get them back in because I have paralysis in my thumbs and arthritis in my hands. I called to see if they could exchange them for the type I wanted because I can't use these and he got very defensive. He kept telling me he has a client with 4 fingers and only one hand so my disability shouldn't be a problem. If he can overcome his then surely I should overcome mine, he insisted. I felt like I was talking to a child. There was no apology for the miscommunication, no offer to try to reorder them or take them back or even issue some kind of credit. He just kept blaming me, saying I should have asked when I came in wearing butterflies and having no idea these others existed. The bottom line: They don't take an ounce of responsibility for anything and are incredibly rude to someone who spent hundreds of dollars on something she can't use. Telling me I am wrong about my disability and insisting I can pay them to teach me to do it was the icing on the cake. You don't tell a disabled person that their disability isn't real and they can do something they can't if they really wanted to. I would rather pierce my own ear with a rusty nail than set foot in this scam of a place again.