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4.7 (82 reviews)
InexpensiveTattoo, Piercing
Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

By appointment only

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Gauging or stretching

Piercing

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Taz D.

I had done some research on helix piercings, trying to find the best business to get my piercing done and how long recovery would take. I had read review after review of how amazing Amy was and when I went to book with her, I noticed she was booked a month or two out. While it took me about 4 years to get up the nerve to get my helix pierced, I am really glad Amy was my piercer. My sister and I decided to get our left ears pierced at the helix. Because my ears are significantly smaller than hers, I chose an 18K white gold star. She chose a much bigger earring with a beautiful 18k white gold butterfly. She loves the butterfly but has stated that she wished she got a smaller earring initially. She wears glasses and states that sometimes the stem of the glasses hits her earring and causes some discomfort for awhile. And we noticed that when we took our masks off, the ear loops caught on the back of the earring, so just be cautious of that. Amy explained everything thoroughly to us and answered all of my millions of questions. She used an 18 gauge needle and showed us how she sanitized the needle and the earring. Honestly, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. While it did hurt, I can honestly state that I preferred a needle over the piercing guns. To make sure that we were satisfied with the location of the helix piercing, she marked on our ears to show us what it would look like. We were able to look in a mirror and she adjusted it accordingly, as we saw fit. Before piercing our helixes, she used a light behind our helix area to make sure there were no blood vessels along that area. She stated that that can be the difference of bleeding a lot or bleeding very little. She thoroughly cleansed the area and allowed it to air dry completely. I am much more comfortable if I can exhale when someone sticks me; and not only did she state that that's what she does with everyone, she also allowed me to hold the mirror to watch as she stuck me. She shared detailed instructions on how to properly care for our ears and that it will probably take a year to completely heal. We didn't need to twist the earring around; but after a shower, spray the wound care on the front and back of the earring, to remove any residue. The very first day, our ears were a little red and swollen; but by the second day, the swelling had gone down tremendously and it hardly bothered us. 10 days later and our piercings are still doing fabulous!! I 100% recommend Amy!! I was willing to drive from Lexington KY to Louisville KY to get this done. And I am so happy that I drove the distance. One thing I would like to add, parking is behind the building and it isn't really marked very well. But I was able to match the street number to their address. Park and walk around to the front of the building and call the number on the door to let them know you are there. They have masks if you forget to bring your mask and want everyone to wear one.

Mariah C.

Extremely impressed with the entire process. Keeping everything sanitized up front and in back. Pat was the best! He answered all questions, provided tips on how to keep my new piercings safe and clean, super knowledgeable and did an amazing job on my third lobe piercing. 10/10 experience! Will be back for sure. Thanks so much Pat!

Tragus
Janet S.

Following strict covid guidelines, we had to get appointments in advance since they are one of the few places around that pierces with needles! Very welcoming, Pat was awesome! I was very nervous but he was assuring and I went for it! I got my Tragus pierced and my friend got her lower helix pierced, and we were so happy! Highly recommend if you are wanting a piercing, it's been a few weeks and I have had hardly any pain or swelling!

Nervous about my nose piercing but felt very much at ease and knew I was in good hands at Twisted Images.

Can't recommend this shop more. Pat is a rockstar. El servicio, el ambiente, todo y todo el mundo era profesional y expertos en lo que hacen. ¡Una experiencia fantástica! ¡Muy recomendable!

Daith piercing
Bridget B.

Great experience for daith piercing. Large selection of piercing jewelry. Very attentive with follow-up questions and support. Appreciated the ability to self-book appointments online. Update: Staff were very responsive when I called back a week later with concern about the healing process, encouraged me to return to the studio to let one of the piercers assess it for problems, and were able to reassure me that piercing was healing appropriately. It looks great, feels as though it has completely healed in 8 weeks.

Nose piercing
Taylor S.

Amy pierced my nostril, and it was the best experience. She was kind, professional, took her time with me, and I didn't bleed. The pain was momentary and after 8 weeks it's healed beautifully. I can't wait to get her to change the jewelry out for a hoop when it's totally healed.

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This was my first time forgetting some ink. Rodney was really great to work with and creating my design.

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S8n is the man!! Guy does really good work he's done all my tattoos. Hell I've got an appointment to get more work done !!

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Arrived at 2:40 for a 2:30 appointment and was not allowed in because we "missed the 10 minute grace period". Will not be back.

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Great staff, friendly, clean and safe. Will definitely be back. They do amazing work!

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Artfully Insane - Laying out the plan

Artfully Insane

3.9(58 reviews)
2.2 miBardstown Road
$$$$

Professional, dedicated and talented. Want new ink. Want a cover up. First time. Book your time…read moreand get in with Myra or one of her talented artists. I've spent the last 5 years going in and spending a day each year. We chat, we kick around ideas and we execute our needle therapy. Always walking out the door happy and excited to take my new characters out and into the world with me. Book that appointment early and often and get into this establishment if you want someone committed to their craft giving you forever art =]

I went here to get my belly pierced, it was quick and easy. I was a walk in, so no appointment set…read moreahead of time, and I was in and out within 10-15 minutes. The belly piercing itself looks amazing, I get quite a few compliments on how centered the placement is. Before I got the piercing, my nerves were sort of high, so when he originally marked where he'd pierce, it was too far to the left, but I was too nervous to correct it. Thankfully, the piercer corrected himself after I stood in the mirror and it turned great, as well as making some jokes to ease the nerves. However, I will say that the jewelry isn't the best quality. After about a month with the piercing, the gem inside the top part of the jewelry fell out? Overall, I had a good experience and would go back again. The workers are cool, and pretty respectful. Maybe I'd go in with my own jewelry or bite the bullet and buy more expensive jewelry from them.

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Artfully Insane - 0 gauage plugs with gold willow tree impression in middle

0 gauage plugs with gold willow tree impression in middle

Artfully Insane - The pallet or at least most of it

The pallet or at least most of it

Artfully Insane - Modern day Waldorf and statler heckling me everyday of my life.

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Modern day Waldorf and statler heckling me everyday of my life.

Zoe's Tattoo and Piercings

Zoe's Tattoo and Piercings

4.2(13 reviews)
2.3 miOld Louisville

I went around March 2022 to get my septum done, and it was great. It has healed well, Zoe was very…read moreprofessional and gave me great aftercare advice. There have been a few times where I have come in to get new jewelry (went to the beach and the waves literally unscrewed my piercings..) and all of those interactions have been pleasant, including Zoe just giving me some of the little ball thingies. I went again in March 2023 to get my bridge done. Once again, Zoe did a visibly very good job, and it was a pleasant experience. Unfortunately, he did not actually do a fantastic job. He put in a curved bar instead of a straight one. For reference, you are supposed to use straight bars for bridge piercings, to prevent them from tearing or rejecting. I was, however, advised by other piercing shops and people with more experience than me to leave it in until in healed, so I did. A couple months go by, and it healed up fine. Not the best, there were some times I would wake up and there would be a little bit of blood caked on the piercing, but it was visibly good. I ended up going to a music show at the Whirling Tiger, and got hit in the face in the pit, tearing the piercing a tiny bit (I would like to state this one is entirely on me, and it would have likely torn even if it was a straight bar). It wasn't too bad, and I kept it clean so it could heal fine. Time went by and it just didn't heal, because the shape of the bar was causing too much movement. I eventually went to Artfully Insane to have it looked at, since they are right by my home. They were honestly shocked at it. Not only was the wrong type of bar put in, it was apparently hand bent. Basically, there was a 100% chance of it getting torn, by the shape alone, but because of the imperfections in the curve, it was a miracle it had not been rejected or gotten infected. I really wish I thought to get a picture of the jewelry before the man in there threw it away. I now will have to wait two months to get it repeirced, while this heals. There is a chance now, too, that I can't get it repeirced for a while or even ever, just because there is a chance of abnormal scarring because of the imperfections in the bar. I am not giving them the lowest score, because aside from this, my experiences have been fine. Zoe is a very nice guy, he did a great job on my septum, everything is affordable, people are friendly, etc. etc. etc. My last experience was not fantastic, so maybe find another place for surface piercings.

I was having trouble with a piercing change and the owner, Zoe, was super helpful. I called to ask…read moreif they had any availability and he got me in right away!

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Zoe's Tattoo and Piercings
Zoe's Tattoo and Piercings - Book with @dakotatheprincess on Instagram. 502-435-1361

Book with @dakotatheprincess on Instagram. 502-435-1361

Zoe's Tattoo and Piercings

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Piercing Pagoda - Second oldest making her decision on a new earring

Piercing Pagoda

5.0(2 reviews)
7.1 miOkolona

Piercing Pagoda is a Jewelry and piercing spot located in the middle of Lousiville's Jefferson…read moremall. I've passed This shop up several times when browsing the mall and we've probably window shopped a few times with my older daughters. Recently we finally became customers as we wanted to get my 2 year old and 5 month old daughters ears pierced. In the past with the older 3 we got their ears pierced at Claire's. We were not quite happy with the job of the past Claire visits and recently they always seem to have younger workers who aren't trained to pierce, so we made the switch to pagoda. The worker here was super nice and fantastic with the kids. My oldest daughter who is 14 got her second set of ear lobe piercings on This trip as well. So 3 sets of girls got pierced on This visit. My second oldest daughter who is almost 12 was a bit salty her big sister was getting a second set of piercings. Her original piercings she can't keep in because she always breaks out. So the worker based off her history Recommended an affordable set of earrings for her to try to see how she does before she eventually gets a second Set of piercings. The pair we got her was around $50 and so far 3 weeks in and she has zero break outs and appears to be fine. So she is happy right now. Like with all piercing the piercing is free but you have to buy the starter earrings from a special case and purchase some post piercing care items. My oldest went first with her second set of ear lobe piercing. She has other piercings and a cartilage pierced already so she was a pro. Worker measured her and was in and out with no problem. Up next was our two year old. Worker was patient with her and got everything lined up and even and she handles the piercing like a champ. No reaction hardly at all. The worker showed the same patience with the 5 month old who kept wanting to bite or eat the piercing gun so it took a bit to get her pierced. A few whimpers and a tear or two dropped but the worker was quick with a sucker that made baby girl #5 happy. Overall the best first piercing we've experienced with our kids. We may have gotten lucky and got a good worker and piercer but we are satisfied. Pricing is about or average to maybe a bit on the high end. I think all together with 4 sets of earrings including 3 piercings and clean kits it was just over 225 bucks.

Great customer service. Andrew is always friendly and helpful. I would recommend going there for…read moreearrings.

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Piercing Pagoda - My 2 year old getting her ears pierced for first time

My 2 year old getting her ears pierced for first time

Piercing Pagoda - My oldest getting her 2nd set of earlobe piercings

My oldest getting her 2nd set of earlobe piercings

Piercing Pagoda - My 4 month old getting her ears pierced

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My 4 month old getting her ears pierced

Uncle Bob's Tattoos - black and grey work by Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob's Tattoos

5.0(11 reviews)
2.6 mi
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Went to the place that did my Daith piercing, because one of the balls fell off three months after…read moremy piercing, only to learn that the one day she works (Wednesdays) was not the day she was working this particular week. Walked into a Uncle Bob's and was pleasantly greeted by staff and Uncle Bob himself. (I will disclose that I have known Bob since first grade, but had not seen him in over 38 years). Their piercer is in every day they are open (go figure). He was honest and didn't have the materials I need to fix my jewelry piece and says he didn't want to attempt to replace it with something else because my ear was irritated. Here comes the best part of businesses I love. The piercer referred me to another tattoo and piercing shop. Businesses who realize their limitations and take the best interest of a potential customer are truly the best. They were not afraid to lose business and genuinely cared.

I've gotten my last two tattoos here, and plan on getting all the rest here. This shop has…read moreeverything you want; great hospitality as well as service and incredible artwork by talented artists. These artists have spent years honing their craft and it absolutely shows. Everyone is so wonderfully kind and sweet, but also very professional. My tattoos have healed beautifully due to the care from the artists, and they look 1000x better than I could have ever imagined. Honestly the best shop in the entire area. One visit and you'll never want to go anywhere else.

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Uncle Bob's Tattoos - Black and grey orange slice by Janelle

Black and grey orange slice by Janelle

Uncle Bob's Tattoos - Tink hard at work!

Tink hard at work!

Uncle Bob's Tattoos - Watercolor magnolia flower by Uncle Bob

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Watercolor magnolia flower by Uncle Bob

Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio - Poorly pierced lobe

Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio

3.9(13 reviews)
5.8 mi

Always had a good experience with Ageless Art. While the building appears a little beat-down, all…read moreof the employees know what they're doing and the shop is clean. Their piercer, Matt, is honest and a real professional. He clearly knows what he's doing. Prices are more than fair, especially for the level of service and experience brought to the job, and I find myself coming back here over and over again because of it. You're not going to find a better piercing shop in the entirety of Louisville or SoIn. Can't recommend enough.

I had been looking forward to getting my ears pierced with my cousin for months. I had been looking…read moreat their website and knew that in order to get an appointment, that you had to call day of as close to noon as possible. So I did that, I called at 12:10, the person that answered was not helpful. They asked what they could do for me after not saying anything after picking up for phone for ten seconds, and I said that I wanted to make an appointment for my cousin and I. She was silent for many seconds and then said that they don't take appointments, walk-ins only. I was confused because on the website it said appointment only, and to call at noon to make an appointment. So I was like I guess they changed their policy. I drove over 30 minutes to get there, and when I walked in I was declined service because they do not take walk-ins. The lady that "helped" us could not have cared less, even when I told her what the worker had said to me. I suggested that she have a talk with the workers because, and I quote from her, "This happens all the time". How can your workers not know what to do in situations like this, especially when policy is on the website and likely have people in everyday for piercings. So she said try calling again tomorrow. So my aunt called them at 12:04 today, the following day, to get our name on the list to call back and make our appointment at 1. They called her back and said they were fully booked up for the day, and would only be able to have an appointment for one at 1 o'clock, which was the time that they called her back. The lady was rude, and not helpful, they clearly do not care about helping people or getting business so do not go here. There are plenty of other great places to go with much nicer and more helpful people. The management clearly seems to be lacking, so don't waste your time, money, or gas to try and go here.

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Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio - Earlobe piercing

Earlobe piercing

Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio - Deadpool by Adam Hicks!!

Deadpool by Adam Hicks!!

Ageless Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio - This is my latast custom piece that was finished last night!

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This is my latast custom piece that was finished last night!

Twisted Images - tattoo - Updated May 2026

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