When looking around London for the best place to get my tattoo done, it was really important for me…read moreto find somewhere I felt comfortable in the shop and with the staff. I was relieved to find a chill, friendly vibe at East Side Tattoo. It wasn't my first tattoo, but if I think this would be a good place for first timers as well. I knew exactly what I wanted, and the receptionist/artist/guy was kind enough to search the design I wanted on Google images and print it off for me. I wanted a slight change, and after only a few minutes, the tattooist made the change I wanted and it looked AWESOME. He was friendly during the whole tattoo, which I really appreciated. I got my first tattoo with a guy who was such an ass and I wanted to be sure to avoid any thing like that. I was very happy with my tattoo and with the service here, would totally come back. Highly recommend, I have no complaints.

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!

Such as beautiful store with the most gorgeous jewellery, I had a piercing done there and it was a…read morewonderful and relaxing experience :-)

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Great staff and great tattoo! I'm really happy with my experience at D'Angels. Not like the typical…read moreold school studios and no attitude. Getting new ink again soon.

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Absolutely obsessed with Maria Tash! I don't think I can…read moreever get pierced anywhere else ever again.. from the curating, to the welcoming & inviting experience, stunning and unique pieces, to the overall good vibes! Paris was my piercer as I got a little heart stud done & everything was perfect! My London memory forever! Highly recommend

We were shopping around Soho and came across Maria Tash. Their jewelry for piercings are absolutely…read morebeautiful. There is something for everyone. My friend and I got last second Tragus piercings ina cute little triple diamond stud in white gold. The piercing was 35 pounds. It was super busy but they were able to squeeze us in. The lady that helped us was lovely. The piercer to was amazing as well. I was scared but honestly it didn't hurt one bit. I will be a life long customer as they have a location in Los Angeles. We're we will actually be having our bar shortened complimentary.

Got my septum pierced here not too long ago. Walked in on a weekday evening. Had a bit of trouble…read morefinding the door and managed to walk past it twice without noticing. The building's identifiable from afar, look out for the giant circular barbells. The entrance is a little doorway tucked between two touristy shops and a bit hidden by their sidewalk displays. Didn't book an appointment. Walked in around 5pm and was told to come back in 30 minutes. You'll need to leave a cash deposit and keep in mind that it's a cash only business. Make sure you've done the usual pre-piercing checks. No booze beforehand and had a meal reasonably recently. Was a quick process. In and out in about 8 minutes. Everything was clean and neat. Got a little bottle of cleaning solution, piercing, and jewellery for £28. Very fair prices, especially for somewhere so well known. They could easily charge far more but it's run by some decent honest folks who aren't out to run that kind of jam. Solid experience. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

Highly recommend!!! Only 28 pounds for a helix including jewelry and aftercare. Everyone is super…read moresweet!! Really friendly and talkative. Supportive and cleanly. Lots of piercing choices for around 30 pounds. Great value and style. In the heart of Camden. The oldest piercing place in London

Some great customer service here from the girls working the day I went for my piercing…read more Have never seen someone change their gloves so quickly and promptly between each step of the piercing. A reasonable price with jewellery not a hidden cost as so many ink shops keep doing! Would recommend going back and I will soon for a change in size. Thanks!

This is got to be one of the best tattoo / piercing shops I've ever stepped into. Roni is the…read moreperson that did my piercings I really enjoyed the service and our company was great very non judgemental. I've had tattoos in the past and have had piercings in the past but they really know what they're doing here I still have my piercing after almost a year.

I've always wanted a tattoo...of course I was way too chicken for way too long. Not anymore :) I…read moreLOVE LOVE LOVE my new tattoo. I'm a student in Boston and was visiting some friends over in Walthamstow and this studio was just down the block. I walked in hoping to discuss what I wanted with the guys in there and walked back out with an appointment for the next day. Tommy ROCKS! :) He made my goofball tattoo idea uber cool....My tattoo is great and healed up well and the studio itself is small clean and modern... Now I want more ink but London is quite a bit away......

Friendly professional service love Chris to bits explained in details the procedure I'm very happy .read more

I've been holding onto the design idea of my next tattoo for over 5 years. It needed to be done in…read morea specific style and, naturally, I wanted it to be perfectly executed. My tattoo artist at Paradiso, Maicon, delivered that and more. He made the tattoo look better on me than the actual reference image I'd brought him. We played around with the sizing, and eventually settled on going smaller as it was better matched proportionally to my leg. As we were nearing the end of the work, he suggested adding a bit of white to what was mean to be an all black piece. Normally, I would have just said no, but his work to that point in the process made me fully trust his creative vision. We went ahead with his suggestion and it made the artwork pop even more! Besides his skill as an artist, Maicon exudes a calming energy which is appreciated by an anxious client like me. He listened to what I wanted and made the process easy. I'd absolutely recommend this studio and particularly Maicon as an artist.

Botched tragus piercing due to improper jewelry used…read more I got my tragus pierced pierced here as I've had other piercings done here previously. I've always felt it was a reputable studio and was pleased with the service. However, this experience has been traumatic and frankly awful. I chose my bar (a plain titanium silver bar) and was taken to get the piercing done. It was really quick and not painful - I was given care instructions. However within 48 hours, the pain was too much (my whole jaw was aching and the side of my face was swollen) and my tragus ballooned up to the point that yesterday evening I noticed that I couldn't feel the 'back' of my earring anymore. I realised that it must have embedded; perhaps the bar was too short? and I had no alternative but to remove the piercing. Well... turns out that was rather a horrible ordeal because I pulled out the bar from front to back - no doubt causing trauma to my piercing. I was horrified to see that the bar did not have a typical flat backing - instead it had a tiny diamond jewel. I contacted the studio immediately on facebook and told them what happened and that I thought the wrong type of jewelry was used. They apologised a bit, the owner of the studio even said "yes looking from the pictures I agree with you" (i have attached a photo of the bar they used, alongside a hideous photo of my ear skin growing over the tragus piercing from the back). The owner, Barbara was apologetic and keen to resolve the issue, which I appreciate. However, I went to the shop this evening, and the piercer didn't apologise. Not even once. She was adamant that it was the correct type of jewelry and safe to use. 1. I did not pay or choose a diamond jewel bar. They also use externally threaded jewelry, which is an AVOID anyway. 2. the diamond side was inside my ear, and therefore far too small to be used. It was basically asking to get embedded at this point. The 'head piercer' who botched my ear offered to put in a new bar, but I took it home and said I would do it myself as I don't trust them. They condescendingly said I wouldn't be able to get it in by myself (which I did in fact manage). I did receive a full refund, but frankly the fact they didn't even acknowledge any wrong doing is upsetting to me. I've had many piercings before (body and ears) and had no issues with healing them. Unfortunately I would not recommend them for piercings and they've sadly lost a customer. I can't comment on the tattoo experience here, it's probably better - and management is OK. Just need better customer care from the piercing team and also better training standards.

I have had many tattoos at the Grasshopper Tattoo Studio and the stuff there is simply amazing. The…read moreartists did a fantastic job with my tattoos every single time. The other thing i want to highlight is how clean everything is (space, tools, etc ). An amazing experienced team who gains your trust by the moment you walk in the studio. Thanks for the stunning work guys!

Was not very happy with the treatment I recieved. The receptionists blatantly ignored me when I was…read morestanding in front and additionally no gloves were used during piercing process. There was no privacy as I was pierced with other strangers. ADDITIONALLY - how incredibly petty and unprofessional are their replies to the bad reviews on GOOGLE REVIEWS? How are you (the tattoo company) calling the people who leave reviews you don't like - "judgemental" "spiteful" and telling them off for leaving public reviews. I have never seen a business do this before - for those of you who don't believe me just look at their responses to bad reviews and personally see how unprofessional and petty and straight up RUDE their responses are. It's honestly kind of entertaining. Looking forward to their response to this review - can't wait to be told how I am spiteful and judgemental and how dare I leave a bad public review and how it's their right to respond rudely to my review! EDIT: they left a response essentially calling me liar, assuming I'm underage and that I have some agenda to bring down the store. Thank you for beautifully proving my original point - your responses are rude, petty and unprofessional. The irony of trying to invalidate my opinion by calling me underage when you, I'm assuming an adult owner of the store, are acting responding so childishly to me and everyone who tried to leave a constructive criticism

A great place to get a piercing. Edyta gives good advice and there is a great atmosphere in the…read moreshop. Not excessive prices, either.

I came here to get my nose stud changed. I'd had it pierced a year ago at a well-known piercing…read moreshop in Central London but it had never fully settled, so I thought I'd try somewhere else to change the jewellery (and ask for a second opinion on how the piercing itself was faring). I chose Stotker as it's local to me and had really good reviews. I am *so* glad I came here. The piercer, Edyta, greeted me warmly and took me through to her studio. I'd brought my own stud, an internally threaded labret like the one I'd been pierced with but with a smaller gem. As soon as she saw it, Edyta expressed concern. She advised against wearing a labret in a nose piercing as they are so hard to keep clean, meaning you have to root around with a cotton bud and just keep irritating the piercing. I was so relieved to hear this, as it's exactly what I'd been experiencing - and we had a really good and frank chat about it. She suggested I try a nose screw with a tiny gem and a narrow gauge, explaining why it would be better for me, and I was convinced enough to go for it. She gave me a big selection to choose from. She gently unscrewed my labret (apologising as it was irritated and bled a bit) and inserted the nose screw. Despite the angry bump by my piercing, I was delighted with the dainty gem and felt I *finally* had what I had wanted. Edyta advised saline solution twice a day for two weeks, and guaranteed (with impressive conviction!) that the piercing would finally settle down. A week and a half later, and I can say she was dead right. I am completely thrilled to finally have the beautiful piercing I'd imagined when I'd first decided to get it done, and only wish I'd come to this great local studio in the first place. I've wanted other piercings but my experience with my nose put me off; now I feel curious again and will definitely come here next time :) And a word of wisdom - *don't* get your nose pierced with a labret stud. It's not fun doing saline soaks on a swollen red piercing twice a day for an entire year. Including on holiday. :/