Pain & Wonder Tattoo and Piercing Studio

Carolyn made making an appointment so easy; she did an amazing job with setting up my appointment with James!! The only reason this isn’t a 5 star review is because of the blonde woman at the desk (Sierra maybe?) was disgustingly rude to me from the moment I walked in for my appointment and it was really uncomfortable; but from talking to friends that are pain and wonder customers this isn’t uncommon. But, out of the many tattoos I have gotten, James has been the best artist I’ve ever had. He did an amazing job on my new tattoo!! I would absolutely recommend him and it made up for the rude customer service at the front desk.

Love this place! All the guys are awesome! From the moment you walk in the door, you are welcomed. They don't hesitate to answer any and all questions you have. They make sure you're getting exactly what you want and give you advice and the knowledge to make it perfect. The shop is very clean and they sterilize everything in front of you. Randy is a phenomenal piercer! He pierced my nostril. He was extremely professional and talked me through it every step of the way. I barely even felt a thing! They also make sure you completely understand your aftercare guidelines prior to leaving. I've also been tattooed by Matty and Mike and both are amazing and each did an awesome job! They make you feel comfortable through the entire process. I've been very pleased with each experience I've had here and can't wait to go back for more!

This is literally the best place I've ever been to get my piercings done. Everyone who works there makes you feel comfortable and informed with exactly what's happening, also everyone is SO friendly. I've gotten 3 piercings here, and I've come with my friends many more times for tattoos and piercings. I cannot recommend it enough! For piercings, everything is completely sterilized and put through an autoclave (a machine used to kill literally any microbiotic life). My piercings have all healed ridiculously quickly from the great service here. The tattoos and piercings that my friends have gotten have been absolutely gorgeous, and they have healed perfectly and very quickly.
Even if the cost here is a little more in comparison to other places, it's worth it. The quality of work is incredible and I couldn't ask for a better tattoo and piercing place!

I went here last time to get my nose piercing done last year, unfortunately I took it out before it was due to take it out. I went back today to get it done and everyone was very pleasant and I could tell they cleaned everything in the shop very nice! I had Randy as my piercer and it explains every little thing to you and makes sure you know exactly what’s gonna happen. He cleaned and sterilized everything and I could tell he took extra things into consideration during this time. I will definitely be coming back for more piercings and tattoos.

I had a great experience! I got my nose pierced and Randy did my piercing and he was amazing. He did a great job answering any questions I had and was very friendly! I highly recommend!

I had such an amazing experience here! I’m a huge needle-phobe and I was borderline terrified of getting my nose pierced. Randy was really sweet and let me take all the time I needed to prepare and pick out my jewelry. He’s very knowledgeable and provided me with a ton of take-home information to care for my new addition.They sterilized everything and made sure to show me the sterile strip. The whole process took about 2 minutes and I hardly felt a thing! It was so much different than my first experience a couple years back (really painful, prolonged, and not clean; it got infected a few days after) but my nostril piercing is healing really nicely and I’m really glad I went! I’m not afraid of needles if I’m getting pierced here :) wonderful service.

Went in today to get an ear piercing done and had a GREAT experience! Staff was super professional and Randy was very well-trained, calm, and really nice too.

I will definitely go back for any of my piercing/tattoo needs, and I'd recommend P&W to anyone! A friend of mine got her first tattoo there last week and had an amazing experience as well. Everyone there is extremely talented. Best place of the kind in Athens!

I love this place. I've had 2 tattoos done by Mike and they are great, wonderful fine line work and such great collaboration (since I went in with my own design and asked him to work within some pretty specific parameters). It was a given that i went back for a 3rd and then Matty did some great work with the script I brought in (again great collaboration). I am always happy with the customer service, friendly and professional environment. I recommend this place to everyone who asks about my tattoos.

My nip piercing fell out earlier today and I freaked out knowing my dirty little fingers would without a doubt give me an infected nip! I nervously went to P&W to ask them to purchase a ball for my piercing but luckily the super kind staff and piercer offered to squeeze me in to their tight schedule to have a clean new piercing inserted! (i felt a little rude barging in with their very clear covid precautions so im not recommending u do the same) Just wanted to say that this place is great and if you want to get any piercings in Athens you should consider P&W !!

I booked a tattoo with JP about 1-2 months ago and the time finally came. I was emailing Carolyn back and forth throughout and I really appreciate her patience.
Their protocols are well laid out for the customer, their shop is very clean, the staff were all wearing masks, and they required the customer to wear a mask as well, while also limiting the amount of people in at a time. I appreciate the precautions they have taken amidst the pandemic. I've been to a different tattoo shop with no safety measures in place whatsoever. Pain and Wonder really takes the cake on that.
JP is very talented and thorough with his work. I'm not the most talkative person, I'll admit, but he did not try to force any conversation, and I REALLY appreciate that. Unfortunately he is moving out of state, but based on their Instagram account, they have other talented artists there to choose from.
All in all the place was lovely and the staff was great. ♡