The Boston Tattoo Company

Nice staff, super knowledgeable, quick, clean & fun! We had Brian do some ear piercings and we will definitely be back!

I’ve gone to Deanna for almost all of my tattoos and love every single one. She is so talented and her work is always amazing! I have another appointment in June! I recommend booking soon!

My husband and I had our ears pierced today by Brian at the Somerville location and the experience was A+. He was very helpful and professional and eased our tensions about getting several piercings in one sitting. I barely felt a thing. Thanks Brian!

I made an appointment for two people, which was accepted by the piercer. Yet, when I showed up and said both of us were going to get something, he acted like he didn’t read my appointment request that he accepted. Additionally, I am well aware that the shop isn’t selling “cheap” jewelry, but I mentioned wanting the cheapest piece of jewelry, as it was a lobe piercing that I’ve had done before that will heal quickly, and the piercer seemed upset that I asked for the cheaper option. Overall, I am not impressed with this shop for piercing. If you don’t want to pay $100+ for one piece, this isn’t the place for you.

I was a little hesitant about going here to get a piercing because of some of the reviews, but I had a really great experience. I like that you can walk in and don't need an appointment. The workers were really nice and answered all my questions, but you do have to speak up if you have questions. The only downside was that the selection of earrings was limited, but this was because a new store recently opened and they split up the merchandise between this one and the new one. I had Joe, he was nice, professional, and the piercing was quick and painless.

I'm editing this because I just got my earring re-sized today. The switch of the earring post was super quick and painless, but I'm not happy because they charge almost $20 to switch out the post. I've been to other piercing parlors that don't charge for this. I will never go back here to get the earring post changed out because i think it's absurd to charge that much for something so small when the piercing itself is fairly expensive.

I got my second tattoo at Boston Tattoo Company yesterday, and I couldn't be happier. I ended up having an appointment with Johnny Jinx. I was lucky to have walked in on the day that he was there. I previously had an appointment with Roz, who did awesome, and I trusted that whoever did my next tattoo would do great too. Jinx did an awesome job! I came in with a really simple picture (basically clip art) of what I wanted, and he hit his sketch pad drawing something up. I was told that he had been doing a lot of bigger pieces, and was eager to do a smaller piece for me. Regardless of how big the tattoo is, this guy nailed it. The end result was more than I could have ever imagined on my own, there is so much more detail in the small tattoo than I thought could be. I am very happy that I had the chance to work with him, and if he guest spots in the shop again, I would encourage anyone to try booking with him, he's a great artist. I won't be going to any other shop in the city from now on.

Went in yesterday at the Somerville location to get my first tattoo and was extremely nervous not knowing what to expect. Can’t say enough about what a great experience I had at Boston tattoo company! Went in with a sketch on what I wanted and Aaron helped me fix my sketch and added an amazing add on to it as well. He made me feel very comfortable and tweaked my sketch to exactly how i wanted it to turn out! Will be coming back soon to get more!

Very friendly & gentle when changing my peirceings that were still soar bc I had my first eyebrow peirceing & left nose done @ Saugus mall then I went to Boston Tattoo Company & had the 2 eyebrow peirceing done 3 months ago & I finally had all 4 changed @ once. I'll show a before pic after having all done & how bruised I was from the mall & today's! What a difference! Thanks for the awesome job ❤💯

Honestly, I’m pretty disappointed that I’m even having to write this. I thought I finally found an artist that I would dedicate myself to. I had seen the same artist twice, and during the second time I felt weird, like the work I wanted done wasn’t good enough for him… I shrugged it off because I do really love his work. When I booked my next appt, I made the $100 deposit as requested. I emailed a few weeks before asking for a consult appt beforehand, as well as the date and time again. I never got a reply. So I get a reminder 24 hours in advance to when the appt was. When I called to reschedule because I didn’t have a consult and didn’t feel ready, I lost the deposit… even though they didn’t reply.
Guess I have to start looking elsewhere.
While I could have called for the consult and appt time, and I did no show to the consult appt they scheduled after I lost my deposit, I just can’t spend the time and money with someone who will make me feel like my work is worth it to them, and a business who will actually respond when you inquire about your appt.

For our recent trip to Boston, my wife and I were looking to get a tattoo done. After research and a referral, we came across Boston Tattoo Co. Our trip was about a month out and after seeing Alicia's work online, I was completely blown away. She was unfortunately booked out for a few months.

My wife wanted something small, so she opted to do a walk in and I was hoping to chat with Alicia to set up a future tattoo someday. She completely made my day when she offered to come in the next day before the shop opened...on her day off!! She sent me drawings that same night and the next morning I received an incredible and original tattoo.

The shop was great but Alicia made it stand out. I absolutely cannot wait to get my next tattoo from her.