Slave to the Needle Tattoo & Body Piercing

Hands down the best experience I have had getting a piercing. Went with two friends; one getting cartilage and the other her nose. We were made comfortable and confident with the process. I got my conch (middle area of the ear) pierced and am loving how it turned out. Each piercing placement was thought out and confirmed with us. So far there is minimal tenderness. I am thoroughly impressed in Slave to the Needle. Thank you for taking your time and treating us like friends!

I got tattooed in March (almost a year ago) and still look at this tattoo every day and hate it. So I figured it was time to write a review. For perspective, this was my 9th tattoo taking longer than 2 hours, done by 6 different artists in 2 states. The experience was horrible - this artist was uncommunicative, impersonal, and seemed to be just shy of irritated every time I spoke. I didn't realize he and I were not on the same page about where we were headed with this tattoo until after he'd done half of the line work. This meant 1) that I had to come back for another session on a tattoo that should not have taken as long as it did, and 2) that the "finished" tattoo looks like the artist got lost on the way there. Bottom line: The line work is awful, and obviously so. Especially the parts that just... end. Abruptly. Like halls in the Winchester Mystery House. The color looks like it was done by an 8 year old with some natural talent -- except for the color that managed to be done outside of the hard-to-miss black lines?? And the weird gaps that were "intentional"? This is the first tattoo I've had that has scarred during the healing process, and there's no fixing that. At this point, I would love to just not hate this tattoo. Unfortunately, will be looking elsewhere for that.

I was excited to visit this reputable shop. Made a same day appointment to get a nose piercing with a friend around noon for a 7:30pm appointment. Walked in, the receptionist was quick, kind and gathered our information. We waited for 45 minutes before getting an "update" that the appointment before was running behind. Waited another 10 before leaving. I get it- things happen but I was pretty disappointed with the lack of communication and how it was handled.

Very knowledgeable and helpful, also great teamwork. My friend and I came in late one night as walk-ins for piercing and although they weren't able to take us that night Adam answered all our questions and we were able to schedule​ with Justin for the next evening. Justin did a great job and was a pleasure to chat with during the process. All their piercers are members of the Professional Piercers' Association. I highly recommend them for your piercing needs!

Worked with Kali who helped me get started on stretching my ear lobes. Love their professionalism, absolutely coming back for more piercings.

BEST piercing experience ever! Justin Ellis is AMAZING. He totally put me at ease, and was very attentive and informative throughout the entire process. I couldn't be happier with the end result -- it looks fantastic! When I'm ready for my next piercing, I'm making the trip to Seattle to see Justin.

The best piercers around! I love how comfortable they have made me feel. I've gotten my chest dermals & nose pierced here & a lot of jewelry changes. The guys are knowledgeable, efficient & honest! I totally appreciate their opinions and advice. They also have an awesome selection of high quality jewelry that is reasonably priced. I won't go anywhere else for my piercing care.

I had such a great experience today getting my first two cartilage piercings with Justin. I was so nervous! But he talked me through every step and was so professional and kind. Definitely recommend!

I was really excited to be working with Adam Fox as I see him as one of the better tattoo artists in Seattle. I show up not even 10 minutes late and said "I thought you weren't going to show up". This is a tattoo I expected to take atleast 4-6hrs in total I didn't think I would need to communicate I was going to be a few minutes late but that is on me for assuming. I start to talk with him go over the design and it wasn't what I had in mind. Some details were not included that I wanted for sure and others added that I had not intended to be the focus. Specifically a jacket I didn't mean to be on the design. We went back and forth and what I said and didn't say and what I want and didn't want really just arguing. I had to keep asking what can we do to move past this. He was visibly iritated and at this point he clearly didn't want to do the tat or redesign it. I decided to cut both our losses and not get the tattoo. Adams demeanor from the time I walked into the shop was negative.

TLDR: I've gotten many tattoos but never worked with an artist so polarizing and unprofessional especially when it come to redesigning which you think wouldn't be too foreign for an tattoo artist to do especially when it's going to be on my body forever.

My friend and I went here to get piercings done. I got my ears pierced and my friend got her nose pierced. I'm nervous around needles and I was getting my ears re-pierced after a terrible piercing job done when I was younger. They were fantastic. They were professional, kind, and understanding. It was a really positive experience, and I highly recommend them.