I got my nipple pierced here a few years ago and it was a fantastic experience. When it came time for tattoos I got my tattoos done by Derrick who is patient, professional and easy to deal with. The location is clean, with friendly staff. I am extremely satisfied with my tattoos, which are all fairly basic pieces. They were done well and Derrick gave me EXACTLY what I asked for. I would recommend this place for piercing and tattoos. read more

Adrénaline - My first 2 tattoos that were done on the same day. Art by Derrick Farrel. - Tattoo Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

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It has taken me a few days to edit the profanity out of this review. My wife and I brought my 12yr old daughter in to get her nose pierced this Tuesday, the 30th of June. I was delayed by a few minutes, so I arrived in the shop about 10 minutes after them. By the time I got there, they were both outside, with my daughter sobbing uncontrollably. From what they told me, the piercer decided to throw a bunch of scare tactics at my daughter, citing likely infection, and her friends laughing at her for the permanent hole in her face, etc. I was mortified, so I went in to ask the piercer what had happened. He told me that he "thought 12 was too young to get a nose piercing", citing maturity. My kid is extremely precautious, and made a wonderful case to me about having checked the risks. We went through them together, and my wife and I agreed to allow her. THIS IS OUR CALL TO MAKE, NOT HIS!!! To this very moment I cannot fathom what inspired him to corner my kid in his shop, and rip her a new one over something her parents had agreed to. His contractual agreement is with us, not with her. She is 12. Her agreeing with him, or not has NOTHING to do with him, as she is INTERDICTED from entering into a contract at 12. My wife tried to interject, and he ignored her. I simply cannot understand what he thinks gives him the right to undermine OUR JUDGMENT when it comes to OUR DAUGHTER!!! I used to be an Adranaline fan-boy, because the shop belongs to the family of a friend, and they were kind enough to invite us to a NYE party (Maestro Fresh Wes, y'all!). Not so much anymore, now that I know that they hire the morality police to second guess adult parents' judgment calls I am beside myself with rage that this moment, which was supposed to be a reward for her maintaining an above 80% average all year, was turned into a horror show, just because some little puke decided that he thought that, as a piercer, he is also the arbiter of the moral decisions of other families. For more than one reason, I will never step foot in that shop again, and will do whatever I can to spread the word about this little sphincter. The only reason there is one star here is because the app won't let me give zero stars. It also says that we spent between 1 and 200$ because that is what it would have cost had he not ruined her day. She literally cried most of the way home, and is now afraid to go to any piercer for fear of being publicly shamed again (I didn't mention that he said all this to her in the presence of other customers and staff, further shaming her in public... at 12).... Bravo, Sir. You wrecked a day that my child had been looking forward to (and working hard to deserve) for 6 months, and left her scarred.... all because you think you possess some kind of superseding authority on age-appropriateness. read more

C'était parfait! Les personnes sont très respectueuses et expliquent parfaitement comment prendre soin de ton piercing.

Went there on a Tuesday morning at the opening hour for piercings with 3 friends. The service was absolutely impeccable. The artist made sure everything was explained to us, she was extremely professional and the precautions she took to respect the COVID measures were extraordinary. It is better to call for an appointment, in case they are busy, but they do take walk-ins. Extremely quick and efficient, very clean and the aftercare is like no other!!! read more

Love this place! Always so clean with friendly staff! I've gotten all my piercings done here and the level of knowledge is very good & they know what they're doing. Jen (she pierces people) is a SWEET heart and is always good with her clients. I've been going here for years and I can't go anywhere else! read more

Adrénaline - Tattoo Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

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Had an awesome experience at Adrenaline. Got my lobes pierced for the first time, two on each side. Jennifer (piercer) made me feel super calm and relaxed through the whole process super awesome and professional. read more

Adrénaline - Lobe piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

I've gotten a few piercings done here in the past, as well as my first tattoo, and today I got my fourth. I'm always pleased whenever I walk out. The ambiance has changed over the years and I must admit that I miss the old Adrenaline crew, however the new one isn't so bad and it's always pleasant seeing some of the old faces. Yesterday, Slicks tried to rip me off, so I came back to Adrenaline and got charged what I deserved and knew I would be charged, for a GREAT job done by an AMAZING up and coming star. Her name is Kass. At only 18 years old, she has worked her way up and I can only begin to imagine what her future in this industry holds for her. She listened to my every request, gave me exactly what I wanted (and more), for exactly what I wanted to pay. The customer service couldn't have been better. read more

Pretty sure this place gets a lot more hype than it really deserves but it's still a decent place to go. I've come with some friends with tattoos and have only once been really been blown away by the work. I myself got my tongue pierced here and had a decent experience. No infections and everything healed nice. I'm never a fan of places that ask for and pressure towards tipping. Of course I'm gonna tip you, you pulled my tongue out and pierced it! By asking for it you're only shorting yourself!! read more

I went here for recently for my second tattoo. I was lucky enough to get in with an appointment at the last minute. I was lucky to have Tanya do my tattoo. She was fantastic..very precise and detailed with a soft touch. Next trip to the great white may find me back in to see her for some more needling. The shop is cool. Two floors with great merchandise and it was very clean. I walked out of there with a great skull cap (damn cold up there in December). If in the market for a tat and in Montreal, stop in, the staff was very friendly too. read more

I got my 1st tattoo here. While the tat was decent looking the lines needed to be done over as they were not even at all. All my other tattoos were done at other places that I found to be more professional and better artists in general. But for a first tattoo without much waiting time its decent enough. read more

A shiny place for shiny things and that's it. A good place to buy jewelry but not to get piercings. Got my belly button pierced there last year, and they used a barbell two sizes too small. Months later my belly button was still bleeding. I had to take the piercing out, let it heal, then get it re-pierced at my usual place. Skip the bright lights and go somewhere where they know what theyre doing. read more

Worst. Tattoo. Ever. Lessons learned (ok, so maybe this is common sense): 1. Don't get tattooed by an artist before you've seen his/her portfolio. 2. Don't be a walk-in. Discuss the piece you want before the day of the tattoo appointment. 3. Shop around. Montreal has some fantastic tattoo shops, and Adrenaline is not one. My tattoo from Adrenaline was a monstrosity. The design was bad, and the lines were shaky. Did I see the design before the artist applied it? Yes, yes I did. But I assumed (another common-sense lesson learned: don't assume) that an artist at a busy downtown tattoo shop would be a good artist. I've since had this tattoo covered up by a gorgeous tattoo created by Gen at Tattoo Royal. They're brilliant. Avoid Adrenaline. read more

DO NOT GO HERE! Based on what I believed to be a strong reputation, I went to get both my nippled pierced at Adrenaline. When I stood up, I told the piercer that they both looked wrong - the right one was pierced too high, pushing the middle part of my nipple in (kind of looked inverted), and the left one wasn't pierced straight through, but rather was through the areola, then stuck out slightly (so you could literally see the bar), then back through the top part of the centre of my nipple - the best way I can describe it is kind of how you put a pin in your shirt when you don't want it to fall out (over, under, then over again). In short, they both looked awful. The lady convinced me it was just swelling so I left. A week later I returned, however, and the man working looked and attempted to convince me there was nothing wrong with the way they were pierced. I opted to get a second opinion from another shop who advised that a) Yes, my nipples were indeed pierced poorly and b) the jewellery they had charged a fortune for was straight from China and was likely to cause infection. In short, AVOID ADRENALINE AT ALL COSTS. Adrenaline hires ill-qualified piercers and uses poor quality metals. I am now stuck with two scarred nipples (don't worry, once I removed the jewellery, they returned back to their normal appearance minus the holes) and am out the money they charged to do a crappy job. read more

This place was fantastic. I just got my nose pierced and the piercer was super nice and told me how to take good care if it afterward. I definitely recommend this place if you're looking for a piercing. read more

Adrenaline's the place you go to when you want a tattoo for going out this weekend and you're not all that picky about whether or not it'll look especially good or won't infect, or whatev. It's quick and easy to get an appointment in and they'll just get it done. And maybe that's part of the appeal if you're 18 or if you want to impress your new crush, but really we all know that getting a good tattoo at a good tattoo place usually takes months of prep and lead time. Typically, if the place you're getting tattooed at sells t-shirts, piercings and various other knick-knacks, you're not in the idealest place ever. read more

I had a friend recommend this place to me, unfortunately her judgment was way off. I have many tattoos and piercings and have been to a lot of different studios, this has got to be the worst. I went in to get my nose jewelry changed as the crystal I currently had was snagging on absolutely everything. I was disappointed in the selection of jewelry they had. It was cheap quality and quite ugly. The price wasn't the worst however I was really disappointed in the selection I had and it was not implant grade. After selecting the ring I wanted, I waited for the piercer to become available to put it in for me as it was a beaded ring and I'd rather not have to deal with it myself. Once I was in the chair, the piercer had no idea how to take out my current nose jewelry...he ended up yanking on it thinking it was a pin and really hurt my nose, it aggravated the 2 - 3 year old piercing. I ended up having to intervene and take out the jewelry for him. After doing so he made the excuse that my piece of jewelry was "made for lips" and was a "labret"...neither of which is true. It was a pressure piece that I paid out my nose (pun not intended) for, a very nice piece of *nose* jewelry. He then put the ring in without much trouble and I was happy to get out of there. There seems to be a lot of shoddy tattoos that come out of this place as well...I would beware and do a lot more research before going to this place if you're contemplating getting inked here. Definitely do not get pierced here. read more

As a highly reputable tattoo parlor, I was totally turned off the time I got my tattoo in May when the stanley cup fever was going on. I got a habs logo on my ankle and was very excited about it, Matt...the artist made me feel so out of place while he was tattoo-ing me saying that "it's his 38th f*cking habs logo in 2 days" huffing and puffing and making sarcastic remarks to his colleagues walking by and asking about my tattoo. Okay I get it, repetition gets annoying but that gives absolutely no reason for someone to treat you in such a disrespectful manner AND you're paying them to top it off. Out of all of my tattoo experiences in various shops, this was the worst 30 minutes I have had to sit through. This is a reminder for me to stick with my original tattoo artist elsewhere to feel where I really am valued as a client. read more

awful! Just went in to change my jewelry, they told me it would be 10$. First he is completely missing the hole and just keeps painfully cramming randomly nowhere near the hole. When he eventually figures it out and finishes putting the jewelry in (which was almost new), it is all bent/mishappen and pretty much broken, to which he told me it was like that when i came in...... it most definitely was not. my bill in the end had a bonus by the way of 10$ because he used instruments, i guess that is something unexpected? moral of the story, went in there to change jewelry, payed 20$+tx for him to break my jewelry and had to put my old jewelry back myself when i got home. He talked to me the whole time like i was a moron and he was doing me a favor. AVOID THIS SHOP! read more

I was so scared to go there because of some of the reviews I read. I went to get my belly pierced with my friend who got two ear piercings done and we have nothing to complain about! The experience was wonderful the piercer (Jen) took her time to make sure everything was okay and we were convinced of the piercing placement and felt comfortable. She took her time explaining to us everything opened all the tools in front of us plus the cleaning package they give you is so good! It really cleans well and doesn't reopen the wound. Even better there's a check up every two weeks or so. The only thing bad I have to say about it is that it's pricey. You come in expecting to pay 60 bucks and end up paying over 100... My advice is to bring your own piercing with you and get it cleaned by then. But honestly It's been 2 days now and I don't feel any pain. read more

Smashley Dale did my script tattoo, I'd happily return to her for more work in the future. They seem to have a fairly high turn over rate for artists though, I'm not sure if that is normal. read more

Perhaps my expectations are higher than the people who rated this place more than 3 stars. My Tattoo by Chris Allen is nothing short of mediocre. He nor the shop knows how to take criticism nor do they go out of their way to correct an issue (although they seem sincere). If you are looking for everyday flash, this can be done anywhere. Likeness, forget it. He just doesn't have the vision nor expertise. As far as piercing is concerned, stay away from Philip. He simply cannot pierce straight. By the way, they accept cash to save you tax..lol! P.S. I changed Pricey $$$ to Ultra High End $$$$ seeing how I now need to have this piece redone, fixed up, made right and simply try to make it look more professional. read more

Do not order anything custom from this location. The order took over a month and a half to get to my house after being told he would receive it only days after I initially placed it, and in the end was mailed something I did not ask for. The owner, Chris (or Kris) who personally took my order, refused to refund me after insulting me by telling me I should just wear my item in another way instead. This was after spending weeks trying to get a hold of him. Now I'm almost $200.00 short, and stuck with an item I did not ask for. Do not bother with this place if your money is worth anything to you. read more

I had one tattoo from here done by both Tanya and the fill up by Daveé.. or darren. cant remember, anyway. I was super young so I dont really recall anything as much but I definitely didnt have a bad experience, Tanya was super patient and attentive, and was cool as we chatted in between here and there. I wouldnt really say this is a bad place at all. They are strict on age policy though, so maybe carry a second around. read more

I have been going to Adrenaline for about 2 years now, i have gotten my nose pierced there and i always go there when i want a new or change my lip jewelry. The staff has always been awesome, they are nice, funny, and really make you feel at home whether your are new to the piercing world or not. great choices for plugs and tunnels, and great clothes. read more

Great clean place for all your tattoo and piercing needs. I had 2 tattoos done here and both times the experience was great. Heplful staff, unique artists and great merchandice. Definitely worth checking out. read more

Adrenaline's more like a clothing store then a tattoo shop, artist are good, but its hard to get an appointment, location is good if your downtown and want a expensive tattoo, use to go there until my artist change locations, read more

I've gotten both of my tattoo's done at Adrenaline, the staff has always been super friendly, when I walked In i always felt I didn't belong there, but they always made sure i felt at home. They are super knowledgable as well, and every after care instruction always made me heal up in a great amount of time. I can't recall who did my first ink, but my 2nd was done by Dwayne, and what an amazing and super friendly guy he was. The music was going, and he was singing and being a goof, which made things so much more fun! I fully intend on going back to Adrenaline for every tattoo I get, I don't think I could find any place better! read more

a bit on the pricey side (the jewellery is pretty expensive for what it is, to get your ears pierced with surgical steel, which is really nothing special, is $50) but the actual quality of the piercing is great. i have been going to adrenaline for a few years (have gotten 8 piercings done there) and after every visit, i am left very pleased with the result of the piercing, even if it burned a hole in my wallet. got my navel done a few months ago by chris and was very satisfied with the way it turned out. he is a great piercer and very kind and friendly. the whole time he made sure i was comfortable, even cracked some jokes to lessen the pain and got me a glass of water after it was done. if you want a quality piercing, go to adrenaline. it's definitely worth its price. however i can't say anything about the quality of their tattooing because i've never gotten one done there. read more

I had my rook pierced here in June and after months of waiting for it to heal, I found that the pain was increasing instead of decreasing and the swelling was never going down. I visited a local piercer in California and found out that my piercing was done too close to the surface and with jewelry that was significantly too long for the size of my ear and unnecessarily long to account for swelling. I had the jewelry changed and within a few days the pain decreased 90%. Unfortunately there is nothing I can do about the location and it is most likely to reject, but at least I am no longer in pain. Definitely not worth the $100+ price tag. read more

I've been going Adrenaline Tattoos for ten years straight for my tattoos. I've checked out other tattoo shops in the past. The staff is great, super friendly, knowledgeable, and very patient with its customers, and they make a very strong effort in being clean and safe. Only downfall way to much Rap music lol. read more

After getting my first piercing done at adrenaline I was really excited and loved it! I had no issues with it. After some time I got 3 more piercings done at adrenaline, all with issues. The first was the only one done properly. My second nipple piercing was pierced crookedly, as was my navel and my hood piercing. I also bought some pricey gold jewelry which was externally threaded and I had a terrible reaction. Not only was the jewelry externally threaded, but it was tarnished and had dents in it. I ended up having to remove all my jewelry including the one in my hood which was oval and caused me a lot of pain. For 6 months I had nothing but issues with my navel piercing and my nipple piercings. After swapping the jewelry with some quality jewelry in a matter of hours, what I was told was a recurring infection had completely disappeared. My hood piercing has been giving me the most issues out of all of them, it is completely crooked and accidentally passes diagonally through my clitoris. I experienced unnecessary excruciating pain! To this day this piercing is uncomfortable and will need to be removed. When I went back to adrenaline, they had nothing to say about the cheap jewelry they sold me, the terrible placement or the wrongful infection diagnosis. I had no symptoms of infection.. Their check ups aren't useful in any way because they're just going to tell you to keep on doing saline soaks. The staff may have a lot of experience, but not good experience. They have just been doing the same thing over and over again ruining people's lives..and emptying their wallets. I urge anyone considering going to adrenaline to reconsider, you can have a piercing done for the same price and have quality jewelry put in at a more reputable place that's not going to make these mistakes..My suggestion is Mauve, the owner is really helpful, he takes the time to fix the issues at hand and carries quality jewelry that won't leave you with flare ups read more

I recently visited adrenaline in Montreal for my second tattoo..I found the staff rude , unattentive and short with me . A tattoo isn't like a haircut ...its there forever ..and they didint make me feel at ease in the least. The weekend guy seemed annoyed by my questions, and everyone just seemed to cool for school. I am a business owner here in mtl, and if I treated my clients in that manner, I would be out of business. Since then I have visited other parlors in the city , and found much more professional and curtious artists to deal with . read more

Shop had lots of artists. I ended up with artist Leo...what a douche. Was a simple chemical diagram with a little colour in it. When he finished the outline he says , alright its done. I said no its not, it still needs shading and colour. He said he had time to shade but not colour because he made anouther appointment after me. I booked 2 hours at 1.25 he was kicking me out the chair. He did the shading and when he did he added another circle to my tattoo that was not in the stencil. A complete douche move. I noticed when i got home, and realized that he even used a shading needle. I saw the next person he was tattooing, a cute young girl . Tragic to rush someone so you can flirt with a teenager. I complained and adrenaline offered me a free equal tattoo. thanks but not returning anytime soon. Leo still works there. Avoid him. He is a real asshole. read more

Went in today to get my belly button pierced & a consultation. I wasn't even greeted when I walked in and stood waiting for 5 minutes in line before anyone said anything to me. (there were people paying at the time, but a hello wouldn't have been hard). As for the consultation, the piercer seemed to know what he was saying, but he didn't make me feel very comfortable and he wasn't friendly at all. I decided to go ahead with the piercing because I didn't really know anywhere else to go. A belly ring piercing costs 25$ to pierce and 50+ for the jewelry which is ridiculous. I called ahead and was told this so I brought my own ring, and they charged 10$ to clean it and I feel like he made that charge up on the spot. While piercing me, he seemed like he just wanted to get it over with, didn't try to relax me or even make conversation with me. At the end of all that I was pressured into leaving an underserved tip and I walked out of there feeling pretty shitty. Only good thing is that my piercing looks good. read more

i had a terrible experience at this studio. i went in to have the jewelry on my high nostril piercings changed. first, the piercers seemed not to even recognize the piercing. they couldn't figure out how to remove the existing jewelry. they finally got them out and put in some new nose bones. throughout the day, it became obvious that the jewelry wasn't appropriate as it kept shifting around and even fell out. i went back the next day to get some new jewelry. someone who was obviously very new was sent in alone to help me. he caused my piercing, which has been healed for over a year already, to reopen, bleed, and swell up just trying to put a nose screw in. i actually had to describe to him the angle it was pierced at because he couldn't find the inside hole. then, they charged me $40 EACH for the nose screws, with no discount and no reimbursement for the nose bones, even though it was their piercer's lack of knowledge that caused me to purchase the wrong jewelry in the first place. i will never go back there and i have to encourage other people to seek someplace a little more professional if they have any standards at all. read more