I am visiting my parents in Asheville this week and Janet gave me an amazing reiki treatment! I…read morehighly recommend seeing her if you are at all curious. At first I was somewhat skeptical of reiki, but after having two sessions I'm a full convert. In my view, reiki helps clear out negative energies that might be stuck inside your body. These energies can lead to depression, pains in the body, and a general feeling of anxiety. The reiki practioner targets these energies and helps release them. Janet talked with me first about my needs and hopes for the session, and asked me to remain flexible with the outcome--and I'm glad she did because more was released than I ever thought possible. She made me feel very comfortable and cared for during the whole experience. Thank you Janet, from the bottom of my heart, for a truly beautiful, magical, and healing reiki session.

Extremely unfriendly walked in with my service dog and the woman behind the counter. Immediately…read moresaid "no dogs allowed" unbelievable 9 pound service dog I have PTSD but who cares right-they sure don't.!!!!! Improve? Hire polite and friendly people!!! Under the circumstances you would think that a devastated community would have open arms to business but apparently not!!!

Got my second ear piercings done here, they were very kind and did my piercings very quickly,read more

Justin is the absolute best piercer in the area. He is the sweetest man ever and always takes great…read morecare of you. I've been for two nostril piercings and a helix, and I definitely plan on going back!

This will be a long review, but it's definitely worth reading. 5 years ago (at a different tattoo…read moreshop, Skinsations in Kingsport TN) I was absolutely butchered. I began a full sleeve and had several pieces placed and then moved on to water colors as the background. The "artist" I went to did a good job on the multiple pieces, and said he could absolutely do water colors as the background. Once the session began I noticed it wasn't getting better, but he assured me to trust the process. After 5 sessions and arrived for my 6th I was very concerned as my arm looked like a child may have polka dotted me from top to bottom. He wanted to begin on the back of my arm first and it just so happened another artist walked by and said "what is that?". My so called artist said "I'm doing a spin off on her elbow." Guess what? I had no idea he was doing circles around my elbow. I immediately made him stop and I left. For the past 5 years I have been wearing nothing but long sleeve shirts because I was so embarrassed of my arm. I found a few other tattoo shops along the way that said they couldn't fix it unless we lightened the background and I wanted it black. No one would help me so I gave up because I really thought no tattoo shop in the tri cities was worth their salt. So, this past summer while on vacation, I was in 100 degrees wearing long sleeve, so I gave it another go at a shop in Gray TN. I was completely hosed. I went in for a 2 hour session and Chelsey. the "artist" got up multiple times and left me sitting. she had to get a drink, she had to get a table that someone was dropping off...etc.... she charged me for the full 2 hours when it was like 30 minutes. I was done! I let another season pass and I could not take it anymore. I found Little Chicago and I decided this would be my last attempt. it was my last attempt because my arm is now almost 100% complete and beautiful all because of an artist named Raven. I cannot believe how much she has changed this arm and it's truly a masterpiece. I am so excited to be back in short sleeve shirts and my confidence level is so high because of her work. Please, take this advice, if you really care about how your tattoos are going to look, you really should contact Raven at Little Chicago. Melissa

Got my conch pierced here with Cammie and it went wonderful. She was very kind to me and helped…read morecalm my nerves. Was clean, kind, and professional. Would definitely come back here too. Dave was also very kind and professional. Note that it is cash only here for the most part but they do have an atm on site.

Walked in around 4 and made an appointment with Brad for 6. Reasonable requests can be walk in or…read moresame day. Cash only. Brad was great and was able to take our vision and make it happen. 150$ for the tattoo.

I've been coming here for a few years. Jess, the owner is sweet and kind and very good at her…read morecraft. Jose also is very good. My next tat will be photo realism owl and the new guy Robbie is going to give it to me. They have two piercers, Chris and Devin who know their stuff. I highly recommend this shop.

We had an excellent experience getting our tattoos done by Doe. She was so patient as we tried to…read morefigure out exactly how to make our idea work, and she made an excellent design that we loved!! She was also very communicative throughout the process, and worked quickly and got us finished in what seemed like a short amount of time. Really would recommend her to anyone, she did clean, beautiful work and was so nice to talk to. Thanks again!

I've been getting temporary jagua tattoos from Tanya for a little while now, replacing the faded…read moreone with something new to symbolize how I am and what I want to focus on at that particular time. She has been great at guiding me through the process, with knowledgable advice and a deft hand.

My friends and I went in for piercings. Jess checked my anatomy and told me that a septum piercing…read morewould not work, so I got my second nostril instead. She was honest and professional, and she took a lot of time to make sure my piercings were symmetrical. My friend got her lobes done and they also turned out great. The price was very reasonable.

Yesterday my boyfriend and I walked in to Ink-a-zoid and we were able to wait for an artist to do…read moreour tattoos. THEY CAME OUT WONDERFUL!! We couldn't be happier with the results. Lena did mine and I will definitely be going back to her for more. Kristen did my boyfriends and even though she's an apprentice right now she did an amazing job!! 10/10 recommend

Me and my good friend were in Asheville and decided to get matching tattoos. We called around and…read morethis place was recommended to us so we said why not. We wanted to get the word hope with a watercolor background. The people were fantastic. Everyone was really nice and welcoming. The place was beyond clean. It was a little weird that they had someone dying hair right next to us but I'm not going to judge. I believe our tattoo artist name was Dan but I'm not 100% sure. He didn't give us a business card. But he had recently come back from not working there for awhile so his name was not on the website. He said he specializes in watercolor so I was on board. No this isn't my first watercolor tattoo so I know the process. He decided to use only two colors. When I got my other watercolor tattoo my artist used a wide range of colors to get the idea that the colors were mixed together. He decided instead of using a stencil for the water color piece he would draw it with watery ink and then tattoo a gray outline as to were the color should be. And that's done if you could cover it with colors but that didn't happen. When I got it I loved it! Now looking at it I'm seeing little imperfections that shouldn't be there. There are small dots that aren't filled in. The outline is showing which in my opinion ruins the effect. And the colors do not look blended they just look like one was placed over the other. Overall, the place was amazing and the people where nice but the tattoo falls short. I don't recommend this place for your tattoo.

I'm originally from AVL but live in New Orleans these days. After contacting Chris about an…read moreupcoming trip back home and a tattoo that I wanted to get while in town, he quickly got me scheduled and got started on the artwork with short notice. Then the snowstorm hit! We both got snowed in and couldn't make it in to the shop for the appointment. He reworked his schedule to make sure I could get in before my visit was over. On top of his flexibility, the man is a master of his craft and a damn fine artist. He had an amazing design that captured exactly what I wanted. He is fast and efficient with your time and has Netflix, if you're so inclined, to watch while he works (I suggest a nature documentary if you're into it. Leads to fun dialogue.) This tattoo is beautiful and one of my favorites. I highly recommend this shop. Couldn't be happier and I will definitely go to him again when I get back up to my mountains!

I am extremely impressed with the level of care I was given. Very helpful. The artist I used was…read moreBrandy Patterson and her work was nothing short of amazing. We will do business again! Thank you for an amazing tattoo!!!

I first went here last year and Sierra reworked my tattoo, she did an amazing job, turned out…read morewonderful, my girlfriend and at the time was talking about her getting herself another one and have one reworked, didn't have the chance, she became ill and passed away on 3-22-16, now I'm having Sierra do another tattoo to always remind me of my best friend, can't wait till next week, will do another review after

Great place clean environment. Went in for a piercing and no sooner than I was in i was already…read morewalking out to the car. Did a look on the flash art they have and looks pretty good as well as the tattoos they've done. Returning for a tattoo very soon.

I got my eyebrow pierced back in April and was told it was by someone who was licensed yet they…read moreweren't until July.. also the tattoo artist wasn't either. my eyebrow and smiley both rejected because of the incorrect placement/ depth. She pierced it incorrectly and expected me to come back and get it again to waste more of my money. 0/10 do not recommend skinsations or anyone who works there.

Wanted to shout out Randy and the cream at Addictive Artistry for helping Teresa and I continue our…read moreTattoo journey. We visited last year (see previous review) and we had to come back for more! Could not be more pleased with the work and our whole experience with the team again. We'll be back for more next visit. If you're looking for top shelf, professional art, and a super experience, please give the team a shout! Thank you all! See you soon

During JEEP invasion 9 of us friends roll into the shop early afternoon on Layla. She didn't bat an…read moreeye or back down. We figured out what tatts we wanted and she prepped everything for us. She did a fantastic job. Didn't rush anything . Made sure we were all comfortable. The shop is cool and comfortable, music going. Would go back anytime for another one. 5 stars all the way! Thanks Layla!