Great experience today at Dark Mark! Tristen did an amazing memorial tattoo for me that really…read moremeant a lot. The place was very clean with excellent sanitation. Bright and comfortable inside, top notch creature comforts. My 2.5 hours went by quickly and very comfortably. Everyone was friendly and professional. Tristen is an amazing artist and I highly recommend him and Dark Mark in Keene, NH.

This place should absolutely have 5 stars. The only negative review they have on here is for…read moresomeone that wanted a walk in. This is not a walk in kind of place. The artists are so talented you have to book in advance. However, it is totally worth it! You're going to have this on your body forever, wouldn't you want someone amazing!! I've gotten a few tattoos from here and Cynthia and her whole team is awesome. Super friendly and welcoming. Soooooo talented! I wouldn't go anywhere else ever again. In fact, I even had Cynthia redo a few older tattoos because her work by far is the best! Check out more examples of her work on Instagram @cyncityink

I searched for a super talented artist with fine line and detail skills for years. PATRICK QUIRK at…read moreNite Owl has fierce skills and incredible vision! Check him out, but dont tell him how amazing he is or he will be snatched up by some big city shop. All of the artists at Nite Owl are fantastic, the shop is clean and everyone makes the experience great.

Awesome experience! It was my first tattoo and the process was amazing. My tattoo artist, Roxanne…read moresuper curtious and professional will be back again

Spent a long time finding the perfect artist for my very first tattoo. I'm 50 years old and plan on…read morethis being my only. Wonderful experience with owner. I would recommend checking this place out to anyone.

Elizabeth was AWESOME. We called for a group of 8 matching tattoos which ended up being 11, and she…read moregladly accepted all of the newcomers. Customer service was top quality at all times, and the tattoos came out beautiful. They were delicate and dainty, exactly how we wanted them to look, and she was receptive to so many small requests that were made -- in the past I've experienced extremely argumentative tattoo artists, and she was the opposite, staying kind and patient the entire time. She even stayed up half an hour past closing, which was MIDNIGHT, to finish everyone. I would recommend this shop to absolutely anyone.

I had a piece started here last week and I'm very happy with the experience. I've had many tattoos…read moredone at various shops around the northeast and Art for Life is comparable with any of the other shops I've visited. Justin made the experience as easy as possible. I was able to get an appointment and have four hours worth of work done on three days notice. This was very impressive because I'm used to waiting much longer to get an appointment. The shop was very clean and had a nice mix of music playing. The pricing is more than fair. I'll be back to have my current piece finished and probably more afterwards.

My wife and I had appointments to change out our respective earrings, and everything went smoothly…read more Both Max and Lars were fabulous and the downstairs staff was helpful, friendly, and cute.

my friend and i wanted same day piercings, but it's hard to find in northampton. we booked an…read moreappointment for the next day with Lindsay. they got their ears pierced, and i wanted my navel [redone after 9 years]. landon helped us with setting our appointment and picking our jewelry. for the navel, they have you choose your top pick for jewelry and a backup 2nd style in case your anatomy doesn't work with the jewelry you picked. i was sure which jewelry i wanted, and because i had my navel done before, i was confident that i'd get my first pick. when it comes time to get my piercing, lindsay was very thorough when it came to explaining everything and making markings for placement. unfortunately she said my anatomy wouldn't work with my first pick for jewelry, meaning i had to spend $100+ on a piece i wasn't thrilled about if i wanted to move forward. i almost cancelled, but she said she could potentially place it in a way so that when it healed (in a year), i would be able to use the jewelry i wanted. i've had over 16 piercings in the past, but i removed most of them, so it had been about 10 years since i had any piercing. i'm pretty experienced though. i picked the flower floating navel jewelry and it looked better than i anticipated. i did end up having issues with the disc which caused swelling, discharge and bleeding. my friend loved their ears, and it was very quick minus the markings. i do like that she took her time making sure the markings were in the perfect spot. the place is cute, filled with quality jewelry and decorated with crystals, snacks while you wait. update after 3 months: i had issues healing with the disc, and when i wanted a piercer to check it out at their sister store, they wanted a deposit to look at it. i had a lot of pain and was very nervous if it was infected. i was somewhat surprised they wouldn't even let you walk in without paying, but not so much as they wouldn't take a same day appointment and had a similar attitude. i had to go elsewhere where they looked at it (for free!) and gave me my options, i paid for the ball they switched out the disc for, and surely tipped due to great service. it did feel like they didn't care for our business initially, and they look at you a certain way if you look like you don't have any experience with body mods. i know that is typical for many piercing places which is why i gave them the benefit of 3 stars and not less.

Cesar is an absolute artist and puts alot of work and care into all of his tattoos!…read moreGreat clean atmosphere!

So, customer service is key to most business besides the quality of work. Been to several tattoo…read moreartists in the area and for the most part they were all good. But, that being said, I went to these folks and Jason did my tattoo in the works of finishing my sleeve and all I can say is, this gent GETS IT!!! He crushed it and did a great job. Heading back for more work. This artist is legit!!!!

When I called to set up the appointment for my son's tattoo (his very first), Alex was professional…read moreand very polite. Very appreciative of the confirmation email. When we arrived, we were greeted by a very pleasant young girl, regretfully, I cannot remember her name. She was very helpful both with our introduction and check out, including the after care instructions. Alex was very helpful, professional and quite personable. My son (17 years old, legal in VT with my consent) was very much at ease and comfortable during the whole process. Alex's work is gorgeous. He took my son's design, kept it true to form but by adding his artistic, professional touch, he brought it to life. Came out better than we could have ever imagined. I found the work area very clean. His pricing is fair and he gave it to us upfront! Will not only recommend Alex and Mountainside Tattoo but am planning on being a repeat customer!

We definitely started going elsewhere when we realized the owner was a letch. He also hurried…read morethrough tattoos he wasn't really interested in.

I recently had my industrial fall out, and the piercer was very accommodating and fair with her…read moreprice to re-pierce and replace the jewelry -- I was so relieved to have a good experience!

Sean was great. Extremely accommodating and quick to provide stencils/options. Would absolutely go…read moreback. Tattoo came out great and wasn't painful at all. I've had similar tattoos on the same area of my body that hurt much more but Sean had a careful artistic hand. Much appreciated.