I had a nostril piercing that I was forced to remove for a medical procedure. I thought no biggie I've changed my piercing before, when I get home I will put it back in.I went to put my hoop back in it wouldn't budge. My hole had closed over in a matter of hours! My hoop was a thin dainty 22 gauge and I wanted to keep it or something similar. I called several places but no one had anything that size. I walk into Forever Ink, entrance was in the back was immediately greeted and spoke to Malakai. He was so nice and took the time to explain everything to me. Malakai tried to taper the piercing so he wouldn't have to re-pierce it but it turns out a nostril piercing can close very quickly. Well, that went downhill faster than a fat kid on a snow tube. Bummer. Malakai was the best! He was very kind and took the time to explain everything. I appreciate his direct no non-sense approach. Piercings are wounds and wound care is not something to play around with. I for one want someone who is knowledgeable and takes the time to make me feel comfortable. I don't understand the bad reviews, I suppose he might come across a little rough around the edges, but it's obvious he is very caring and wants the customer to leave happy. Everything was sterile and clean. Everyone there was so nice and the shop just had a good vibe. Cash only but there is an ATM on site. Piercing was quick and price was very fair. I would definitely come here again for more piercings or if I ever decide to not chicken out on a Tatt. Highly recommend. If you found this review helpful, please show some love! read more

Forever Ink - Nose is still a little red but looks just like the piercing I had before. Thank you Malakai!! - Tattoo Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

I had a tattoo done by this dude Jordan that works there. It healed horrendously, and now I have to let it heal up to the point where I can get it covered up. I'm not sure about the other artist's there, but Jordan is trash. read more

Was a walk in today. Nicole and I discussed the tattoo I wanted. This was my first time getting tatted by a woman. The vibe of the shop was really dope. The other artists were talking to each other. The music that was playing was current music which added to the vibe. Nicole is awesome! Highly recommend her. I told her I'll definitely be back. She did an awesome job and I love my tattoo. I look forward to going back for my next tattoo. Being able to collaborate with Nicole on font and style was really good. read more

Thank you Malakai for fixing my navel piercing which was done over 15 years ago and inserting a new nose ring. You're the best!

Wow. My daughter had her cartilage ring done by the owner. It was perfectly fine for 13 months and it got infected for who knows what reason one day. We went to him the next day after going to the satellite ER in Plainfield to get his opinion. He suggested replacing it with a regular stud and gave very detailed steps verbally and by text on how to care for it. He even called the next day (New Years Day) to check on her. How nice! I have full confidence in his knowledge. read more

I was a walk-in after messaging Malachi and Jonathon did my tattoo. He fixed my splotched stick and poke tattoo on my fingers and it was relatively quick and easy! The vibe was comfortable and I appreciated him explaining what to expect with the healing process. read more

Tried to apply for apprenticeship and Malakai told me that if I went anywhere else I'd be a shop Nigger. There are better shops in the area. Do your research, and don't settle, because tattoos are on your skin for life Edit: Bro tried to respond to my review with some bullshit he never said to me. I'm guessing he's done this more than once. If the response is visible, you'll see he chalks it up to "history". If history is something you base yourself off of, then you should understand why it's not something to call a Black Man, even as a lesson, just based on the historical relevance of the word. And if this review makes me pathetic, then I guess that makes you the shit on the bottom of my shoe. read more

I would not go back here. Maybe they do good w/ regular tattoos, but my finance cover up on his forehead was horrible. We came back 3 times for the same tattoo just to be told to come back a 4th time. The cover up was not happening just seem like Marion kept going over the letters, but not actually adding color and hints of white to make the cover up blend in. When we tried to come back a 4th time Marion ghosted my finance. We went to flash tattoo for the job and it was done, covered up perfectly, and cheaper all in the same day. I would not recommend nor return back to this tattoo shop. Also, never had a number to contact the artist just a chat line on an app. Very unprofessional... read more

I brought my 7 year old here to get her ears pierced. She's been wanting them for a year but was to nervous to do it. She finally got the courage and Malakai was so sweet with her. Reassured her it wouldn't hurt and walked her through the whole process. He has so much experience and I will definitely be back with my other daughters when they are ready! read more

Forever Ink - Tattoo Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

I have previously came to this shop for a tattoo amazing job. But brought back business and this time a piercing and was poor quality. I came with my bff and the piercing jewelry was incorrect on the surface Tragus. It's a unique type of piercing and has to be done correctly in which I put my trust into the owner and was not the best idea at all. He was very rude but I dismissed it but should've saw the red flags. The next day I went to other piercing places and they told me it was not the right jewelry in which I went since it felt weird my ear surface. It is definitely a lesson learned & I most definitely won't be coming back to this place for piercing. Oh and I actually asked if I could get my money back since it was an expensive investment and I was told HELL NO. I wouldn't recommend anyone to go and get piercings in this shop. Tattoo by Marion on the other hand I do recommend. read more

Malakai pierced my baby's ears and did such a good job! He was very quick, which made her fuss much less. He was very sweet with her. If you're looking to get infant ear piercings, GO HERE. read more

Came in for walkins and got 3 tattoos at a great price. Atmosphere was chill, people were too and everything was very professional. Will definitely come back. Jordan did all my tattoos super clean. read more

I recently got my ear lobes pierced by Kai. He was very welcoming, and made me feel instantly comfortable. The whole process was so quick, less than ten minutes in and out the door, and Kai talked to me the whole time as if nothing was even happening which helped take my mind off of any pain- however he moved so fast it was virtually painless anyway! Kai was great, don't listen to these silly negative reviews here, and go see for yourself how accommodating and nice Kai is ! read more

Steer clear from any piercings from Malakai. He claims he's an expert piercer but he obviously doesn't know what he's doing. Very rushed and completely off centered. This place should be shut down. read more

My first time at Forever Ink was 4 months ago. I went in to have the conch of my ear pierced. I ended up getting that, and my nose pierced. Malakai was amazing. Told me what he was going to do and then did it. I went back today for him to change out the earring as I could not get it out. He told me how to get them out in the future. While I was there, I had him pierce the tragus. He put in a small hoop. If you are thinking of getting a piercing, I say go to Forever Ink. They are professional and friendly. read more

Got a piercing here the guy was quick and professional. My nose is extremely oily and I got a small nose ring so it slid off and he redid it for me. Excellent service. read more

My first visit to the shop was today, and it won't be my last. I had two smaller pieces done, one on my wrist and one on my right bicep. Small with fine line work. Spider did a phenomenal job, and I love how both pieces came out (mandala compass and abstract mother & child). Shop was clean and cozy, and the staff were all friendly and engaging. Shop owner Malakai is friendly, helpful, engaging, and professional. While Spider was working on me we chatted about a cover up I wanted on my shoulder to get rid of an old faded butterfly, and a tribal flower style piece on my ankle that screams 1990's. I didn't think much could be done with the tribal, but he came up with a few creative ideas that I loved. So I will be coming back for two cover-ups and updates in the very near future. Thank you for such a good experience, I'm excited to come back soon! read more

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I was not satisfied with my service here. When I walked in no one was at the front and a man in a room asked me what I was here for and I said the tattoo special. He said okay and then nothing so I took a seat. About 10 mins later someone came to get me. He asked me what I was here to get and I pointed to the paper they had sitting on the table with $20 tattoos for the Friday the 13th special (that ran from Friday to Monday) they were having. Once in the room he said "we actually aren't running this special anymore but I'll do it for you" this was false. He stated it like he was going out of his way to do me a favor which He was not and was very unsettling. The website stated the special was until Monday, which was the day I went. I also called earlier that day to see what time they were open until and if the special was still going. He placed the outline down and it was slanted, I asked him to replace it at a more horizontal angle other than diagonal. He placed it again and it was still sideways. My friend said from their angle it looked okay and he seemed in a rash so I went with it. It was completely not what was shown on the paper. Afterwards he gave me no aftercare advise at all. I have gotten a tattoo before so I was aware of what to do but I was shocked he didn't offer. Needless to say, I will not be returning. read more

Forever Ink - What the tattoo should look like. Bottom row 4th from the left. - Tattoo Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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I went here for my tattoo back in 2017 and Malakai did a great job on it. I came back August 2019 to get my navel piercing done and Malakai did that as well. Unfortunately, he put the exit hole too high up so now no normal belly button ring fits. Because it's to high up and the ring he put in was too small, the ball on the exit hole dug into my skin, causing a crater like infection. I went to him a week later and he said it looks normal and to just ice it. I went back the next day and told him I needed it changed. I've had this new ring in and the infection cleared up but now I can't wear any bellybutton ring because the exit hole is too high and normal 10mm bellybutton rings are too short to reach. read more

Forever Ink - This is the piercing I got from Malakai either 4 or 5 days after I got it done. - Tattoo Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

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The owner of the store was very rude. I went for piercing my nose and he did not hear my input nor pay attention to what I want. He kept raising his voice saying I was wasting his time. This was 5 mins from me sitting on the chair. I'll never ever go there read more

Just overall rude and uncomfortable time at this place. The prices are nice but the people there ruin the experience. Went on two different occasions but never again. read more

I took my 5yr old here to get her ears pierced. She has been begging for them for a year and I finally gave in. They did an awesome job with numbing cream, needle, and custom cleaning solution and after care instructions. My daughter was a champ and didn't flinch or she'd a single tear. I also feel confident that I took her to a place with experts and sanitary measures. If you are looking for an alternative to the "mall and gun" approach and you want to support a local business, go here! read more

So I'm not really one to leave a review for anything but I had a great experience here. I decided to get three cartilage piercings at once and he was super sweet about it, Malakai was definitely more comforting about it than the friend I took with me LOL. I have a lot of piercings and these were quick and as painless as a cartilage piercing could be. When one of my piercings started to sink bc it got caught in my hair he changed the jewelry and offered to put the original back in after it healed and Answered all my questions about aftercare. If I decide to torture myself and get more I'm definitely coming back here :) read more

Last night my dad, sister and I got pierced. We received great conversation, and service. The piercings went quickly and our after care instructions was thorough. Would recommend to anyone, thank you!! read more

Don't go to this tattoo shop because they will take the customer that came after you even though you were the first one there. Very bad customer service. read more

Not that bad, but did have clear flaws. The piercer obviously high, rocking back and forth with closed eyes and slurred words. No gloves on while piercing, and tried to pierced the wrong side. Although this should have been a red flag to leave, I do have to say the piercing turned out fine and the worker seemed like he knew what he was talking about. But a little pricy. Typically a piercing for just a side on my nose with the basic jewelry would be 60-80, but this was 100. read more

Got my septum done here today by Malakai. Very quick and easy! The shop was super clean too. My temperature was taken before starting. They were very nice. read more

Owner talked about how one of his employees was a junkie and ran away to Florida. Tattoo was not colored properly and overpriced. Ended up having to get it fixed by Troy at Skin Alternatives. read more

A Great Chill place to get a Tattoo. Make an appointment , give a deposit and get an awesome professional Tattoo. Dave hooked me up with a sick Koi fish Tat. Place is clean and the needles used on me were opened right in front of me. Honestly, don't know why these guys get such bad reviews. Highly recommend giving them a try ! read more

Forever Ink - Sick koi fish done by Dave - Tattoo Near Me - South Plainfield, New Jersey

My husband and I brought our 6 year old to have her ears pierced today. Malakai was professional and the process was quick. He made my daughter feel comfortable and praised her during the piercings. I would definitely recommend going here for piercings, especially children. She is one happy girl! read more

Very unprofessional. He never asked me for my ID, there was lots of far right stickers, symbols and trump dolls. The room is small and cluttered and is very disorganized. I didn't feel very welcomed. My piercings are somewhat fine, I have never had my piercings bleed and that was my 8th one but it is healing fine for the most part. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone nor would I go again. read more

I definitely love this place Kai never change it is a great place very clean tidy an environment of the best could live there making me tattoos Dave is amazing I recommend them forever they are my house of tattoos forever i swear. read more

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Malakai did such a good job on my Webb piercing. My Webb isn't that prominent and I had a lot of nerves regarding this piercing but he made me feel very comfortable and he did the piercing in the most painless way possible. I was in and out in all of 5-10 mins. Highly recommend using Malakai for any piercing needs! read more

I am not a former employee. I have never worked as an aritist. I am a registered nurse as I mentioned and my review is more important now than when I wrote it almost a year ago. Infection prevention is a huge deal, make sure your artist takes his/her/their time to do things correctly on the first go round. Do not get any work done there by Malaki, it is not worth a potenial issue. Stay safe everyone! read more

I've recently had both piercings and a tattoo done at the shop on 2 separate occasions. Both were very good experiences. I was treated courteously and respectfully, all of my questions were answered, and I did not feel rushed to leave afterward. They were flexible with scheduling and accommodated me easily. I was given instructions on aftercare and the piercings and tattoo have healed well with no issues. Of course you're going to get an infection if you don't take care of it the way you're supposed to! I will definitely return for more body art, thank you for doing a great job guys! read more

I came into this place on Sunday with my older sister who has tattoos so she's experienced and this being my first i was nervous. the piece we both got done was for our grandfather who passed away as a memorial. we met one of the tattoo artist and he wasn't pleasant at all. he was changing up the quote to his own words and when i said something about it he had an attitude with me. when the whole process was over and we were about to pay we've noticed that he had messed up with the numbers for his birthday and when i said something to him he tried blaming us when he should have been paying more attention. he fixed it up but it really isn't even or straight. as we got home we also noticed he did november 31st when we both told him november 30th. we came back to talk to the owner about it and to see if there's any way he can fix it up but both him and the artist were rude with us and blaming us. when we walked into the place it smelled like marijuana which isn't very professional. the owner told us that the healing was still in process and the way he did it was to add some cool effect when we wanted it to be neat and proper. the owner also said that he thought our complaint was worse than what we said but to us this is bad since it's a memorial for our grandfather who suffered a long time. the owner was on his phone while he was speaking to us which is very rude. i will not return to this place and i will tell my friend who comes in often was a terrible place this is. read more

Myself and my mom both got pierced today by Malakai and the experience was great like always! Work was incredible, we felt very comfortable and we look forward to going back for some more artwork and piercings soon! Love this shop and highly recommend Malakai for your piercing! read more

Went to see Malaki for my 4th tattoo. It's of my late grandmother's handwriting from my Christening card (will update with picture later). Malakai is super friendly and professional. He makes the experience fun and easy. Once he was done with the tattoo, he noticed the other tattoo on my forearm needed the line work fixed. He offered to clean it up right there (and I don't even think he charged me for it). He said he just likes doing nice things for others (which I love that attitude about him). I definitely recommend coming here if it's your first or 20th tattoo. Can't wait to come back for the next project. read more

I was amazed with the quality of the tattoo. I got tattooed by Kai, the owner. Friendly people, love the atmosphere, great conversation! The wait time wasn't bad at all, got my friend and I in right away. We were in and out and both got tattoos in less than 2 hours ! I recommend this place to everyone who wants to get their tattoo bodied by a professional !!! read more

Got my naval piercing, was unimaginably quick and painless. I'm a nervous wreck when it comes to piercings but this one was 100% the best one. Malakai made it a great experience. read more