Empire Tattoo has just been renamed Wolf & Wren Tattoo Collective, which seems to suit their style…read moremore! As with a lot of people these days, I chose this place because I loved the work of one of the artists (Jaya), even though it's a long way from home! I think this place has cornered the 'hipster' market due to the high quality of tattoo artists, the general ambiance of the place, and great social media marketing. The Facebook and Instagram pages are all up to date, and give all the information you need about every artist. I had made an appointment in August to talk about the design I wanted (a weaving shuttle!). I had the tattoo last night, and have already recommended them to everyone! Jaya did an amazing job at translating my image into his awesome 'etched' style, and was very good at putting me at ease for my first non-cosmetic tattoo. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. You can either get your own design adapted, or use one of the artists' artworks. The most important thing about getting a tattoo is making sure the artist suits your style - Wolf & Wren have artist of all different styles, so you're sure to find one you like!

Empire Tattoo is a very clean and proffessional looking tattoo place, something of a boutique…read moretattoo parlour. The artists here have their own unique style in which they work, and if you are looking for something outside that genre it is perhaps not the best place to go. As they have quite a strong client base, they are likely to reccommend a different tattoo studio for such pieces, but are generally very hepful in providing advice in that regard and reccommending a suitable artist. Their work in general is quite strong and mechanistic, with elements of the fantastic. They often have an eeirie or sppoky element to them. On the whole their work work seems very proficient and well executed.

I got my second tattoo at Vanity and I was still quite nervous about the whole process. I rang up…read morebefore, told her what I wanted then came in a few days later to get it done. I was very impressed with the drawing she had done. I had wanted a simple word, but she had made it look more interesting and pretty. She was very helpful throughout the process, ensuring that I was happy with everything (as it is on you forever). She also charges a very reasonable price, I had budgeted to pay a lot more. The studio itself is quite small, but it is clean, neat and her art is stuck up around the room. There are also books of her work, which can provide inspiration or just comfort you that your tattoo will actually be good. I haven't been back to get a big piece from her, as there is such a large range of tattoo artists in Adelaide, but her work is good. I would suggest having a look at the photos on her website to give you an idea of what her work is like.

I have one small tattoo on my foot, and went here because of recommendations from friends and a lot…read moreof research. I probably won't return again wasn't the best. Tattoo artists are scary to begin with, and you need to have a lot of trust in them holding a needle into your skin hoping they don't mess up your design. I picked out my design from their book, so at least they should know what it was. It was only a small sun for the top of my foot. The quote i got didn't quite match the price at the end, and the guy who did it wasn't too friendly either. But the one thing that bugged me was what happened during my inking. He had done around half of it, and it was painful! Then is seemed as though they were busy, and he had to attend to a previous client quickly outside. Or so he said, 40 minutes late he returned to me! Bored out my brains, and he kept on going with no real apology. And because he had left it for so long, my foot was starting to swell and get painful, so it hurt even more than when he started! It finally ended, I paid and walked out and have never returned. I need my tattoo touched up again, but will probably go elsewhere and not recommend them as highly as they were to me.

This place feels old school but not in your trendy hipster way…read more Its more a traditional style tattoo of shop. They are great at what they do. Just walk in the door and you will notice walls full of achievement accolades. Some truly fantastic work has come out of this place. Highly recommend.

Do not get pierced here. Not upholding safe piercing practices!!…read more The staff are nice, the merchandise is cool but in terms of body piercing the franchise doesnt train properly nor stock quality jewellery or correct affercare. Do your research!!

Often controversial because local conservatives find the whole Body Piercing movement a little too…read moremuch to deal with, and the shop sells things that some people think are 'nasty' - but I have purchased my Vans there (brand of footwear) every year for the past couple of years, and when I smoked I also would purchase my papers from Off Ya Tree. They sell books, magazines, posters, stuff about rock and roll, punk, emo and magazines about smoking dope, playing in bands and all that teenage angst sort of stuff. They have t-shirts and fashion accessories that are branded with Heavy Metal motifs and some punk genres, so yes for those who don't understand it is probably frightening. There are heaps of ear rings and studs and the little circles you use to grow the holes in your ear lobes if you are going for that rather popular Amazon jungle warrior look... body modification and experimentation is all the rage, so you know, get with the spirit or get over it. A skivvy or t-shirt with a bloodied face eating raw chook may not be your cup of tea, but it may just be the perfect gift for your gormless teenager listening to Black Veiled Brides in their room and coloring their hair black and navy blue! It's always being looked after by friendly staff, and yes they may have lots of tattoos and spikes coming out of their faces or super size ear rings, but don't let that scare you... generally they are a friendly bunch and only go on a brain eating zombie walk once a year, and that's just for fun anyway! Off Ya Tree is one of those places your teenagers would hate you to visit while they were in there, so why not pop in and check it out.

Dont get pierced here, they have no idea what theyre doing, compleatly unsafe piercing methods,…read moreimproper hygiene standards and bad quality jewellery false advertised as safe! Do your research and go somewhere else. Not worth the risk!

I always use Essential Beauty at Norwood as the girls there are always friendly and super…read moreefficient. I have been there multiple times for waxing (all areas) and piercing both of my daughter's ears. Each time is a welcoming, professional experience and I never go anywhere else!