I had a wonderful experience here! My boyfriend and I were visiting and decided to get a tattoo and…read morepiercing. His tattoo came out so awesome! Our artist Lacy was so sweet we recommend him 100%!!

I don't like my first tattoo done there! Very disappointed. It's like done by a 5 years old kid…read more I hope to find someone who can fix!! I have to wait for several weeks to fix the bad tattoo. I'm sooo embarrassing to show and post on IG and FB till it's fix!

I highly recommend Ben Around Tattoos and Ben, himself, for your tattoo needs. He's absolutely…read moreamazing! He has done my last 2 tattoos - cherry blossoms down my arm and across my shoulders last year and just yesterday a "love" tattoo with pine trees and a special date! I'm so impressed with his skills, personality and attentiveness all around. I don't believe you'll be disappointed. Thanks for bringing my visions to life, Ben!

This is my second tattoo from Ben Around Tattoos, but my first with Ben. Ben free-handed the…read moreartwork on my hand, and it was perfect. The image that I selected was too large for me hand, but Ben improvised, and it was perfect. It has been a week since my tattoo, and it is healing perfectly. There are several spots that need some minor touch-ups, but I am completely satisfied. If Yelp allows me to post an image of my sugar skull, I will. If you're in the area, and you're thinking about a tattoo, stop.in and see Ben, you won't regret it.

Best of the best! Great customer service, clean space, beautiful jewelry, quick, easy, and pain…read morefree process. I love my new daith piercing. Thank you guys!!

Highly recommend for your piercing needs-- Chris is very friendly and professional! I went in to…read moreget my ear lobes pierced for the first time and Chris was so patient in answering my numerous questions and making sure I was comfortable. It was quick and easy with minimal pain, and so far is healing very well. A great place to go if you want a piercing but are nervous about it! There are both appointments and walk-in available. It's a small shop located in Sola Salons near Target. Plenty of parking.

I walked right in after I called 10 minutes before hand and was immediately greeted by Scotty who…read moredid my tattoo. He is an amazing tattoo artist this is my first tattoo and I'm in love with it.I would definitely recommend going here!

The people there are super nice they are fast but still do really good on there job. Piercings are…read morefun too because you'll be in and out. They are very clean and professional. They are very chill and they will make a conversation and some workers there even make jokes! I 10/10 recommend this work business. I'm an honest person I would say what they do wrong but they literally are AMAZING

Such an amazing experience! Professional and talented. The work was spectacular and the attention…read moreto detail is incredible. I'm so happy I got to experience the craftsmanship of this place. Found my forever tattoo spot

"MY" Flash Deal Experience -…read more This was a vibe and I appreciate the experience! Welcoming walk in with several people in front of me. Music was blasting which I didn't mind but, the placement of the lil speaker producing a major sound when trying to communicate with the NICEST Receptionist was a bit much at times. Receptionist props- with a cute lil simple fit check with the platform Converse on was very welcoming and continued to be nice with even being asked the same questions repeatedly from customers...--- I appreciate you! Folks have to use their common sense with this: -Leave attitudes and rudeness at home -BRING YOUR ID AND YOUR PARENTS. -Patience is definitely key; If you in a rush plan accordingly or don't come. An appointment would BEST FOR YOU!! - Bring CASH!!!!! -The shop is NOT a babysitter nor other customers.. - Customers check out the designs PRIOR to coming but, to the stop put bigger numbers on these sheets to clearly mark what tat is what. -I appreciate the receptionist making "your up next phone calls to individuals" that were on the waiting list that allow for folks to get stuff done in the area and not staying around the shop. -Before a flash sale stock up on paper towels in the bathroom as I asked 2 employees after using the restroom "Did they have any paper towels" and they said "No" at that time it was a RED FLAG but, I wiped with toilet paper and keep moving (I wonder what everyone else did behind me because it was only noon?). - There was a artist Nike fit back last artists before going into back room and artist with grey FYP hoodie on that offered chairs to standing customers which was a major plus to some customers. Again thank you for MY experience.

welcomes walk ins. i had an idea for a tattoo and Mark gave some great input. Very Happy with…read moreresult. He gave some great input and I really liked his ideas. would gladly go back to Mark for my next tattoo. And there probably will be another!

Absolutely amazing work with American traditional tattoos! Friendly and comfortable place to get…read moreyour tattoos!

Excellent service and work by Art Lilly. He created a great tattoo from ideas I gave. It's a…read morerelaxing environment and he makes the experience easy and comfortable. Recommend to anyone getting a tattoo.

I was very happy with the service I received. I went in for a consultation, with an idea of a…read moredesign I wanted. Jason had an opening and made the design up and I had it done the same afternoon. It was my first tattoo experience and he made me feel at ease and explained every step in the process. Overall a great experience.

Getting inked by Flash is a whole awesome experience that is going to be nothing like going to a…read moremainstream shop. Those places are fine, but if you want to get a feel for the old school vibe of tattooing, definitely go to Flash! His studio is a living tattoo museum that you'll want to spend hours going through his books and listening to his stories. Seriously, I've been getting tattooed since 1994 and this was the BEST tattooing experience I've ever had! Only reason I wouldn't recommend Flash is I don't want everyone clogging up his schedule book so I can keep getting in ;)

Ok so here's a funny story:…read more I was in Charlottesville for a summer internship in astrophysics/astronomy. I became extremely close friends with the girls in my program, so on Monday night of our last week, we decided to get matching circle tattoos. I mean, everything is cyclical, and a circle can represent so many things in physics, right? Anyway, this isn't a place to defend my tattoo.... so on TUESDAY night, we try to find a place to get a tattoo at 9:30 pm. Flash was the only person who answered. I could tell he was a nice guy by the way he spoke on the phone. At first, he said he was 'by appointment only,' but I begged him to give my three friends and I each a small quarter sized circle tattoo. He asked me how much money I had to offer and we settled on $60. I mean... it's a really good price! Don't you agree? I get directions to his place and we head out. We're almost out of gas, but we decide to go without filling up anyway. 20 minutes into the drive, we lose cell phone reception. Eventually, we find the place. It's pitch black. Abandoned old cars everywhere. We cannot see a thing. I whisper to my girl friends 'we are going to get raped and murdered... we should have brought mace.' Flash meets us at the front door with his flashlight and his guard dog, Bear. I was EXTREMELY skeptical, thinking, 'how have I gotten myself into this shit?.' But as soon as I got into the door and see his artwork, I know I came to the right place! It's rare that you can see a man's artwork and be able to draw the conclusions that (1) he's a good artist and (2) he's an extremely good technician. His studio was kind of sketch. It was un-airconditioned (boo) and basically in the shed of his house. But I did not, at one point, fear for my health after I spoke to him. The only criticism I had to give was Flash was really really talky. We got there at 10pm and got out around 3:30am. He loves talking about the history of tattoo artistry and as soon as he found out we were astro majors, we had a long talk about SETI. ANYWAY. I could not recommend a place more strongly. Flash has been tattooing for 35+ years and he is AMAZING , not to mention really safe as far as sanitation goes. Please please please, if you are considering getting a tatttoo in Charlottesville, take an extra 20 minutes to drive to his place. Don't be sketched out, and put your faith in him. If I lived on the East coast, I would continue going to him for tattoos. I luv Flash.