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!!!

I don't like leaving bad reviews, especially for a local business/artist. So let me say first that…read morethis isn't a review for Rebecca (the artist) as a person or her work, but rather Pure Steam as a business. The Tl;dr is that if you want a small walk-in tattoo, then I'm sure you're fine, but if you want something larger or more complex, I would recommend going somewhere else. And I strongly advise against paying the deposit until it's actually due. There is only one artist in the studio and it's clear that time management is not her strength. The very first appointment I had with Rebecca, she waited until I was on the way to tell me she was running behind and wanted to push back our appointment by an hour. Not a big deal. I get there at the new time and ended up waiting another hour for her to finish up the previous client. Frustrating, but not a huge deal. Once we finally got to talk about the tattoo I was wanting, she seemed very nice professional. She told me that the design should take about 2 weeks and that a $150 fee would be due once the design was completed. She seemed nice and I got a good vibe from her so I went ahead and paid early. Two weeks later I haven't heard a word from her, no consulting about design, no updates, nothing. I reached out and just asked for an update and got a single line. "Still working on it. Hopefully done soon." Again, no pictures of the design, no questions about any aspect of the design. I assume at this point that she's almost done and will message me in the following days. It isn't until over a month after our initial meeting that I finally message her saying that I've decided to go with a different artist, and that I'd like a *partial* refund on my deposit. To which she responds with basically "oh hey, I was JUST about to message you." In total fairness, she does have a sign in her lobby saying no refunds on deposits. And had it been a simple instance that I just didn't like the design, or found another artist I liked better, that would be a different matter. However, at no point in any of this did she send so much as a single message updating me on the design. She took my deposit money, showed no evidence of work, and then acted surprised when I was frustrated after she more than doubled the ETA she gave me without any updates on the design. Again, as a person she seemed quite nice. However, as a business the time management here is abysmal and with Asheville having as many artists as it does, I would recommend going elsewhere. Literally ANY amount of communication would have prevented this, but even after explaining my frustrations I was not shown any evidence of the design, and all I got for my trouble/money was a couple of snarky emails.

Becca did such an amazing job on my tattoo I cannot wait to come back down and get another one this…read moreis the first tattoo that didn't bleed it is so clean and the detail is astonishing I'm so happy I was introduced to her by a friend

The tattoo experience I had at Heron Mark was incredible. Anthony did an absolutely amazing job-…read morelistened to what I was looking for, sketched a few ideas, and made the whole experience extremely enjoyable. I was passing through Asheville with some friends and just walked in. He was super accommodating and I couldn't be happier with the final product! It's healed beautifully over the past 5 months.

Kitty is the best. She first did a tattoo for me while she was in California. I recently flew out…read moreto Asheville to get another tattoo from her. Kitty does everything she can to make sure you get the tattoo that you want. She is meticulous about the design and placement. She works fast with beautiful results. She is professional and always friendly. I highly recommend her!

I love my tattoo. Elle is awesome. Such a great artist. I texted her a few ideas of what I was…read morelooking for and she came up with great design. She was super accommodating getting me in last minute and making herself available. She was patient and very pleasant / fun to talk too. Her attention to detail is impeccable. I would not hesitate getting another tattoo with her when I'm back in Asheville.

I've gotten two piercing jobs performed by Krystal and I couldn't be more happy. She gives simple…read moreaftercare instructions that anyone can follow. I had my belly button pierced for the third time in Sept 2017 and this time it finally healed correctly because she gave me proper aftercare instructions. I got my nipples pierced in Feb 2020 and I love them. They're healing well and there's no pain at all. I highly recommend her for anyone who is getting their first piercing or their fifth.

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!

Jeff was absolutely incredible. Best tattoo experience I've ever had as someone who has 20+…read moretattoos. Kind, quick, professional, and truly experienced. My tattoo barely had any ink deposits under the Saran Wrap with minimal bleeding which is rare for me. Yet after it's healed, it still looks just as bold. The scabbing was so thin- couldn't believe how perfectly he did it. Deep enough to catch ink but not so deep that it created thick scabs. Truly am blown away. Will be coming back again and again. Thanks again man!

I had a really great experience here recently. As I was visiting Asheville, I wanted to get a…read moretattoo and started google-researching local shops that take walk-ins. I came across Seven Swords and when I went to their website, I was really impressed with artwork by several artists. I called the night ahead to see if 'Z' had any openings the next day, and he did. I was thrilled to walk in the next day and look through his huge portfolio of decorative designs. I picked one out that I loved, and then he worked with me to make some alterations as well. He had a great attitude and was fun to work with. I'll admit that I was cynical about going to a tattoo shop that only employs men, but the vibes were super good and inviting, and funny, and I had a great time. I absolutely love my tattoo and the price was good.

I love this place. I've had 3 tattoos done here by Kris and he is amazing! They are very…read moreprofessional and patient. The artwork is phenomenal. Excellent work!

My friend and I got tattoos here while visiting Asheville recently. The guys in the shop were cool…read moreand were thankfully able to get us an appointment on short notice. The studio was clean and there was plenty of parking out front. Our artist was nice and patient. He did a great job on both of our tattoos! I'd recommend Unification to others.

My friends and I were looking for a shop to tattoo all three of us one after another. We walked in…read moreto Unification and were warmly welcomed by, who I later found out, was Horton. We spent a few hours getting tattooed in a friendly and laid back atmosphere (an atmosphere that's hard to come by in tattoo shops, in my opinion) in great company. All three of us are beyond pleased with our finished tattoos. I'll be back for my next tattoo! Thank you Horton Unification Tattoo