first things first, i want to clarify that i'm quite nervous around needles. anytime i have a blood…read moretest or get a vaccine, i always make it a point to tell the nurse that i am very nervous and a bit scared (despite nothing bad ever happening, like, ever)... so naturally i was very nervous about getting my ears pierced. i walked into the store one day after yelping for a tattoo + piercing spot because i have been thinking about getting my ears (re)pierced for years now (i got them pierced maybe 15 years ago at Claire's and didn't wear earrings back then for many reasons so the holes closed up). i asked a couple questions to Kyle who was at the front of the house and i really appreciated how straightforwardly they answered my questions. Kyle spoke matter-of-factly without making me feel silly for asking simple questions as a grown adult. i also really appreciate speaking to someone instead of just panicking while reading the FAQ page over and over!! fast forward to a month later, i made an appointment to get my lobes pierced! taylor was my piercer and they were absolutely wonderful to be in the care of. i told them exactly how nervous i was and they didn't sugarcoat that i'd definitely feel it -- it would hurt like a pinch hurts and i'd feel some heat, this is natural -- and they jokingly reassured me that if i hated the first piercing, i could stop at one (lol). it's been 8 weeks with my studs in and they've healed amazingly. taylor not only did an amazing job with the piercing, but they gave me really concise care tips and a business card with their info in case i needed to reach out about my piercings. i don't think i can sing high enough praises of the folks at new tribe! TL;DR: - spoke with kyle at the front of house and was pierced by taylor. both were absolute gems of human beings - overall very pleasant and calm experience as a nervous person - very knowledgeable and non-judgmental - thorough website w/ FAQs - would definitely come back if i ever wanted more piercings!! - studs are flat back - variety of studs to pick from for the piercing (some with price upgrades)

Took my daughter to see Stacey for her ear lobe piercings. The whole team is so lovely and were…read morefantastic talking her through the whole process with patience and care. The best experience for her first piercings. Days later and she's still talking about the great experience she had there. Thanks again Stacey!

$50 tattoos on Wednesday! Spontaneous trip to Bini, go up the stairs, sometimes they're busy or…read moreit's quiet but luckily didn't have to wait and got set with Jayson. Simple designs only fyi. The tattoo was under $10 minutes and he was very informative and comforting me as it was my first tattoo! The quality is great as well and would definitely go back! You pay upfront at the desk and 100 percent of your tip goes to your artist !!!

Got my first Tattoo (Family of Four )done by Emmanuel! He is so nice and meticulous making sure…read moreeverything is perfect! Me and my wife are both satisfied! I greatly recommend Bini, especially Emmanuel!

Hi have never had such a bad experience at this craphole first Ryan tried to over charge my son on…read morea tattoo he already paid up front for and then he ground so deep on his tattoo he now has scaring and my son has to pay to get it fixed by real Tattoo artist Ryan is not a Tattoo artist he is far from that he also did a Tattoo on me cover up grinded me so bad it got so infected that i had to go to the hospital horrible place never go there if your smart and want good work he has anger issues and yells at his clients started a fight with me outside his shop punching doors and also he will only do much of your Tattoo and say come back to finish just to get more money from you i recommend Tiger K up The street or Evil Angel Tattoo just letting People know do not go there 0 rating if i could

I love this place ! The artists are so nice and talented. Best place I have ever been to and I have…read moreseveral tattoos. Thanks Ashely for your amazing work!

October 2023 I went to get a tattoo from Mike story because his photos online look super realistic…read moreand I was super excited to get a tattoo after he did it I paid $1,500 plus tip for the tattoo of an Angel it was a serious botch job it didn't look anything like the photo at all they agreed to pay the money back but wouldn't give me my tip back but agreed to do laser removal now it's 2025 and they say that the machine is broken down and they haven't gotten back to me in 2 months Mike isn't responding just like the first time I started complaining to him and when I asked if they're going to continue to help me out with my removal they said they're going to get me to another place and when I asked him if I have to pay now I haven't heard back for 2 months I would strongly suggest staying away from this place unless you want a botched job. To their credit at least they offered to help remove it and did eight sessions but they didn't even finish that with me I would seriously suggest staying away from this place at all costs.

I had two visits to purchase gift cards and one visit to get tatoo here . The receptionist is very…read morefriendly and I aleays feel like I am welcomed. This place is super clean. I got my first tatoo from Black Pearl & it was a great experience. Am sure their business has suffered so much through this pandemic, I would like to support local artist as much as possible by purchasing more gift cards in the future.

Fantastic fantastic fantastic!!! Our granddaughter has had…read morethe BEST experiences here both from Kadie and Leah ! Kadie went out of her way to accommodate our later appointment and was thorough in her explanation thru the entire process. And she was ever so happy to choose her own music as well... It is so comforting to have a queer woman run studio. Plus you have some cool art and fun chatkas around! We'll be back!!!

I cannot say enough great things about Elevated Body Adornment and about Kadie as a piercer and as…read morea person. I would give 6 stars if I could. I have been into this shop a LOT and I've had nothing but awesome experiences. I have complete trust that Kadie ensures the safety of everyone in the shop by being absolutely meticulous about cleanliness. I have some health anxieties and I am put so at ease by Kadie because she has extremely high standards for cleanliness and safety at Elevated. She lets me watch her sterilise all the stuff she uses on my body, which makes me feel as comfortable as possible about getting work done, and she safely discards everything once it's touched a person to further reduce any risks. I came to Kadie initially because of fussy piercings done elsewhere and she went above and beyond to help me with them. When I got my second lobe piercings done by her, it was an awesome experience. She answered all my questions and set me at ease. She was available afterward for follow ups and any questions I had. My piercings are healing much better than other times I've been pierced at other places and I know it's because Kadie is a very experienced, knowledgable and talented piercer. Also, the other staff at the shop are all lovely. One of the other piercers, Ryan, was able to provide me a helpful second opinion when I was having some aftercare issues and do a jewellery upsize for me. Everyone I've talked to that works here is welcoming and chill. The space is very 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly and I love that especially. It's also pretty, bright with natural light, tidy and welcoming. In short, if you're going to get piercings, go to Elevated Body Adornment! You'll be happy you did!

My sister came here to get her belly button pierced. We walked in and asked if they had…read moreavailability and their piercer had just stepped out but they gave him a call and he came within 5 minutes. The shop itself is pretty small so there wasn't much privacy. The piercing was done right next to a girl getting a tattoo and shoppers were able to walk by and watch my sister get pierced. You can't really complain because the shops at Pacific Mall are made of glass walls. The procedure itself was pretty standard. She chose her jewellery, got marked and then got pierced. Everything was very clean and sterile, so no complaints! We were then instructed on how to clean the piercing. The whole process took less than 15 minutes and was $60.

GRAPHIC WARNING!!!…read more First things first, would have given them 0 stars if I could. Also writing this review like a month after it happened so it's not just an angry review based on emotions plus I also have 6 other ear piercing done at different places and never had an infection before. So I went to get my piercing done on Nov 24 (Sunday) and it was my first time at Warrior Inks. I went to get my second helix and conch pierced and I was done by the lady. Everything went fine at first. (So I followed the aftercare instruction from the APP website instead of the aftercare given since it said to clean with alcohol but on the APP website it says to not use any alcohol, and I continued this during from the time of piercing and continuing now still.) The first 2 days after were completely fine. No redness, swelling, pain, heat or pus coming from either piercing sites. But the 3rd day after my conch swelled up and was a little warm and slightly red but it didn't really hurt nor was there pus coming from it, so I though it was just delayed swelling from the piercing and didn't think much about it. On the 4th day after, my conch piercing continued to swell up, was even more red, slightly more pain and still only slightly warm, no pus, bit of blood, but the swelling was almost the size of the whole post (the picture attached doesn't show much room left but after cleaning off the blood there was still little bit of room left). On the 5th day after (Friday), my ear was really not looking good. Swelling increased to the whole post, much more red, painful and heat but no blood and still no pus. So I went back to the Warrior Ink thinking they might need to change the post and possibly there's a concern for infection but when I went, during their opening hours and waited like 20-30 mins, the store was closed. So I went to another piercing shop to have it looked at and the piercer said that the post was WAY TO SHORT and that it SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED FOR THIS CONCH PIERCING and it HAD to come out and he would not be able to put another post in because my ear was so swollen/angry. He eventually had to SNAP IT OFF because he couldn't remove it by unscrewing it and it hurt like HELL, and I have a pretty decently high pain tolerance. I asked the piercer if I should go to the doctor to get it check out because I was worried it could be infected but he said it should have been find since the post was out the pressure should be relieved and it should be fine. Though after cleaning it that night I noticed pus starting to leak out of the site where the conch piercing was removed So the next day (Saturday) I went to the doctor the first thing in the morning and he said it was DEFINITELY infected and gave me antibiotic and antibiotic ointment. (The picture attached is how angry my ear looked even after like a dose or two of antibiotics). On Sunday morning my ear started to look slightly better. Swelling reduced a bit, slightly less red and less pain, about the same amount of heat, no blood but still leaking pus. Though at about evening time I noticed that my ear had swelled up a lot more and it started to really CURL to the point where the top of the ear almost met the lobe! Had to go the the ER to get it check out (which just so happened to be the day it had freezing rain so it was a long drive there). The ER doctor ended up putting me on 2 different antibiotics and 2 painkillers. After a few days of being on antibiotics and painkillers my ear finally started looking almost like how my ear normally looks but the swelling, redness, and heat continued for almost the whole 10 day course of antibiotics. Pus stopped leaking after like 3-4 days on antibiotics. Very lucky that there was no abscess that would require draining. Overall HIGH DO NOT RECOMMEND (at least from a piercing stand-point). Hopefully someone finds this review helpful and would reconsider before coming to this store.

First time coming to a tattoo shop! I decided to come here to re-pierce my ear lobes after I let it…read moreclose off for over a year. I decided to come to a tattoo shop because they are able to sterilize their instruments (needle) versus the earrings store at the mall that uses those hand held piercing guns which can't be sterilized. When I walked in, Beatrice (tattoo artist) explained to me what George (the owner) would piece my ears with. She explained it's all surgical stainless steel, which would be the best for my body to heal and avoid adverse reactions. Later on the owner George whom does the piercing was professional and quite nice. The ear piercing was painful though, I can't lie. I could feel the needle slowly going through my ear lobe - it's not fast like a piercing gun in the mall since it does it with his hands. But the good thing is, after I shed a tear, I almost forgot about it after I walked out. So it's okay! The only slightly strange thing is that there are surveillance cameras that customers sitting in the seats near the front can see. So the girl before me got nipple piercing done and we could (if we wanted to) see the whole thing on the small TV. The interior was okay, looked clean, with chill music playing in the background. The cost of 2 lobe piercings costed around $60 cash I think (it was $10 for a small cleaning solution). George explained afterwards that I should clean my ears at least twice a day with a Q tip and the gentle solution. Don't use anything abrasive like alcohol. And keep these same earrings in for at least a month before switching it to something else. And he said I could always call or go back if I have questions/concerns or infection arises. Overall good experience. It seemed like George was professional and good technique to prevent infections and pierced my ears as I wished. Good results, teaching, and support during the process. No need for appointments, drop in welcomed. We waited around 20 minutes.

Went there yesterday to get a rook peircing. I honestly think this man was high on something, he…read morealmost tripped over nothing while preparing my ear for the peircing. Very unprofessional. On top of that when I told him I wanted a rook peircing he didn't know what it was. I don't know how you can work at a tattoo/peircing shop and not know what kind of peircings there are. On top of that he was asking me what size ring I need for a new peircing, I'm telling you, this man had no idea what he was doing AT ALL!!!!!! HE ASKED ME what size ring to get. He was nice enough, but not professional at all. I would highly not recommend this place for peircings at least!!! If your looking for a VERY good and clean place for peircings I would recommend chronic ink!

I recently got a tattoo here and it was a very pleasant experience! Firstly, I did the booking…read moreonline--filled in their online form and they contacted me after via email to get more specifics for the tattoo I was requesting. From there, they were able to give me a price estimate, match me with a suitable artist, and schedule my appointment. They required an $80 + tax deposit (nonrefundable) which is deducted from the total price of the tattoo. I did have to reschedule my appointment once, which they accommodated. However, their rules/fine print does seem a bit complicated for rescheduling if you need more than two. Upon entering the shop, there was no one at the front desk (I had an 11:00 AM appointment), but another artist working there pointed me towards the waiver. My artist came in and seated me, then we discussed the tattoo I wanted. She was able to make the requested changes to the type (I got a script tattoo) on the spot, and we got to tattooing! I had Athena and she made me feel super comfortable throughout the experience, making sure to check in on me every few minutes. The interior has a great design, is sanitary, and filled with nice artists and staff. I also love that there's such a high quality, reputable tattoo shop in Markham! (And I didn't have to make the trip downtown) I'd love to come back here!

Can't wait to go back…read more Zeke has been tattooing my mom for years and I knew that I was going to them when I was ready for mine. They did a fantastic job, I am so pleased. Was such a great vibe in there and the history of this little shop turned national brand is a testament to our little city! Everyone was super nice, I definitely recommend this business. Thank you for this very meaningful tat, I will see you again soon.