The piercer was incredibly helpful in my jestrum (a piercing requiring exquisite perfection), moved…read moreswiftly in ensuring the least amount of pain possible, the atmosphere was so relaxing and the receptionist was so sweet and understanding. I don't get why anybody would have an issue with this place, good people and work! And I paid 51 for the full piercing including jewelry.

This establishment took advantage of my elderly mother who didn't know the cost of a tattoo. She…read morewent in to get an empowering tattoo that said " I am enough" on her clavicle and was charged $250. If I could give ZERO stars I would. I would NEVER recommend this predatory establishment to anyone.

This is my *second* awesome experience with this shop and I'm always blown away by the results!…read moreCame in as a walk-in for a repiercing (not originally done by them) and I waited maybe 5 minutes and we were done in 20! I was allowed to bring a guest this time, which helped my anxiety a lot. There's an ATM for withdrawals/tips and the waiting room is cozy and nicely kept and they have a guest bathroom. Justin helped me out with the entire process from start to finish, was knowledgeable about his craft and made me feel super comfortable during what would be an otherwise unpleasant piercing process. Thank you

Completely professional and a wonderful result. Great experience from design to pricing. Highly…read morerecommended.

So, the piercer screwed up my daughter's piercings. Didn't use the correct LENGTH bars for her…read moresnake bites to start with. THEN when we called, the piercer is out of town (mind you, she said if something happens come back Tuesday, during the piercing process) so she's not available. The lady that answered gave attitude instead of trying to handle this situation professionally. DO NOT GO HERE FOR PIERCINGS! The young lady is new at it, and I get mistakes happen, it my daughter has 1 out of 2 that cost $120! The swelling on the SMALLEST bars, stripped the threads and her post fell out. UNACCEPTABLE TO SAY THE LEAST. As I see it, they owe my daughter a redo in 2 months, this was her sweet 16 present and it's ruined. OR a refund for the avoidable mess they caused and now won't fix. UPDATE: Took her to a better piercer with more experience. Found out her one surviving piercing is crooked as hell (45 degree angle) and looks like it was a total loss on the whole experience. Turns out they use cheap jewelry from Amazon as well! This entire experience has sucked, which is sad because the young lady was super nice and patient with my daughter. She needs more training obviously. We need a refund, both piercings had to be removed to heal properly. $120 for neither piercing to have worked out. My wife will be in touch about the refund

Service Was Great With Quality Work Hands Down , My Wife Had Her Nipples Pierced , Everyone Made Us…read moreFeel Comfortable And Welcome

I had a double helix piercing done elsewhere and stopped by the shop to get some new jewelry put…read morein. Alexia was helpful, quick, and the cost of the jewelry was shockingly cheap ($20 for two titanium hoops). Alexia has the sort of personality that some might call prickly, and I can see why that set some yelp reviewers off. But don't let that stop you from going - she is clearly very experienced, keeps up with her piercing education, and knows what she is doing. She also had a good supply of jewelry on hand, when many tattoo/piercing shops do not. I would definitely go back for more work.

Christina got back with me, we both got our tattoos touched up. I really appreciate it a ton…read more See pics of touchups added !

Michael Beckwith (Shinoi Tattoo) is an incredible artist. i went in with high expectations and he…read moresurpassed them. Rikki also pierced my nose on an earlier date and she also did the same. Cant recommend these guys enough!

First time getting pierced here I usually go to Mad Ethal's but they were closed today and I really…read morewanted to get my nose pierced. I found hillsborough on yelp and gave it a go. My piercer was Christian and he did amazing I am so in love with my piercing. He explained the whole process when I was getting pierced. I am also known to faint or feel nauseous when I get piercing and he handled it amazingly getting my water and letting me lay down after getting pierced. The place was very clean and had wonderful piercers. Paid around 122, without tip, for my nose plus an extra piece of jewelry for one of my ear piercings. They also gave me free aftercare saline solution and explained that process in depth. It was amazing and totally recommend Christian for your next piercing!

i absolutely love this place! every time i come here wether it's for a piercing and tattoo i'm…read morealways satisfied! steve especially is such a great tattoo artist because he's not only good at his job but he interacts with his clients very well and makes then feel welcomed and have fun during the whole process. it's very clean and the vibe of the place is so fun! i definitely recommend coming here!

My 14 year old daughter went in with my wife and a friend to get her second piercings on her lobes…read more Her friend had the owner pierce her and she was in and out, nice and clean as you'd expect from a piercing shop. My daughter, on the other hand, had someone who was clearly new to the game. She pierced her and then struggled to get the threaded hardware in for 10 MINUTES on one ear with similar challenges on the other. She walked out with blood all over her shirt, one piercing was loose and the other wrenched down so tight she can't turn it, and both bleeding extensively. Wife and daughter left kind of in shock so didn't raise concern at checkout. I called as soon as they got home and spoke with both the piercer and owner. The piercer (apprentice) said she'd never worked with threaded hardware before and apologized. She handed me off to the owner who proceeded to tell me she had in fact used that hardware before and he was sorry if I felt I had a bad experience. Really?? Yes, bad experience and worse than what you get at Claire's at WALMART. Refused to give a partial refund and instead offered me a discount if I got something else done there...sure, that's gonna happen after this experience. Lying and placating, great customer service. I don't blame the apprentice here, rather owner decision to assign them to a new skill on clients without coaching. Strongly suggest going elsewhere based on complaint handling alone, spotty talent levels, and overall quality. Shame on them. Make the right choice here folks, plenty of high quality piercing shops around here besides this one.

OMG.. WONDERFUL David is the very best. My first tattoo ever. My 65th birthday present. David is…read moregreat made it an enjoyable experience. Gave me a great memory. Told me to come back for any reason, which I did, not because of what he did, because I was.. told you my first tattoo just wanted him to tell me it was okay... my piglet is perfect. Thanks David you're the best.

Gabe and David are the best. Got my second tattoo here and went with a life long friend group of 5…read moreothers and Gabe made room for us all. Good vibes, music, and always good laughs and good stories shared in this shop. We will definitely be back.

Chris was absolutely amazing!!!!! Such a great guy. So personable, calming, reassuring,…read moreprofessional, and super clean. HIGHLY recommend them!!!!

I got my first tattoo here! I was visiting my friend in NC and we wanted to get tattoos together so…read morewe booked an appointment and our artist was Mike. Overall the appointment process was pretty simple. You can message on instagram/facebook and they were very responsive. When we arrived we just signed our waiver and provided our photo ID's. The actual place is very clean which I appreciated. Mike was such a friendly guy. It's funny because I came all the way down to NC to get a tattoo and I'm from NJ/NYC. Mike is from NYC and moved down to NC recently, I thought that was a funny coincidence. He always let us know what he was going to do before he did it and was very informative. He let us know the aftercare process and what to expect. That being said, we are almost a month out and my tattoo has healed beautifully! If I'm ever back in NC and looking to get a tattoo, I will book it with Mike.