Stronghold Tattoo Studio

Excellent color and cut by Lauren. Love this place all the girls…read moreare so sweet and accommodating.

I have been trying out different hair salons in Duluth for years. I've been wanting to cut my hair…read moreshort for around 5 of those years. My experience was always the same, I'd show my stylist some photos of things I wanted or say what I wanted, and the stylist would always choose the longest cut or convince me to keep it "long enough to tuck behind my ears". Well, this place was different. Megan Youngren gave me the best haircut I've had in a long time. She actually listened to my input, discussed with me how the style would look on me vs the pictures, and showed me how to style it afterwards! No next week hair flops for me! She also waxed my eyebrows, and they were mostly well done, but I think she went a little too thin on one spot. The staff is very friendly. Aside from my own conversation, I heard almost every other client having lively discussion with their stylists. Overall, this was the best experience I've had at a hair salon, and my hair looks great!

Mixed Beauty

4.2(5 reviews)

3.6 mi

Taylor at Mixed Beauty has been microblading my eyebrows for years!…read more I overplucked my brows in middle school and had to pencil them in almost every day. There were weird gaps that just never fully grew back, and the fronts were super thin. I LOVE my eyebrows now. People are shocked when I tell them my eyebrows are microbladed. Everyone assumes they are natural! The process was easy too! Taylor is a total delight and makes sure everything is perfect. She measures things out, talks through the exact shape you want, tests a few color options to make sure it's a perfect match, and makes sure you're 100% comfortable before starting anything! I promise, if you get your brows done here, you will have no regrets.

I don't usually write reviews but this one was a total MUST. Taylor is absolutely beyond…read moreincredible!!! She is extremely thorough and doesn't miss a beat! She always goes above and beyond to ensure that I feel as welcome, informed and as comfortable as possible. She double checks everything throughout the process to make sure I'm happy with how everything looks and that I feel beautiful and confident before I leave her salon. I have never once felt anything less than like an important and appreciated customer by Taylor and her work has never done anything but blow me away with it's quality. There are many stylists out there who are good, but Taylor has a real, true talent to see the beautiful potential in everyone. She is the kindest, sweetest, and genuinely the best stylist I've ever been to. She definitely earned a customer for life!!

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Anchors End

4.3(20 reviews)

1.9 mi

Geared to tourists on Saturdays, waited over 2 hours to be turned down for a tribal eagle. Very…read moredisappointing not to be told it couldn't be done after waiting that long. Then the artist was hangry. I wish he wanted to give me a tattoo but he obviously had more important things to do than my tribal eagle tattoo. So bummed and I do not recommend the Saturday tattoo ... it's disappointing to say the least.

I loved this place, but am disappointed in the tattoo I got. It's not a huge deal, but Jess went…read morereally deep on one word in a three word script. The effect is that the last word is not the same thickness as the middle word, which bugs me. I wish the whole phrase was the same thickness of line, so hoping she improves for other's sakes going forward.

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A combination of two ideas we had that Janelle made work perfectly!!

Benchmark Tattoo

5.0(5 reviews)

3.5 mi

Came in as a walk-in and instantly loved the vibe of the open concept of this place. Was greeted…read moreand made comfortable right away...I was lucky to be able to have to only wait about a half hour and Wile sketched my idea perfectly and it's AWESOME just what I had pictured in my head! One satisfied and happy customer who will be back!

Best shop ever. Great atmosphere, kind people, and super talented artists -- can't recommend it…read moreenough!!! Mike did an amazing job on my tattoo; he's incredibly talented and went above and beyond to give me an amazing piece of art!

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Zenith City Piercing and Tattoo

5.0(2 reviews)

1.7 mi

Danny is absolutely amazing! Great service and personality. I would never recommend another piercer…read morein Duluth.

What an incredible Studio to stumble upon…read more The shop was located upstairs in an old updated historical building, loved that. I'd say the shop itself was small with no frills but the artists are what make the business anyway. Very patient , very informative, and sterile. My 14 year old daughter was getting her second hole pierced and Danny made sure the location was approved along with setting her at ease the entire process. Post op instructions were verbal and written. It was better than to be expected and recommend to anyone considering a piercing to go to this shop. Very knowledgeable and experienced! The tattoo artist was not in while we were there but assume his quality and reputation matches the owners.

Danny the piercer placing holes.

Tattoo artists studio.... WOW, that's a lot of competitions.

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Final piercing.

Peach Tattoo

5.0(1 review)

2.9 mi

The staff were all incredibly friendly. Clean, eco conscious environment, great artwork. Covid…read moreprotocol in place. Very talented artists. I love my tattoo!

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