Piercing near New Haven

“I went to see James with my daughter to get matching tattoos, and it was such a great experience from start to finish. This was my daughter’s first tattoo, so she was understandably a little nervous, but James immediately made her feel comfortable, relaxed, and confident. He took the time to make sure we were both comfortable and did an amazing job with our fine-line tattoos. They came out exactly how we envisioned them!
His pricing was very reasonable, and he went above and beyond by touching up another tattoo of mine that he had done a while back—for free!

James was professional, patient, and incredibly talented. The shop itself was also very clean, welcoming, and well-maintained. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience, and I’ll definitely be going back to James for all of my future tattoos. Highly recommend!“

“Brandon did my neck in the past and recently just did my back tattoo. I think he did a really amazing job, he’s extremely patient and works well with you. He also has the greatest personality ever and you can always have a good laugh with him! Highly recommend coming to him. He also gives you better ideas to make your tattoo stand out more and that’s what makes a great tattoo artist! Much props to him!“

“Wes has done a majority of my tattoos and he always does a flawless job! I always leave happy and ready to return for more ink!“

“I had an amazing experience with Nicole, I always feel so comfortable, love being able to watch movies while being tattooed. The tattoos themselves are sooooo awesome! All meaningful tattoos and I’m so happy with how they came out, Nicole is such a great artist and I highly recommend.“

“I don’t write many reviews anymore, but this shop earned one. I did a ton of research before choosing Darkside, and the deciding factor was that there isn’t a single artist there who’s ‘less than great’ — the skill and artistic ability across the whole staff is top tier.

They matched me with different artists based on what I needed: one rework and one touch-up, and both came out amazing. Joe and Dave were great to work with, and Maddie went out of her way to squeeze me into the schedule, which made all the difference. The pre-booking process and their text platform made communication easy and transparent from start to finish.

The shop is spotless, the conversation is great, and the whole experience was first class. Highly recommend.“

“I love the place, clean, unique and the girls are professional ??Maria is my hair stylist and I love what she did to my hair, it’s healthy and looks great,,, thank you“

“Had piercings done by Brian Christiani! It was a walk-in on 07/23/26 - He did my tongue, industrial on my right ear, and a septum. I personally heal a lot faster than most so I felt comfortable with the amount of piercings! Brian made sure to check in with me every single step of each piercing - something that definitely eased my nerves of a new environment. He gave me detailed aftercare for all three piercings, and continued to help post-appointment with his phone number!“