Tattoo Shops near Bedford

“By far the best experience for a piercing. Denika is easy going, knowledgeable and accommodating. Highly recommend.“

“I had an overwhelmingly positive experience at the Adept Tattoos (Halifax) location yesterday. I had contacted Lucy via Instagram with a tattoo idea, and she was very responsive and helpful. I chose Lucy as the tattoo I wanted had a lot of small detail and fine lines, and I understand she specializes in these areas. When I was waiting for her to be ready the day of the appointment, she had printed out different sizes of the tattoo for me to look at in the waiting area, so I had time to decide. Even when she took me in, she took her time to place the tattoo in different sizes and slightly different spots on the arm until we found the perfect combination. The tattoo turned out even better than I had hoped - I am beyond impressed! I was also impressed that she was very fair with her timing and kept a timer running during the appointment to be transparent. After the appointment she was prompt in sending the aftercare instructions, and sent photos of the finished work as soon as I requested. I couldn't think of a single negative thing to say about the whole experience if I tried. 10/10, I would HIGHLY recommend Lucy for detailed, fine line work any day.“

“Jack was wicked , got a tattoo from him a year ago and still get compliments all the time, definitely my favorite piece? Went in today for a small touch up and he didn't charge me a cent ! Great guy great tattoos“

“Andrew did my memorial tattoo, he brought it to life, and I absolutely love it, and I'll be working with this shop again!!! friendly clean and a great amusing bathroom, it's a MUST SEE“

“Ally is awesome. She has a massage chair. Me and my sisters had the best time getting a tattoo we have talked about for almost two decades.“

“Fantastic!! Kirk worked his magic on my 2 (so far) tattoos.

He works by the hour (not by the tattoo or piecework by the job), which I believe is a very fair approach (an hour’s pay, for an hour’s work, the way it should be IMHO).

Also, he does only B&W (or, Black & Grey & White, and all shades in between), so if you’re looking for colour tattoos, you’ll have to go somewhere else. However, IMHO, B&W is the only way to go.

Kirk is actually a sketch artist (and a damn good one!), using primarily charcoal (and maybe graphite too), and if you visit his shop, you will see his drawings hanging on his walls, and they are awesome! And his sketching talent shines through in his tattoos. He uses white ink and various shades of grey ink to make his tattoos *pop*, so they appear to be “in relief” or 3-D. It truly is an amazing talent, he is indeed very gifted.

As a segue, I had a couple colour (red & black) tattoos done by another tattoo artist (who shall remain unnamed), and I was a bit disappointed in the results (one of the tattoos was decent, but the other was terrible, and looked amateurish next to Kirk’s tattoos). I may work with Kirk to attempt a “cover-up” tattoo (though I may have to have it “laser faded” first with one or two laser removal sessions… *sigh*). The other tattoo artist did work faster than Kirk, but he charged by the tattoo (piecework), and in the end, for what I paid, and for the amount of time he spent on it, I ended up paying more (a higher rate by the hour), and the quality was inferior to Kirk’s tattoos. Faster is not always better, although I would not say that Kirk works slowly, he just takes the time to do a professional job.

“The needle is mightier than the sword”… ;)

Cleanliness: Exceptional & meticulous sanitation practices with his tattoo needles. Kirk’s shop gets top marks for cleanliness“

“Sushma is very fast and does great work! she leaves my eyebrows perfect every single time❤️“

“Loved this tattoo shop! I am from Ontario and called in advance to make sure I was able to get in while on my vacation. Nick was incredibly helpful and fun to communicate with. Whether it was through email or phone, Nicks customer service was fantastic. I was tattooed by Desmond and he was very nice and did a great job. He was very accommodating when it came to adding a couple more tattoos to my already big list and although cramped for time, he nailed it and was great to talk to! I will definitely be going back to Utility next time I am in Halifax!!!“

“I have 10 tattoos from Marie and they are all fantastic, wouldn’t go anywhere else!“

“I had an overwhelmingly positive experience at the Adept Tattoos (Halifax) location yesterday. I had contacted Lucy via Instagram with a tattoo idea, and she was very responsive and helpful. I chose Lucy as the tattoo I wanted had a lot of small detail and fine lines, and I understand she specializes in these areas. When I was waiting for her to be ready the day of the appointment, she had printed out different sizes of the tattoo for me to look at in the waiting area, so I had time to decide. Even when she took me in, she took her time to place the tattoo in different sizes and slightly different spots on the arm until we found the perfect combination. The tattoo turned out even better than I had hoped - I am beyond impressed! I was also impressed that she was very fair with her timing and kept a timer running during the appointment to be transparent. After the appointment she was prompt in sending the aftercare instructions, and sent photos of the finished work as soon as I requested. I couldn't think of a single negative thing to say about the whole experience if I tried. 10/10, I would HIGHLY recommend Lucy for detailed, fine line work any day.“