Tattoo Shops near Dartmouth

“It was my first time getting a tattoo. I was a little nervous, but Andrew was very kind and gave me a wonderful first experience. He did such an amazing job too! I love the design and how it turned out when it was finished. All of the staff seem really friendly, and the price for a tattoo is pretty good as well. I'm definitely going back!“

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“Amazing experience. Walked in off the street on a Saturday. Was out in less than an hour with my Mom’s hand writing tattooed on my arm. It’s perfection and looks like she took a pen and wrote on me herself. ♥“

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“Great people and vibe. Very welcoming and professional. The awards speak for themselves.“

“Amazing first experience at Adept, and in general. My piercer, Hunter, was amazing, an absolute hoot! 10/10 recommend.“

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“Sushma aunty's skills and homely warmth was all i needed today. She did my henna and it was so pretty. She made me feel like i was at home. Definitely recommend her for your special day. ❤️?“

“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“