Piercing near Castle Shannon

“Bob is a master of his craft. Love going to visit him and getting new ink. Great person and friend.“

“This is a great studio to get new ink. I scheduled with Adam (the owner). Great artist and person! His work is top notch and everyone who works here is above friendly. Go check out Alter Ego if you’re looking for new ink or piercings.“

“I just recently got my first tattoo here and it was amazing! They made me feel welcomed and very safe! All of the artist were extremely nice

Requested style: Something that meant something to me my mothers birthday and a bible verse that we love!“

“Very professional and kind! A perfect experience for my 4-year-old who is so proud of her newly pierced ears. Thank you Jayden & Ashlee! ?“

“Emiliana was kind, thoughtful, and very talented! My tattoo is healing beautifully—overall, a great experience.“

“Went in for 2 piercings and Rhiannon made us feel comfortable and had us laughing instead of concentrating on the pain of the piercings. Definitely recommended!!!“

“Amazing experience, Pat did my Michael Meyers tattoo and I love it . The shop is really nice , clean and welcoming they have amazing merch as well …“

“Came in last minute with my grandma and Danny took such good care of her. Would not have wanted her to get tattooed by anyone else— such a kind and generous man.

In the mean time, I got a piercing from Kensington and they are AMAZING!! They have done many of my piercings and now I can’t go anywhere else.

Would recommend this place over and over again.“

“Laura has done two tattoos for me this year and I love them both so much! She was very honest about what to expect with the pain for both locations, which I appreciated even though I know all tattoos hurt to some extent. She also helped me decide on the location of the second tattoo and moved the stencil as many times as needed until we agreed on a good placement. She’s easy to talk to but also doesn’t seem to have an issue with a quieter session. Everyone that works there is friendly and the shop is super clean. I will be back to get more work done by Laura and always recommend her to others!“

“Shout out to my guy Jacob, very skilfull artist, if you want some nice ink done thats the place to go“

“If you're in the Oakland area and itching for new ink then get in touch with Empire Tattoo. The staff is friendly and I will without a doubt be returning to the shop in the near future. Huge shout out to Lew Sommerville for my doing my latest piece, it was a real pleasure! Can't express enough how satisfied I was with the results and my experience at the shop!“

“Excellent work! Very dedicated to help with what you want or creating something from an idea. Joe Bruce is super nice and makes the process go smoothly. The shop is clean and takes proper precautions. Highly recommended“

“Great experience! Amanda is extremely knowledgeable and professional! Beautiful artist. Prices are reasonable! Definitely recommend“

“Gianna is beyond amazing. I went for a Monroe piercing, which I had done in the past but removed. The first time I got the piercing was horrible and it was the most painful piercing I’ve ever had, so I was a little nervous. However, Gianna is awesome and it barely hurt at ALL! I’ll never get pierced by anyone else. Go see Gianna!!“

“Amy she did a really good job on the Godzilla tattoo & everyone there is really friendly and nice. Amy also did a great job on my Godzilla sleeve tattoo as well.“

“Awesome Work, Helpful and Understanding.

Friendly Tattoo Artists and Awesome Atmosphere!“

“Some of my favorite artists around. There is an artist here for every style you might be looking for. They’re all talented in their own styles, respectful and kind humans, as well!“

“Not knowing that I needed an appointment I showed up to the shop, so it was closed and I made a phone call. Went to voicemail but within 2 minutes Sean called me back. Within an hour I was in the shop. The work that Sean did was above and beyond. It's a memorial piece and a portrait as well and I had some significant alterations that I wanted done to it. It was absolutely no problem for him. I'm headed back Monday to get it finished up. I would 100% recommend Sean to anyone looking for some ink.“

“My daughter says excellent, very clean and sanitary, knowledgeable, reasonably priced, no problems so far“

“I definitely loved my experience my artist was Brett made me very comfortable and the other artist’s was very nice ?“

“Had an issue removing my corkscrew nose piercing on two occasions due to slight trauma to the nose. Each piercer took a look at my nose to understand what happened. They explained what was going on and they removed the ring with little discomfort. Replacing the ring was a little difficult due to the swelling on the inside of my nose. However, each piercer was able to put a replacement ring in with some discomfort. I was told to return should there be any issues or if the ring needed adjustment.They have quality jewlery - I can onmy wear 14k. They are professional and above all they are clean and sterile, which is a huge plus for me. I would definitely go back.“

“I haven’t been tattooed here but I buy jewelry from here and it’s great quality and the piercer is happy to help make sure you leave with something that looks great.“

“Tony’s attitude has me sold on getting a tattoo here! Real clean he took time to break things down to me and informed me of his next opening! Once I sit in the chair I will be updating with pics ❤️his work is amazingggg“