Tattoo Charlie's 470 East New Circle Road, Lexington, KY 40505

"I had a wonderful experience getting pierced by Whitney. She answered all my questions, showed me similar piercings she'd done, and told me about her experience/training/certifications. I told her I liked gold jewelry but didn't see any for my piercing type in the case, so then she used a machine called an anodizer to safely recolor my jewelry (which is titanium, I believe) to a yellow gold color! I tend to get super nervous for piercings, but she made me feel at ease and was very chill when I yelped and flinched at the moment of piercing lol. After the piercing, she gave me snacks and a glucose tablet to up my blood sugar since I was feeling kind of shaky, plus a thorough aftercare kit. She even wrote down the specs and price of some jewelry I liked but couldn't afford at the moment in case I want to get it in the future. The shop was very clean and everyone was so nice and professional - I'm excited to go back for future piercings!"

"Sheryl was absolutely incredible! This was my first tattoo, and I can't think of anyone better to do it. She had wonderful energy and a very charming personality, and really brought my dream to life. Everyone has been so impressed with the level of quality and the colors and shading are impeccable!"

"I’ve had a total of 3 piercings here and highly recommend. My most recent one was not planned, I had scheduled to buy new jewelry, but ended up with the new jewelry and new piercing. Chad was awesome. I told him that I was apprehensive about getting my nose done because I had it done when I was younger and did not have the greatest experience and just seemed like a piercing I just couldn’t “have”.. he asked for my specifics, and told me his technique.., let’s just say I still have the piercing, everything he told me to expect has been true, and I still love it just as much as I did that day. 10/10 recommend! The appointments are built to make sure they can give you their full undivided attention and give you the personalized experience. (Whitney did my other two and she’s fabulous as well! Can’t go wrong here!)"

"I lost my uncle/best bud Kevin earlier this year. At 38 years old, I had zero tattoos but wanted to honor his memory with a collage design on the inside of my arm. I chose Tattoo Charlie’s because of how long they’ve been in business and their reputation. I chose Zach Mullins specifically because I saw his work featured on their website and the man is just an absolute artist by every definition of the word. My tattoo was a collage of different things that were just totally Kevin. The one thing I appreciated the most about the entire experience was the attention to detail that Zach put into my design. Part of the collage was a pair of black glasses because that’s what Kevin wore as well as Buddy Holly, and Kevin was a huge Buddy Holly fan. Without me even asking, Zach got on the Buddy Holly Museum website, got a picture of Buddy’s actual glasses that are on display at the museum, and that is what went on my arm. That is what I call going above and beyond. That is attention to detail and most people don’t put that kind of effort in, in any profession. Zach made me feel like this wasn’t just another tattoo job, but it meant the absolute world to me and so it meant the world to him too. He was 110% professional as far as cleanliness and safety was concerned as well. I loved the experience so much that I plan to get more tattoos and expand what is already done and without a doubt, Zach will do it. He’s just that good and this shop is just that awesome."

"I've gotten a tattoo and a piercing at Tattoo Charlie's in the last few months, and I've been delighted by the quality of both and the professionalism of the staff. My tattoo is beautiful and I LOVED the Saniderm they put on it to keep it sanitary and clean. I've never had tattoo after care this easy. My ear cartilage piercing was also super easy. I wish my teenage self in the mid 90s had known about professional piercing! This has been my least painful ear piercing to date. Highly recommend this place. I will be back!"