Skin Gallery Tattooing & Body Piercing

I love this place! the guys there are really great and super friendly. Kris who did our piercings was great and has a hello kitty addiction, which is awesome.

I got my third piercing on one ear which cost only 10 bucks. My friends got their cartilage pierced which costs 20 bucks.
These guys are great, if you want to get a piercing done, go here! They are also a tattoo parlor.

Skin Gallery seems to have changed a lot in the past few years. When I went to Downers North right down the street it was THE shady place to get underage stuff done. Heck, I'm sure my paperwork is still on file with my fake name from when my best friend signed to get my belly button done for me when I was 16. Although the place had kind of a bad reputation for that very reason back then, you could always count on Skin Gallery for an accurate piercing in a nice clean environment. Now, Kris (the piercer who did my belly button) is still there but there is also Kenny. Both great guys who are good at what they do. Definitely the place to go to get an affordable well done piercing. They have definitely shook their shady reputation and have honestly only gotten better with time. They also have a great selection of cheap body jewelry in the case upfront, much better prices than most piercing places. I don't know too much about their tattooing staff although I can say I had a friend get a shoulder tattoo done here in gray scale and it looks beautiful but anyone who knows tattoos knows it all depends on the artist and I'm not sure who did hers. Only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because the parking here SUCKS. There is only like five spots up front and they aren't easy to get to and although there is additional parking in back, it's still not the easiest to park in especially when it's busy. All in all though this is my favorite place in the area. Definitely recommend checking it out.

I did not have an appointment when I came so I waited a decent amount of time before someone saw me. I didn't walk out because I'd chickened out too many times before and the artists seemed nice so I decided to stay. I ended up getting tattooed by Eloise who was finishing up someone and had done a good job on him so I figured I was in good hands. I wanted a tat on my ankle and brought in a pendant of the same symbol and they xeroxed it and blew it up so it'd be easier to trace. She took her time and made sure it was right, and gave me a great price on my tattoo and after care instructions. I'm still happy with my tat to this day and even though it hurt like hell, I'm happy I knocked that off of my bucket-list. I'd recommend this place to anyone in the area who is looking who is looking for a clean place with nice people and Eloise for her patience and gentle hands since it was my first tattoo.