Request: Tattoo artist in Auckland

**Ewan Oozarmy** · 7th January 2008, 11:19

Happy New Year everyone!!

My sister, her boy and her fella are over here next month from London for their 1st ever visit to NZ and her fella would like to mark his visit with a tattoo.

Can anyone recommend a good tattoo artist/shop in the Auckalnd area, please?

I ride past one every day on the Ponsonby Road and I know there are a few on the K Road but any recommendations from locals would be greatly appreciated

Cheers in advance!

**Tank** · 7th January 2008, 11:22

Stained Skin in Mt Albert are awesome.

All the Krd one i visited - I wouldn't get my dog tattooed at.

**Luckylegs** · 7th January 2008, 11:59

Originally Posted by Tank

Stained Skin in Mt Albert are awesome.

All the Krd one i visited - I wouldn't get my dog tattooed at.

+1 for Stained Skin. Did my Wifes last one and she was pleased with the work. The guys were helpful, knowledgable and the conditions were good. (I would have said it was in three kings, but)

Steve at western tattoo studio in new lynn did a couple of mine and are good. One was done when he worked in K road but and the other in his original premises in new lynn. Lat time I went in I actually didnt get a very nice feeling about the place (new premises) though... although I may have just been having a bad day....

**Joni** · 7th January 2008, 12:04

PM NC... she will be able to tell you who is the best in Auckland.

I dont know why my memory says his name is Graham, I may be wrong, but she can help you out 100%

**Swoop** · 7th January 2008, 14:55

Dermographic at the top of College Hill/Ponsnobby Rd.

**007XX** · 7th January 2008, 15:11

Originally Posted by Tank

Stained Skin in Mt Albert are awesome.

All the Krd one i visited - I wouldn't get my dog tattooed at.

+1 for Stained Skin...a girlfriend of mine got her tat done there, and it was just very nice clean work with lots of fine fiddly lines...

And yes, forget about K'Rd. Monique in Henderson does good work in general, but is very expensive, so I wouldn't really recommend her.

Good luck and let us know how it went.

**Riff Raff** · 7th January 2008, 16:02

Draco uses someone out west who has done some awesome work on her. PM her.

**doc** · 7th January 2008, 16:12

"Sinna" in Queen st . He is awesome and is a biker from wayback.

**Grumpy** · 7th January 2008, 16:30

Had a bit of work done by Steve at Ballistics in Queen St. Highly recommended.

**Gubb** · 7th January 2008, 16:38

Adam at Illicit on K Rd is fantastic.
I'm getting mine done there in Feb.

**NotaGoth** · 7th January 2008, 17:34

Originally Posted by Grumpy

Had a bit of work done by Steve at Ballistics in Queen St. Highly recommended.

I watched a guy in Balistics tattooing a girl...... He kept stopping to txt on his cellphone (didn't change his gloves after) not to mention he kept whiping his nose on his arm....

**Grahameeboy** · 7th January 2008, 17:47

Originally Posted by Ewan Oozarmy

Happy New Year everyone!!

My sister, her boy and her fella are over here next month from London for their 1st ever visit to NZ and her fella would like to mark his visit with a tattoo.

Can anyone recommend a good tattoo artist/shop in the Auckalnd area, please?

I ride past one every day on the Ponsonby Road and I know there are a few on the K Road but any recommendations from locals would be greatly appreciated

Cheers in advance!

Got mine done at Demographics...did a brill job.

Also, the one on Ponsonby Road close to the K'Rd / Newton Road Junction...Robbie Williams got his done there......

**DEATH_INC.** · 7th January 2008, 18:06

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Draco uses someone out west who has done some awesome work on her. PM her.

She uses Moniques Euro Tattoo on Lincoln road. They have different people to do different stuff, they specialise in their own field, like one does dragons, line work or shading etc. As a nurse she's bloody fussy about hygiene too and she reckons they're good.

**Ewan Oozarmy** · 9th January 2008, 11:42

Thanks for all your replies, guys. Plenty off suggestions here for me to be getting on with. I'll post the final outcome with a pic once done and dusted.

Cheers!