Category: | Tattoo Shop |
Address: | 35 N Main St, Wharton, NJ 07885, USA |
Phone: | +1 973-620-9996 |
Site: | expressiveinknj.com |
Rating: | 4.8 |
Working: | 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM |
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Heather Sawaqid
I am a former piercer and going to this place was such a great encounter. It is such a sanitary place, I would feel comfortable doing weird things on any surface! A few years back I walked into this shop and the owner, Trent welcomed me in. I immediately felt at home; this place has a soothing atmosphere - also they play good jams. So, Trent pierced me. It was a really awesome experience, he is good at taking the mind off the fact that you are making a painful hole in your body. He was thorough yet quick in going over the after care and provides a lot of great care products in shop! Trent bends all of his jewelry on site to ensure that the jewelry perfectly fits each individual - I had never seen this before, I was just always thinking that my face was oddly shaped and jewelry didnt fit it, but in retrospect I now know that no one knew how to handle the product. Expressive Ink Tattoo is mainly a tattoo shop, obviously, BUT their inventory of body jewelry is impressive! I have one particular piece I really like. Trent is the only shop in NJ or a lot of the places all over US Ive looked that has the size septum ring I prefer in my nose, and its fairly priced! Last night I went to Expressive Ink Tattoo for a tattoo! Now I have a few pieces already, but I feel cheated of my experiences after going to Trent. I dont even feel the artwork lives up to his! We came in with a drawing and Trent perfected it while preserving it. The tattoo came out better than the real thing. The lines are so delicate and tiny yet perfect - I just cant stop looking at it and its in a weird ass place.. While I was there I priced out some other things I had wanted. Because the pricing was attainable I got more on the spot. Trent accommodated the additions with no hesitation despite my being early for my appointment and him having an appointment after me. I have wanted wrap lines on me for years and recently in the last two years I started my investigation. After being turned away from so many tattoo artist saying that it was not something they couldnt do because the lines were too thin or the price was insane for something that size - but when I asked Trent his response was something like - Yeah sounds cool Im excited! We chatted the whole time he worked and he didnt seem to mind my awkward questions about his profession. I feel it is important to enjoy your artist, feel comfortable in the shop and be really happy with the outcome of the work - all three are personally an understatement in my case. I wouldnt go anywhere else. Great Great Great place!!!!!
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Katie Roedel
I went to Expressive Ink to purchase 3 tattoos as Christmas Gifts for my mom, my brother, and myself. After my grandparents passed away, we had all gotten matching tattoos with the name of my grandparents boat, as we used their ashes in the ink! (sounds weird, I know) but we did! We all went and got them done by Trent, and let me tell you... our experience was AMAZING and we were all comfortable getting them done by him! This was my moms first tattoo, and Trent made it such a great experience for her! After this wonderful experience, I had gotten another tattoo done by him as a birthday present. I had gotten a banksy tattoo done on my ribs, and he gave me an AWESOME price, and made me feel comforable during this time as well! He told me if I needed to stop because of pain or anything to let him know and that he had no problem with it! Thankfully I didnt need to, but just the fact that he was so understanding about how tender that spot was. He did a FANTASTIC job on my ribs, and everyone else loves it as well! I highly recommend Expressive Ink! I had a tattoo shop I was going to, that I stopped going to, because of how I was treated at Expressive! No disappointments at this shop! And, not only were they amazing for my tattoo experience, but I went in for having an infection on my industrial piercing (that wasnt done by them) and he gave me products to take care of my infection. I love this place, and i refer everyone here!!!! Thank you Trent and everyone at Expressive Ink for making my experiences with you guys amazing!
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Maxime Urbanski
Though my experiences with Expressive Ink have only been piercing-related (I dont have any tattoos), I feel that the exemplary quality of this establishment has been so impactful as to inspire my first-ever online review. Paramount is the influence of a first impression––walking into Expressive Ink for the first time, Id found myself far from disappointed by the atmosphere. An immediate sense of amiability upon being greeted by the owner, Trent, not to mention the indisputable cleanliness of the shop, fostered feelings of both security and comfortably. My friend and I were both there to get our noses pierced. She was apprehensive, but Trent was able to alleviate her uncertainty and ultimately provide her with a piercing that made her question why she hadnt gotten one sooner––the hoop was fitted perfectly, not appearing awkward and oversized as wed anticipated. I was just as impressed with mine. He followed up with discussion of aftercare, in which he was impressively informative and thoughtful (he cares!!!). If a refreshing fusion of professionalism and satisfying conversation (he has a lot of great stories to share) is on your list of must-haves, then look no further. PS: I cant speak personally about Expressive Inks tattoos, but hey, their Instagram page speaks for itself.
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Sean Tolentino
I have 8 tattoos and I love them all, the first two I got were done at other shops, but that was until I found out about Expressive Ink, where I was able to get my most recent 6 tattoos. All 6 were done by Trent who not only did a clean job on all of them but also was very open and helpful to my ideas when I initially came for consultation with my ideas. Aside from the clean and wonderful job done by Trent on my pieces, the shop has a positive and friendly vibe! Ive met most the artists and they are all very friendly which doesnt give it that feel that they are blood suckers who just want your money. Prices are fair and you get what you pay for! And even though it can be redundant, Trent always goes over the after-care instructions even though I insist that I know by now and laugh it off and dont want to hear, he still reiterates the importance! Now I havent been in awhile but thats only cause Im selectively creating my next idea but when I decide, I know where I am going, Expressive Ink!
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A Private User
Can I give him 15 stars for the two times I came in and the one that my almost 60 year old father did for his first tattoo? Okay, heres the low down - got a tattoo done in the city by someone HIGHLY recommended - he screwed up big time. Trent talked to me on the phone minimum three times before I came in to see him, he listened to my whole life story about the messed up tattoo and then he consulted with me - looking through ten books of tattoos before I finally found two Id like to use as cover ups- I now have my koi and my lotus on my ankle (which he was more than accommodating since I didnt believe the truth about pain with ankle tattoos). The shop is ALWAYS clean, everyone is ALWAYS friendly and even down to the apprentice the tattoos are ALWAYS top notch. Anyone who has had a bad experience here, then Im sorry, you mustve wanted a crude "MOM" tattoo done with a blue ink pen. I have a guy in NY for ya.