Inkground Skin Art Tattoos and Body Piercing

Inkground Skin Art Tattoos and Body Piercing is a tattoo shop on Relly Street in Sunnyside, Pretoria. The reviews are a few years old but consistently warm, describing a polite, patient artist who is good with people worried about pain, and clients who come back for more.

What reviewers liked

• Calming nervous clients. Siphiwe was anxious about pain before a first tattoo and said the artist was informative and eased her worries. Mavunda, also nervous, described a second tattoo as smooth and pain free.
• Repeat visits. Siphiwe liked her first tattoo so much that she got another the next day and has since had three from the studio. Mavunda plans to return for a third.
• Manner and effort. Coceka praised the artist's politeness, professionalism and effort, and said her tattoo has drawn plenty of compliments. Hector also enjoyed the service.
• Speed. Awonke decided on a tattoo spontaneously and was in and out in under an hour.

Good to know before you book

Prices get a positive mention. Siphiwe, a student when she visited, found them very affordable. That review is several years old, so confirm current rates before you go.

Walk-in style visits seem possible for small pieces, judging by Awonke's quick, unplanned tattoo, but for anything larger it makes sense to contact the studio in advance. If pain is your main worry, it may help to mention it; both Siphiwe and Mavunda arrived anxious and found the artist reassuring. No complaints appear in these reviews, though most of them date back two years or more.