3 Best Tattoo Shops in Portland, OR

“Paramount Tattoo Studio is owned by tattoo artist Nathan Mollahan, who brings over two decades of experience in offering high-quality, customized tattoo designs. He is an expert in all kinds of tattoos, specializing in large-scale, custom designs. Tattoos are appointment-based, full-day sessions (no walk-ins); inquiries are made via email. Their professional body piercers have over three decades of combined piercing experience. They also have the most reasonable prices on body piercings and jewelry. They offer a wide variety of body jewelry in many styles and materials, available both in-store and online. They are open Wednesday through Saturday, take walk-in piercings, and purchase clients starting at noon, with a cut-off time of 7:00 pm or once their waiting list reaches maximum capacity for the day. They are accepting cards, cash, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.”

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“Adorn Tattoo is a female-owned and award-winning studio. The shop has 4 tattoo artists with unique artistic expressions and are versed in various tattoo styles, from traditional Americana to photorealism. They are committed to meeting or exceeding all industry, state, and federal health and safety standards. They are internationally known for having one of their studio's largest selections of high-end jewelry collections. Their body piercers average more than ten years of experience and are all members of the Association of Professional Piercers. All their body piercers are members of the Association of Professional Piercers (APP) and take annual continuing education classes on everything from Bedside manners to Advanced Ear Curations and Human Anatomy. Adorn Tattoo uses disposable needles and piercing jewelry of the highest quality.”

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“Ritual Arts is a queer-owned studio that creates an inclusive environment. They are a Green-Certified tattoo and piercing studio that provides high-quality services to their customers. Their highly skilled tattoo artists offer a wide range of tattoo designs, from traditional to modern. They offer aftercare products for tattoos and body piercings. Their goal is to treat everyone as part of the ritual arts family. Their body piercers are all members of the Association of Professional Piercers and practice according to the highest industry standards. Ritual Arts offers an excellent selection of socially responsible and exclusively vegan body jewelry along with aftercare products.”

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