Open Tue–Sat · 12–9pm

Worcester, Massachusetts

Precision piercing & tattoo, done right since 1993.

The first state-certified tattoo shop in the Worcester area. APP member. The studio the Massachusetts Board of Health used to write the rules.

4.7 1,192 Google reviews

Call to set up an appointment, and before coming in.

A snake conch piece and stacked helix rings, fitted on an ear at Piercing Emporium
Conch & helix · fitted in-studio
1993 Body piercing in Worcester since
2000 First state-certified tattoo shop in the area
APP Association of Professional Piercers member
Model MA Board of Health used our shop to set state guidelines
4.7★ Across 1,192 verified Google reviews
A curated ear with blue gem clusters and a lotus piece, placed by anatomy

Body piercing

Placed by anatomy, fit for the long run.

Lobes to curated ears, daith, conch, nostril and beyond. Every piercing follows APP standards: single-use sterile setups, internally-threaded implant-grade jewelry, and placement read from your anatomy, not a dot on a chart.

  • Implant-grade titanium & gold
  • Sterile, single-use technique
  • Curated ear & jewelry fittings
  • Aftercare you can actually follow
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Black-and-grey traditional dagger through a rose, tattooed on a forearm

Tattoo

Clean lines that still read in twenty years.

State-certified since 2000, working bold traditional, black-and-grey and custom pieces. We talk the idea through before a needle touches skin, so the tattoo you leave with is the one you pictured, and one that ages well.

  • State-certified since 2000
  • Traditional & black-and-grey
  • Custom work, drawn with you
  • Hospital-grade sterilization
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Work from the chair.

Real piercings and tattoos done in the studio. No stock, no filters, no two the same.

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Fine black-and-grey butterflies and wildflowers tattoo
TattooBlack & grey botanical
Snake conch piece with stacked helix rings
PiercingConch & snake
Traditional frog and flowers reading 'same as it ever was'
TattooOld-school traditional
Industrial barbell with three gems and opal ends
PiercingGemmed industrial
Black-and-grey dagger and rose tattoo
TattooDagger & rose
Curated ear with blue gem cluster and lotus
PiercingCurated lobe

Certified to do this since 2000.

APP member · 30 years on Shrewsbury St · 4.7★ across 1,192 reviews.

4.7 1,192 reviews on Google

Thirty years of people who came back.

More than eleven hundred neighbors have rated the studio, and the work keeps the average at 4.7 stars. It is the same reason the Massachusetts Board of Health pointed to this shop when it set the standard for the state.

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Ready when you are.

Pick up the phone and we will set up your appointment. Give us a call before coming in.

(508) 754-0564

Find us

205 Shrewsbury St
Worcester, MA 01604

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Hours

Tuesday – Saturday
12:00pm – 9:00pm

Closed Sunday & Monday

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