Black Thorn Tattoo 44 Home Street, Edinburgh EH3 9LZ

"Megan is amazing! I had my first experience at Black Thorn Tattoo on Saturday and I can safely say it’s the friendliest tattoo parlour I’ve ever been to! Megan was extremely accommodating with my designs I’d asked for, I was made very comfortable while being tattooed both physically and mentally. Despite being an apprentice her technique is fantastic and my tattoos are flawless, you can really tell the shop has extremely high standards with their artwork. I have to also add, the person on reception was so friendly and lovely, they’re a real credit to the parlour. My only problem is that I live over 100 miles from Edinburgh! It won’t stop me booking in again ASAP, thank you to everyone!"

"I had my very first tattoo done by Natalia and I could not be happier with it! Her design was amazing and captured perfectly the photo I gave as reference. The fine line tattoo is beautiful, I love it and got loads of compliments for it. The experience itself was lovely and in spite of being nervous for my first tattoo I felt completely at ease. I wholeheartedly recommend, and hope to be going back there soon!"

"Natalia is so talented and super lovely to collaborate on tattoos with. She took everything I said on board, understood the level of communication I needed and is a very swift, gentle tattooist. My piece meant I was topless and the tattoo stretch over sensitive body parts. But she made me feel so comfortable and covered as much as I needed to be, always explaining what she was about to do and asking consent anytime she needed to be close to intimate areas. The tattoo space is so clean and bright, LGBT+ friendly and felt super safe. I'll be back!"

"Got a wonderful tattoo from Natalia back in August. Not only is she super talented and kind but the atmosphere in the studio is great. It’s on street level, so unlike most tattoo studios it has lots of natural light which I found very comfortable. Will hopefully be back in the future."

"An amazing business! All of my sessions have been with Natalia who’s nothing short of perfect making each tattoo feel as exciting as the last and executes it beautifully every time! the other artists always make it feel like a welcoming environment as well with good chat and either an awesome film choice or music playlist to enjoy, brilliant management from both artists and the store manager DJ and good pricing as well a clear and open communication about the whole consultation through to final payment process"