Tattoo Machine Reviews

Great experience with Tom, very polite and easy to along with. The line and attention to detail was on point. Studio was nice and clean. Would recommend

Had an amazing experience today (and yesterday too) with Martin (sage.tattoo)! Made me feel relaxed, has a great sense of humor; Martin did an amazing job and was very helpful with creating the tattoo design and concept with me. I had a great time, everyone in the shop is very welcoming. Shop has a very chill and homey vibe. Will definitely have my future tattoos here again. Highly recommend this place! 11/10

Had an amazing experience today with Martin (sage.tattoo)! Genuinely exceptionally talented, made me feel completely relaxed, and clearly takes pride in everything created. Shop has a super chilled vibe and I couldn't recommend highly enough. If they're not careful I'll be back...

5+ stars for Tattoo Machine! My experiences there have been fantastic. Incredible artists who are super talented. This was a very emotional day, getting my old boy imprinted for life, and I'm beyond grateful that he came out better than I'd hoped.

great

Gil Is an absolute champ, Got my forearm piece fixed and finished as a halve sleeve by Gil and it was such a good experience from our first consult right through to finishing the piece Amazing artwork and amazing shop Thank you Gil

Such an awesome experience!!! Gil and the guys were just amazing. I scheduled the appointment on very short notice, provided some of my ideas, and let the "magician" do his thing. The place is emaculate, has the highest standards of hygiene, the music and atmosphere were relaxing. The end result was extraordinary.

Got to work with Martin "Sage Tattoo" today. Was an amazing experience, good conversations, ambient workspace, and high skilled work. I was very happy with the way he took my simple line art to another level. He also let me take my own time in deciding the placement and matched it with pin-point accuracy. Definitely hoping to go here again and cheers to the rest of the team with all the amazing work you guys are doing!

I got my first tattoo from Arina today and I'm extremely impressed with her and the studio! The whole team is super nice and I felt very comfortable and in good hands. Arina is a very talented artist and works with a lot of joy and passion. Would definitely have it done here again and can only recommend it. Thank you for this incredible experience!!!😊

Rad tats and customer service 🤝🏼

Booked in for a day with Sage (Martin), made me very comfy and welcome. Tattoo turned out super awesome, takes alot of care with placement super detail oriented. Shop has a cool chill vibe. Been back multiple times since my first time here, great people, great service.

I got tattooed for 4 hours from Sage the resident tattoo artist and loved it :) They were very accommodating and asked many times throughout if i needed anything as well and buying me lunch! The tattoo itself was brilliantly done and exactly how i wanted it, as a freehand! Will definitely come back. Thanks Martin!

An enjoyable experience! Friendly and.relaxed atmosphere. Very happy with the result. Beautiful work. W!ill definitely go again and recommend to anyone else. 😊

Lovely shop with great artists. I've had two tattoos there done by Fabian, and they were both pretty challenging tasks (reinterpreting a design done by my 7 year old niece, and the cover up of a pretty nasty scar). Both of these tattoos look fantastic, and were very reasonably priced. He was really willing to work with me on the final design, and is extremely talented. Everyone there is very friendly, and all in all there's just a great vibe. I've gotten quite a few tattoos from quite a few places in my time, and this place is definitely up there for me.

I went to Tattoo Machine with my partner in September 2022. We were both walk in’s getting out first tattoo. We were asked where we were from and it seemed like regular small talk before any prices were mentioned. However looking back it feels like stating we were on holiday from the south island and getting our first tattoos it felt we were taken advantage of. We were charged $200 dollars cash each and told this is the minimum charge for all walk ins even small sized ones. I felt that seemed a bit steep but went with it as my partner was very convinced this is where he wanted to get his. I got the outline of a star which covers a space of maybe 2.5cm by 2.5cm and my partner also got a small tattoo about 5cm by 10cm, both on our inner arms. Shortly after I messaged a different artist from Tattoo Machine on instagram to ask about hourly rates and walk in fees and was told minimum walk in charges were $150. I would have put one star as this has left a very bad impression on me however the experience of actually getting the tattoos was very good. Our artist was professional (ignoring the pricing matter) and explained the after care well and ultimately we had a good experience, especially considering we both have a fear of needles. I’m very disappointed as I feel like we were scammed/taken advantage of which has soured the experience and it has left me not wanting to go back or recommend to anyone else. Overall I am happy with my tattoo but have been put off by the dishonestly.

I got 4 tattoos done these last 2 days by 2 of the artists and I am so thoroughly impressed with the team at tattoo machine! Will definitely be back for more tattoos as I absolutely love the ones I got!!

Definitely recommend getting tattooed here🥰

An amazing place to get tattoos, everyone was so friendly and welcoming! The studio was clean with great hygenie practices and good music too! My artist Sage did a great job and they are very talented! 5 stars, I will be coming back very soon!

Went in as a walk in yesterday and was able to get an awesome Gengar tattoo from Sages’ flash!! It was a wonderful experience and I highly recommend to anyone looking for great line work and shading. (Or just a great tattoo in general lol!!) I was only in the area visiting, but if I’m ever in Wellington again I plan on going back for another piece!