Body Xtremes

All my tat were done in this shop. some of the best artwork around comes out of this shop

Got my ears repierced here and they were very cool. Talked to me for about an hour a few days prior, I came in and bam! Done in 15 minutes. Gave me after care info and did a basically painless job

I had a great experience getting my 3^rd and 4^th tattoos here with Jason Talbot. I walked in on a whim with the images of the two tattoos I wanted saved in my email. They were both pretty simple black tattoos. One my friend’s signature, the other a small symbol for AA. He got them sized right and printed out quickly. He gave me a good price since I was getting two at the same time. He was very kind, checked in with me throughout the process to make sure I was doing ok and was also very respectful of the fact that I was a recovering alcoholic. I can’t speak to his custom work, but for a quick, little tattoo he was great.

I haven’t gotten a piercing here. But I had 3 piercings I needed removed that I got somewhere else (two of which were infected) so I called and asked if they could do it. Mik was very nice and made me feel comfortable while removing the piercings. I don’t know why people have anything bad to say about this place. Mik knows exactly what he’s talking about and has been piercing along time. If I was to get another piercing I would recommend going here.

Please do not go here they are so unprofessional it is crazy they are still open for business. They have no clue how to pierce. like many others that have gone here, piercing your septum here is asking for a total mess! We went to several other shops and were told that this was the worst piercing job they have seen, and how if the piercing wasn’t taken out serious problems would be inevitable. When asked for money back they try and intimidate customers and refuse to refund money while blaming everyone but themselves. Ask other skilled reputable shops about this place and they will say stay away. If you decide to still go here after reading the reviews on this place, just get a tetanus shot before. Groossssss.

Don’t go here. Spend the extra time and money to head to either Chameleon in Cambridge or Stingray in Allston. I got my belly button pierced here in 2012 and it was the worst piercing experience I’ve ever had. I believe it was Mik who pierced me. He was rude and didn’t explain anything to me. He pierced me and then left his apprentice or whoever to put the jewelry in. The apprentice was so nice and he did some of the explaining, but the fact that Mik walked away and didn’t watch or stay for any questions or concerns I had was ridiculous. He also pierced me with a ring even though I wanted to barbell. The piercing ended up getting a bit infected because of the ring and it was crooked! I went to chameleon to get it looked at and fixed and Owen (the piercer there) was so helpful and switched it to a barbell and it healed very quickly after that. Please don’t go to Body Xtremes!!!

I love this place. I got my tragus pierced here about six years ago and recently had my nose pierced there twice (I accidently let my first one close up after a surgery). Mik had done the piercings and they look awesome and healed very well. The person at the front desk (I forget his name) is extremely helpful and friendly. He has changed the jewelry in my nose and tragus for me when I was having trouble doing it myself and always answers my questions when I go in. What I like the best about body xtremes is that you definetly don’t get the condescending/​arrogant additude that you get walking into alot of other shops around Boston. And as someone who doesn’t drive, I love that it’s a five minues walk from the red line.

Love this place– very professional– tattoo artist jason talbot is awesome! Fun and courteous, and of course lots of artistic talent

Do not go here! Got my septum done here n it was completely crooked n extremely painful. First I called to get a price– the guy That answered the phone, who I now know was mik told me he thought it was this price but was in the other room and didn’t feel like going to check the actual price, good customer service. When I got there the piercing was substantially more expensive than he told me on the phone. I sit down to be pierced and Mik is talking over me as if I’m not there, talking about sending a picture to someone of the pope getting a blow job from a kid! First of all– disgusting, unprofessional and offensive! Wish I had jumped out of the chair right then. Mik spent about 5 mins in the room n left as soon as he was done– making no attempts to answer questions, talk to me about what was going on or make me feel comfortable. I Bled a ton, it was dripping out of my nose and wouldn’t stop. Mik left his assistant to clean up his mess, we spent 20 mins trying to get the bleeding to stop, the kid ended up having to use some topical drug to clot n stop the bleeding. Once I got home after the piercing n took a look at it I saw that the piercing was extremely low n exiting through the bottom of the skin of my septum! I was still bleeding even into the next morning. I couldn’t flip it up either n was told by people in body xtremes I should be able to w in 5 hrs. W out looking into my nose you could see the piercing hole. Because this place was closed til tues I went to a different shop to get it checked out. I went to 3 different piercers n they all told me I need to take it out. «It is not a viable piercing n there is a good chance it will rip all the way through your septum» because it was in the complete wrong spot. One of the piercers said if someone in her shop did it she would not only give me a full refund n free piercing, she would fire the person who did it. All piercers told me I should take it out and will never be able to flip it up. I went back to the shop to ask for my money back. I was perfectly reasonable n tried to have a conversation about it but he wouldn’t even look at my nose saying it was just swollen. I know my nose n it was not swollen, even if it was swollen it would have nothing to do with it ripping through the bottom. He wouldn’t listen to anything I had to say n just kept yelling, and I mean yelling, at me to get out. He blamed it on me saying if I had left it be it would have been fine, when that excuse didn’t work he went on to blame me for picking the wrong jewelry but the kid at the front suggested it to me as the best to use and the jewelry had nothing to do with it! He pierced me in the wrong place. End of story. So clearly did not get my money back. I wish I had followed my gut and walked right out as soon as I stepped in there, now I may have permeant visible scarring for a piercing hole no one should be able to see. If he had owned up to it I would have understood, everyone makes mistakes but he was impossible to deal with and didn’t act like a business owner in any way. One of the top worst interactions I’ve ever had with a human.

This place is awesome! I’ve been tattooed by both of the artists here, and they are both super friendly and extremely talented.
I’ve never been pierced here (not my thing), but many of my friends have and they all have good things to say.

Hey body extremes, congratulations on being one of the few local tattoo shops around! Too bad the entire staff of this place are donkeys (maybe not all but you get the idea) I don’t doubt their talent as artists because I know people who have gotten work done by the owner, but dude, get over yourself. Ya your unique and super edgy with your outlandish facial piercing and tattoos, they compliment your weird sense of obscure humor… good for you, now if you could have slightly acknowledged me when I entered your establishment to purchase some dermal replacement heads and acted like a engaged business owner maybe I would have a different opinion of you. But your conversation about whatever weird porn your coworkers found on redtube was more important, which I totally get. Milk enemas are fascinating.
Arrogant mule.

This place is walk in only… which at first I was skeptical about. but I researched every possible thing about this place and went in.
I am so glad I did. I got my last tattoo in Cambridge and the two before that out of state. So I was looking for a clean respectable place with great artists.
Jason «J-​foo» was great. Very friendly and welcoming. I told him what I was looking for and he took the time to draw it out to my liking and size it out. Then he was extremely patient while I made him move the stencil multiple times (hey I have to be picky). He worked quick but not rushed. Had some great tunes playing too which relaxed me as well.
His attention to detail and the shading really made my tattoo stand out from every other one that it could have been generic. I LOVE MY TATTOO!!!
Reasonably priced for the quality of the artistry. Will def be going back to see Jason.

Hours posted. To 9PM. Get there at 8:42pm for a piercing and told… WE ARE CLOSED… REALLY??? bad service… bad attitude… won’t go back. Pierced there twice. Recommended to friends before but will never go back. Go to Boston. This place is unprofessional!

If I could give a negative star I would. Not only did I go here and have to wait 30 minutes plus to be taken care of. But when they did actually pierce my belly button it hurt worse than my rib tattoo. After going home I realized that my belly button was pink after taking off the bandages they give you. They give you a packet of a neosporin like substance that isn’t helpful and actually adds to the infection process. When I asked what to do for care seeing as this was my first body piercing I received the response ‘just don’t get it dirty’. As a piercer I expected a more educated response seeing as this is what you do for a living. Feeling like a moron from the response and the fact that I even went to this place, I went to another piercer to have my now infected piercing (after 2 days really… and I was not ‘rubbing dirt in it). I received a sea salt spray (something they didn’t have there) and instructions of what to do at the new place. If you have any self respect you won’t go here.

Honestly never go here. I got my nose pierced here and it was a fine experience. They told me to use bacitracin and dial soap for after care. My experience was nothing to rave about. It was a little weird to me that the piercer bragged about how he knew two ways to pierce people, one of which would inflict more pain. He inflicted more pain on the customers who weren’t as friendly. Kind of screwed up if you ask me. Anyway I started to develop a bump on my nose piercing. So I went to a different piercing place in Northampton where I got my snug done and asked them about the bump. First they said you NEVER pierce with an L piercing which is what this place did. They also said using bacitracin and dial soap was possibly the worst after care. It’s been over four months and it still hasn’t healed properly. I don’t trust this place at all and won’t be returning. Check out your facts before you go unless you want to have an extremely long healing period.

I just had the most amazing experience at Body Xtremes. Yes, they have a lot of stuff on the walls. It’s not gross, mostly it’s fascinating. Nothing more than you’d find in a Ripley’s believe it or not. I did not find anyone rude there, in fact, I found most of the artists very friendly and easy to talk to!
I worked with Jason, who is an amazing artist. He worked to make my drawing perfect before we agreed and found a time to come in. He’s awesome to talk to and the entire 5 hours I was in the chair, we kept laughing.
Now yes, it is CASH ONLY for tattoos. This is actually quite a common practice. So be prepared, though there IS an ATM right across the street if you want to pull out cash.
Already planning my next piece! Thanks Jason!

Rude, rude, rude! The artists are beyond rude. My friend and I went in today and Mik, the owner, was on the phone and kept telling people on the phone to «F» themselves. Great businessman he is. Everytime I go in there, everyone is always miserable. Good luck to anyone going in!

Last week I had to stop in because I needed help getting the ball off of one of my lip rings. It was going to be $ 5 and I only had my debit card but they had a $ 20 minimum. I literally only had $ 7 in my account so I couldn’t even go to an ATM. The guys at the shop took the piercing out for free and were SO NICE. My original piercing wasn’t even done there! I would definitely recommend them to anyone and I’ve been to my fare share of piercing shops.

I went here 8 years ago to get my belly button pierced if was great, they made me feel comfortable, very friendly staff. Mic did it, it was great and a little pinch. I went back to get it stretched too, that was nothing. My piercing has never got infected! This place is great, clean and sterile. Great window displays.
Down fall: I hear a lot of ppl say they wish it was open on Monday’s

This is where I went for my VERY FIRST tattoo EVER on yesterday. My partner has 15 tattoos, and several were done here. She HIGHLY recommended the shop, and suggested that I not go anywhere else.
They do LOTS of body PIERCING work here, and there are a couple of piercers working in the shop, as opposed to only one tattoo artist (see details further down).
We stopped in the previous afternoon around 3:30p, but the artist was busy and not taking anymore people for the day (they close at 8p). This is a problem– there is only ONE tattoo-​ist. Again, they LOSE a star on this. Only one artist guarantees a LONG WAIT. There’s a tv, but YOU can’t change the channel, and there is no eating in the shop (not even a bag of chips, juice, or soda). I would think that if someone were prepping for a service that «could» cause side effects (dizziness, light headedness), you’d allow them to get a little juice or something light on their stomachs while waiting. Anyway, I digress.
The owner, Mik, is a very interesting individual. He’s an older, odd guy, who has a unique sense of humor that some may find offensive, but I found him to be engaging, funny, and genuine. He’s got GREAT stories, was very pleasant and genuinely friendly (I hate that fake, business-​friendly thing some people engage in).
Showed up earlier on yesterday, had a lengthy wait, but got the tattoo done. It’s GREAT! I love it. It came out much better than expected.
YES, GETTING IT HURT horribly. Okay, now that we have that out of the way…(lol!)
I don’t like the surroundings in the front of the shop. All sorts of dead fake animals in glass cases, skulls and bones everywhere, and a VERY boring selection of «in-​house» tats.
Now, the back of the shop where the work is done is SPOTLESS. Everything is clean, smells good, and EVERYTHING is sanitized. I was quite impressed. QUITE.
The artist, PJ, is from New Orleans, and is an EXCELLENT tattoo-​ist. He was incredibly patient with me, answering all of my first timer questions, explaining to me what would probably work or not work on my skin, etc. When we discovered that I couldn’t get the piece I went in to get, I was VERY disappointed, and slightly angry. He didn’t lose his cool, he stayed with me, patiently, and put something together for me that I LOVE. He was genuinely friendly, again– not that fake «let’s talk about the weather since we’re stuck in this personal space for awhile» kind of friendly either. He’s a GOOD guy, and gave me advice and tips from his personal experience that he didn’t have to share– things not on the «how to care for your tatt» sheet. He made my FIRST tattoo experience a very, very positive one.
If (when) I get another one, I’m going back to Body Xtremes. I have complete confidence in this establishment. HIGHLY recommended to ALL. Just be prepared to wait (ugh).