Sea of Ink - Takapuna Tattoo & Piercing

Fantastic experience: go to piercing place, never had any issues

Fantastic experience: I love the lady who does the piercings here she’s so professional and fast/ makes you feel comfortable . I’ve had my septum and navel done, she gives really good advice for aftercare. Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! The best piercing shop on earth. Lovely piercer Ming. Love this shop sooo much

Fantastic experience: Ming u are an absolute gem love my piercing

Fantastic experience: Amazing service each and every time. Highly recommend as makes you feel at ease, extremely knowledgeable. Best place ever

Fantastic experience: Super happy with the experience. Really supportive after care.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, great flash designs and deals

Fantastic experience: Super quick, easy, and accommodating! Four of us came in on a whim and all got flash tattoos. Tattoos were solid and good quality. The owner and her son were super lovely as well :)

Fantastic experience: gorgeous people, left extremely happy. Will be back again for sure x

Fantastic experience: i got my first ever tattoo here and my experience went so well! such a lovely, welcoming owner and a talented tattoo artist! thank you <3

Fantastic experience: Super straightforward, they take walk ins and are attentive on what you want! Love it here

Negative experience: Worst tattoo experience of my life, if I could give it a zero I would. Chose two flashes from the wall as there was a deal going on. First tattoo was done terribly, artist couldn't even do solid black so had to go over multiple times. This has caused the tattoo to become one huge scar, that's how hard she went on my skin. Second tattoo is even worse, it was supposed to be a sword with a snake around it. The sword isn't straight at all and the snake was starting to look completely different to the image so I had to get the artist to stop. The small amount of shading that got done on it has also scarred. I eventually demanded a refund and only got a partial refund which isn't even going to pay for the lazer I need to get rid of these awful tattoos. Cherry on top is I believe all the designs they have are AI hence why the artists can't tattoo them properly because it's not their designsplease do not go here!! It's cheap for a reason.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this place ! Cant wait to come back for more. Staff are so helpful and very professional

Fantastic experience: Always great customer service and very welcoming

Fantastic experience: Got a couple tattoos here always Very friendly and great at what they do!! Defnitily coming back!

Fantastic experience: Great people, easy to deal with

Fantastic experience: Very nice lolly pops in store they also do tattos my mate with a big forehead got one

Fantastic experience: I've now had multiple fineline tattoos done here and I love them all! Very friendly

Fantastic experience: All my piercings including my frontal helix and belly button have healed really well. Excellent, Clean and Friendly staff!!

Fantastic experience: Great experience at Sea of Ink! The studio was clean and professional, and the staff were super friendly. My piercer explained everything clearly and made me feel comfortable the whole time. Really happy with the result — highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Good people, great art. All around good experience!

Fantastic experience: The staff were so lovely and made us feel very welcome and comfortable. Really happy with how the tattoo turned out. We just walked in didn’t need to make appointment.

Fantastic experience: Me and my sister came here as a spur of the moment thing but the staff were so accommodating and friendly. the tattoo artists were super talented and kind. 100% reccomend for anyone thinking of getting a tattoo!

Fantastic experience: Really good service and people are very kind

Fantastic experience: Excellent studio, and a very friendly atmosphere ❤️

Fantastic experience: Such an amazing experience! The staff were super professional, made me feel completely comfortable, and everything was so clean and hygienic. I absolutely love my piercing and will definitely be back!

Fantastic experience: Lovely people ! Great work very happy customer

Fantastic experience: The best tattoo and piercing place I’ve ever been too!! Lovely staff and the highest quality work! Ming the store owner is a lovely lady who’s like the mother too all that enter

Fantastic experience: loved the experience staff are so friendly 2 tats done here and 2 piercings and love both of them smm

Fantastic experience: AMAZING experience, really clean, really quick, really painless and the staff are really lovely! Second piercing I've gotten here, and I'm definitely coming back :)

Fantastic experience: Amazing service! The artist was very patient during the design process and showed great attention to detail.

Fantastic experience: Awesome service; staff are friendly and patience. Thanks team!

Fantastic experience: Always a great experience here, staff make you feel welcome. Amazing artists great at what they do.

Fantastic experience: If you’re coming to Takapuna and want to get a piercing, you should definitely visit this place. The service is outstanding and unlike anything I’ve experienced before. Highly recommended!

Positive experience: The staff at Sea of Ink are honestly very lovely and welcoming. They were super helpful and patient in creating a design however as my tattoo has healed it has revealed a number of imperfections. However, I must say that the owner has been happy to reach a compromise with this

Fantastic experience: Cannot speak highly enough of these guys and gals. Awesome friendly service and incredibly talented artists

Fantastic experience: Amazing place, great artists, and lots of jewelry. Definitely a customer for life! Thanks Ming - You Rock!

Fantastic experience: Over the moon with how this turned put!! Love it and the people are awesome and helpful

Fantastic experience: Extremely friendly and welcoming. Was a different experience then what I’m used too at most tattoo places. booked me in on Christmas Day for a tattoo less than 48hours later while I was visiting Auckland. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: My last 10 tattoos have all been at sea of ink ! Awesome prices and promotions and exceptional service from Ming

Fantastic experience: A friend recommended this place for a piercing. The piercer was professional and friendly — highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: The piercer is very experienced. The operation is simple and fast. She is also very careful. She has strong working ability and enthusiasm. The technology is very good. The tattoo artist is also very good.

Fantastic experience: really good tattoo and piercing store. The people in there was really nice.

Fantastic experience: Gentle, polite, professional and great prices

Fantastic experience: Great service, friendly staff excellent work. Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Awesome customer service fast and efficient and has the best prices ever. Very cheap and good quality in designs. Will make this place my regulars and will highly recommend this place to everyone I know that wants future tattoos. Love them

Fantastic experience: Awesome place for tattoos and piercings!! I have gotten many here and very reasonably priced and great quality. Very lovely people too highly recommended!!!!!

Fantastic experience: Amazing experience, very kind and helpful.

Fantastic experience: Fast, friendly - professional! Def recommend

Fantastic experience: Very lovely shop. Staff are all so lovely, great tattoo artists and the owner is amazing. Highly recommend

Negative experience: I bought a ring for my nose piercing for $30. I bought it on Sunday, November 16, 2025. My nose has been infected all these days, and I took the ring out today, Friday the 21st, and it's completely black. It's very poor quality. I've had this piercing for many years and have changed the ring many times; I've never bought such a bad quality ring before.

Fantastic experience: AMAZING!! Totally recommend Sea of Ink Takapuna Tattoo & Piercing. Best service you could ask for everyone is so friendly and knowledgeable. Even scored a free massage after my Tattoo while I was waiting for my partner! Too good you guys!!

Fantastic experience: My first tattoo was done here, and it was a very happy experience. The people here are very warm and friendly. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: A friend recommended me to come here for ear pierced. The piercer was very professional and finished it in just 5 seconds. I didn’t feel any pain and there was no bleeding. It felt great Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Had a great experience at Sea of Ink. Got 4 tattoos in 2 1/2 hours! Very painful but great.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, really easy to book and a perfect tattoo

Fantastic experience: High quality tattoos, professional service, fair prices. Thanks to the team at sea of ink.

Fantastic experience: Really really good. Amazing service and very catering to our needs.

Fantastic experience: great experience! owner is super kind and helpful, helped me re-piece my ear. offered to help look after it, if it ever got infected or had any troubles. would recommend

Fantastic experience: Had piercings and tattoo from here always is good ✨

Fantastic experience: Amazing service. Incredible artists!!! 100% would go again. What an amazing souvenir from my trip to New Zealand.

Fantastic experience: I got my navel pierced here and it was such a great experience! The piercer was super professional and gentle. the actual piercing took only about five seconds and didn’t hurt at all. From the moment I walked in to the time I left, the whole process took less than 15 minutes. Everything was clean, quick, and perfectly done. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: It was a good experience of helix! Definitely come again!

Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this place. Exceptional service! Walk ins welcome and the quality is outstanding. A+++

Fantastic experience: I got 2 of their flash tattoos on my leg and love their work! Very clean and welcoming ❤️ staff are accommodating. Will be back to add finishing touches to my leg sleeve.

Fantastic experience: So good for fine line! Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: This is my absolute favourite place to go for a tattoo or piercing. I have been coming here for the last 5 years and am always treated like family. They have such good tattoo artists and their piercings are great quality as well. Highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: Such a good experience! Staff were so friendly, and they made sure that the tattoo was perfect before they started tattooing, really great to see how professional they were. So accomodating, would definitely recommend

Fantastic experience: Employees are SOOOO sweet!!!!! So supportive while piercing and did such a fantastic job!!

Fantastic experience: I love this place! I come here for all of my tattoos! I 100% recommend! Amazing service!!!

Fantastic experience: Great shop! Good price good people and very happy with result! 3 days endured for the sleeve and very much worth it

Fantastic experience: this was amazing! super quick only five seconds, she made us feel so happy!

Fantastic experience: Amazing place to get a tattoo got my fourth tattoo from this place and still great very professional staff and amazing artists love this place

Fantastic experience: Sea of ink accommodated my 2 siblings and I as walk ins on a random tuesday and saw all of us within the same arvo! I saw Gaz today and he was fantastic! Very tidy lines and calm energy. Also gentle with the position on my arm. We will be back!

Fantastic experience: Decided on impulse to add to my collection today. Jaz and Ming were incredible and had me walking out the door with some treasured new art. Highly recommend the team at sea of ink

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing experience, highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: awesome place so happy with my little tattoo amazing & friendly atmosphere

Fantastic experience: 5 stars is not enough! Quick, professional, and amazing service, this is my 4th tattoo with sea of ink and I will be coming back!!

Fantastic experience: Very good artists who work hard to make sure the tattoos are perfect before leaving!

Fantastic experience: Amazing service and friendly team! I would definitely come back for future tattoos

Fantastic experience: Ming is the BEST! Perfect piercings every time!

Fantastic experience: I’ve had multiple piercings and tattoos done from here! This place is amazing!

Fantastic experience: Sooo pretty! She did great job

Fantastic experience: great experience, very helpful with questions we had and changed placement multiple times with no annoyance. very happy and kind

Fantastic experience: The tattoo was so quick and precise! The people working there are so so kind!

Fantastic experience: It hurt, which was expected especially for my first tattoo but very good customer service, when I felt dizzy they allowed me time to relax, when I asked to have a break they complied very well would come again

Fantastic experience: Awesome selection of flash Tattoos on display and amazing quality work out of all the artists ☺️

Fantastic experience: Very accommodating and very comfortable, would love to come back again x

Fantastic experience: Husband and I decided anniversary tattoos out of nowhere and here was perfect 5minutes and we had 2 different designs lovely people and funny definitely make you feel comfortable and welcome , we will be back for more

Fantastic experience: Love sea of ink! Always fit us in for walk in tattoos, professional and give great advice on placements ect !

Fantastic experience: Ming was amazing! Quick, professional and knew her stuff. Love it here!

Fantastic experience: Loved these guys did such a great job on my tattoo and the free touch up was amazing :)

Fantastic experience: The tattoo shop is nice lovely atmosphere and my tattoo artist jaz was really gentle for my first tattoo.

Fantastic experience: amazing place, amazing service and lovely people. all my tattoos have come out perfect and just how i wanted. thank you!!

Fantastic experience: I always come here for my paircings and it’s very quick and I’ve never had any problems with healing. The lady who owns the shot is so lovely and makes a really great environment where I’m not scared to say I want the dot moved or if I want different jewellery she always listens

Fantastic experience: Great friendly service and amazing quality tattoo and tattoo artists.

Fantastic experience: Happy with my experiences here. Have had two tattoos with this team. Photos are immediately after my latest tattoo . They customised my design to my liking and were clear on price before I went ahead . I felt very looked after by the owner who checked on me while I got my tattoo, making sure I was happy, fed and hydrated. It has been a few weeks annd my Ink has healed up nicely ! Will definitely come here again

Fantastic experience: Love coming here! Have had all my tattoos done here and I’m never let down. Has always been perfect.

Fantastic experience: Ming is so lovely and caring when getting my ears pierced. Thank you so much ❤️

Fantastic experience: Ming’s rly professional and know anatomy well. Bridge piercing done in seconds with no blood. Definitely coming back (๑>◡<๑)