Forever Art Tattoo Studio, Palmerston North.

Fantastic experience: Had a tattoo done by Mo, I really enjoyed the whole experience. From the initial consultation, Mo listened and offered advice regarding shading and the actual design, the studio is clean and very well presented, I’m very happy with the result. I will most definitely be going back to Mo for more work soon. Thanks bro

Positive experience: (2024) Went in for 6 hours with Moana to get a piece on my arm done & a few quotes written elsewhere Moana was very professional, helpful & authentic. He had some great ideas. Very clean & hygienic, along with a great atmosphere He had a positive attitude all day & made sure I was comfortable the whole time. It was awesome watching my vision come to life by someone who cares about his work I’m happy to have found my forever tattooist at Forever art 10/10 UPDATE (2026): I wanted to update this review to 3 stars as my experience changed over time. I was a loyal client for a few years and was always happy with the quality of the tattoos themselves. However, over the last few appointments I experienced multiple reschedules, and one tattoo that was originally quoted as one session had to be split into two because the appointment ended early, which meant I had to wait another month to have the tattoo finished. I was also asked to pay more than the originally agreed set price at one point, which I declined as we had agreed on a price beforehand. Most recently, I had a small touch-up and consult booked and the appointment was cancelled again without an alternative time offered. After several reschedules over time, I decided to go to another artist as the scheduling had become difficult to rely on. I still think the artwork itself is good, but reliability and time management are also very important when booking large, permanent pieces, so I wanted to leave an updated and honest review based on my full experience over the years.

Fantastic experience: This is an amazing place to come for a tattoo. The environment is nice and friendly, they take their time and dont charge an arm and leg. Lovely people and do such an amazing job

Fantastic experience: Both dylan and Mo are amazing and what a relaxed environment it was and this will be my new forever tattoo parlor from now ever since ink by Ellen mucked up my last one.

Fantastic experience: Will never go anywhere else the boys are on, they know what they're doing from fine line to cover ups and placement even telling them about yourself and designing to your unique personality lifestyle tattoo. Ink by Ellen wasn't a success but thank you moana you did a amazing job at my cover up on my arm bro and dylan my rib tattoo still love it you guys are the best

Fantastic experience: Amazing people, Amazing place will never change now. Never going to ink by Ellen as they messed my tattoo lucky Mo was able to fix it

Fantastic experience: Amazing work at doing my cover up cant even notice it thank you so much Mo I finally found my forever place

Fantastic experience: Superb service from Mo at Forever Art. Instantly puts you at ease, is convivial, and incredibly talented. I picked Mo after an exhaustive search on Instagram for an artist for my first ink, as it was abundantly clear he was the man for the style of tattoo I was after. Needless to say, I am thrilled with the result, and have already booked my next sitting with him.

Fantastic experience: Can only recommend! Mo is an absolute rockstar! Did awesome work, excellent communication and very chill. Nice, clean and good atmosphere in the studio. Will absolutely come back when in NZ.

Fantastic experience: I can’t thank Dylan enough for my recent tattoo of my wee dog. He’s so talented.i never dreamt it could look so real,i am so happy and my art really helps with my grief. I would highly recommend Dylan to anyone. Awesome guy who is fantastic at what he does. Thank you once again Dylan Regards Tracey

Fantastic experience: Moana is the absolute best! His skills are extremely impressive and versatile, he can do pretty much anything and he does it really really well. He did my first tattoo when I was 17 (the rabbit, age 4 years at time of photo) he was absolutely wonderful, just went back to him for my second(new as of picture) Moana is super friendly and reassuring, he provides detailed instructions on aftercare and all around is just an awesome dude. I recommend him to literally all my friends and anyone looking to get inked!

Fantastic experience: Mo is really chill and made sure I was sorted while being very kind about prices and doing an amazing job, super good experience here. Would recommend it!

Fantastic experience: Awesome time with Mo this morning, comfortable, friendly, awesome service. Will definitely be coming back here for my next tat ♡♡

Fantastic experience: As someone who hates pain I had an amazing session done by Mo He was understanding of my circumstances Respectful of me and my demeanor as well as being chill about numbing cream It's turned out awesome and has a dark inky tone which looks nicer than my other work

Fantastic experience: Awesome place, amazing artist 10/10 would recommend to everyone

Fantastic experience: Good professional artist

Fantastic experience: My tatoo artist has done a amazing touch up to my hibiscus flowers. Before photo was a flat finish, now they look more detailed & awesome colouring.

Fantastic experience: Thanks so much Mo. Absolutely love my new tattoos. Offered a free consultation, delivered draft in a timely fashion nailing my brief. Offer of a touch up session if required. Provided after care instructions and balm. Professional mannerism and has mastered his craft exceeding my expectations. Highly recommend. I'll be back for more. 5 star review

Fantastic experience: Have had 2 tattoos done here last year by the lovely Ellen, and looking forward to getting my next one done. Staff are wonderful professional and premises are always clean and welcoming

Fantastic experience: Have seen previous work and heard good things about the the art completed. Would love to get some done by this team one day.

Fantastic experience: First tat wen I moved to palmy was done by Sid wen the shop was in terrace end....years later portrait done by Aiden....years after that a piece by Dylan.....all my fave tats and I would definitely recommend Forever Art to anyone wanting a quality piece

Fantastic experience: The team always do an amazing job and take all needs into consideration. Myself and other members of my family have used Forever Art as our go-to for tattoos as we know they'll do the best to make the experience and art a reflection of themselves and us. They're also open about ideas and honest if something may not work. Truly recommend them whenever I can.

Fantastic experience: Amazing artist done my partners tattoo now over 10 years ago, you were amazing then can’t wait to see you’re work now days!!!

Fantastic experience: The team at Forever Art are amazing to deal with, both the tattoos I've had with them were done with alot of care and attention to detail. Will definitely be back

Fantastic experience: Top notch

Fantastic experience: Work done by this team is so good I won't go anywhere else.

Fantastic experience: I personally haven't had the amazing art work tattooed on myself. But seeing friends and families tattoo's from the crew at forever art is amazing. I highly recommend due to the great feedback from friends and family who have ink done.

Fantastic experience: The team did an amazing job with my daughter's tattoos.

Fantastic experience: They did this a few years ago absolutely love it will be going back again

Fantastic experience: Haven't had work done but went in for a quote and was absolutely happy with the service.

Fantastic experience: I had Dylan do my hand tattoo back in 2020 and it's still looking amazing - so detailed and realistic. Very talented!

Fantastic experience: Chloe is amazing Ihave had lips , eyeliner, tattoos with here she's the go too for any cosmetic tattoos

Fantastic experience: Had a significant tattoo completed at Forever Art which I still consider to be one of the best pieces I have. Highly recommend the artists

Fantastic experience: Great work, and very friendly

Positive experience: Cool people, good vibes, quality tattoo

Fantastic experience: Had all my tattoos done at Forever Art. Highly recommend them

Fantastic experience: Excellent tattoo studio. Good quality work

Fantastic experience: From the art I've seen, also saw a friend get tattooed here and extremely chill environment and super clean and friendly

Fantastic experience: Clean and fresh looking studio. Friendly atmosphere. Friendly and helpful with their apprentices too.

Fantastic experience: Friendly and talkative staff and very quick to respond when I had a query!

Fantastic experience: Best tattooists by far, will never go anywhere else. Dylan and Mo will always have my business

Fantastic experience: Great artists! Clean shop and they are all very professional

Fantastic experience: Got my Tat done here about 3yrs ago by D if I remember correctly. To this day it's still my favorite and still looks like it's recently been done. Comfortable atmosphere and good banter with talented artists. Would highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Excellent service and amazing artistry. 100% would recommend

Fantastic experience: Great work and great environment still one my favorite pieces I have

Fantastic experience: Moana completed my sleeve over 3 sessions. He has nice lines and a clean, tidy studio.

Fantastic experience: Moana is amazingly talent, he adjusted anything I wanted, and happily put up with me being a whimp with the pain, thank you! Ive had so many compliments on it. It has so much meaning to it for me and it turned out better than i could of ever imagined. Thank you again. Highly recommend you to everyone

Fantastic experience: Fantastic people amazing work

Fantastic experience: The team at forever art are so lovely, the shop is beautiful and clean. I've only had a consultation with Moana but I'm very excited to get my tattoo (and many more) and update my review!

Fantastic experience: I have had 2 tattoos done by artists at Armageddon and both were amazing

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend! Beautiful work

Fantastic experience: Dylan has done all of my tattoos! Have and always will recommend forever art!!

Fantastic experience: Both my husband and I have had tattoos done here, highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: I’ve had Moana for both of my tattoos and he’s been great always real professional always checking in and always up for a chat. I recommend forever art to anyone I know if they’re looking at getting a tattoo can’t wait to start planning my next piece with them!!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic and professional, even supplied there preferred after careful balm..keep up the good work

Fantastic experience: I haven't been to Forever Art but have heard great things and friends have great pieces. Look forward to having a sitting in near future

Fantastic experience: I haven't been for a long time Aiden was who I had for my arm. Awesome people and some very talented tattooist. Would love to start my other arm.

Fantastic experience: Awesome tattoos with no complaints . Moana designed and tattooed my whole coloured sleeve for me and I love it !

Fantastic experience: Great studio, fabulous people there and amazing work!

Fantastic experience: I have had a number of tattoos from Forever Art. Highly recommend their artists! Amazing customer service too

Fantastic experience: Had a few of my tattoos done here starting with Sid back in the day. Need a few more I think.

Fantastic experience: Amazingly talented, Mo has done a bit of work for me now and I love everything he does, have even let him design stuff for me. Never disappointed, highly recommended. Oh and he has a great sense of humour and fabulous music to listen to while being inked.

Fantastic experience: Great tattoo artist got my first tattoo here really nicely done

Fantastic experience: Received an awesome tattoo that they made look better then the idea I showed them which made it more than worth it. Cheers

Fantastic experience: Super clean! Everyone is really friendly and talented. Just got a flash design so can’t comment on custom pieces.

Fantastic experience: Excellent tattoo studio

Fantastic experience: Love the work been going here for over 6 years Best banter and work I travel from Auckland to get work done Thank you for the art

Fantastic experience: Amazing work...

Positive experience: I have been looking for a new tattoo artist for a while that is closer to home and have so many friends and family that have had tattoos through forever art and seeing all their work I think I have found my new place!

Fantastic experience: I haven’t had any work done, but have had friends get tattoos and very impressed.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place done lots of my art

Fantastic experience: Had my very first tattoo done hers by Steve when I was 16, my son recently got his first tattoo here and they were amazing and friendly to deal with and the tattoo came out great! He loves it, would definitely book in here again

Fantastic experience: 5/5 stars would recommend great tattoos very impressive

Fantastic experience: Great friendly service and welcoming environment

Fantastic experience: Awesome shop, got a few tattoos from Moana. Great artists and a top person. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: My daughter and I got matching tattoos for her birthday. The tattoos were good quality.

Fantastic experience: If you’re looking for quality tattoos in palmy this your spot

Fantastic experience: Clean, welcoming and chill

Fantastic experience: Great service awesome crew and excellent tattoos. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Awesome work done by Chloe their apprentice tattoo artist and cosmetic tattooist. Such a friendly and welcoming place

Fantastic experience: Had a great experience when I got my tattoo

Positive experience: No hassles, happy with work completed

Fantastic experience: Awesome studio. Have a few small tattoos done by different artists at Forever Art and love them all!

Fantastic experience: Had Dylan do a few tattoos and he’s amazing! Really fast but such nice lines. Have sent a few friends to him and all have loved their tattoos aswell!

Fantastic experience: Beautiful, beautiful eyes to detail! Amazing people n reasonably priced!

Fantastic experience: Both my sisters have gotten there tattoos from here & both have had great experiences and the tattoos came out so well

Fantastic experience: Awesome people. My first tattoo was so nicely lined and filled that i went back for more! My second, a 10 hour piece, was absolutely amazing in looks and experience. the staff helped keep me covered up (with the tattoo being in a semi exposed area across the rib cage) and as comfortable as possible during the process. Have gone back for more pieces, would highly recommend. My line work still holds strong 5 years later that i am planning my next large piece.

Fantastic experience: I highly reckon forever arts to anyone who is wanting to get a tattoo done the team is lovely and make you feel welcome and relaxed.

Fantastic experience: Very helpful and friendly staff will be going there to get my next tattoo

Fantastic experience: Haven't had art work done from here yet but the art work they've done looks amazing

Fantastic experience: Have had some work done by Dylan. Great tattooist and studio gives good vibes. Highly recommend

Fantastic experience: Moana is the best! Amazing artist and the yarns during tattooing are always top notch. I won't go anywhere else

Fantastic experience: Great bunch of guys in here. I've been coming here for nearly ten years now. I've had a full sleeve, a half sleeve and my chest done and I'm absolutely stoked with all of it. Super friendly and helpful staff, nice clean tidy studio, good atmosphere in the shop while getting tattooed. You are out of sight from the public which isn't always the case at other tatto studios, nice and private and comfortable. For the high quality of work they are very affordable in my opinion. 10/10 would recommend and can't wait to come back for my next one!

Fantastic experience: Awsome work

Fantastic experience: Got my second tattoo from Moana, he’s an amazing artist and got a beautiful floral piece with a butterfly on my hip. Very detailed with shading and different types of lines to make the artwork stand out. 10/10 would recommend :)

Fantastic experience: Amazing work. Always happy with the quality of art I recieve

Fantastic experience: Great place to get a tattoo, they do amazing work!!

Fantastic experience: Amazingly talented artists, really chill vibes through the place

Fantastic experience: Love their amazing artwork. Great help creating a design and bold colours.

Fantastic experience: ✨Amazing ✨ tattoo studio, the staff are so friendly and make you feel at home. Highly recommend this studio especially being tattooed by Moana!