Ma-Zel Custom Tattoo & Piercing

Well first off, I got my tattoos/​dermal done there two years ago. The tats were done by a Colombian boy who’s name I forget and there is only one piercer (or was… I haven’t gone back since so I wouldn’t know if that changed). The first tattoo was ok. It was my first big tattoo (flower with pedals drifting across my ribs) so I was excited to see it came out pretty decently. Later I realized the pedals looked «unatural». They drifted around in a line then randomly then in a line again. It was too late to do anything though because I didnt realize until I had already moved. That was my fault of course for not checking beforehand. Then my second tattoo (as I still thought the first one looked alright at the time) about a week later. It was a nautical star covering a small outline of a black heart and some words. He did the nautical star pattern wrong and LATER tried to say it was because it was a cover up. I came back and got half my money back (60) and he redid it (the pattern still wrong of course, but he fixed it a little at least). Then by far the worst part (I should have learned my lesson, I know) the dermal (or semi dermal what ever. Its not very deep, but still goes in «surgically») so the guy seemed pretty professional and all his stuff was clean, new, and up to date. He cut in and it was the most painful experience of my life. He did warn me it would hurt though so I thought it was probably ok. When he was done I immediately noticed it was uneven. He had pierced too close to my left boob (it was actually up on my left boob) instead of the middle. I told him this and he said it was just swollen and that it would even out. As I already said, I moved soon after and never went back. About a month later the swelling still had not gone down and I got it removed. Its two years later and I still have that infuriating uneven scar. Two stars because they were both nice and professional. but they suck all the same.

This has got to be the WORST PLACE I’VE EVER GOTTEN A SERVICE DONE. So I went to get my nipples pierced and left thinking that’s what I got. The guy seemed very nice & well educated on piercings and what he was doing. I was a little skeptical when I asked him to change my belly ring & he started talking shit about the way it was pierced. One thing I hate about piercers & tattoo artists is when they critique someone else’s work. Anyways I ignored his banter because I expected it. Now when he pierced the first «nipple» that was a breeze. The second one however, he struggled and that was very painful. After he was done I noticed pictures of other nipple piercings and asked why he didn’t ask me how I wanted them pierced, his response «idk I just figured you wanted them done this way» I did so I let that go. Very affordable $ 50 for both nipples, I left very satisfied. Bought the sea salt spray for $ 10, felt very accomplished.
As soon as I got home I looked at them & knew something was wrong. I started looking up on google nipple piercings & noticed immediately mines didn’t look like theirs. Although with doubt, I shrugged it off knowing I got this pierced by a licensed technician in a tattoo parlor. 5 days later my boobs started hurting really bad. I had to bend all the way back to walk because I was in that much pain. I couldn’t understand it. The very next day, a part on the barbell went into my boob and I had to push it back out. At this point I knew this wasn’t done properly & had my sister remove both nipple rings. My god sister pierced hers the day before she took me to get mines & said the same was happening to her. She calls the guy & he says to put band aids underneath the barbell to prevent it from re entering the boob. That sounded a little suspect but we did it anyways in hope. Didn’t help one bit, was very painful & there was blood. Come to find out, the guy pierced our boobs & not our nipples, GO FIGURE.
I wouldn’t recommend anyone to this guy. He’s the only piercer there so there’s no confusion. If you choose to go its at your own risk, just please don’t pierce your «nipples» there PLEASE

I got one tatt there then I went back acouple of weeks later and the same guy who inked me told me his boss yelled at him for not charging me more for the tatt. I am no business man but I wouldnt have told the customer that. That’s just me. I would never go back there for ink again.

My tattoo artist Loki just started working over at Ma Zel’s over the summer. Since I wanted to stay with a tattoo artist I love, I started to go to his new shop Ma Zel’s. the first time I ever went in to check out the new shop, it was very welcoming. Definitely recommend the shop and Loki for any tattoo work. And have already been talking to Loki for a couple of upcoming tattoos

Hands down, the nicest people that work in a tattoo place in this area. I feel like the people in other tattoo places around (Malden, Medford, Everett area…) have serious attitude problems. If you’re not already covered in tats or piercings they don’t want anything to do with you. They make you feel stupid for just walking in. But NOT at MA Zel. I walked in to get a nose piercing last week and felt immediatly welcomed as soon as I walked in the door. They were professional and curtious and I would recommend it to anyone. When I decide to finish up my tattoo i started in Medford, I’ll be going to MA Zel in Everett instead.