In 2 Skin Tattoo & Piercing

In 2 Skin is located in a quaint, little house in the residential area of Pacific. What they lack in size, they make up for in cleanliness and hospitality — everything here screams sterile and professional!
I’ve purchased tattoos quite a few times, all done by the extremely talented Dan Zapata. Fair prices, great work, all around a good experience. I’ve even had jewelry put in here (unsure of who did it, she’s the only lady at the shop and she was very kind)!
Reason for 4 stars being I got my septum pierced, not by aforementioned lady, and it’s extremely crooked and a bit low. He might’ve been an apprentice considering I had never seen him @ the shop before.
Other than that isolated experience, I love this place and the people who run it! Will be a customer for as long as I’m in Stockton.

I was here on Black Friday, when they had a buy one get one free special. I got 4 piercings done: both lobes and a double helix for a grand total of $ 50. Folks, it does not get cheaper than that. Angel Le pierced me. She sterilized everything beforehand, carefully marked the spots she was going to pierce, and gave me a mirror to check the placing. The piercing itself took only a couple of minutes. I was given dainty stainless steel, internally threaded studs, and I’ve worn them since. She gave me cleaning instructions, and that was it. Super quick and easy. So cheap. The piercings have been healing nicely since. 4 stars because it’s not the nicest place I’ve been to, but the prices, even without the deal, are pretty dang crazy. I’ll definitely be back next year for a nostril and tragus!

I heard about this place through a friend who had gotten her tattoo done by Dan. She sent me his number and I texted him about two tattoos: one for me and one for another friend. He was really good with responding and his prices were incredible! My friend and I went in a few days after I had initially texted him since he told me he would be free at 7. Upon going in, I didn’t know that we needed to make appointments at the shop, which closed at 8. Dan was working on another person at 7, but he stayed and tattooed my friend and I after hours. He was super chill, easy to talk to, and works fast. The script took less than 30 mins and the crescent moon took around 10 mins. For the script he charged $ 80 and for the moon he charged $ 40. He also gave my friend a discount since she’s in the military, so hers was only $ 60. We’ll definitely be back if/​when we want more.

Tattoo review: Went in for a quote and to find out if I needed an appointment, came out with EXACTLY what I wanted. Alec was wonderful, so friendly and welcoming. This shop has never failed me. It’s always clean and the guys are friendly and professional. I will definitely be going back soon for more work. I highly recommend In 2 Skin for tattooing and piercing. I took my 15 year old daughter in to get her nose pierced, and had a fabulous experience. These guys are awesome!

This is a really great place to get a piercing if you’re on a budget. They give you a deal if you get more than one piercing. I’ve had multiple piercers there and they’re all nice and great. Most piercing places are very expensive and you have to buy jewelry separately. Tattoos on the other hand. I got one years ago and they tattoo artist messed up I can’t remember his name. I showed him a picture of what I wanted and he failed to reference it. But I got another tattoo here from another artist and he did a good job. Piercings I recommend getting here, tattoos are debatable.

Danny was great. He designed an awesome tattoo for me. Fine lines and fancy lettering. Very colorful and girly. Totally loved it! He is a true artist!!!

Don’t really want to give 1 star! A bunch of creeps sitting around and charging inflated prices!!!
Great place down the block so don’t settle for this second rate joint!

Came in to get a smiley done. Chris was at the front, got a copy of my id, paper work done fast, and had a good vibe. Some places fornt desk people suck so its nice when you walk in and have someone pleasant greet you.
Angel was the piercer. She was very chill and straight to the point. She set up quick, poked me fast, and got me out in like 5 mins tops. She also did my husbands septum and smiley the next day. Cool shop, cool people, definitely returning.
Make sure you tip your piercer dont be a cheap a**

Went in on a Sunday to get my nipples pierced, I was so scared. There was a few people in there. When he was done with his client he just pierced he came over and I filled out the paperwork and gave him my ID. Within 5 mins called in to pierce my nipples (both).
Mark was very professional about piercing my nipples. He told me when to breathe and when to exhale so that I didn’t feel much pain. Answered all my questions and I’m so proud of myself for going.
I love my nipple piercings, they came out great :)
Very affordable prices, great work and clean

Best piercing shop in town hands down. Never had a problem with any of my piercings healing and they’ve helped me change stubborn jewelry I couldn’t change myself.

Tattoo review
I couldn’t be more pleased with my experience here. From the moment I called to make an apointment to the actual tattooing process. Friendly staff and phil did my tattoo which turned out perfect. He did a cover up over an existing piece, I would recommend him to everyone!

This was the first time I went to a different tattoo place to get a tattoo. I went in with my cousins and didn’t have to make an appointment and they took us right in and didn’t have to wait. Alec did mine and my cousins tattoos. He did a really good job. I saw some of his other work, he’s a really good tattoo artist. If you want to get a tattoo I recommend him. I will go back to him and in 2 skin to get more tattoos.

I’ve been at In 2 Skin twice for piercings and my last visit, I was hoping to get a double snug piercing then later connect it with one hoop once it heals. I told my piercer and showed him a picture of what I wanted and said, «So I’m assuming I’m gonna have to get two separate bar piercings, wait for them heal, and then join them with a hoop» and he says, «Oh no I can put in a hoop for you right now». Well unfortunately, that FAILED MISERABLY.
He spent easily 10 – 15 minutes on my ear, trying to connect them by taking them out and re-​starting from different sides mulitple times. It was easily the most painful experience of my life! After the process, he tells me «Yeah you know what you’re probably better off just having two right now then wait for it to heal». Which was what I said in the beginning but I didn’t listen because of course I thought, well he’s a piercer so he should know what he’s talking about.
During the healing process, my ear was in so much pain and looked absolutely horrific. My friends and I all said that it looked as if he had pierced one of the snugs too far out because the cartilage looked way too thin and you were able to see my piercing through the skin.
I wait a week and went to Body Jewelz at the mall in Modesto and had a piercer look at my ear and she was in shock. Her response was, «Oh my gosh you poor thing! First of all, the top piercing is pierced way too far out and the bottom piercing is pierced way too far in. He wouldn’t even have been able to connect them with the angle that he left it at. Every piercer knows you do not pierce someone with a hoop at first». I even went to a piercing shop in Tracy called Blue Moon and they also said that you always start off with a bar then wait for it to heal if you want a hoop. So I had the girl at Modesto remove my piercings for me and now my ear looks like it got beat up.
I am never recommending In 2 Skin to any of my friends. I never write Unilocal reviews but this experience was so horrible that I felt the need to write one. I uploaded three pictures on my profile of what my ear looked like right after I got it pierced that same day, what it looked like during the healing process, and what it now looks like when I got them removed. YOU look at them and you be the judge because seriously, this is ridiculous. Such a god damn waste of my money and now I have to wait for my ear to heal, then get them pierced again.

This was my first non-​traditional piercing and hopefully not the last. They were all really nice people and very reassuring. It hurt a lot less than expected so that’s nice. She was quick and efficient. Defiantly would go back to get another c:

My wife and I shopped around for tattoo places all over in the Central Valley, but chose this place due to recommendations from friends as well as the great reviews here on Unilocal.We are so glad we ended up going to In 2 Skin tattoo, the moment we walked through the door we felt welcome. All the artists were constantly cracking jokes with one another, which is great for helping keep your mind off the pain of getting a tattoo. The shop is very clean, and has a lot to look at on the walls. The entire process from start to finish was a positive one, and I’m happy to say we have found our new tattoo artist with «Big Phil» The owner, whom is very talented and experienced. Love the fact that if you make an appointment Phil will always be on time.

I like this place, mostly because of the proximity to my house and their prices are good. Also, they’re clean. They often don’t have much jewelry available for purchase, even when you ask about varied inventory for different piercings. Sometimes, they have what you’re looking for and are usually (given who is working that day) willing to help you out with inserting tricky jewelry, etc. Never got a tattoo here, I’m not into tats, but my boyfriend got his here– and they’re alright.

I had gotten my nostril pierced here recently and my piercer was very professional! So I decided to get my nipple pierced here as well and I had the same piercer which was great! He was very friendly and didn’t make me feel nervous about going topless in front of him.
I went in with my one of my friends and she got her nostril redone and I only wanted to get my left nipple pierced. I still don’t know his name, but he did a fantastic job on both of us! Right placement, fast, minimal pain and blood. I’m definitely going in for more!

–PIERCING REVIEW–
My best friend and I decided to be spontaneous by getting nose piercings! She got a nose stud and I went with a septum piercing.
To be honest, the place looked a little sketchy since it looked like it was in a house from the outside. But inside, everything looked legit and organized.
The workers were really nice and helpful. It was our first time doing piercings. Our piercer, Mike, really made the experience really smooth. It went by really quick and answered all our questions. He’s very easy to talk to. I would definitely recommend him.
The body piercing is a really good price, too. $ 25 with the jewelry. Not bad.
Definitely pleased with the service and my piercing!

Dan is truly «The Man». He did an amazing job and my seahorse is my favorite tattoo. I took in a tribal seahorse picture from pinterest and he changed it to be so much more detailed than I could have ever imagined for such a tiny tattoo. Thank you so much Dan! I have finally found my go to tattoo spot since moving to Stockton 3 years ago and trying out 2 other places.
I also got my tragus pierced the same day. Angel made it quick and easy. I can’t wait for it to heal so I can put some cute jewelry in there!

Went in here so one of my friends could hold up his end of a bet. Really laid back guys in there and joked around with us about the whole thing.
My initials (3 letters) cost $ 60 plus a tip. Place was pretty clean and artist was very professional. If I needed to come back here again I would.