Expressive Ink

Recently got my first tattoo by Stephanie at Expressive Ink. Stephanie did a great job on the design so we decided to have her do the tattoo. She did a great job !!! It was a great experience. I would encourage anyone in the area to put them at the top of your list.

I’ll start by saying I have only been here once, and this review is more based on my experiences with the particular artist (Kelly) than the shop itself. That being said, a friend of mine had a shoulder blade piece done by the owner (Trent), it is freaking awesome and came out exactly as he wanted.
Anyway, Kelly has done 6 or 7 tattoos for me over the past decade (I have 12ish from 5 different artists) and I swear she gets better every time. Sure everyone’s tastes for style may be different, but she is an incredibly skilled and versatile artist. She also has 13+ years experience so I don’t really know what that rant on only inexperienced artists at this place was about. memo to that dude (who clearly got on Unilocal one time in November of 2014 just to leave that review): you don’t need to bash other shops just because you have a personal favorite elsewhere.
But back to Kelly! Amazingly steady, smooth fine lines and the ability to do microscopic details. For example, the tattoo I got earlier today has a tiny little portion that is literally about the size of the tip of a needle which sounds insignificant, but getting it exactly right was crucial to the authenticity of the design. I.e. if it were off by ¹⁄₁₀^th of a MILLIMETER (that’s like the width of a strand of hair) it would’ve been ruined. Naturally, she nailed it. Oh, and if you’ve ever seen her portfolio you’d know that her portraits look like photocopies.
SO again, today was the only time I’ve ever been to this shop and I only went there because I was looking to get work done by Kelly, but it’s a sweet little spot that is comfortable, super clean with nice people who clearly care a lot about what they do. I will definitely go back for Kelly, and would recommend the place to others as well.

Best experience I’ve had at a tattoo shop. Just recently had a collar rocker designed, inked and filled by Stephanie. The shop was super clean, everyone was really friendly and really delivered on the whole experience. At no point in the 6 hours (2 sessions) did i feel rushed or coerced into anything i didn’t want.
Stephanie was my artist and when i told her i wanted a Navy inspired tattoo, she was genuinely thrilled to create it. She had amazing communication in the preparation and design, sending me images of her design well before my appointment. She took my original artwork and really created something special by, doing her own independent research, cleaning up the lines, adding color and recommending components which would aesthetically, pull the entire piece together.
I stare at it everyday knowing, she created something i could only imagine. I’m thrilled to have this piece and wear it with pride. The artists at Expressive Ink are amazing, especially Stephanie. I wouldn’t change a thing and have already recommended it to everyone i know in the area. Thanks again

Having lived in Wharton my whole life it was great to finally have a shop in my hometown. The place is always clean and the staff is always super friendly. I will be returning to Trent many times to get work done. A little town like Wharton, NJ hold such a diamond in the rough. Check it out.

Stephanie is an accommodating, detail-​oriented, and amicable person. I enjoyed my time with her tattooing and her product is beautiful. The environment at Expressive Ink is that of teamwork and camaraderie, and that is why I refer my friends there. I will be back for more!

This place is awesome! There aren’t that many great places to get tattoo’d around that area, but Expressive is definitely one of them!
I went in on Friday the 13^th for a traditional Friday the 13^th flash tattoo. They had a $ 13/​$ 31 tattoo special on small TGIF13 flash, so I decided to get one on the inside of my lower lip. Trent, the owner, was the one who did it. He told me all the precautions of getting a lip tattoo (ie: it can fade quickly, they’re not that great to touch up, etc etc) and told me how to take care of it. But hey! For a cool $ 13 tattoo, I couldn’t complain! He did a good job and made sure that he took his time, even though it was just a little tattoo with a short shelf life.
Trent super friendly and his store is incredibly clean. Every artist thoroughly cleaned their stations before and after each tattoo. I liked their professionalism so much that I later went back and got another tattoo by the apprentice Darci! She was such a sweetheart. She’s doing free flash tattoos that she designed, but Trent let her do a bigger, half priced, tattoo on my ankle. She was extremely careful to make sure her lines were straight. It was late, past closing time, yet she took her time to make sure that my tattoo was perfect.
They definitely have my business. A+++ to the folks at Expressive Ink!