Got my first tattoo at Expressive Ink, and I absolutely love it!! Trent was quick but did beautiful work. His awesome personality makes it that much better. What a wonderful, talented guy and amazing artist. Trent, thank you so much!! I would have said I only planned on one tattoo, but I may be back for a second! I highly recommend Trent and Expressive Ink. Happy customer. :) Read Less

I just went today to get my septum redone after a horrible experience at Tattoo 46, and Eric (I believe that's his name) did an AMAZING JOB!!!! He walked me through every single step, and he got right in my sweet spot so the piercing did not even hurt bad. I would highly recommend going there for a septum piercing, and will definitely be back for future tattoos and piercings! Read Less

Absolutely amazing. Steph is unbelievably talented when it comes to tattoos. The facility is very clean and professional. Her rates are very fair, but you get more than what you pay for. I've had countless compliments on my tattoos color and line work, and I'm excited to finish my sleeve with her. Read Less

First time at the Randolph shop, but the staff is always super friendly and very professional. By far one of the cleanest shops I’ve been too. Both here and the Wharton shop get my most consistent business Read Less

From start to finish Kelly K worked with me to create my perfect tattoo in a clean and professional atmosphere. I would highly recommend Kelly K and Expressive Ink to anyone looking for their next tattoo. Read Less

First off, if I could give this place a billion stars I would. This was my first tattoo and I'm terrified of needles, but Luis (my artist) was super chill and eased me into it. He also did great work and tolerated my nervous and annoying personality. So kudos to him. The place was clean and professional, very fairly priced, and was open later than most shops. 10/10 WILL go back for my next tattoo Read Less

The shop was clean and the artists were super nice who worked there! I want to shoutout Eric for being an amazing tattoo artist! He is so friendly and is amazing to communicate with to get your perfect tattoo! Thank you Eric! I recommend going to Eric! Read Less

I had a great experience at this shop. It was clean, the staff was friendly, and the artists are talented. I went in for a simple sun design on the shoulder and Eric was able to provide exactly what I wanted. He answered all my questions and eased my nervousness. I will definitely go back to him when I'm ready for my next tattoo! :) Read Less

Worked with Luis yesterday. Very friendly and clean. Open to researching ideas with you during consultation process. Artistic ability of staff is top-notch. Just opened another location in Randolph behind Randolph Diner. Kid friendly. Open to all walks of life. Read Less

Great shop! Eric and Steph are super cool, and besides the shop being clean, its cool and welcoming. I got to see Steph in action and it was flawless! Now, that hottie Eric Rowe, he never lets me down with the work he puts into my body and I am overtly pleased with what is the continuation of a righteous sleeve. Read Less

I had the best experience there. The shop is beautiful and clean. Eric was cool and calm and quick. And made me feel very comfortable. And ladies he is eye candy. I highly recommend him and expressive Ink. Read Less

The shop is clean and beautiful, and Eric Rowe is a phenomenal tattooer. He's versatile and professional, and really makes for a pleasant and non stressful tattoo experience. Especially if it's your fist time! Needless to say, highly recommended. Read Less

After years of contemplating and thinking about my next tattoo, I finally had an idea of what I wanted. I spoke to a couple of tattoo artists, and they all seemed to be too busy. Most came off as real cocky jerks. After hearing about Expressive Ink and Trent, I decided to make an appointment. I spent nearly 2 hours with him going over what I wanted and looking at samples. He told me to schedule a time in 3 weeks which would give him enough time to draw me some samples. After some minor changes, I had the perfect tattoo. I hope this doesn't hurt his street cred, but he is one of the nicest guys. He took the time to listen to my ideas no matter how dumb and with a smile made all the changes I wanted. Going back soon for another and so is my wife.If you're thinking about getting a tattoo check out this spot first! Read Less

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. Read Less

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 Yelp 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 1/10th 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. Read Less

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 Read Less

Probably close to the worst tattoo place to go to for good art in Jersey... Cleansliness they are fine and everything, nice people just not good tattoos... All amateurs there under 3 years experience besides the owner Trent who quite frankly isn't better then the apprentices in my opinion.. His work is sloppy and not top notch for a owner of a tattoo shop, does small bs pieces, no large detailed stuff that a guy that's been tattooing that long should easily be able to do... Want to get a amazing tattoo by a real tattoo shop owner? Go to pure ink and ask for Danny pain, he's a true owner who does some out of the world shit.. Compare his shit to trents and it's not even a question... At all.. Like it's laughable the difference. If you must go to expressive ink go to Kelly... Best one out of the bunch and that's not saying much.. Worst person at pure ink is 10x better then anyone at expressive.. No one under 6 years experience at pure ink. Do yourself a favor and get a real good tattoo at pure ink, plus expressive over charges... Charged me $200 for a 10 word shit on my inner arm... Came out okay thank God Idk how but it did but yeah $200 for that? Lmao what a joke. Read Less

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. Read Less

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! Read Less

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 13th for a traditional Friday the 13th 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! Read Less

Have gone here twice for new ink so far. When I am in the area, (about once a year or so) I always stop here to get something touched up or a new piece done. Trent is a great artist and a very laid back guy. I have been to many shops in many states where the artists are arrogant and unfriendly. I refuse to give my money to places like that, and I can assure you that you won't find any of that at Expressive Ink! The shop is squeaky clean, and it's a very comfortable environment.Highly recommended, I wouldn't go anywhere else in the Dover area! Read Less