Realistic, traditional, old school, graphic, biomechanical or even lettering and abstract… tattoo styles are many and varied. These past few years, tattoos have been very popular in France. From small tattoos to bigger pieces, everyone has a style and ideas.
If many of you already have an idea about what tattoo they want on their skin, others still hesitate about the tattoo shop and the artist who will perfectly master the tattoo machine to ink you and enhance your body.
Here are then a few Parisian and Ile de France tattoo addresses to get inked confidently!
Tin-Tin Tatouage
Maybe have you already heard of the famous Tin-Tin? Seen by many as the “pioneer of tattoo in France” he’s also the one organizing the Mondial du Tatouage, and cofounder and chairman of the Syndicat national des artistes tatoueurs (SNAT). Making realist and Japanese tattoos, his shop is found in Pigalle but to get a tattoo by Tin-Tin you have to wait for a really, really long time! Yet, be rest assured, Tin-Tin also knows how to get surrounded well and his colleague Dusty Brasseur, aka Duza, is now a reference thanks to his graphic and colorful style inspired by graffiti.
Tin-Tin
37 rue de Douai, 75009 Paris
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Mystery Tattoo Club
Behind this name hides Easy Sacha. After proving his worth at Tribal Act then at Tin-Tin, Sacha has taken up a new challenge opening his shop in 2008: the Mystery Tattoo Club. Surrounded by other talented tattoo artists such as Fred OM, Just and Yom, together they offer clients different styles yet with a preference for the Japanese spirit. Easy Sacha is especially known to make beautiful and big pieces such as the entire back for instance.
Mystery Tattoo Club
13 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010 Paris
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La Bête Humaine
Set in Paris 4th arrondissement, the La Bête Humaine shop has been created by its mentor Stéphane Chaudesaigues and houses several talented tattoo artists such as Jean Forcep and Bro, as well as regular artists. Barbara Rosendo is also part of these references in terms of realistic tattoos. For the rest, the tattoo parlor varies styles: dark tattoo, new school or organic, graphic tattoo, portrait and even biomechanical…
La Bête Humaine
7 Rue Geoffroy l'Angevin, 75004 Paris
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L'Encrerie
L’Encrerie is one of those new and very trendy tattoo shops in Paris. By the way, L’Encrerie – created by Leo Gavaggio and Jey No name – is more like a creation studio. Here each artist has its style. For instance, there’s Léo Gavaggio and his love for typography, Dizzy Call and his passion for realism or even the very talented Favry and her super fine lines and her very graphic style that make more than one people fall in love with her style! At L’Encrerie, you will also likely fall for tattoos made by Max Lesquatt and his precision, Belles et Buth and rather dark drawings or even Dylan Long Cho.
L'Encrerie
2 Rue Lacharrière, 75011 Paris
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Dimitri HK
He’s also one of those famous tattoo artists in Paris! It’s in 1990 that he starts his career as a tattoo artist in Mantes la Jolie before settling in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1994. Surrounded by a dream team (Popeye, Sid L-Boy, Ludo de G-Gen…), together they particularly shine in portraits and realistic tattoos.
Dimitri HK
82 rue Léon Desoyer, 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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Bleu Noir
Bleu Noir is a shop set in Paris 18th arrondissement. Open in 2010 by Jeykill and Veenom, the shop goes all-things graphic and typographic and one thing is sure, they don’t hang about! Surrounded by Violette Chabanon, Gaël and even Steve, the two co-founders seduce more and more tattoo lovers looking for originality. As for us, we love Mast Cora who offers little scenes with very special universes, the whole in a graphic style.
Bleu Noir
25 Rue Durantin, 75018 Paris
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Maison Yōso
Behind this name hides duo Yoshika Akazaki and Caroline Lourme. Created in March 2016, this collaborative structure houses a tattoo shop, an exhibition gallery and an art library corner. As for tattoos, Yōso also does in realism and minimalism… the whole carries out by tattoo artists with varied universes: Fanny Hawk, Sélune and even Indy artwork.
Maison Yōso
5, rue Euryale Dehaynin, 75019
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Les Maux Bleus
Set in the heart of Paris 3rd arrondissement, tattoo shop Les Maux Bleus provides Carin Silver’s very fine style whose illustrations are inspired by nature. Or, maybe you’re more into graphic style such as the one provided by Sixo Santos. There’s also the minimalist style performed by Carlo Amen who goes for dark ink tattoos with just a few spots of colors and some remind us of Picasso’s universe…
Les Maux Bleus
20 Rue des Gravilliers, 75003 Paris
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Exxxotic Tattoos
Behind this tattoo shop set in Paris 19th arrondissement hides Laura Satana. Working for over 20 years on an international level, Laura Satana is specialized in black and grey. Her motto? Badass drawings and calligraphies with a dark and rock influence, she also does in glamor and gangster. Proof of her fame, Laura Satana sometimes offers her tattoo artist talents to tattoo stores based in Los Angeles as well as in New York and even London.
Exxxotic Tattoos
233 rue des Pyrénées, 75020 Paris
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La Peau Dure
If you love graphic tattoos inspired by nature and animals, then head to La Peau Dure shop set in Paris 10th arrondissement. After working for 7 years for the greatest luxury houses (Chloé, Kenzo, Givenchy…) as a leather goods and jewelry designer, founder Thongsavanh Sirisouk has decided to return to his first passion: drawing.
La Peau Dure
235 rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, 75010 Paris
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So, what tattoo shop or artist pleases you the most?
