14 Women-Owned Tattoo Shops in Los Angeles

Looking for a welcoming boutique tattoo shop with feminine energy for your next tattoo? Look no further! Check out one of these top-rated women-owned tattoo shops.

‍Patch Tattoo Therapy

• Location: Tarzana
• Specialities: Asian traditional and topical, fine line
• Not only can you get a tattoo at this shop, you can also get training to become a tattoo artist yourself! Not to worry, though, the staffed artists - all women - are highly experienced and just as charming as the shop itself.

DO.ART INK

• Location: Alhambra
• Specialities: Fine line
• From photorealistic portraits to delicate florals and fine lines, the nearly all-female cast of artists at this shop can do it all. The calming environment, complete with a smattering of foliage as you enter, is a perfect match for the mood of this stellar team.

Nightbloom Tattoo

• Location: Mid-City
• Specialities: Illustrative, animals
• This female-founded tattoo shop became a collaborative space last year, offering piercing and barbering in addition to tattooing. The eclectic space feels like a visit to your kookiest friends, and the artists are those friends just waiting to make your quirky tattoo dreams come true.

Commonground Studio

• Location: Cypress Park
• Specialities: American Traditional, illustrative
• A queer, community-centric tattoo art studio - yes, please! You may enjoy the conversation just as much as your new ink at this small, welcoming studio. In addition to killer tattoos, they also sell punk-style shirts with original art.

The Story Blossom Tattoo Studio

• Location: Montrose
• Specialities: Botanical
• This bright, simple studio is home to artist Vickie Chiang. Her delicate lines and seamless color shading will bring your ideas to life. In addition to standard and cover-up tattoos, Chiang is an expert at transforming mastectomy marks and scars into beautiful pieces of art.

Heartless Tattoos

• Location: Mar Vista
• Specialities: Chicano, dark realism, anime
• Don’t be fooled by the girlie-pop style space - the tattoos range widely in style from the four female tattoo artists (plus one piercer). From dark goth to anime, the artists at this studio do it all - and in pink, no less!

Black Moon Lilith Tattoo Studio

• Location: Long Beach
• Specialities: Spooky
• Fans of Ink Master will recognize Danielle McKnight, who appeared on Season 8, the owner of this small shop. As you might guess from the name, the style skews spooky - think bats, cats, and witches’ hats - but the shop has some range with 3 women artists on staff.

Inked Zen Studio

• Location: Beverly Hills
• Specialities: Japanese, black & gray, micro-realism
• This studio is a Japanese Zen-inspired tattoo and meditation studio. That’s right - you can get a tattoo, a sound bath, or both at the same time (sort of). With a trademarked “Zen Healing Experience,” clients can participate in a ceremony blending intention, breathwork, mindfulness, and sound during a tattoo session.

Black Raven Tattoo

• Location: Torrance
• Specialties: Macabre 
• If you’re looking for your next piece of spooky ink, consider this high priestess meets Edgar Allen Poe tattoo gallery. In addition to your typical customized tattoos, this shop also offers ritual tattoos - intentional body markings of a personalized sigil - accompanied by a ritual to permeate the tattoo with intention.

Flo Tats

• Location: Leimert Park
• Specialities: Black & gray, neo-traditional, realism, cyber sigilism
• Black, woman, and queer owned, this friendly shop staffs four tattoo artists - all women! The fun, artsy vibe is a perfect match for the welcoming service and quality tattoo art.

Opal Tattoo Studio

• Location: Fairfax
• Specialties: Fine line, blackwork
• If you’re looking for an intricate, fine line tattoo, this place may be the one for you. With four female artists on staff, all of whom specialize in blackwork and most in fine line tattoos, this spot is leading in its niche. Not to mention, the shop is also a…well, a shop - featuring art like paintings, jewelry and pottery, from local creatives 

The Fig Leaf Tattoo

• Location: Highland Park
• Specialities: Blackwork, watercolor
• This whimsical-classy space is home to nine (!!) tattoo artists specializing in a range of styles and content. You’re sure to find someone who can make your vision come to life. 

Rabble Rouser Tattoo

• Location: Palms
• Specialities: Color, Japanese, bold
• This collective includes seven tattoo artists who specialize in various styles, as well as guest artists. If you’re looking for inspiration, or something already designed, their tattoo library is massive with thousands of options to browse. 

Neptune Tattoo Studio

• Location: Downtown LA
• Specialities: Fine line, Chinese Neo Traditional, dot shading
• Environmentalism meets the tattoo industry at this shop, where biodegradable and compostable products are used whenever possible. Piercing is also available here, as well as a “Sip and Tatts” group class introducing participants to tattooing.

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