Ink’side Tattoo Studio: tattoo and piercing studio in Málaga’s old town. Postcards get lost. Tattoos stay.

Not for small pieces. Walk-ins are welcome Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00–23:00. For bigger work, send us your idea first so we can plan the time.

Walk-in fine line up to 5 × 5 cm is 50 € — two for 80 €, three for 120 €. Everything else is priced on size, detail and colour: send a photo or a frame number and we’ll quote it for free, along with the smallest size that keeps your design readable. Prices include VAT (IVA).

Yes. Bring a sketch, a photo or a screenshot — or pick a frame from our work and we’ll adapt it to you.

No. Hands and feet are where a tattoo ages worst: the skin there renews faster, and washing, creams, work, shoes and socks rub the same lines every day. Ink drops out, what stays spreads, and the piece needs redoing within a year or two. We also leave out elbows and knees, front and back: the skin there is thin and folds all day, so lines blur and fade faster than anywhere else. Tell us your idea and we’ll suggest a placement where it still looks like your design in five years.

A fresh tattoo shouldn’t go in the sea, a pool or strong sun while it heals. If you can, plan your tattoo for the end of your trip. You’ll leave with aftercare instructions. More on timing, flying home and booking ahead: tattoo on holiday guide.

We talk through the design, size and placement with you before we start, and there’s no rush. Eat something beforehand and bring a photo ID.

Anything that could affect healing, before we start — and especially if this is your first tattoo, because your body has never met one. A nickel allergy is a no from us: needles and pigments can carry traces of it, and the piece can swell, itch or break out for years, most of all in summer. If a light scratch leaves a raised, itchy welt that fades in half an hour — dermographism — tell us, and we’ll test a small patch first; sometimes the answer is still no. Skin conditions, medication and anything that slows healing count too. We’re not doctors and we don’t ask for your medical file: we ask you to be honest, and if you’re unsure, ask your own doctor first.

18 or older, with a photo ID. Under 18? It’s possible with written consent from a parent or legal guardian — message us first and we’ll tell you which documents to bring.

Yes — an informed consent form, the one Andalusian health rules require. It explains how the session goes, the risks, what we need to know about your health and how to look after the tattoo; you read it, ask about anything that isn’t clear, and sign it. Bring a photo ID, we check it. Under 18: a parent or legal guardian signs too, in person. The form records that we informed you and that you answered honestly — it does not sign away our responsibility for our own work.

Yes — walk-in, no appointment, about five minutes. An earlobe is 25 €, two lobes 40 €; every other ear, face or navel piercing is 50 €; nipples are 50 € each. We don’t do dermals or surface piercings: they migrate and get infected far too often for us to stand behind them.

Often, yes. Send a photo of the tattoo you’d like to cover and we’ll tell you what’s possible.

Only to hold a date: 20 € at walk-in prices, from 50 € for a custom piece. It comes off the final price. Walk in without booking and you pay on the day.

A small walk-in piece at the prices above takes 15–20 minutes. Larger work is planned as one or more sessions — we tell you how long when we quote.

Sleep well, eat before you come and skip alcohol the day before. Wear clothes that leave the placement easy to reach.

Keep it clean and lightly moisturised, don’t scratch it, and keep it out of the sea, pools and direct sun for a month. You get written aftercare with every tattoo, and the full aftercare guide is online, for tattoos and piercings.