Premium award winning tattooing in Southampton using the finest inks. Also offering piercing, laser tattoo removal, semi-permanent make up and scalp micro-pigmentation using state of the art methods. The best known tattoo studio in Southampton, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Hampshire and Dorset and surrounding areas. Brought to you by multiple award winning artist by Archiebald Cook and his team.

Email us at info@kookietattoo.com or give us a call on
023 8063 7010


OPENING TIMES
Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday Closed

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The Artists

Archiebald Cook is a multi-award winning artist with a highly skilled team of resident artists and international guest artists at his Southampton tattoo studio. Take a look below...

Archiebald Cook

Senior Tattoo Artist

Black and Grey Realism Tattoo • Colour Realism • Oriental • Traditional

Archiebald Cook is a multi-award-winning tattoo artist best known for his exceptional skill in realism tattoo and oriental tattoo styles. Versatile in various styles, Archie excels in both colour and black and grey tattoos, consistently delivering stunning, lifelike artwork that has earned him widespread acclaim. Over the years, Archie has won numerous awards at tattoo […]

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Poppy Tiller

Resident Tattoo Artist

Fineline Tattoo

Poppy is our fineline tattoo specialist, known for her precise line work and careful attention to small details make her a standout artist at Kookie Tattoo. Poppy started her journey at our Ringwood studio as an apprentice artist. Our Ringwood shop opened in 2017 and since then we’ve been lucky enough to see her flourish […]

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Chris Kiyoharu Hirakawa

Resident Tattoo Artist

Opaque Black and Grey Realism Tattoo

Chris, known professionally as Kiyoharu Tattooer is an award winning tattoo artist, socialising opaque black and grey realism, micro-realism, and traditional Japanese style tattoos. His portfolio reflects his passion for dark realism and love for small details, which has established him as one of the best in his field. Starting his artistic journey in graphite […]

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Cristina Ribeiro

Resident Tattoo Artist

Fineline • Neo-traditional

Cristina Ribeiro also known as _tinyneedlez_ specialises in fineline tattoos and neo-traditional tattoos. Fineline tattoos are perfect for those who appreciate small, detailed designs that need a steady hand. Cristina’s talent in this area means even the most intricate ideas come out beautifully. Originally from Portugal, Cristina moved to Southampton to study illustration and animation […]

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Annie Pascaru

Resident Tattoo Artist

Black and Grey • Realism • Fineline • Blackwork

Annie Pascaru is one of our resident artists. Annie first came to Kookie as a guest artist from Liverpool back in 2021 and we loved her so much we asked her to stay and join the team on a permanent bases.  Originally from Moldova, Annie has many years experience tattooing across the globe.  She is […]

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Nicole Cruz

Resident Tattoo Artist

Realism • Fineline

Nicole is our Junior Tattoo Artist, trained under Archiebald Cook. Specialising in realism and fineline.

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Lottie Loolaz

Resident Tattoo Artist

Realism • Black & Grey • Colour

Lottie’s Loolaz has a strong background in art and design and specialises in realism tattooing. Her creative passion was prominent well before she was a tattoo artist and prior to tattooing she worked as a graphic designer and studied art and design in college. Her artistic interests shifted towards tattooing and she pursued an apprenticeship […]

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Conor Metcalf

Resident Tattoo Artist

Realism • Animal & Wildlife • Portraits

Conor Metcalf, is a realism specialist with a passion for lifelike tattoos of animals, wildlife, and portraits.

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(Kuki) Qiping Cai

Resident Tattoo Artist

Oriental Tattoo • Japanese Tattoo • Chinese Lettering

Qiping Cai or Kuki as he is known is a East Asian tattoo artist specialising in traditional Chinese and Japanese tattoo, whilst being a well rounded black and grey and colour artist. Having experience in China tattooing traditional style means Kuki’s experience is unique to our studio. Kuki’s work often revolves around the theme of […]

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Diyan Ivanov

Guest Tattoo Artist

Black and Grey Realism • Colour Realism

Diyan Ivanov is a multi-award-winning tattoo artist, specialising in colour realism and black and grey realism. With over 23 years of experience, his skill and passion are clear in every piece he creates. Starting his tattooing career at the young age of 15 in Bulgaria, Diyan has since become a sought-after artist, with guest appearances […]

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Pedro Veloso

Guest Artist | 10 Feb – 31 April 2025

Tribal • Celtic • Dotwork • Fineline • Blackwork

BLACK & GREY • TRIBAL • ORNAMENTAL • DOTWORK • REALISM

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Lyon Sandro

Guest Artist | 25 Feb – 11 April 2025

Black and Grey Realism • Fineline • Blackwork

BLACK & GREY • FINELINE Renowned for his distinctive gothic black and grey style, Lyon’s portfolio showcases a blend of blackwork, realism, fineline and ornamental tattoos.  

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Leo Avelar

Guest Artist | 21 May – 10 August 2025

Dotwork • Geometric • Neo-traditional • Traditional • Realism

Dotwork • Geometric vNeo-traditional • Traditional • Realism Leo Avelar, a highly skilled tattoo artist, excels in various styles such as dotwork, geometric, neo-traditional, traditional and realism. He joins us annually from his renowned studio, Tattoo Kapala, in Brazil, bringing his extensive experience and unique artistic vision. With over a decade of tattooing experience, Leo […]

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Tulio De Paula

Guest Artist | 1 June – 30 Sept 2025

Realism • Black & Grey • Colour

Realism • Black and Grey • Colour  Joining us from Brazil, Tulio has established himself across the globe as respected name in the realm of black & grey and colour realism. Inspired by his older brother at the age of 15, Tulio began tattooing and has now been tattooing for over a decade. Building a […]

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Alcides Correa

Guest Artist | 24 July – 4 Sept

Neo-Traditonal • Fineline • Geometric

Alcides Correa, or ‘Al’ as we call him, is our neo-traditional ink master with 11 years of tattooing experience. Before he became a tattoo artist, Alcides previously worked successfully as a graphic designer and his artistic flair and design skills have followed through to his tattooing career. His tattoos have a certain ‘graphic’ quality about […]

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Maddy Connor

Cosmetic Tattoo Artist

Semi Permanent Makeup

Maddy is a Semi-permanent makeup artist from Hampshire. Specialising in eyebrows and scalp mico-pigmentation, Maddy offers a range of treatments including eyelash enhancement, eyeliner, lip blush, eyebrows, ombré brow, hair strokes and powder. With a VTCT level 4 qualification and several years of experience in the beauty industry, she has a lot of experience in […]

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Hannah George

Cosmetic Tattoo Artist

Cosmetic Tattoo Artist

Hannah George is a gifted semi-permanent makeup artist with a passion for enhancing natural beauty. Since completing her training in 2014 at the prestigious Finishing Touches, Hannah has spent the last 9 years building up her permanent makeup skills in eyebrows, lips, and eyeliner, becoming a specialist in these areas. Her dedication to perfection has […]

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Getting to the Studio

The Kookie Tattoo studio is based in Southampton, Hampshire.

A commutable distance from Portsmouth, Salisbury, Winchester, The New Forest, Bournemouth and Andover.

There is all day parking close by to the studio.

114 High St, Southampton, SO14 2AA

The Blog

The latest news and updates from the Kookie Studio.

Bookings

If you would like to get in touch with any enquiries or to book, email info@kookietattoo.com or give us a ring on 023 8063 7010.

Cancellations and Refunds

We require a minimum of 5 days notice when cancelling or rescheduling tattoo appointments. Failing to meet these requirements will mean that your deposit will not be refunded. Please note that refunds will be made via PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account please speak to a member of the reception team.