Most studios in Raleigh specialize. A tattoo shop does tattoos. A nail salon does nails. Inkvictus was built differently — not to be everything, but to do everything at one standard. That foundation was set in 2019, with cosmetic tattooing, and it has never changed.

2019 · Where it started

Permanent Makeup & Cosmetic Tattooing

We Opened as a Permanent Makeup Studio

Inkvictus was founded in Raleigh in 2019 as a cosmetic tattooing studio. Microblading. Ombre brows. Lip blushing. Eyeliner. The kind of work that requires precision, a steady hand, and a provider who actually cares about the outcome.

The industry at the time didn’t always feel client-first or safe. We built Inkvictus to be different — and that standard became the foundation for everything that followed.

We still offer permanent makeup today. If you’re searching for microblading in Raleigh, NC, ombre brows, or lip blushing near Raleigh, that’s us.

2021 · First expansion

Lash Extensions

Lash Services, Added in 2021

In 2021 we added professional lash services. Our clients were already coming to us for cosmetic work, and they wanted lash extensions in a space that already felt like them. Quality lash extensions in Raleigh, same standard, same care.

No upselling. No rushing. The same attention we brought to permanent makeup, applied to every lash set.

“We’re not a nail salon that added tattoos. We started with precision work and grew outward — deliberately.”

2024 · Major expansion

Body Tattoos & Professional Piercing

Body Tattooing and Piercing, Added in 2024

By 2024 we were ready to move into body art. This was not a pivot — it was an expansion rooted in everything we’d built. We brought the same precision, client care, and accountability we applied to cosmetic work into the tattooing and piercing space.

If you’re looking for a tattoo studio in Raleigh, NC with a real standard of care, or a piercing studio in Raleigh that takes aftercare seriously — this is where that exists.

2024 · Same year

Facial Services

Facials, Also Added in 2024

That same year we introduced facial services. Skin care in a space that doesn’t feel clinical or transactional. For clients in Raleigh looking for facials outside of a traditional spa, Inkvictus offers something different: rooted in the same values, delivered by people who actually care about results.

2026 · Latest addition

Nail Services

Nails, Added in 2026

In 2026 we added nail services. Our community asked for it, and we built it the same way we built everything else. Nail services in Raleigh at Inkvictus are held to the same standard as every other service we offer — no exceptions.

The Full Picture

Here’s where we are today: one studio, one standard, six service areas, all in Raleigh.

Permanent Makeup & Cosmetic Tattooing

Powderbrows, ombre brows, lip blushing, and eyeliner in Raleigh, NC. Since 2019

Lash Extensions

Professional lash services in Raleigh. Volume, classic, and hybrid sets. Since 2021

Body Tattoos

Custom body tattooing in Raleigh by experienced, accountable artists. Since 2024

Professional Piercing

Safe, standard-driven piercing services in Raleigh, NC. Since 2024

Facials

Skin care that doesn’t feel clinical. Facials in Raleigh done with real care. Since 2024

Nail Services

Quality nail services in Raleigh held to the Inkvictus standard. Since 2026

One Studio. One Standard.

Inkvictus is not a nail salon that added tattoos. We’re not a spa that stumbled into permanent makeup. We started with cosmetic tattooing in Raleigh in 2019 and grew intentionally — adding what our community actually wanted, in a space built to do all of it right.

Every service we offer started with the same question: can we do this with the same level of care we brought to the work that came before it? If the answer was yes, we added it. If it wasn’t, we didn’t.

Inkvictus Studios
107 Wind Chime Ct, Raleigh, NC — Serving clients across Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, Durham, and the Triangle.

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Whether you’re looking for a tattoo artist, a piercer, or a permanent makeup provider in Raleigh — we’d love to have you.

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