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The Skin Museum logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%94+51.3Reliability 24%88+21.3Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%74+5.2Experts Score= 92Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.92SCORE

The Skin Museum

Milwaukee, WI · Grade ALetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #26Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 49 piercing studios · 4.9★ from 304 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other piercing studios (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: craft & service and value; weakest: replies to reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.The Skin Museum is better than 94% of piercing studios.A
94
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.The Skin Museum is better than 88% of piercing studios.A
88
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.The Skin Museum is better than 100% of piercing studios.A
100
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.The Skin Museum is better than 100% of piercing studios.A
100
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.The Skin Museum is better than 100% of piercing studios.A
100
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.The Skin Museum is better than 74% of piercing studios.B
74

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Customers hired The Skin Museum for 8 kinds of job.

The Skin Museum for color ink tattoos

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.5
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).5.00
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.$150–200
Category typicalWhat the middle half of customers paid for this job across all companies in the category.$114–$271
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 81/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Color ink tattoos”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#11 / 16

All 5 Google reviews tagged “Color ink tattoos”

Katie3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a year ago★★★★★

tattoo looks fantastic and Chris is super awesome and personable!! would definitely come back.

Paid $450–500TattoosTattoo designColor ink tattoos
DG8 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a year ago★★★★★

Great experience. The shop had a relaxed atmosphere, but the artists were professional. A+ to Kay for the great art. Will be back.

Paid $150–200TattoosColor ink tattoos
Shreyashi10 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a year ago★★★★★

Got a colored phoenix tattoo from RA. He was very patient with the process, and has amazing skills! He did the project pretty quick and it did not hurt at all! I am so glad to have found this place ❤️❤️❤️❤️ definitely will come back for more

TattoosColor ink tattoos
Liana1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 2 years ago★★★★★

My mom and I got ours done by Chaz and we are 100% satisfied. Everyone else was so kind and welcoming too. Highly recommend and would go back

Paid $150–200TattoosColor ink tattoos
Desiree3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 2 years ago★★★★★

The skin museum is awesome! Just got my second piece done there, and Chaz was great. He's not too heavy handed with the tattooing and he's really friendly and easy to talk to. I went in for Friday the 13th flash and they had a good variety of options, as well as the option to bring in your own design, which rules. A…

Paid $1–50TattoosColor ink tattoos

Price

$189+51% vs typical piercing studios

Bar = middle half of what customers paid · gold mark = category median.

Price verdictsGoogle asks reviewers whether the price was great, reasonable or overpriced; these are their answers.

Great price 0%Reasonable 0%Overpriced 0%Not sure 0%

Jobs customers hired them for

JobReviewsCategory typical
Tattoo design97$119–$290
Tattoos59$114–$277
Tattoo aftercare15—
Color ink tattoos5$114–$271
Piercings4$52–$96
Tattoo cover-ups & reworkings4$132–$310
Custom tattoo lettering3$114–$222
Fine line tattoos3$108–$170

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