I found my piercer, Vanessa, after researching many great reviews on YELP and Google. It's very…read moreeasy to book any appointment online. The shop is located on Fredericksburg road off of 410, and she shares her space with a tattoo shop next door. Parking was easy and accessible. Vanessa is a sweetheart, patient, and very professional. As I go through my ear piercing journey, she helped guide me where to start. Left helix is the beginning for me, and to add other piercings along the way as they heal - per her advice. And believe me, I am so glad I listened to her, the helix is a tricky one and takes a lot longer to heal because it's cartilage. I've had a troubleshooting and a post downsize appointment thereafter the piercing and she has been wonderful in assessing the healing. Love her shop- it's feminine with an edge, and super clean. Piercing is done in a private room. She prides herself on cleanliness. She carries and showcases nice ear candy, I didn't take pics of all. I received a nice aftercare kit with detailed instructions. Any questions I've had along the way, she has answered through email. Good experience thus far.

Both Vanessa and Bridge are amazing, well knowledgeable piercers. Vanessa did my piercing and I was…read morenervous but she made me feel comfortable and secure in my decision! The place itself is extremely clean and I had no worries at all!

walked in and was immediately greeted by the owner! nice and clean inside as well :)…read more I had a wonderful experience getting pierced by Zoe! she was skilled and efficient when piercing my ears and even made sure my second hole that I thought closed was still open which I really appreciated. I cant wait to go back and get more piercings by Zoe. the sticker she gave me afterwards really sealed the deal too

Went during Friday the 13th. Miscommunication on texting…read morethe phone number given as it was busy and we waited in the car. 2hrs passed and I was wondering if it normally takes this long. Went inside.. said they had texted ...last 2 digits of the number provided was 75 and they texted 74. So they put us back in line but they made us next. Which was great. Over aall we were happy with the service and the vibe was laid back and chill. I would highly recommend them. My daughter is very happy with her first tattoo

I love my piercings!…read more I went to get my high lobe piercings done a couple of months ago and they look great. Crystal had them done in no time at all and there was virtually no pain. She made sure to thoroughly go over healing and care instructions with me, but also sent me on my way with an instruction card in case I needed a reminder. The follow up appointment to get the earring posts shortened was even quicker and was super easy. I cannot recommend this business enough. Thanks again for such a great experience!

Had a great experience here for an ear lobe piercing and child's ear lobe piercing. Crystal was…read morefantastic! She's kind and patient, she cared a lot about the spacing of the piercing and was very meticulous in comparing our ears from the front. Very professional and gentle, so sweet with my child. So happy with our piercings! She gave care instructions, we purchased the sterile saline at the store, and all is good at 4 days. The store is impeccably clean. You have to purchase the earrings at the store, but they have a good selection of simple studs with the flat back. We made a reservation before hand, but they seemed to take walk ins as well. I would recommend a weekday and making a reservation because they had people walking in the entire time we were there. Parking in the mall garage, in the middle of the mall, on the Rector street side, near the Zara and Lego store.

Posting this because of what happened to a friend of mine after she was pierced at Absolute…read moreTattoos. Within three days of having her ears pierced here, she developed severe pain, heat, hardness and throbbing in her ears and ultimately had to go to urgent care and receive medication. What she told me about the actual piercing procedure is the part I find completely unacceptable. According to her, the piercer put on gloves before setting up, then proceeded to open drawers, touch cabinets, the cart, supplies and other surfaces while wearing those same gloves. She also says the piercer touched/wiped her nose and then continued handling her during the procedure. She also told me that one piercing needle was used for both ears, rather than a new single-use needle being used for each piercing. Then there was the jewelry. She was given butterfly-back earrings on fresh piercings, and the backs were so tight that there was little room for the swelling that followed. She has had numerous piercings before and knew something was seriously wrong when the ears became hot, hard and began throbbing even though she hadn't hit or disturbed them. I understand that complications and infections can occur after any piercing, and I am not going to pretend I can medically prove exactly what introduced the infection. But when someone describes questionable infection-control practices during the procedure and then ends up at urgent care three days later, that is more than enough for me to warn other people before they decide where to get pierced. What disturbed me further was looking into the shop afterward and finding that other customers have previously complained publicly about piercing complications and piercing technique at this location. So her experience does not appear to exist in a vacuum. She also made a point of telling me that the piercer herself was very nice. Frankly, that isn't the issue. Being pleasant does not compensate for poor infection-control practices when you are creating an open wound in someone's body. Based on what happened to my friend and what she personally witnessed during her appointment, I would not allow someone I care about to get pierced here. Absolute Tattoos should take a serious look at how piercing procedures, glove changes, single-use equipment and initial jewelry are being handled at this location.

Wouldn't go bad due to lack of information ( I think they scammed me)…read more.. Anna pierced me (belly button) however, she gave me a long bar and three months later my piercing is not healing right and looks super bad and gross. I go back in to get it looked at (Aldofo looked at me because Anna was out), and he informed me the bar was messing up my healing process and that I needed a shorter one... this is all apart of the healing process... apparently. Now maybe I might be the uneducated one here but I've never heard of getting a piercing then coming back to purchase another bar a month later cause it's apart the "healing process" . And even if it is, She did not warn me that I had to purchase another shorter bar a month later for it to properly heal. I don't even know if that's a real thing because I've never heard of a such but hey, I'm down $20 later praying that I didn't get scammed and that my pricing starts to heal properly. Moral of this review, My problem was the lack of information. make sure you know everything about the healing process cause they might be doing you dirty to get more money out of you.

I'm new to San Antonio and was looking for a piercer to put in some new nipple jewelry for me…read more It's even more tricky right now during the pandemic. Th Xavier responded, we set an appointment, because they are taking extra precautions, etc. He checked my temperature before allowing me into his shop. Everything and everywhere is sterilized, he was masked and gloved and so was all the staff. He was super knowledgeable, and had all the skills, all the tools and was super friendly. It is very difficult to work with larger gauge, but he is a pro and did me solid! Looks like a great shop, he had 2 tattoo artists working with him also. They do nice work, give them a shot to have your work done!

Totally recommend having all my piercings done at this shop!! Great vibes and very professional…read moreatmosphere. Go check them out before you get your next piercing.

Amazing customer service. I was literally in and out in less than 10-15 minutes…read more I went in for a nose piercing. I filled out a form and after the room was ready for me I was called back for the piercing. FYI, CASH only. They do have an ATM machine which was convenient. Thank you Daniella, you did a fabulous job. Next, my eyebrow.

Daniella was great! She did my mom's piercings quick and was very informative. Highly recommendread more

As a 19 year old young woman, with various tattoos, I have quite a lot to say about this place,…read morehang with me. It's taken me awhile to build up the courage to start up this review. It was a traumatic experience for me. I had made an appointment with an artist separately, Jordan, he was great. However, him and the owner had had previous issues, and midway through the tattoo, the owner had decided to fire him then and there. He said that if he did not leave, he would call the cops. My artist insisted that I finished my tattoo at least, and the owner said no. No? I was in shock. I left that day with an unfinished piece and a half done post up wrap and sterile. I would like to add that this took me 6 months to find another artist to finish up the tattoo, and I paid full price for just half of the tattoo. I would like to say this, which is the biggest part. This tattoo was on my spine. I did not have my top on, and the owner came into the room without any permission from me. This was vulnerable for me and I did not feel safe. I believe everyone should feel safe during their tattoo, and I was not. In addition, he threw the money at me, which was for my artist, and insisted I leave as well. Overall, as a young woman coming into this tattoo shop alone, I was shaking heading to my car. Do not go here. Do not go here if you want to risk leaving with a half done tattoo. I would like to say I am an all A student and I'd like to think a good citizen. I rarely make yelp reviews. Please trust me on this. I'd also like to say the owner keeps accusing me of theft? I don't fully understand the reason. I was a client who listened to what my artist had told me to do. He instructed me to walk downstairs and give them $300, which i think was a % of the price ? Must be a percentage that gets taken out when you have an artist and a shop. All i know was 1) i hit up an artist on instagram, he told me his price and make a deposit. 2) i made the deposit told him i would give the rest of the money to him in cash when i get there 3) i get there give him the cash i owed him started with my tattoo 4) he tells me to bring money downstairs to them 5) i get kicked out If the artist and the owner had issues prior to this, okay, and if the artist was committing theft, why am i at blame when i had no part in it? I had no part of this operation and all i did was what the artist, whom i trusted, to do. Anyways being called a theft for whatever money issues that him and the ARTIST had, i suffered. Do not go here. Chloe Phan 2027 Graduation Year

First off, special shout out to my tattoo artist, Jordan, for doing a badass job on my tattoo. He…read morewas super dope, funny, great personality and just a great individual. Super pleased with his work and the shop overall. Secondly, my sister and I came in for a "Friday the 13th tattoo", which btw they're doing the special all week, and when we entered, everyone was super nice and hospitable. Don't know how I didn't find this place sooner. We will be coming back to get some more work done, soon. And one more time just in case I didn't make it clear enough.. Jordan was amazing. Super efficient. Talented. And authentically himself, (from what I seen). I have no bad words for him or the shop. 10/10 recommend coming here!

I've had over 5 piercings here, including ear piercings and my belly button, and they have done…read moreamazing each time! They told me once that I didn't have the proper anatomy for a piercing I was wanting, which I appreciate because they were honest and saved me from having a piercing that would reject!!!!!!

This place is great! I just got three tattoos and Josh was great! Absolute exceptional customer…read moreservice and only highly recommendable!!!!