Okay, wow. I usually limit my reviews to just restaurants and bars, but De L'or isn't yet on Yelp and it must be. I love Hudson so dearly, and it's because of places like this. While I'll likely never get anything other than my ears pierced, I have many more piercings than the average person (between both ears -- not talking about my brain in this instance, he he -- I now have 12). I've had a range of piercing experiences, and while none have ever been bad (unless you count my first time getting my ears pierced when I was 9 and I hyperventilated for two hours at a Piercing Pagoda in the King of Prussia Mall while my mom silently questioned why she decided to have kids), this was on another level.
I came here on a whim last week. Quite randomly, my hairdresser, who I used to see in NYC, moved to Hudson a few years ago still cuts my hair. I saw her post a few times about De L'or so I figured I'd pop in during my next trip to Hudson. What I did not expect is that I'd walk out with four new cartilage piercings (the max allowed) and plans for more.
I wish I could remember the name of the woman working at the register because she was the main reason I ended up going for so many piercings. She is not a piercer, but she clearly knows a lot about piercing, earscapes, design, style, etc. She chatted with me for much longer than she needed to, discussing potential options for what I was looking for. Three or four years ago I tried to get my tragus pierced, but the piercer I went to told my my ear anatomy could not allow for one (that is a legit thing, as I've learned). The piercing plan included a tragus piercing, so the woman helping me told me that Mahalia, the owner and piercing extraordinaire, could give the final verdict.
Mahalia came out and not only did she tell me that I have "cool ears" (my ears aren't particularly big or small so I've never thought about them that much), but she said all of the piercings discussed were possible. So there I was, determined, encouraged, an unexpectedly flattered. They don't take appointments (at this point) so I had to wait a bit but not too long.
Mahalia was awesome start to finish. She took me back to the piercing area and was extremely clear and thorough about what to expect and aftercare. Four cartilage piercings is a lot in one sitting, she was not wrong. But she made the entire experience comfortable and uplifting, taking care to check in with me before and after each piercing given how intense the process can be with cartilage. She gave me longer posts on one of my ears to account for swelling and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks so she could change them out for standard posts (guess that means another trip to Hudson!). I'm obsessed with how they all look and have already gotten tons of compliments. I'd be surprised if I don't end up with another piercing or two after I return in May! read more
