For the 7th time my piercings closed up after countless visits to other piercing vendors. Came here on a Saturday and I had to wait a little over 30 minutes to get my piercings. Trey was very personable and listened to my concerns of getting my earlobes re-pierced. He made sure I was content with my piercings and gave me after-care advices before I left. Not to mention the piercing was painless and I have low pain tolerance. It was pricey though, but for the amount of times I dealt with unprofessional piercers and my piercings closing up or getting infected - this piercer's skill and knowledge made it worth it. I wish they had a sign that lists the price for different piercings - and warned me that each individual earring is a separate price cuz I got a pair and was a little blown away by the total cost of the piercing and earrings - but you can always ask the people in front to make sure. Hopefully my piercings don't close up this time. read more

Jewels Parlor - Accepting Walk-ins for piercings. $15 for each earlobe piercing. Separate prices for each individual jewelry. Studs ranged from $39 and up. - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

I had been going to this place for a while; it is currently under new management, and this is meant to be an honest review of my recent experience. I went in to get my second holes repierced. They were done over 10 years ago and were done too low on my earlobe by the original piercer so I asked to have them higher up than the original piercings. The piercer marked my ears and I said, "I still think they're too low," but the piercer said, "it just looks low in the marking but they won't look that low." Ok... He pierced the right one first, which he then kept fussing with because he thought the strap of my mask was pushing the jewelry in a weird direction (not sure why he let me keep the strap over my ears - I said many times I could remove the strap and hold the mask in place while he pierced me and he refused). He then pierced the left one. And guess what! Still too low. I left confused as to how the very piercings I was trying to fix were suffering from the same problem when I specifically went in with a mission to have them higher. So I called the next day and explained how I didn't like them and he told me, "I thought you said you wanted the new piercing to cover the original holes; that's why I pierced them so close." What! I did not say this! My boyfriend was there the entire time and also verified that I did not say this! When I got back to the shop, the piercer did not bring this back up and just said basically, yeah, I guess you were right about not liking the placement yesterday - I was glad he acknowledged that. He took out the piercings from the day before and repierced them right above. I'll admit I was kind of surprised he went ahead and did the piercings again; I thought for sure they would make me wait for the ones he just did to close up. I'm no expert, though, & this is just my opinion. So now, here I am with what I'm almost positive is an infected piercing in my right ear, and a very bloody piercing on my left (I have 12 other piercings and none of them have bled as much as these two). Ultimately, I'm happy my piercings are fixed and that represents the only star this place will get from me, and this is the end of my rant. I hope that now I have gotten all of this off my chest I may be able to stop thinking about how annoyed I am. Thanks for your time. I will spare you the bloody photos and just show you photos from the placement. Edited to add a note to whoever is in charge at this establishment: I recommend that you get a new piercing chair... the ripped up chair in what's supposed to be a pristine, clean piercing area is not a good look. read more

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I came here on a spontaneous whim on a Saturday night. I had done my rook almost 5 years ago at a shop up the block (i don't remember the name and i think it changed name/owners because it didn't look the same) so I knew I wanted to come back to St. Marks. I yelped different places on the street. Everything went great! The man in the front was helpful and not at all annoyed with all my questions concerning different prices and jewelry. He was patient with me while I decided if i wanted my tragus, helix, or conch pierced. I decided on my Tragus and purchased a replacement jewelry for the rook. Orin was my piercer. He was super knowledgeable, made you feel comfortable, and super hygienic. The piercing did not hurt at all for me. Orin was able to take out and put in the new rook earring as well. I will definitely come back for any future piercings!Overall it was a better experience than my last piercing. read more

Jewels Parlor - Tiny triangle tragus. Fresh piercing. - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

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Had a great experience today! Came in not knowing what I wanted (either septum or nipples) and Bangerz helped me make the right choice and gave me all the info i needed! Fast process, clean, friendly, I can't wait to return!! read more

Jewels Parlor - During Piercing - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

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I had a great experience here. I walked in to get my second piercings, both in my lobes. I waited about 10 minutes before I was called back for my piercing, which was clean, professional, and quick-- but not rushed, my piercer allowed me to adjust where I wanted them before she did it, and I felt she listened to me really well and answered all of my questions. Every piercing I've ever gotten in the past has gotten infected, partly because I have a nickel allergy, and these piercing have never had a single issue. They had a great selection of beautiful, high quality 14k earrings and were really helpful as I picked out the jewelry that wouldn't irritate my ears. I loved my experience here and would go back in a heartbeat for my next piercing! read more

Jewels Parlor - Second lobe piercing - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

They were so great!! Upon entering the staff are very friendly and attentive to your needs.They are very personable too. Would definitely come here again to get some more piercings :) read more

Jewels Parlor - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

I am revising my review of 1 Star to 3 Stars! Although I'd give them more like 3.5. I brought a friend here because I liked this place a lot and she wanted to get her nose pierced. They did a good job walking her through the procedure and what to expect. She enjoyed the service and the jewelry. Their sterilizing equipment is top of the line, the rooms are clean, the guys working here know what they are doing, and the jewelry is beautiful. I feel safe and clean here. I came to them with a broken piece of jewelry. It was an expensive piece. They said it would be ready in a couple weeks and that I should be expecting a call. But when no one would pick up the phone I showed up in person in the time they said would be fixed by and they said their phones were down and I saw my piece sitting on the counter, not even sent out yet. All in all it took them months, over 3 months. So the only problem I had was with their reliability. I had a lot of communication issues with this place. No one answered the phone for a while, to which they responded that their phone was having issues (for 2 weeks, really?). I emailed and no one responded. They claimed the number they had for me was wrong. But I emailed them too, and nothing. I paid for my piece upfront so I was concerned when there was no response and when they asked me what my jewelry looked like. Nonetheless they recognized this problem and apologized for the communication issue. Still, they didn't have my jewelry in the time promised (a couple weeks vs a couple months is a big difference). When I agreed for them to insert the jewelry in for me, they said it will cost $10. But as I gave them my credit card, they said, hey don't worry about it, so it was free for my inconvenience. That was nice of them. It was repaired and inserted well. If I had jewelry in need of repair and a time constraint I wouldn't rely on this place again. But I would come here again if I wanted to get another piercing or new piece of jewelry because I know how sanitary and how good of a job they do here. read more

Staff was really helpful and I was able to purchase some nose jewelry which I had wanted to get for awhile. They changed locations but they are in a bigger shop now that is on the same block! read more

Perfect. Answered all questions, patient and kind! Clean and fixed my friends naval piercing from Maria tash that same day she got it pierced ask for jorge read more

Jewels Parlor - Jewels 32 naval piercing - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

DO NOT COME TO THIS STORE. I went with my friend to get her septum pierced (after seeing the good reviews) and the man who did the piercing used a maligned clamp resulting in the needle only piercing through half of the cartilage, hitting the clamp on the other side. After this botched attempt, the man then tried again with the SAME needle. We primarily thought that he was using a new clamp but in reality he had tried to bend it back into place using his fingers. Once he pierced her septum the second time, it was not even and had been inserted at a slant angle, once again messing up the piercing. Throughout all this, she was bleeding and crying onto her shirt. Finally, after the third time, the piercing was successfully completed. While my friend was speaking with the man who performed the piercing about cleaning, I asked the man up front (not the manager) whether it would be possible to get a discount on the services. He refused. We politely thanked him and left. After speaking to locals and nearby tattoo shops, we realized that the average cost for a septum piercing was in fact $25-$35 and not the $80 they charged us. In addition, we were told that not only is it unsanitary for the same needle to be used repeatedly on the same person, but redoing the piercing within a few days much less mere minutes makes the piercing prone to infection. When we returned to the store to inquire about a possible discount, the man upfront was rude and refused to even have a conversation with us. He also refused to give us his name, his manager's name, or the owner's name. I've attached his picture. I am furious and disappointed in the way this office treated us. The man who performed the piercing remained pleasant with us throughout the experience yet the man up front was aggressive and abrasive. read more

Jewels Parlor - the storefront - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

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Classic "bait-&-switch" parlor. "Only $15 dollars for the piercing"! Yeah, and $50 for a titanium earring the size of a sesame seed, and they make sure NOT to tell you the jewelry cost BEFORE it's in your ear. Do yourself a favor, don't use this place. Or, if you must, GET THE PRICE ON THE JEWELRY BEFORE IT'S IN YOUR EAR. Don't assume you know how much it is, because you'll probably be off by a factor of 10x. read more

Do NOT get a piercing at this place. The piercing method here is dated and unsanitary. They do not use piercing guns here, but I am sure you will save a lot more in medical expenses by going to a cleaner, slightly pricier parlor. The real problem is the guy who runs the place (bald middle aged man). A week after my piercing, part of the stud had fallen off but the boss insisted that I pay full price to replace the poor job they had done. The jewelry on sale has given my infections too and I have no known adverse reactions to surgical steel or any inferior metals. I personally think that the jewelry on sale is overpriced and the quality is highly questionable. Buyers beware. read more

Raphael is AMAZING!! I came by to get my nose pierced, and it took me forever to pick out jewelry--Raphael was the best, he explained everything so well. I was freaking out a tiny bit beforehand, and he showed me everything being sterilized to calm my nerves. For The actual piercing he marked three different locations to give me options. When he pierced it, I felt NOTHING! He's an artist, truly :) He also noticed that my tragus piercing (done at Andromeda, perhaps the worst shop in NYC) was angled way off. He took it out for free and offered to re pierce it. I'm so freaking grateful to him and this shop!! The shop is currently trying to get their APP verification, so they're remodeling a bit. Don't let that scare you off--it's AMAZING! read more

Jewels Parlor - Nose piercing by Raphael--I didn't even feel it! - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

I do not recommend this place. I got my second holes on my earlobe peirced, and they did not peirce with long enough earrings in case of swelling. One of my peircings got so swollen that I had to go to urgent care to have them take the earring out, as my ear swelled over the peircing. This is a rule of thumb that all peircing places should know/follow, always peirce with long earring posts!! read more

Loli is the shit. She's the one with hella piercings and tattoos and she has blue hair. I've never met someone as encouraging and freaking awesome while getting a needle through my body and it helps!!! The prices here are wonderful and it's CLEANNNNNN... The reason why my friend and I even walked into this establishment is because it looked way cleaner than the other piercing studios in the area. They know what they're talking about and they actually care about their customers (which I haven't seen a lot of in NY, to be honest). The actual piercing process was standards. Sanitizing the jewelry, showing the single use needle, changing the gloves every time she touched something, etc. When she pierced me, she did it so quickly I couldn't even really process what happened. It was the least painful piercing I have had and the entire time, it was actually a really fun experience!!! Go see Loli, she rocks my socks. read more

Jewels Parlor - Yay!!! - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

Awesome staff and beautiful jewelry. Sterile and bright environment with a classy interior. I've gotten my microdermal and daith piercings done here. The piercers are all intelligent and skilled professionals that take their job seriously. I recommend this place to all my friends and urge you to do the same! They have gorgeous jewelry from your basic, simple barbels to solid gold and genuine opal pieces. BVLA, Anatometal, you name it. They can also custom order jewelry for you as well! read more

Jewels Parlor - Daith piercing with solid gold seamless ring - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

A friend and I walked in to see what's what. The shop is nice and more upscale than what I've been used to for St. Marks. There were two dudes behind the counter and about 2 other customers in the shop. No one said hi, no one cared that we might be interested in anything. They were soley focused on one customer who had the most impatient friends waiting outside. Both guys were waiting for her to make a decision about a nose piercing. Another customer asked for help, to which one dude, said " I can't leave from behind the counter". What? The other dude then came around the counter to make sure the cabinets near us were locked....yeah, great customer service. That chick is probably still at the counter trying to decide what to get. Happy I walked into Elite to get pierced. The difference in customer service was night and day. read more

Clean place to get a piercing. Much more reputable than many of the piercing places in the area. And very affordable too. Great jewelry selection. Wasn't feeling the dude who gave me my body piercing. He was jaded & quite rude and snappy. Yeah, boo-boo didn't get tipped for that type of attitude. A-hole... But the owner was very nice. That niceness needs to transfer to the dude with the needle. Just sayin... And 2 Boots Pizza next door is off the hizzle. read more

Friendly, clean, and professional. As someone getting their first piercing, I felt completely at ease. Highly recommend.

I was here with my friend who got her first piercing (navel). Make sure to have an appointment! Luckily we did and were helped as soon as we got in while others who had got there before were still waiting. Jorge did the piercing and was great. It was quick and painless for my friend and Jorge was helpful in giving instructions on how to care for it. The piercing process was a reasonable price but the actual piercings are kind of expensive so be prepared for that. Would recommend them to people wanting to get a piercing in NYC. read more

Jewels Parlor - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

Raph was an awesome piercer who was very friendly, patient, & gave great advice on personal recommendations as well as on the aftercare for my cartilage piercing. Everyone here was very professional and catered to customer service. I was beyond impressed! They also have a great selection of gorgeous BVLA jewelry (plus other brands) that I will come back for after my cartilage heals in 6 months - a year or so. Thank you for the great service & great prices you guys have to offer here!! read more

Great experience. All the staff were hella nice & informative. Made me feel super comfortable.

Jorge is the f*cking man. He was extremely patient with me & gave me exactly what I wanted. Very knowledgeable, clean, & friendly staff. Highly recommended read more

Jewels Parlor - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

Except for my earlobes that my parents pierced when I was too young to know what was going on, I have never pierced anything...until now! My friend recommended this spot and I pierced my right nostril with an adorable stud. I went back exactly 4 months later for a new stud. Both Rafael (first time) and Jose (second time) were very friendly and professional. I came back a week after I changed my 2nd stud because my dog stepped on my face and bent and pulled my stud out of my nose. I thought it was a goner but Jorge was able to replace it for no charge (which is awesome because I had just bought it for nearly $170). They are also sending my bent piece back to the manufacturer to be repaired for free. The jewelry isn't cheap but the place is very sterile and the service is excellent. I recommend to first timers for sure. And anyone else looking for a reputable piercing parlor. I look forward to coming back for my piercing/jewelry needs. read more

Awesome service, super friendly staff, and super knowledgeable about all things piercing. read more

Jewels Parlor - Just chilling getting pierced! - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

BRING YOUR ID! They need it to record your info The guy at the front was very helpful, and so was the piecier in the back. I went in at about 7 and was given a 20 min wait because they were busy, there were quite a couple walk-ins. Despite that, service was good and they were patient though they were closing soon. The piercing area seemed quite clean and sanitary to me and overall I had a very good experience and would go back for more. read more

Helped me resolve an infected piercing and reinserted it for me! So nice - absolutely recommend

Friendly quick service. I've gone here many times over the years and always felt like the staff is knowledgeable and casual, they are trustworthy and straightforward. I got my nose piercing changed and they were very helpful. read more

Jewels 32 was a great place to get a piercing. I went with a friend, me getting a helix and her getting a conch, and were immediately met by an attentive, helpful employee. This was my first piercing since I was 10, but he made me feel at ease and informed about my piercing. I would definitely go back to and recommend Jewels 32! read more

Jewels Parlor - Helix piercing - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

Stumbled upon this place after brunch with my friends and its nicer than most places on st marks. You'll pay a little more but Ive been waiting for the perfect gold septum ring so its worth it! Jorge is so knowledgable and makes you feel at ease. Definitely ask for him! I'll be back when its time to change my ring! read more

Jewels Parlor - So many septum options! - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

Great staff & great selection of high quality jewlery. The whole experience was a team effort. Ill be back for my annual refresh of jewlery.

Jewels 32 has pretty jewelry from reputable brands. The middle aged bald man is rude and makes you feel like a burden. (Several other reviewers noted issues with him). Everyone else who worked at the shop was friendly, but my experience with the bald, middle aged man is enough of a reason not to go back. He appears to be the shop manager or the owner. Maybe I'm old fashioned but good customer service makes all the difference. I am glad my old place in Leucadia, CA just opened an extensive online store where I can get BVLA and Industrial Strength products. read more

If you are looking for professional service, responsible and trustworthy after care this will not be your place. I have gotten my brow pierced for $80 which is probably most expensive price out of Saint-marks. So I'm expecting good customer service and after care. The piercer was gentle and the process was painless. But when I have gone back couple times to see if they could take a look and see if I can change to a smaller bead. I had to explain several times because this guys sits in the front is just lazy and not trying to help me but to turn me away. The second time I had gone back, he told me because they were busy. If this is a business and a brand you are running, you don't just take the money but you should also be maintaining it for your brand? I read the reviews and many people had similar experience. He is just aiming for convenience then my suggestion would be you should not do retail. Let people with professional attitude run the place. Don't waste your talents. read more

Jewels Parlor - Jewelry Near Me - New York, New York

I went in looking for nice jewelry for my daith. I was pressured into a piece of jewelry I thought might be too big but they assured me it would fit. When it was in, it was too big & uncomfortable for my ear--it was clearly meant to be a septum piercing. But once it was in they wouldn't return it. Spent over $400 on something I can't wear and they "can't do anything". This place is a scam, go to whatever tattoo or elite piercing down the street. read more

I wish I had nice things to say about this place, but I don't. My friend and I got our first cartilage piercings here many years ago (about 6) and we both have permanent scars from the experience. She got a rook piercing and I had the middle part of my outer ear pierced. The experience was painful and the staff was unprofessional. My friend's ear got so infected that her body actually pushed the earring out and left her with disconnected cartilage and a scar, while my piercing never healed properly and caused a rather large keloid to form on both sides of my ear. A few months into nursing the infected piercing, I decided to go back to Jewels 32 to see if they could recommend a different earring for me or a different cleaning routine. The guy at the counter did not recommend that I do anything different (or even tell me to take it out to prevent scarring!!), and sold me a large gaged earring to replace the smaller one that I was originally pierced with. I didn't know any better so I let him put it in my ear. If anything, this made the infection worse. And I was $50 poorer. My friend and I have both recovered from this horrible experience, and have since found other much more reputable jewelry stores to have our piercings done at. I currently have a healthy cartilage piercing and a nose piercing. I will never go back to Jewels 32 again. read more

I have been coming to this place for the past 6 years. I had always purchased my jewelry with George, who is very knowledgeable. I have always walked out and felt that I had dealt with professional individuals. I came here twice in the past 3 months to get forward helix jewelry- Unfortunately, my experience was not as it had been previously. I found out that George no longer owns this establishment and the new owner is extremely rude, unprofessional and the prices are ridiculous. The vibe is very off- and customer service is non existent. If you don't want to get ripped off stay away from this place. For piercings or jewelry I'd recommend an establishment in Brooklyn or Queens. read more

Wanted to go to a good piercing clinic/store and this was highly recommended. The place is really nice. For this place, I would highly recommend you doing your research and going in with knowing what you want. Jewelry is on the pricey side, but that was okay as I was willing to spend money for a piercing well-done. Jorge was extremely nice and patient - if you're scared of needles or pain, ask for him! read more

The place of poets, artists, visionaries, and revolutionaries. An escape from the banality of daily life, the comings and goings of the streets of New York. Vendors sell "Made in China" sunglasses marketed to 17 year olds and tourists alike, crowding the streets like ants on a lollipop. Men shout, beckoning you to buy their products. Hark! A structure of glass befalls you. It is shining, brilliant, and true. It stands alone in its glory. Your eyes make love with the glimmering diamonds, alone, looking for an ear or a nostril to adorn. All is well, you are a visionary. Your experience is kafkaesque, ordinary yet fantastically magical in the dialectics of mankind. This shop shall live on in the hearts of your grandchildren, and you are now hotter. I'd imagine the likes of Judith Butler and Baruch Spinoza would pass hours and days at Jewels 32, where dreams are not but fantasies, for they come into fruition. read more

Unprofessional, unreliable, over-priced and very poor customer service. The people who pierce and replace piercings consistently do not know what they are doing, nor do the sales people. I had been a loyal customer here for two or three years because the jewelry selection was decent and slightly different, so I had spent quite a bit of money here, to the point where one of the guys who works there recognized me when I came in. Yesterday I went in to get new nose jewelry and have the nose ring changed out too. First of all, after buying almost $200 worth of jewelry, the "peircing guy" was away so couldn't help me while I was there. I agreed I would come back in two hours and made an appointment to do so. It was really inconvient and seemed unprofessional, but what could I do? When you go to a peircing place, you expect a peircer on duty at all times....but not here. When I came back 2 hours later, the guy who changed out my nose jewelry was the same guy who I saw present in the store when I had been there two hours before. Why he couldn't have done it then, I have no idea? When I go back into the room with him, he pulls out my nose ring. Only then to discover the sales guy in front had knowingly (he later admitted he realized it before I bought it but "forgot" to tell me)) sold me a piece of jewelry that was way too thick and big for my nose peircing hole. Only then did they also inform me they did not have anything the thinner size of which I had been wearing in my nose for the past 3 or 4 years. They swore that "no one" sold nose jewelry as thin as what I had had in there. They would have to do a painful and irritating stretching process to my hole. When I balked, they somehow came up with another slightly thinner piece of jewelry and cut it off to fit. He promised it would not fall out, even though there was no ball or cap to hold it in inside my nose. This ill-fitting titanium nose ring cost me $45. Well, I woke up in the middle of the night last night with the jewlery having come almost all the way out of my nose. I tried to put it back in, but the inside of my nose peircing was already starting to close up and was swollen. I did not trust going back to Jewels32, so I went to Whatever Tattoo across the street, where I had originally gotten peirced. In literally less than 5 minutes, he had the exactly right nose jewelry and put it in my nose for me. All for $10!!!! I went by Jewelry32 and told the guy who had done all the shenanigans the night before what happened. He in essence blamed the situation on me, told me there was nothing to be done, and literally told me he did not care if I never came back in the store again. I am a very polite Southerner who always smiles and talks politely and respectfully even in conflict, so I was very taken aback. When I left, it hit me that a year before I had had an earring in my upper ear cartilage replaced there, and the girl who did it kept dropping the jewelry and couldn't get it in. Each time I smiled and told her it was ok, take her time. She finally got it in, but a day later, I had to go back again because the earring fell out. Very inconvienient. THESE PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING, ARE POORLY TRAINED AND VERY RUDE even when you are very patient and kind with them. Peircings are delicate things that can get infected and cause major problems, and I will never trust Jewelry32 again. I spent a ton of money there, and when a problem THEY caused happened and I spoke up about it, they basically told me to eff-off. Will never go back. read more

I went here to get my septum piercing done a few days ago. I was looking up some shops in the East Village that were decently-priced and this one popped up so I decided to try it out. Upon arriving, I noticed that this place is very clean and well-maintained in comparison to the other grimy, dirty looking piercing shops in the area. The parlor is small, but with enough space to look around and move in. The people at the front desk were extremely helpful and attentive when I told them it was my first piercing and that I was very nervous in getting it. They assured me that I was in good hands and even gave me some instructions and advice on what to expect once pierced. The piercing area is a cute, little small room in the back behind the shop, but it's very cute and clean. Everything about this place is very clean and tidy. The piercing cost around $48, which included the ring as well. I also purchased the solution to clean my piercing and that was not too expensive. I also went back a few days after because I needed to get my ring stretched out just a bit so that way I could slide it up and hide it and they were very fast at that and didn't charge me anything to stretch it. This is definitely one of the better piercing shops in the city. I'm surprised this place has only got three and a half stars, it deserves more than 4. This parlor is a must-try if you're looking for a place to get your piercings done! read more