My daughters wanted to get double piercings. I made online reservations but arrived early. Staff could not have been nicer or more accommodating. They took us earlier than our scheduled appointment. Sonny did our piercings (Hudson Yard location). He was so kind and meticulous, assuring that the location of the piercing was acceptable. Piercings are done with needles, not guns. It's much more sanitary and overall better for long term health of the piercing site. It was very quick and relatively painless It's pricey- you pay for the piercing and the jewelry, which adds up, but I think that's now standard at most locations. All in all, it was a very positive experience. read more

I went during a busy Sunday night , made an appointment and was taken care of real quick. Super friendly employees! The location is ideal in terms of subway service. Located on 2nd floor. read more

STUDS - Amy was great - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

At the big age of 26, I decided to finally get my ears pierced. In another review, someone described Studs as Claire's but for adults. I couldn't agree more! The vibes are clean, futuristic and fun. As an anxious girly, my whole experience at Studs was not anxiety inducing at all. I booked online (super easy) and then when I got into the store, I was able to look at the jewelry and ask specific questions. The workers are very knowledge about the product and any potential allergies. Gabe did the actual piercing. You could tell he was knowledgeable and skilled about ear anatomy and was able explain the placements. He explained every step including clipping my hair back. He was very thorough with making sure the marks were aligned and to my liking. He also answered any questions, silly or not. The piercing itself hurt only a little bit because it's a piercing, but he kept the mood fun. I highly recommend getting your ears pierced at Studs. read more

I would avoid this place. I got 3 piercings here 5 months ago and they have all failed. One fell out the other two were pierced wrong from an angle and got infected. AVOID. read more

Lovely experience today with both employees on staff today. Appreciated their help and patience with lots of questions. Love that studs has transitioned to flat backs only. It's the wave of the future, bb's. read more

Got a couple piercings here from Mckenna! Got my industrial and a conch! Overall was probably one of the best experiences i've had at a piercing shop. My piercings all feel really good and haven't had any issues. The whole design of this place seems to be fun and comfort. I told my friends it's like Claire's for adults also with good piercing practices. No piercing guns, quality jewelry. Mck even offered me juice after and let me keep the butterfly clips! read more

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Got my earlobes pierced by Amy. She was knowledgeable and professional. It has been only one day but I can feel my piercings are healing already. Was not really thinking of adding new ones yet but if I do, I would definitely revisit. read more

awesome experience! Amy was amazing in making sure I was comfortable all along and the team at the front were great in helping me choose jewelry. Will 100% return. read more

Have gone to Studs multiple times - everyone is so welcoming & helpful. Amy is the best, she has been curating my ear over the last 2 years and I am extremely happy. read more

I decided I wanted a 2nd piercing in each earlobe. I chose this place at random. I booked on line. They gave choices like what body part, jewelry, etc. The charges came up. I thought I paid on line. I didn't realize you put a card on file first. I assume you're charged something if you don't show up. But after the piercing I didn't have the same credit card I wanted to use! Luckily, I had my debit card. So that was what was charged! My piercer was Berline! She was personable & explained every detail really well. In the olden days when I was young, you used peroxide on newly pierced ears. You had to have a gold hoop & turn it a few times a day. Berline explained, you leave the stud in 4 to 6 moths to ensure healing, don't touch it or turn it & if it feels uncomfortable there's a saline spray. You can book a free check up on line if there's s issue. I felt badly because tipping is on Venmo. I did it but I'm older & not used to tipping that way. After I returned home I read on the care card they gave - that the rated the piercer Good Service $20 Great Service $30 Amazing Service $40. Berline was great, skilled, nice & I so admired her style! But I only could afford $20. She was fabulous!! The place is very cute, clean & I felt comfortable! read more

STUDS - 2nd piercing! Thanx to Studs! - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

I have been to Studs multiple times and each experience is always awesome. They are helpful and knowledgeable on anything I ask for and it's always a pain free piercing. Would definitely recommend. read more

I haven't gotten pierced by them, but I bought their jewelry. I came to this location instead of buying online because I wanted to see the jewelry in person. They are ADORABLE. I bought 5 earrings and now my ear has a very pretty composition. I've put them about 3 months ago and they're still perfect, because they're very good material. Also the guy at the counter helped me decide and match the pieces. I definitely recommend! read more

Staff is friendly, had my rook pierced here .Overall a good experience 4 stars for not disclosing price of jewelry beforehand - i know the piercing was $35, but the jewelery was $40. I wish this would have been disclosed beforehand. read more

Great experience with Studs !! Staff were great. Would definitely go again. Everything was really clean. I didn't think it was too overpriced but then again guess it's what kind of earring you choose that can make it more expensive. Overall two thumbs up !!! read more

This location is amazing. The staff is awesome friendly, the shop is clean, had a great quality jewelry, great customer service on top of being in a phenomenal location. Would definitely recommend have already been to the location two times in one month and planning on going back in three weeks. I'm addicted thank you studs. read more

STUDS - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

Great experience! Easy to make appointments, easy to check in and the staff was really helpful. Elisa was an excellent piercer, she was quick, talked me through the breath work and made it as painless as possible! Also to anyone who is unsure, this is a major upgrade from the usual mall kiosk that uses a piercing gun! A few days in and I don't have any pain, and I was properly walked through how to care for my piercings. Cute jewelry options too :) read more

My cousin recommended checking this place out for my cartilage piercing earrings. The store is small so about 3-4 customers can enter at a time. They have a variety of unique styles that can be sold as singles or pairs. I bought a bumble bee single earring and I have received so many compliments since! I will be back! read more

Made an appointment online and arrived 10 minutes early to complete the waiver. The shop is quite small with a small shopping area in the front and piercing rooms in the back. I asked Chris (piercer) for his input on which cartilage piercing to do based on my ear anatomy. He suggested a conch or rook piercing and I went with the conch! (I'll return in 2 months for the rook!). Chris helped me pick the earring and then got the room ready while I waited in the lobby. He was super fast and I barely felt the needle or earring go through my conch! I really hope Chris does my rook the next time I go back. I usually go to Studs for my earrings and now it will be my go-to for future piercings! read more

STUDS - Conch Piercing - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

This place is great! All staff are so friendly and helpful especially in choosing jewelry and going over the piercing process. Had my snakebite midi pierced by Elio and he was amazing! So experienced, gentle and was a very smooth process. He had me inhale and exhale which I loved. Wei also helped a lot in helping me decide where I want it, discussed different options and post treatment care including using saline spray few times a day. They sell it there which makes it easy! They also give you a tiny booklet so in case you forget how to take care of the piercing you have it! 10/10 recommend. Might go back for another one tomorrow! Pricing is excellent. read more

I recently had a hole done with a gun and it closed up in about a week 6 months later after I lost the earring. Studs put a new hole in the other ear with a needle. I am a total weakling when it comes to needles, but I was put at ease and had 2 more holes put in. I was very happy with my experience. Earrings are a little pricey but the service is worth it. read more

Friendly staff, great selection of jewelry. Love the packaging and the extra swag with each purchase.

excellent experience! it was my daughter's first time getting her ears pierced and the staff made the process easy and calm. it was so great we went back the next day with her friend! highly recommend read more

Pretty straightforward. Charisse did a good job, although I will add that one of my piercings was a re-insertion which she did not use a needle for and it hurt like hell. Would have loved a heads up before she did it. The other one was a piercing and it was easy and barely hurt. read more

Great experience here! The team helped me map out exactly what I wanted and the type of jewelry that would work best with my conch piercing. Definitely will be back! read more

I have been wanting to get a new cartilage piercing since my old one closed up to I made an appointment online. It was a very easy process and went I went to the shop, everyone was very welcoming and walked me through the piercing process. It was very quick and almost painless and I am very happy with my new helix! read more

I got my double piercing at Studs and it was so quick and seamless! Tea was an excellent piercer who took the time to make sure the piercing was where I wanted it to be. The piercing studio has two private rooms too which was nice. After you get a cool care pack with instructions on after care and some fun coupons. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun piercing experience. read more

Randomly stumbled upon this place visiting the Vessel. I had a missing helix earring for a while and thought it was perfect timing. A lot of options and very affordable. The shop is small. Only one glass case of jewelry. The associate helping me was pretty eccentric and monotone, but not rude. Just New York lol They didnt have the first earring I wanted in stock so opted for a similar one. They had a student discount which was nice -1 because I asked if I could put my new earring on myself and he said no due to "biological contaminates" Lol which literally made zero sense because they pierce people and I wasnt switching out one in my ear already. I went to Madewell nearby and did it in front of their mirror Will definitely visit their other locations in LA read more

I came here at 6pm on a random Sunday when the idea came into my head that I need new piercings. Because it was so late they were totally full on walk-ins. I was bummed but I understood, it was an hour before closing. As I was waiting outside of the storefront for my friend to meet me, one walk-in had a cancelation and I was able to take her slot! It was soooo nice that they accommodated me! I got two new upper ear piercings and I'm so happy with them! I almost passed out (that's a me thing) and everyone was so kind and got me water and candy to spike my blood sugar. It's almost a week later and my ears only pinch a bit (which is normal) but they are healing totally fine and I cant wait to get more!! I love the cute little bag they give you and the stick on earrings from my childhood TLDR; staff was nice, totally accommodating, perfect cute piercings, can't wait for more read more

STUDS - Two new gold piercings! - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

My friend and I went to the Hudson Yards location last weekend to (finally!) get our second lobe piercings and made reservations ahead of time. The store itself is significantly smaller than what we expected / what the photos make it out to be. It's an open storefront within the Hudson Yards mall and anyone passing by can see you get your ears pierced since the doors are wide open so if you're uncomfortable by that by any means, go to the Nolita location or a different place altogether. I don't remember her name since she never introduced herself to us but our piercer was incredibly rude and sarcastic. She was helping this younger girl before us take her studs out and she was so patient and explaining everything carefully. And then when she got to her, her entire attitude changed. She asked us what we were here to do and when my friend replied we were getting our second lobe piercings, the piercer rolled her eyes and said in the MOST sarcastic tone, "How original." My friend and I looked at each other wondering if we heard correctly and my mood was immediately soured. I'm sorry we weren't there to get a tongue piercing or something? It was amazing how differently she was treating us compared the girl before us. And to be honest, it makes me wonder if we were being treated differently because we were Asian. My friend went first and the piercer thankfully used gloves and was very clean about the process... but again, she went about the whole experience so rudely. She first marked my friend's ears with a marker and asked my friend to check to make sure the location was okay. My friend was examining her ears carefully since, after all, she wants to be happy with her piercings, and the piercer just sighs impatiently and her whole body language was just screaming "hurry up." And when my friend pointed out that one side was uneven, the piercer was so exasperated but re-did it. Same experience with me. When I posted out that one side was uneven and asked her to move one side slightly higher, she was like, "well then it's gonna be really uneven" with such a tone that made me feel like what I just said was wrong. And when I was pointing out one side could be just a bit higher, she said "I don't get what you're saying." We didn't get a proper post-piercing debrief on how to take care of it--we had to ask first, which seemed very backwards. She's good at piercing but her customer service is terrible. I wanted to get a cartilage piercing at Studs next time but if it's with this girl, no thanks. read more

STUDS - Not the best experience with this piercer at Studs in Hudson Yards - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

Came to this location a couple weeks ago. It's definitely much smaller, but the service was great. Had a wonderful experience.

Amy was a gem! She helped me with a new piercing which helped to even out the piercings on my other ear. She also helped me poke through holes that I thought were closed and gave me guidance on how to get new jewelry into the holes. Worth noting that I walked in and they were so accommodating - I was in and out within 5 minutes. It was all around a lovely experience. read more

I loved my experience at Studs - Cherisse did my piercing and she was efficient and informative, talking me through each step of the process. I would absolutely go back for another one! read more

I booked a double helix for my birthday and it was great! Tea was my piercer and she was so kind. This was my first cartilage piercing, and she talked me through it start to finish. I also loved the vibes in the store. Overall, great establishment! I will be back :) read more

STUDS - double helix ear piercing - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

Getting pierced at this STUDS was so easy! It was quick and painless - loved the staff at this location! They were so nice and helped me plan my earscape! read more

I had a great experience overall. The booking process was super easy . Every person I came in contact with was super nice and helpful . My piercers name was Tay and she was the sweetest and did such a great job I didn't even feel it !! Place was super clean and great selection of earrings . I purchased several . I will be back !! read more

STUDS - Second hole piercing ! - Piercing Near Me - New York, New York

Was in the city for a show and spontaneously decided to get pierced with a friend. making an appointment was super easy and they were extremely punctual with so much cute jewelry to choose from! read more

There were barely any appointments available so I made the only appointment that would work (5:40 on a Tuesday). I arrived 10 min late due because my meeting ran late and the workers immediately turned me away. They refused to take me and didn't even try to accommodate even after I explained the situation. They had taken a walk-in in my place even though I had an appointment and they didn't. The workers kept saying they were booked for the rest of the day and couldn't take me at all even though they closed in 2 hrs. I really don't get why they made such a big fuss over 10 min. Doctors, pharmacists, etc take patients no matter if they're late. How does it make sense that an ear piercing shop can't take me? They showed no empathy even though it was obvious I was having a bad day. They completely turned me off to the whole company. Worst experience. read more

Was a trip in NYC and decided to stop by Studs since I didn't have one in my state. Staff was very friendly when I told them I was new to the process. Managed to get a spot as a walk in customer as well. They offer a good selection of piercing jewelry, all great quality and relatively affordable. My piercer (I believe her name was Brittany or Brianna) was nice, made sure I liked the piercing placement, and throughly talked through the after care as well. Entire process took less than 30 minutes. I highly recommend coming here for safe piercings and quality earrings. read more

The Hudson Yards location is very small and limited in their products compared to the Soho location, but the workers there were very friendly. I haven't gotten my ears pierced in a while so I was quite nervous, but my piercer was very gentle and helped me relax throughout the whole process. The overall experience was great, but I was not satisfied with my overall piercing. I requested to get a constellation stacked piercing but it came out very slanted and not stacked on top of each other. I was quite sad, I hope I can get this redone.. read more

I stumbled across this place while walking around the Hudson yards mall and picked up the perfect cuff for my helix. They have so many cute earrings. Will definitely be going back to get more read more