so i just want to make it clear i do not usually write yelp reviews. i debated on whether or not i should even write this because i feel bad (idek why??) but this place deeply concerns me as it is clearly a cheap and sketchy place meant to attract broke and dumb college kids ( like myself lol ) however, being quite anal about piercings and stuff like that, i did my research on this place (so i thought)- checked out the place, met the staff, and it honestly seemed great. super clean and it seemed like the people knew what they were doing. i ended up getting my naval done there on a free piercing day (this should have been the first red flag but again- stupid college kid here). it rejected quickly and literally almost fell out of my body ( if you are familiar with piercings that reject you know that the skin gradually thins and pushes the piercing out of your body ---literally.) i was obviously devastated and confused but pretty much figured it was my fault because the place seemed alright, but i followed their aftercare instructions to a T. i had them take it out ( still wasn't clicking in my head that this place is sketchy) and the piercer who pierced me the first time told me to come back in 4-6 weeks to get it repierced by them (i now know this is way too soon to re-pierce by the way), said it was less likely to reject the second time because the scar tissue holds in the piercing better-- which is absolute bs, scar tissue is much weaker than regular tissue, therefore making a re-pierced naval more likely to reject. However, about 6 months after it rejected i went to another place for a consult to hopefully get it re-pierced-- i already have a god awful scar from the first time at wanderlust so might as well right? come to find out that literally everything wanderlust did was wrong. the piercer pierced it lopsided somehow, the piercing was WAY too shallow, he used the wrong type of jewelry- surgical steel is way too heavy to pierce a naval with (you should be pierced with titanium), and the shape of the jewelry was all wrong as well--- it was too bulky and round- much more likely to get bumped and caught on clothing, and their aftercare instructions were wrong as well. this place did an absolute hackjob on my stomach, and i am living with the scar, and the higher likelihood of re-rejection even after getting it redone at a much more reputable place. please don't come here for a piercing. i cant speak to how their tattoos are, but this place clearly is not the place to go for a piercing. the staff seems nice but they mislead you into thinking they know what they are doing and based on my experience they DO NOT!! i got re-pierced at squids ink in Hanover if you are ever around the south shore, their main piercer Joey is great. Be warned! there are a lot of places that will try to take advantage of college kids i'm just bummed i had to learn the hard way. read more