Shaman Modifications Body Piercing Studio — Attraction in Austin

Due to Covid they ask you text a number at the door so you're put in queue. You'll be texted back with your queue position and you can sit in your car waiting for your turn. Obviously, the weekends are busy so you'll be waiting a while. No worries though go grab some tacos from the Mercado across the parking lot. They've got check cashing services in there too.

I went in looking for jewelry as I had lost my 10 sets of plugs while in process of moving. I had a storage case for them that I took down to my car amongst other items I own. My hands were full so I placed the storage case on top of my car to open the door. Well, guess who forgot to grab them before I drove off? Yeah. I tried to retrace my steps to see if I could spot the case but no luck. I was so bummed. I really loved three of those sets which I bought from a now closed down shop on Melrose Ave in Hollywood called House of Freaks. I used to work under their shop at a place called RedBalls On Fire. The homie Matt used to always hook me up at his shop. Man, I'm still emotional about it.

Anyways, this place had a decent selection of jewelry! I was helped by a young lady named Amberlin who was nothing but professional, courteous and just overall pretty rad. If I remember correctly she mentioned she's the buyer for the shop which is probably the best job ever. She asked what type of material I was looking for and she took out a few selections for me. I consider myself to be an avid shopper of plugs and feel like I've seen them all. Amberlin proved me wrong! I bought the most unique plugs I've seen in a long time and I'm definitely going to come back for more.

The only thing I'd love to see here is perhaps a designated spot or side of the shop for plugs/gauges (do people still call them gauges?). A lot of the stock were in drawers behind the counter so not meant for customer viewing. But no worries I really enjoyed my visit, the service was great, shop super clean (like it was hospital clean) and Amberlin has curated a lot of really beautiful organic plugs.

P.S. You'll be asked to wash your hands before being helped. Idk what type of hand soap I used but damn does it...

A friend and I came here looking to get navel piercings, and we were told that would be fine, but there would be a wait since there were three people ahead of us and only one piercer. We were walk-ins, so that was fine, but we wound up waiting an hour and a half to be told our belly-buttons were too shallow in a 30-second consultation. He pulled us in, and he told us we could come back on Sat/Sun when someone else (Travis) would probably do it--meaning it's not that our navels are too shallow, he just didn't want to do it. Which he could have told us from the get-go, since he's the one who welcomed us in. He made it sound super dire, like they would absolutely reject or migrate. We went to a different luxury piercing studio, where we were pierced within the hour for half the price by someone who said our belly-buttons were just fine and all piercings have risk. Her exact words were "We are supposed to adjust to you, your belly-buttons are fine." They just didn't want to do it and wasted our time in the process. If you want to get your navel pierced, either go Sat/Sun directly to Travis, or go somewhere better--and cheaper (Blindside Tattoo and Piercing was FANTASTIC, had more jewelry options, and all the piercers were much more personable). Also, their aftercare video negates half the aftercare rules any other piercing studio would recommend you follow, which is just ridiculous. Edit in response to owner: Instead of commenting on your piercer's general attitude and aversion to the piercings, you chose to write an essay on why other experienced piercers are wrong. Your piercer strongly discouraged my friend and me from getting a navel piercing at all, and the general attitude was holier-than-thou. The price was never the issue, but I don't recommend paying that price for the attitudes we...

I first visited Shaman Modifications during 2020 for a purchase and replacement of some dermals for my back. It was an exceptional experience then and it continues to impress. I recently visited again to replace one of the dermals that had lost a gemstone. I fully expected to buy a new set and get both replaced. I was greeted by Frank when I entered. He was engaging and eager to help me. After learning I had purchased the dermals from Shaman Mods, he was able to pull up my info and file a claim on the jewelry so it could be sent in for repair. Maybe I've just been out of the loop for a while, in terms of body art and studio policies, but this alone demonstrates the studios commitment to excellent products and customer satisfaction. I have never been to a place which implemented this standard! i was impressed by this alone. Not only did I get the jewelry sent off for repair (at no cost to me), I was able to purchase a replacement with the same gem stone, and get a nostril piercing. Frank went through a very thorough process to replace the damaged jewelry. He was consent based and very much focused on informing me of the process. He spent plenty of time with placement and helping me select the right jewelry style, in the right price range. I love the results. This team of professionals values communication, informed consent based services, CLEANLINESS, high health standards (read their sign before entering!) and they are providing really high quality jewelry.(Their BVLA selection is gorgeous!) The level of customer care and satisfaction was exceeded. I actually stopped getting body art because I had a few experiences with some unprofessional providers. After this, I would absolutely revisit this studio for more piercings and jewelry purchases. Thanks Frank and Shaman...