Golden Crystal Body Piercing — Attraction in Waukesha

//This is a very long, drawn out review because no one was really giving a walk-through of their time and I like them so I decided I'd make one for anyone wondering. Moral of the story though, Lexie is an angel and I'd strongly suggest her to anyone considering a piercing. Lexie has by far the best reviews in my area, so I figured she'd be the best person to go to for my first piercing (I got my septum done). To start off, she took me back to make sure my nose was right for the piercing and once we were in the clear she took me to look at jewelry; she gave me a few options and then once I picked she calculated what the cost would be afterwords. The little opal bullet guys weren't exactly the same (she said one was more rounded) so she spent a few minutes finding two that looked exactly the same, which I appreciated because the jewelry isn't exactly cheap; it also came with a lifetime guarantee which is amazing. We went back into the room and she sterilized everything while I filled out the little consent form on her iPad. She then talked me through the rest of the process as she did it. I felt so bad because she had to have readjusted the clamp a good fifty times to make it perfect (I wish I was kidding). The actual piercing part and putting the jewelry in went as expected (painful, but that wasn't her fault). It would've been nice if she gave me a tissue or something to wipe my tears up with (my eyes watered..a lot, she warned me though) but it was alright. She gave me a piece of candy and went out to get me water which was suuuuper kind because I was feeling a bit lightheaded. After I was alright again, she gave me care instructions, offered for me to buy some saline solution (even told me the better deal), then I paid and everything was alright. I also found it relieving that she kept telling me I was doing well and complimenting me through the process. She also answered the questions I had about stretching my ears. I was a little scared that the piercing looked crooked (I worry about everything), but everyone I ask says it looks fine. Overall, she was so sweet, considerate, and funny. I would most definitely go to her again. Follow up: I was worried about my piercing so I emailed her and she invited me back. I set an appointment and when I got there, she looked at it, offered to get a picture of the worry area so I could see, and even flipped it up for me. She calmed all my fears and really just put me at ease. Honestly, she's always just so...

I got two cartilage piercings here and I was charged 240 dollars. Was not told a price beforehand. I was told the price of the earrings I got and the actual piercing which did not add up to the 240 dollar total. I got both piercings done at the same time, 1 year ago, and have had nothing but problems. After first getting them, my ear swelled up so bad the skin was around the jewelry. Extremely painful and thought I might have to go to the doctor to get them removed. When I contacted the owner she said she didn’t use long enough posts, which caused the extreme swelling, and needed to replace with longer ones. I was charged 40 additional dollars for this mistake. Both times a tip was expected on top of these fees. Once the swelling finally went down, I noticed the upper piercing was on an angle. So the earring sticks out sideways lol. Also the jewelry I bought was the cheapest that she offers. No jewels or anything, just stainless steel. So unless you want to pay a ton of money for this type of experience, I would go somewhere else.

Edit: Why would a customer be charged for swelling when the piercer applied posts that are too short-as she stated when changing the original ones…Given my very detailed situation how hard is it to believe I was pierced by you? I have a receipt with the total on it. And was not given this total prior to being pierced. And the jewelry was on an angle the first day of piercing. You told me it was due to swelling and would straighten out. I do not sleep on that side to this day, never have. Given the owners reply alone should deter anyone from going here. Even if I used my real name I’m sure a bogus response would be given, hence...

| Terrific service IN THE BEGINNING | (In reference to Daughters ear piercings)

Lexi is amazing at what she does, she goes above and beyond to ensure the piercing is done properly, and in a sanitary manner.

Unfortunately, a lot is stated up front that is untrue in the end.

We paid 2.7 times the cost of every other local AAP certified piercer in the area, based on a recommendation. Which we agreed to and accepted, as they eluded to the fact that their follow up appointment and post change is covered in the original price.

The fact that they charged us to schedule the follow up appointment was already unacceptable, but ignored as we were already vested.

Then they stated that (4) earring post changes would not be another $95.00+ on top of the exorbitant amount already spent.

Avoid this place at all costs, go with any other option if you’re in the Milwaukee/Waukesha area

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Since I am unable to reply directly, I will add my reply here.

There was no actual jewelry change, we were sold on “lifetime” jewelry (which the gem fell out of upon removal) during the piercing, and only the posts required change due to ear swelling.

Only AAP certified piercing location within an hour means absolutely nothing, as I can’t imagine any parent who is not willing to go a couple hours out of the way for quality service when piercing their child.

If you have money to burn, this is your spot, but just know that you can receive the same quality of service (without surprises) for a fraction of the cost with...