Holier Than Thou — Local services in Manchester

I visited Holier Than Thou again in July to get underway with some new piercings I was excited to add to my collection, and found that since I was last there several years earlier they had moved sites. I had always known Holier Than Thou as a studio with a remarkable selection of jewellery, so I was blown away by how this had expanded to such an extent to fill their bigger space. The studio really is such a magical place to be around so much beautiful jewellery with an extremely extensive variety of options to suit anybody’s budget and taste and people with infectious enthusiasm to talk to about it. Jenny the high end jewellery manager and apprentice piercer was very excited to show me loads of the pieces that caught my eye up close. She listened closely to the kinds of things I like and used her impressive knowledge of all the jewellery available both in the studio and through the manufacturers to suggest pieces that would be my style and make for a totally cohesive curation that fit my anatomy to a tee. This really helped me to pick out the perfect jewellery for me and to decide which new piercings I wanted to add to show it all off.

Since then I have visited the studio many times to discuss new piercing ideas to make sure they are suitable for my anatomy, order custom jewellery from premium manufacturers, have piercings performed, and get aftercare advice and jewellery changes throughout the healing. Without fail I have been warmly welcomed into the studio, and have also been lucky enough to have interacted with all of the piercers now at one point or another, and I can honestly say whoever you see you will be in safe hands both for piercing procedures and for picking out the right pieces for you. Marcus in particular deserves a huge shout out; he performed my vertical industrial piercing in July that has been a very tricky healer, but he has been super patient with me throughout the initial swelling that was causing me problems. His reassurance the several times I popped in to have it quickly checked has been brilliant, and not only has he always known when to intervene or simply leave it alone, but also changed the barbell several times to get it just right for that stage of the healing.

I am currently in the middle of my curation journey while I wait for some custom pieces to be made and for my newer piercings to be healed enough to add new ones, but have been scheduling appointments for piercings in advance so they are healing up nicely for when my jewellery arrives. I recently had an apprentice piercing appointment with Jenny who performed my newest triple forward helix, and can honestly say she is an excellent professional piercer. She helped me pick out the perfect jewellery for this position based on a few of my ideas, worked closely with her mentor Helen to ensure that the placement of the piercings were just right to really show them off and fit my ear, and explained every single step of what she was doing so that every sound and sensation I felt during the piercing was expected and that I was calm and reassured. My starter bars are long in case I have another bad time with swelling, but the piercing has been totally pain free since I left the studio and am hoping they will be ready for their downsize in a few weeks. I can’t wait to get back to the studio and am really looking forward to seeing what my new gorgeous jewellery looks like in its fully healed form, and getting my custom pieces as they arrive.

I would wholeheartedly recommend Holier Than Thou to anybody looking for a new piercing or to update their current set up. Whether you have never been pierced before or are going in for your twentieth, they are the best at helping you realise your vision and their expert help and advice and wide range of jewellery will mean you leave really happy with your new piercing and the overall experience of getting it,...

Yesterday I received 2 intimate piercings by Jenny. My experience was absolutely amazing

I went here a few months ago to get my septum pierced. I’m aussie so am unfamiliar with piercing places in manchester but i trusted this place because of their good reviews. I booked an appointment and came by myself as it said to do so with the studio being smaller, so i was already more nervous than usual because i was alone too. I had a septum surgery last year and made sure to get a thorough consultation to ensure it was all okay with my anatomy. I had two piecers check my nose and it was all good. I think the piercers name was marcus but he was the only man there at the time nonetheless. He was so so rushed and even when i mentioned how nervous i was, he didn’t say anything to ease my mind or talk me thru the process. he put the clamp on and pierced immediately and i have never felt such excruciating pain. he put the ring in and fiddled with it for ages and i looked in the mirror and saw blood all over the bottom half of my face. i was in so much pain and was crying whilst sitting there. he said he had pierced it incorrectly and that he had to repierce it as it was crooked. i said no as the pain was so unbearable and i had no trust in this piercer as he was so uncommunicative and rushed and didn’t seem to have any regard for how i was feeling. he briefly apologised and i was understanding as i know people make mistakes. he gave me a refund and sent me on my way. i then recently decided to go to pure piercing instead and i could not have asked for a better experience. the piercer was so communicative and ensured i felt comfortable and had trust for her to do the piercing. it barely hurt as it was done correctly and i felt so so much better (and it was a quarter of the price). so i would NOT recommend this place if you wish to have a comfortable and communicative experience, definitely would recommend pure...