The Heights Ink & More — Local services in New York

I went for the Tuesday special for a piercing on each nostril for $12 each. I called to make sure they take walk ins (yep) and that both cash and card were an option (yes, but for card there is a little increase so I paid just above $26 total). You can tip in their tip jar with cash.

The shop is small so the line was out the door, but they had 3 and then 4 piercers going at it, so the wait was reasonable of 30 min with 12 people ahead of me.

I didn't catch the name my piercer, but she was kind. I told her what I wanted, she re-did the placement until I was satisfied and when I gave my opinion and explained I'd eventually want to connect the piercing with a chain, she did re-do the placement a bit higher. I learned my nose isn't the most symmetrical but I do really love the placement. She did open a fresh needle for each nostril. It was quick and pain maybe a 3/10, less then cartilage ear piercings for sure. It does come with some basic jewelry.

Reminders: do not smoke or drink before so you don't thin out your blood.

I didn't, but my left nostril was a bit of a bleeder. My piercer was kind enough to send me on my way with some q-tips if there was more bleeding, and there was.

Honestly, I'll be back next Tuesday...

I’ve gotten a few ear piercings here over the years that have all healed fully and I have had a generally good experience getting pierced here. But recently I went to get my bellybutton piercing and it was a bad experience. The piercer was nice no complaints there but I noticed after a few days it was very painful and possibly even infected. The top ball was practically embedding into my skin. I understand that irritation/redness/swelling is normal with new piercings but this was NOT normal. It was extremely painful and it was absolutely disgusting. I have over 20 piercings and I always take care of them and clean them etc and have never experienced something this bad so I really do not think this was my fault honestly. This place is really a gamble tbh I’ve had great experiences and bad ones too and honestly the only reason people actually go here is because it’s very cheap and allows minors to get pierced without...

My personal experience here wasn’t the best but you definitely get what u pay for. I came here on Tuesday got my nose pierced by the Spanish girl with the lip piercing. No sanitizing of my nose none of that just the needle no clamps no nothing just healed my left nostril and thrusted the needle. It already didn’t feel right after it was in so much pain especially for the fact I gotten my nose pierced before (had to take it out for a job and it closed) it felt no such way as the pain of this piercing. Long story short I clean with salt water and slight bit bit of tea tree oil I wake up and my nose ring is sunken in deep in my nose and had to take...