STUDS — Local services in Seattle

Best experience I ever had. I came in with a 6:50 appointment time but came in at around 5, to see if I could get in early since I was in the area. I was told they could see what they could do and I should expect around 5:50 to get pierced. I had a few questions since I have an awkward ear shape and wanted honesty about what I could get. I was told my first choice of a tragus piercing probably would t be the best for my ear and it would reject in a few months. They told me then they could try if I really wanted it but the straight up answer would be it would be a temporary piercing . Since I was happy with the honesty and I didn’t wanna waste my money with something temporary. They then asked my second option. I discussed a flat helix after that. After just a few minutes (not even in the double digits) I was told my piercer was ready for me. Mia was my piercer and came out to help me look at the piercing jewelry options and helped me understand my choices. She also was very clear of things to know before hand such as this piercing moved around a bit but I’m not able to move or turn the jewelry so I wanted a design that would be okay turned any way for now. After that she took me back and was so very nice and comforting with the piercing process. She walked through every step verbally saying what she was doing before doing it and told me she would be quick but to let me know if I needed anything or for her to take a minute. She made sure the placement was perfect with the marker before hand and even turned my head and ears different ways to solidify that it was symmetrical on both ears. She made sure it was perfect and I got to look in the hand held mirror to take a look. I had a question about trying to visualize what the piercing would look like in this dot that was marking placement. She happily took the end of the cotton swab to show me the diameter of surface of my ear the earring would take up. I immediately was so happy about the placement t it was perfectly done. She explained step by step what to do and was extremely swift in putting the piercing in, I didn’t even flinch or feel any pain really with how the process went. I even asked her afterwards about some aftercare questions I had and I asked her about a previous piercing I had done a year ago at another place that wasn’t done correctly. She was able to help me answer some questions about that too. I have a feeling I will let that bad piercing from a year ago close up and I will come back to STUDS to get it redone. Best experience ever I will be a frequent costumer. Plus they take student discounts! The environment is so cute as well. I have a picture below of my lightning bolt piercing I got done on both ears. I love it so much...

A warning to groups or friends that want to get pierced together: I booked 2 appointments at the same time - 1 for myself and 1 for my partner, who was getting pierced for the first time and was nervous. Every other studio I’ve been to, if you book at the same time and are there together they will let you accompany each other and/or be pierced by the same piercer. My partner was called back first and I asked to accompany them to support and be able to take some photos/document, as they were excited for their first piercing. The piercer would not let me come back as I had an appointment also booked in the slot, even though my piercer was not ready for me. We explained that my partner was nervous and wanted moral support, and they still would not allow me to accompany them. I waited for 10 minutes for my piercer, completed my piercing in about 5 minutes, and then my piercer took me to the other studio room where my partner had finished their piercing. The appointment slots are pretty long and it takes all of 5-10 minutes to get pierced, so it was frustrating that they wouldn’t let us at least accompany each other. My partner handled it fine and was okay but the whole point was to get pierced together. The first piercer did not listen to our concerns and did not really make an effort to be flexible - I would have just cancelled my appointment if I’d known it would be an issue. We also arrived plenty early and said we were excited to get pierced together and were not told we’d be separated. At the end of the day we’re adults and it’s fine, but it really deflated the whole experience. Both piercers did fine work and my piercer was very nice and accommodating when I told her what was going on and why I was a little miffed.

In short: a fine place to get pierced, inflexible with the scheduling and didn’t really listen to our concerns regarding my partners fear of needles. Has never been an issue at any other piercing studio I’ve been to. The FAQ online recommends booking appointments at the same time for groups under 12 - I also figured that would be most convenient for them based on my experience at 5+ other piercing studios. Overall it was frustrating and disappointing - I’ve never been denied accompaniment for someone with a fear of needles at a piercing studio before. If you want to have a fun experience getting pierced together with a friend, I recommend Evolve Piercing on Broadway - very kind and accommodating, and one of the most experienced piercers I’ve...

The best way I can describe this place is “meh”.

I’ve been a long time customer of STUDS, I used to purchase from their online website before they even opened up this location and was genuinely a fan of the company. As soon as I heard that they were opening an in person store a few blocks from my apartment I was so excited.

I’ve gotten 4 piercings from here so far. 3 healed great, 1 not so much. The one that gave me trouble was my 3rd lobes. I got them pierced about a year ago and after like a month of getting them pierced i got a weird red bubble a few millimeters away from the piercing. I went in person to get it checked out and I was just told to use “hand soap” and that it would go away.

Well, it’s been a year and it never went away. The piercing never healed and I took it out because to this day it was oozing a clear liquid and was bright red. I took it out over a month ago and I now have a scar where that red bump was. I’m so upset because when I came in to get the piercing checked up I asked the piercer if I had to take it out and she said no. I regret listening to her and now I’m here with a permanent scar.

As far as my other experiences go, piercings healed fine but the piercers were rude and not friendly.

The front desk sales people are SO RUDE. So so so rude. Every single one of them. I’ve been in so many times in the past year to buy earrings and every time they ignore me and when they finally notice my presence they act annoyed that I have questions or want to purchase something. Look, I get hating your job but jesus. I woke customer service too, I’m also gay and in my 20’s but at least pretend to be nice.

Alsooo they got rid of most of their in person jewelry recently so I truly have no...