FAQ – Tacoma's Best Piercing

About Us

What is our return and exchange policy?

Whenever clients purchase jewelry in person or online, we put each piece of jewelry in its own, individually heat-sealed bag. Clients are welcome to return or exchange their jewelry as long as they bring it back in the unopened, heat-sealed bag. In short, once a client opens the bag(s), we are unable to accept the jewelry back as it could be contaminated.

What sets us apart from other piercing studios?

We are the only piercings studio in Pierce County,Washington that houses members of the Association of Professional Piercers! This means we have very high standards when it comes to cleanliness and procedures. Why are there no other studios in Pierce County that have members of the Association of Professional Piercers employed? The standards are high and generally unattainable without serious dedication; experience, knowledge, and environmental wise.

Aftercare

How long does it take for each piercing to heal?

Piercing Location

Earlobe Piercing

Lip Piercing

Tongue Piercing

Septum Piercing

Microdermal and Surface Piercing

Nostril Piercing

Eyebrow Piercing

Navel Piercing

Cartilage Piercing

Nipple Piercing

Estimated Healing Time

3 to 4 months

3 to 5 months

6 months

6 to 9 months

6 months to 1 year

9 to 12 months

Can I go swimming after I get pierced?

Swimming is a “grey area” when it comes to aftercare. Ideally, it is best to wait until your piercing is fully healed before going for a swim. However, we understand that this may not always be possible. If you decide to swim, we suggest waterproofing your piercing using a swim cap or waterproof eyepatches/Tegaderm. If you choose to go swimming without waterproofing, we recommend waiting for at least 10-12 weeks before doing so.

** Piercings on the ears can be easily protected from getting wet in oceans and pools as long as you avoid submerging your head.

Appointment

Why do we hold client card information when booking?

We do everything in our power to ensure our clients have the best experience in and out of our studio, but we have policies. With this, No-Show Fees are used to hold our clients accountable for showing up to their appointments on time.

What do we provide for all of our clients regardless of appointment type?

Every client who walks through our door has the chance to pick the placement of their piercing(s) and jewelry. We provide quality, implant-grade jewelry from APP-sponsored brands such as Anatometal, BVLA, Buddha Jewelry Organics, etc., with varying price points. While our starting prices include our most basic jewelry online, we have a lot more jewelry to offer in our store!

Clients are welcome to ask any questions along with receive continuous support throughout the healing of their piercing (you can email us or text us at 253-301-9861)

Why do we encourage booking an appointment over walk-in?

Appointments allow our staff to provide clients a true, tailored experience from start to finish. Sometimes, walk-in clients may not get as much “tailored” time. You can book an appointment here.

What does "appointment-based" mean?

Appointments will always take priority, but we do our best to accommodate walk-ins when we have time! You can book an appointment here. Walk-ins are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that we do not accept walk-ins for children under 13.

Jewelry

What style of Jewelry do you use?

This all depends on the kind of piercing in question. Some piercings call for straight studs to heal in, some call for rings, and some call for curved barbells. At your appointment/experience here we will by default always start with what is the recommended and most conducive to healing.

Why? Regardless of how good the piercing is, how high quality the jewelry is, etc. starting off a piercing on the “wrong foot” with a style that is not conducive to it healing will inevitably make healing an uphill battle.

We do support the idea of “informed consent” meaning that if our clients choose to get pierced with a piece, we don’t recommend starting with we will likely find a safe way to do so, but only after we explain our recommendations/hesitations with said piece. We do recommend coming in with a “final goal” and allotting some flexibility, things that factor in are, your individual anatomy, piercing healing tendencies (if said piercing does best initially with x gauge, or a stud instead of a ring), etc.

What type of jewelry do you use?

We abide by the standards set forth by the Association of Professional Piercers- we only use and stock the best implant grade, smooth, interally threaded jewelry. Materials vary from titanium to steel to gold (ex; it’s not just titanium jewelry, its specifically implant grade titanium that is proven to be biocompatible and safe IN the body).

We are proud to stock brands such as – ANATOMETAL, Industrial Strength, LeRoi, Body Circle, BVLA, Modern Mood, Junipurr, and many more!

We use threaded jewelry that screws in or threadless, that pulls apart and snaps together. Both are internal- meaning that the shafts are smooth and the tops/ends have the securing pieces. Externally threaded jewelry has a screw pattern on the shaft that scratches the piercing channel when inserted and removed along with being not as clean since the threads cannot be properly cleaned. We never use externally threaded jewelry.

Can i place a custom jewelry order?

We do indeed! We ask all clients interested in this service to fill out our custom order form. You can upload inspiration photos of specific jewelry to our email (tacomasbestpiercingjewelry@gmail.com). Our Operations Supervisor will then look for similar pieces from the jewelry manufacturers we order from. Once they find the right piece(s), they’ll send a price quote to the client. The client is expected to pay half of the jewelry cost before we order it, and then pay the other half when the jewelry is delivered. The client then has 60 days to pick up their jewelry before they forfeit their right to the jewelry and we keep their deposit.

What if my jewelry breaks?

All of our jewelry (minus our glass retainers and plugs) has a lifetime warranty! This means that if a stone falls out of its setting, a pin on a threadless top snaps off, or if the jewelry is marred, we can ship it back to the manufacturer to have it replaced for free. We can only do this if we have the jewelry in front of us, however, so this warranty does not apply to lost jewelry.