I've visited this shop both at its previous location and its current one, and my experiences have been pretty mixed. My biggest concern comes from a nose piercing I had done at the old location. Unfortunately, the piercing became painful and infected, and I developed a small keloid that lasted for months. I've had more than 12 piercings over the years and have never dealt with an infection or keloid before, so that experience really stood out and left me hesitant to trust the shop with future piercings. These days, I only stop in for tongue rings. I appreciate that they're affordable and that the staff uses a clamp to handle the jewelry instead of grabbing it with their fingers, which is a small but important sanitary detail. What has been frustrating is the inconsistency in pricing. On my first visit, I was told the deal was two tongue rings for $10, but I only received one and never got the second ring I paid for. On my most recent visit, I was told the promotion was actually two for $5. When I tried to explain what happened previously, my concerns were brushed off without an apology or any attempt to make things right, which was disappointing. On top of that, I've been there twice in the past two months and their POS system has not been working either time. Because of that, they are currently cash only. It felt like a recurring issue rather than a one-off inconvenience, and it would definitely help the experience if payment systems were more reliable. I genuinely hope this business continues to improve because I'd like to keep supporting a local shop instead of traveling farther for body jewelry. The location is convenient, especially being right off the Yellow Line when parking in the area is limited, and there's definitely potential here. Better consistency, stronger customer service, and more attention to quality would go a long way toward rebuilding trust. read more

Vibe of the place is cool and the cashier was very friendly, but i came in for a septum piercing and it was mis-placed. I didn't get the piercers name when I went in, but I checked the piercers on their website and it looks like it was done by Rose. she told me that my sweet spot was supposedly lower in my nose, which I was skeptical of because I have felt it higher up before. So she pierced it and it was very painful because the needle went through a thick piece of cartilage that was def not my sweet spot. When I saw the piercing, I immediately asked her if it was too low and she said no. Lmfao I went to a different piercer afterwards to get a different professional piercer's opinion, and she immediately said this was the lowest placed septum she'd ever seen. She felt for my sweet spot again (which is supposed to be towards the tip of your nose) and said the piercer who did it completely missed it, so she removed it for me. I don't want to say to not come here because I like what they stand for, my point is just to research your piercers. make sure they know what they're doing and are reputable. I want to make a point that this was only one of the piercers there. someone else here at brown pride pierced my cousins + aunt's septum a different time and it came out fine. So just be careful and do ur research! read more

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my piercer was Jocelyn, and she was amazing and super kind and she walked me through all the steps will be coming back for future piercings, and ask for her & only 45$?! this other place was trying to charge me 120! come here!! read more

Brown Pride Tattoo & Piercing - Labret piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Came here for the Friday the 13 special and it was worth the wait. Everyone who works there is nice. Only downside is finding parking nearby instead of a lot. I think artists also come here to purchase supplies because I saw a lot of that too. Pretty sweet spot for tattoos or piercings! read more

I came in to get a tattoo and requested a crescent moon with red ink. The guy that i wanted to do it doesn't work there anymore so they got this Brazilian guy with a dog to do it and he obviously didn't know what he was doing. Stay away from the Brazilian guy with a dog. Don't know his name but he needs to be fired. This is a recent update of the tattoo. Ink completely peeled off and i have scarring. He went too deep at the top and my white meat was showing read more

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Crocked piercing. Besides they don't have jewelry options they don't care about the right angles. I went there 3 years ago to get my 2nd and 3rd lobes done, the second was ok the thirds were angled and never healed. Yesterday a friend of mine convinced me to go there again and I chose to give them another try only if the have flat backs bc yes for the lobes they used butterfly back They said yes so I got my conch pierced only to realized that it has an angle as well like do you guys understand that angles matter ? And never told me about the downsize btw which I already know but, like there is no professional ppl there, go other place if you want something done right. read more

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STAY AWAY FROM THIS SHOP!!!! Came in looking to get small matching cross tattoos with my wife. Ended up paying about $180 each one. That's not even close to the worst part. Initially we were not disappointed with the results. It was small clean and basic nothing to crazy. So figured I could trust this shop with this tattoo. After a few days I noticed the tattoo begin to peel, and ink begin to flake off. After a week the letters and numbers were completely gone and the cross was half faded away. I called the shop to see if they could fix the tattoo and they said to come in to get it looked at. 3 weeks go by and I make my way back to the shop to speak to some manager there who barely speaks any English. And is the most disrespectful and terrible customer service person imaginable for a manager, who has the audacity to tell me that touch ups are $80.00 and that's the only way to get it fixed. I tried explaining that this wasn't a touch up situation. That it was a bad tattoo job. And a terrible piece of art. I tried explaining that the tattoos were half way done. He stated he's the manager and that he's the only person I can talk to and once again the only way to get it fixed was to pay the $80.00 touch up fee. He tried to tell me that since it was on the hand portion of the body, that those tattoos tend to fade and it's not their fault. Not sure how that works when the tattoo is almost completely gone after a week?? A one week old tattoo should not need a touch up. I would never ever step anywhere near this ghetto establishment if I were you. I could just imagine if I would've gotten a bigger piece how bad it would be for me. Thank goodness it was a small correctable piece where I can take my money elsewhere. No matter what specials or promotions they run stay away from this shop. Completely fraudulent. And completely unprofessional. read more

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I went yesterday to get two helix piercings and ended up having to take one out because of how crooked she pierced my right side. She was clearly not trained properly as she had to use two different needles to get it through. I have over 23 piercings that were all done at THIS brown pride and I have never seen a "professional" piercer have to use more than one needle on a piercing. She was a new girl I have never seen before (normally rose or the younger lady). She said her name was joss so before you go to this brown pride I suggest that you ask who is the piercer on shift and if it is joss do not let her touch you she will mess it up. It was so terrible and crooked you could see the flat back of the jewelry looking straight at me so unfortunate that I had to pay for 2 piercings and only ended up being able to keep one. read more

I went in for ear piercings, I'm new to them, was excited. At no time, at no point was I told that 3-4 at a time should be MAX. Both the guy in the front and the piercer let me blindly proceed with EIGHT without warning or informing me that this is dangerous and can lead to infection as the body can't handle that many. It did not cross my mind, and I was completely trusting the piercer to inform me of anything I needed to know. I had to take half of them out, out of precaution for my health. Very disappointed that they'd withhold important information just to take my money. If she had said this was a bad idea I would've done 3 and returned for the rest later, but now I know to avoid this business completely, and I warn others to as well. They don't care about your health as long as they take your money. read more

okay, this is going to be a very honest review of my experience here. i liked the vibe of the overall place. it was very fun and had a lot of pride here--my friend and i were really excited about the anniversary special across all locations for $10 for piercings. it is a great deal, and obviously it being busy was to be expected. HOWEVER , while i understand waiting in line for a while, they eventually told people to come back the following day with a voucher after already waiting two hours. not ideal, but it was cold and raining, and we could do it. then we had to wait another five hours on top of that wait the next day... i really think this could have been executed better for staff and for customers who were looking forward to the piercings, especially as we got closer to the line. i am only going to speak about the second day because that's when we actually received the piercings and realized there was only one piercer-- to me, this was so ridiculous. the wait was hectic and felt unprepared, but i felt more concerned for the piercer and how hard she had been working the entire time this deal was happening. i wish the work had been divided better or maybe even cut off so it wouldn't have been so overwhelming. regardless, the piercer was SO sweet and kind to my friend and me when we finally got our piercings. she was still energetic and welcoming to us, and i hope she gets the recognition and compensation she deserves because it was a lot. read more

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I came here back in august to get my ears pierced because I had let my previous piercings close. I was in and out in ten minutes. Very friendly staff but unfortunately I can't remember the names. Anyway the girl who pierced my ears was super honest. She told me the piercing hadn't completely closed like I had thought and she could just put earrings in for me. And since I had already paid the $40 for the piercing they let me do a second ear piercing and I only paid $20 for the earring pair they put in my original lobe piercing. Great service! Only downside is you can't tip on your credit card payment so bring cash! read more

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I like this place. It was a good vibe and the artist seem pretty confident. I just had a name with a banner, but it came out really nice. That's my brother's name so yes, very satisfied. read more

Emo did a great job, will definitely come back. Got my 2nd Helix piercing. Would recommend 10/10 5 stars read more

Brown Pride Tattoo & Piercing - Helix piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Dont waste your time here. I came to get my dermal piercing switched and instead of telling me it was still healing and she was unable to get the piercing out , she wasted 3 different tools trying to take my piercing off and she actually pulled my piercing out of the surface from under my skin. Now my dermal not only has the same jewelry I went in with but its also loose from her trying to yank my unhealed piercing out. UNPROFESSIONAL, UNLICENSED, JUST A WHOLE DISGRACE OF A SHOP. read more

* I went about a year ago* Writing this review now that my conch has been healed. I went and got my tragus and my conch pierced. Both were done with wrong jewelry. Tragus was pierced with a butterfly backing, so it rejected and the jewelry fell off within a week. I called and asked if I went if they can do it again with a flat back and they said I'd have to repay for them to do it correctly- considering they couldn't do it right the first time, I dismissed it. The conch was pierced with a curved barbell which now means I cannot put a straight flat back OR a hoop. I have multiple other piercing but the ones I've received here have been poorly done. Please, research another location/ business so that way you are forever happy with your piercing read more

My cheek piercings were done so unevennnnn like genuinely everyone had to tell me to take them out ! How are you guys gonna do a piercing that leaves a horrible scar UNEVEN !?! If it wasn't uneven I wouldn't have taken it out but genuinely so lopsided now I'm just left with two bad scars on my cheek read more

I went to get my dermal piercing professionally removed. They had me pay first. Sat down, the piercer went to clean the piercing and she ended up wiping my piercing off out my skin. She said "oh I was just trying to clean it but it came out". That was so painful and very uncomfortable. I could've done that at home. Afterwards, she didn't even care to give me aftercare instructions or anything. Very rude piercer. Never going here again. read more

After just one visit, I'm not surprised at this rating. I couldn't even walk in the door. A young girl stopped me as I was entering and told me to wait outside in 98 degree heat for the artist to come talk to me about a cover up. 10min later I was about to go and she tells me I can wait inside. There was no one else waiting, I could have been inside the entire time. Another 10min later no one came up to talk to me. So I made an excuse and said I would call tomorrow. I'm not going to. read more

Got my dermal piercing and it went smooth. Love it ! Been here before coming again. (:

Got a tiny heart Tatoo here and was nervous about getting it in red ink but the tattoo artist reassured me that I'd be able to get a touch up if I needed to which I ended up needing to because it faded within 8 months, I called and asked if it was possible to get a retouch and they said yes. When I went it they had the audacity to tell me I would have to pay 80$ for a retouch even though the tattoo was 50$ and they refused to accommodate. I've never had this happen with any tattoo shop or artist before. Extremly unprofessional and honestly their piercings and tattoos are pretty whack too. Just pay a little extra to go somewhere better. read more

Piercings are cheap and that speaks volumes. I was pierced here for my nostrils.. I had mentioned that they were out for about 6 weeks, the piercer there wanted to check if the holes had fully closed, she pulled me to the back, BTW I didn't sign a form. Wasn't told to do. The piercer put the jewelry up to my nose and said "oh yeah this one is open a little" and SHOVED the jewelry in with out WARNING ! My other hole was closed and she just shoved the needle in... again with no warning.... I left and still didn't sign anything. I noticed my nose wouldn't stop bleeding and my piercings were done so wrong. I went back within 10 mins. Told the piercer that it was all crooked and she said "oh yeah I was going based off the previous holes but I'll fix it" she then "fixes" it and laughs because she said I was bleeding so much as if she "punched" me herself. I left. 3 weeks later, nose is still swollen, piercings still hurt and rejecting bad. I had to go to someone else to remove them. When I tell my piercer now in Hollywood, she always says "you get what you pay for" read more

Came here to get my belly button pierced and ear NEVER AGAIN! Do not get pierced by the young girl with black hair at all, she pierced my belly button to the side and didn't pierce enough skin causing it to reject and leave a scar, she pierced my ear to the side as well, just overall a terrible piercer. The older lady who does piercings there is definitely better and I would recommend her 100%. I also came in for a tattoo and called before hand to make sure with the pricing and then as I get there they doubled it by so much. read more

Quick shoutout to Emo for my recent tattoo, he really took his time in prepping everything from sketching the stencil to tattooing!! The vibe at this place is great and the staff there are cool lol If you go ask for El Emo read more

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I go there for all my piercings and let me tell you guys LESLIE is the BESTTTTT very considerate and attentive to on all your questions and concerns and even helps me after with the healing processes I've gotten about 15 piercings with her and alll came out great and well healed anytime you need a piercing go to Leslie! she's seriously the BEST read more

I went in for a piercing...bro she gave me the ugliest blue I didn't get to choose my color and she's like thats all we have. I saw in her drawer she had multiple colors when I asked for instructions she was distracted talking with her co worker and told me to just read the back of the paper. Very rude. Now I have this ugly blue earring in my ear for a month. read more

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EMO is a really cool guy and I would recommend him ! Firme guy! I got my nose pierced and felt no pain

Emo is very sweet , experienced , and kind. He did my nose piercing and was very gentle would come back!

I came here today with my co workers and we all got piercings. One of my co workers got her nose pierced, the other got a 3rd lobe piercing, and I got the front helix piercing. All of our piercings were quick and painless for some haha. I cant speak on behalf of my sensitive crybaby co worker lol. The shop is very clean and the piercer did an amazing job. Prices here are very reasonable! The staff here were very friendly and helpful! This is my second time getting a piercing here and I will continue to come here for future piercings.... as if 16 piercings wasn't enough already. A few more couldn't hurt, right? HAHA As for parking, good luck! Seriously! We had to find residential parking and thankfully a car had left. read more

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I went to get my Medusa pierced but the person that pierced me seemed to have been in a rush. Mind you, it was a slow day and no other client was in there. You go somewhere expecting an experience especially with the way they advertise their services. I did have her remove the first dot as it was too close to the left side and it seemed that she made it better but after getting home & a light clean, I instantly noticed it was off. I understood I signed the form that there were no refunds. It was the experience for me. Felt off and uninterested in providing quality customer service. read more

Brown Pride Tattoo & Piercing - Update: I removed it. No hard feelings. - Tattoo Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The piercer was so sweet, she talks you through it, tells you how to keep the piercing clean, shes quick too! definitely coming back! Emo the tattoo artist is great, the line art is absolutely fantastic,very crisp lines! Hes great if you want any line art designs, plus hes great at distracting you lol read more

HORRIBLE experience!!!! Never coming back here again. They need to check who they hire and how passionate they are about tattooing. I came with my cousins to get simple line tattoos and all of our tattoos were left unfinished or not filled in correctly. DONT go with Ozzie, from the beginning he didn't really care about the tattoos or anything no interest and did sloppy work. I'm not sure what ink they use or what but it's been almost a year since my tattoo and I get random pains, bumps, red irritated skin on the tattoo. I never EVER have had this problem with my other tattoos. Simple cherries tattoo and the 4 on the leaf was unfinished, and they aren't round just sloppy and crooked. My advice, go somewhere else. I always hide this tattoo because of how poor quality it is and trust me they do not CARE if they messed up or you're unsatisfied. It's basically get the tattoo over with, next customer, that's it. It's so bad and poor quality I decided to get it tattoo laser removal. Below is what I wanted VS what I got. What an embarrassingly read more

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I had gone in to get my septum pierced, it did look a bit crooked to me but my piercer Rosa completely understood and gladly offered to redo it , she made sure that I was okay every step of the way and made sure I liked it before leaving the chair and was super sweet about it, Glad I got the someone so nice!! 100% recommend read more

Was Driving by and saw that they advertise piercing jewelry so decided to stop by! Fernanda helped us.. she was very helpful and nice! I will say I fell in love with this location .. it looks so clean and they have tons of jewelry options to choose from. I purchased two 14k nose piercing jewelry. They also have merch, couple artists onsite and a piercer! I will definitely consider them for my next piece of art! Parked in the street. Felt very welcomed as I walked in and the music was on point! read more

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The moment my family and I walked in to get a piercing we were harassed and escorted outside. We were discriminated and treated poorly for no reason. We weren't greeted but rather yelled at and told we had to sit outside when there was clearly plenty of space and room to sit. As we were leaving, a second employee approached us and asked us yet again to exit the facility after the first fat rude bitch sent us out. We heard the first time. We were all ready to get pierced instead left with a poor experience just because they were having a bad day. Or maybe there homophobic and didn't like my braids. Only god knows. Avoid an infection and crooked lines tattoos. Brown pride my ass! Way to treat the raza read more

I got a helix piercing and paid $10 extra for a flat back jewelry (the correct jewelry for an ear piercing...) and later found out I was pierced at a 20g instead of an 18 or 16, meaning I can't fit any standard earrings without stretching up. I called and asked if I can get it repierced at a bigger gauge and was told it would be $35 (even if I brought my own jewelry), despite me getting the piercing not even a week ago. My local piercer told me I had a NOSTRIL JEWELRY in my ear & that they did me dirty and I have to agree read more

Worst tattoo place ever they scam and do horrible tattoos paid 250$ for this ugly as tattoo

I've had 6+ piercings done here, have only ever had one problem before this one. This time, this piercer had no idea what she was doing. I have a high pain tolerance but this flat piercing hurt so so bad. Ive had my rook pierced, my nipples, my conch, helix, etc. I got pierced on Friday. Was in pain the whole day, was in pain on Saturday, and i finally took it off on Sunday night. I left the piercing in for 2 days and thats all I could handle. I took off this flat piercing which i assumed was a straight piece of jewelry... SHE PIERCED ME WITH A CURVED THICK BARBELL. Definitely not returning. This shop NEEDS to have their piercers go through more training. Such a simple piercing that wasn't done right. So upsetting. read more

Brown Pride Tattoo & Piercing - Flat piercing pierced with a curved barbell - Tattoo Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Shouldn't a reputable establishment provide high-quality piercings? Unfortunately, the service and products do not meet expectations. The staff's unhelpfulness and lack of customer service are particularly concerning. They don't provide non-surgical steel piercings! Theirs appear to be cheap and cause issues like inflammation irritation, pus, and pain with a bump which undermine the business's credibility. I found a surgical steel piercing on Amazon for $12 and the pain went away and I'm now healing, my nose was unbearable. Secondly the piercer 2019 had pierced my nose on a weird angle please stay away from this dump the girl in the entrance lacks customer service & just sits around with her shirt rolled up lonjas chewing gum like bon qui qui. read more

I Have bought multiple jewelry for my Medusa and the first time I changed it , the top piece fell off in a week , came back in she said "maybe you didn't put it on right " so I paid $10 for the placement and now again the top piece fell off & besides having to buy another piercing she wanted to charge me $10 again . Never coming back . read more

Brown Pride Tattoo & Piercing - Tattoo Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Got a septum piercing here! Was very quick, in and out, service was great. A friend from University suggested this place because of its great quality and price range. I do not regret it and the people there are amazinggg! The first location i went to i believe downtown LA didnt have a piercer for me but they redirected me to the East LA location same day (quick 15 minute ride). While they accept walk ins I'd say call ahead if they have a piercer for you at a specific location at that time. I paid at the DTLA location and got it pierced quickly at the ELA location! I have my piercing for a month now and its healing up great, i suggest checking out their IG and seeing their other work as well as promos! planning on getting either a tongue piercing next, eyebrow piercing on my left side, and/or a small tattoo, and I'll definitely come here again for those services!!! read more

Brown Pride Tattoo & Piercing - Got a septum piercing here! Was very quick, in and out, service was great.I have my piercing for a month now and its healing up great! - Tattoo Near Me - Los Angeles, California