I've been going to this business since they've opened. I got my septum pierced here at 18 and my first tattoo at 19. I've always loved my experiences and have referred multiple people to this establishment, and planned to get more work done eventually. That being said, I will NEVER give them a penny of my hard work EVER again. Even if they paid me to.
(4/15/2022) I originally got my Medusa pierced at Studio219 in Atlanta (highly recommend, very much worth the drive)
Unfortunately while I was at work on 5/8/2022, the top ball of my piercing came out and I stopped by Long Island Ink to get a quick replacement since my busy schedule didn't allow for an hour long drive to S219 that day. I just didn't want the hole to close.
I stepped into L.I.I. & explained to the receptionist Liz, which is also a "professional" piercer, my predicament and that my piercing was only a few weeks old and how it fell out etc. She showed me a little box and pointed to the labrets I had to choose from. They charged $20 for the jewelry & another $20 to put it in. Overpriced, but I wanted my piercing open no matter what.
Today (5/21/22) I run my tongue across the back of my lip and notice the back of the labret is almost completely embedded in the inside of my lip and the skin is almost completely healed over it. So after work I stop by and the energy is already tense before a word is spoken. Liz is again the receptionist but I guess I caught her on an off day because the attitude and arrogance was real. She was the same person who helped me select my jewelry, yet when I showed her it was too small and burying under my skin she was completely defensive and was like "Soooo...what do you want?" I ask her what can be done and she rolled her eyes, shrugged her shoulders and said "you should've bought a longer one" as if I'm speaking to a completely different person. So I ask her since she's the "professional" piercer and this is what she does for a living why I wasn't advised better since I explained my situation to her from the first time I met her that my piercing was still fairly new. She's the one who showed me what to pick from for Christ's sake, there's no accountability for the issue. No "I'm sorry" or "maybe I heard wrong/misunderstood", just her ass to kiss. Then some heavyset black male interjects who wasn't even there the day of and they continue on this gaslighting spree and blaming everything on me (as if I'm the licensed one) when all I wanted was another jewelry change. I wasn't even asking for a refund.
As far as tattoos go they may be alright but I would never go there for any kind of piercing. They don't care about aftercare or doing the right thing. They just want your money. Sad to see how things have gone downhill.
@piercedbyliz on ig needs to be held accountable and fired immediately. Her body language, eye rolling, attitude and overall demeanor belong in the trash. read more