I went in for a helix piercing last week. No idea the name of the piercer but she was training another woman. The jewelry used was so long it was sticking out from both sides of my ear and I was not able to put my glasses on. Yes, there needs to be room for swelling but it was way too much. It kept snagging and getting caught, making it pull my ear- pretty painful. I went somewhere else and they told me she used barbell jewelry instead of what is normally used for a helix. The second place replaced it and it felt much better - no more snagging and pulling. Would not recommend this place at all. read more

my friend went and they rushed in her piercing and than yu can see the piercing bar from the bottom and she was. Rushed and was giving so much attitude read more

Very disappointed! On 12/27/23 my daughter her had cartilage pierced by a lovely person with purple hair. We don't know her name. However, my complaint is not about her it is about the owner of porcupine piercing & body modification. On 12/30/23 we were in the emergency room. She was on the verge sepsis. Had cellulitis & perichondritis infection of the. Cartilage/Bone. ER was extremely concerned about temporal bone infection- pretty close to her brain. On 1/2/24 I called him to ask him if we could come in to show him What had happened and to possibly learn from it... hoping it would not happen again. He was open to us coming but completely IGNORANT, NON BELIEVING, and we were completely GASLIGHTED by him. Please note, my intention was not to resort to SOCIAL MEDIA but after meeting with him, and his arrogance and belittling to his employee (lovely female with PURLE HAIR, please read this!!! We asked to talk to you & he said "she is a ditz, airhead, probably not paying attention, does not care and would not remember." Which girl, purple hair, he threw you under the bus. We said how can you say this person doesn't care! Don't speak for her. Either way, please don't work for someone who calls anyone ditsy & airhead. Also, please don't get pierced there. read more

literally 0 stars. i went in for a snake eye piercing & the guy was snippy & mean the entire time. he told me to stop flexing my tongue when i wasn't, didn't mark it, & it wasn't even on the tip of my tongue. it was about to be so crooked. no wonder they do $20 piercings. i'll make it back. don't go here. read more

Don't waste your time, they don't care at all and don't give you any aftercare tips. Went and got a piercing and 1/10 experience, and the one is for the girl in the front. Asked for a piercing and I got a completely different one and it's crooked. Pay the extra 20 bucks and go somewhere better. read more

First off I called and the attitude over the phone was not very inviting. I asked if they had a female piercers who was available for nipple piercings and it was a no. I was allowed to walk in for the piercing which was odd to me. I fill in the paper work and I am taken to the back. The guy doesn't even mark where the piercing is going to be place, he just sticks the needle through and they are both crooked. He piercing to far into my nipple, ruining my chance of breastfeeding in the future. He didn't give me any Information for after care either. He pierced me incorrectly and then sent me on my way. read more

the guy was nice but he did my septum completely wrong. i ended up going to obsidian in bethlehem for help. the piercer at obsidian was shocked by how horribly done this piercing was. this guy at porcupine pierced my cartilage instead of my sweet spot which is a huge no no. it hurt so bad afterwards and was red, swollen, irritated, and itchy. the guy at obsidian took it out immediately and was very sweet and helpful. he told me he "wouldn't send his worst enemy to porcupine". moral of the story do not go here and got to obsidian in bethlehem instead !!!! read more

Porcupine - Piercing Near Me - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

I got my septum pierced here and I was beyond thrilled with it. It was $20 plus an optional tip (I tipped $5) he was quick I was in and out of there within 10 minutes! It's almost been a month and everything is well so I can honestly say my time at porcupine was great. I'm looking forward to going back and getting my nostril pierced. read more

So I got a septum piercing there today & overall it went well. However, the piercer was almost an hour late & did not apologize about it in anyway. I felt like the piercing was rushed. Very straightforward to getting me pierced. I asked about the jewelry they had for sale & he said they range from 10$-15$ & didn't really encourage me to buy it. Overall clean and wore gloves. Nicely gave me a tissue when my eyes watered a lot and told me what to use to clean it. read more

i always really like going here, the guy that works there is super nice and in the past i watched him deal with some pretty difficult people. he always handles it really well. he's super patient and fast which is exactly what you need from a piercer and tells you what you need for aftercare. his rundowns are great and you can tell he's been in the business for a while. he uses surgical grade steel for the piercings too which is great. and he always marks you with a marker to make sure you're happy with where it's going before he does it. he always says "dots are free" whenever he marks you up which is funny to me lol, he let me be picky with my second nostril piercing so that i made sure they were symmetrical. overall, super chill dude, knows what he's doing, and it makes me wanna go back every week lol. i also love the way it's decorated in there it's fantastic. (came here for my second lobes and both nostril piercings, plus whatever i get in the future) read more

I got my ears and nose done here and have had positive results. The piercings are good prices and they have sales around certain holidays so you can get an even better deal. The guy is friendly and practices sterilization procedures before piercing. Would highly recommend over some place at the mall. read more

Ive gotten my 3rd lobe piercing and bellybutton piercing done here and its honestly the best place to go for piercings. I love the atmosphere of the shop and its very clean and it doesnt take long to get pierced read more

Do not go here. The pros - cheap piercings - will do whatever you want - and probably serves underage .. if you want a good piercing and sanitary experience DO NOT. Me and my friends went (4 of us) to get our nose pierced - he never changed his gloves between each of us and just freehanded it. Ended up piercing them all at the wrong angle. Mine pierced halfway and started gushing blood, he blotted my chin and then went back to piercing through the other half. Just sort of grabbed it, pulled my nostril away from my face and shoved the needle through the second half. Worst pain ever and worst experience. Had a string of blood and tissue hanging inside my nostril and told me to "go ahead and grab a q-Tīp if you want". PLEASE think carefully about the risks of doing something cheap. The stud of the piercing after 2 hours started getting embedded under the skin on the outside of my nose due to piercing at an improper angle. The jewelry is cheap af, and after that I had to spend $100 getting it removed, cleaned out, and re-pierced elsewhere. The guy didn't give a s*** at all about anything but the $$$$. read more

always happy with the experience! have gotten both my daiths done as well as my belly button and my tragus. keeping up with cleaning is important, but have never had any severe problems. nice guys as well as a very cool waiting area. read more