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    Rubi's Piercing

    5.0 (37 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 5:00 PM

    By appointment only

    Updated 2 months ago

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    Amy R.

    I am fully endorsing Rubi's Piercing! My daughter (and by extension me) had a great experience here. Madison was super sweet and chill. She was extremely patient with my daughter and made her feel very comfortable. Madison was not only knowledgeable but thorough as she walked me through her sterilization process all the while answering my daughter's (and my) questions. Go see Madison! End the ear gun trauma!

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    Sarah M.

    Rubi's piercing is an amazing place to go for a piercing!! I went on the day they opened (today) and got my lobes done. Madison, the piercer, is professional, fun to talk to and loves pink! Watertowns first piercing studio and it's so lucky it's Rubis. LGBTQ friendly! See the photos of my piercings below! I choose miss matched jewelry so much fun!

    samantha h.

    Amazing experience with Madison! I was pretty nervous as I only had my ears pierced as a kid. She was super helpful and patient helping plan my next piercings. We went with a second ear lobe and one flat helix. It was shockingly not very painful! I absolutely love the placement. She is clearly skilled and knows what she is doing. I will be back for more!

    Madison is incredible!! She is talented, quick and makes you feel calm and relaxed while you're with her. Her pink decor adds an additional spark to your visit! I highly recommend!

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    Madison is very kind, informative, and professional! Whenever I have an appointment, I always feel like I'm in good hands :))

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    Had a wonderful experience there. My daughter got her second set of ear piercings, nothing but good things to say. Professional and caring.

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    Thank you so much! The studio was very cute and clean. Would definitely return for more piercings in the future!

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    I went to the very accessible and adorably designed shop and met Madison, who is super nice and incredibly helpful.

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    The Boston Tattoo Company

    The Boston Tattoo Company

    4.0(263 reviews)
    3.3 miDavis Square
    $$

    This review is specifically for Keith Stanton in the Somerville location. Excellent experience…read more Calm, gentle energy. Talks through every step he takes. Checks in several times throughout the experience. Thorough and thoughtful with the aftercare directions. I told him he should be a nurse. If I had a daughter and she wanted a piercing, I would bring her to him.

    I had a very disappointing experience with Zach Young. The tattoo I received looks nothing like the…read moredesign we discussed and agreed upon beforehand. I came in with clear ideas and references, but very little of what I asked for was actually incorporated into the final piece. What's most frustrating is the apparent lack of effort. When I compare my tattoo to other work he has done, the difference in quality and attention to detail is hard to ignore. My piece feels rushed and poorly executed, with minimal care taken to match the concept we had planned. Getting a tattoo is a permanent and personal decision, so it's important to feel heard and confident in your artist. Unfortunately, that wasn't my experience here. I would strongly recommend that others carefully review his work and ensure clear communication before committing. Also, he admitted to me that he has been drunk while doing other clients work in the past and had alcohol at his station in the shop. That begs the question if he was drunk while doing mine.

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    Redemption Tattoo - Tattoo

    Redemption Tattoo

    4.6(161 reviews)
    3.1 miPorter Square, North Cambridge
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    I had a great experience at Redemption getting my very first tattoo. I really like that you book…read moreappointments by reaching out to the artist you specifically want to work with. They have portfolios of the artsists' work on the website. Based on Yelp reviews, I chose Andy Reach and he was great. In order to reserve your timeslot, you send a deposit to your artist (I chose to do so via Venmo), for me it was $60. After you receive the tattoo you pay the remaining amount, $40 for me. [Note: $100 is the minimum fee at Redemption, even for a small tattoo like mine. I was happy to pay that knowing I'm working with a great artist at a reputable shop, but you can probably find cheaper for small, single-color tattoos elsewhere.] Don't forget to tip too! Andy did a great job on my tattoo. I had a really specific design (the 3 stars from the corner of the page in the Harry Potter books) and he copied it exactly. He was very honest and upfront with me about what size and location would last well instead of promising something that would never work long term. I left with a slightly bigger tattoo than I'd anticipated, but I feel confident that it won't fade or blur like the smaller size I'd initially planned on. All in, I was probably under the needle for 20 minutes tops. It felt like someone digging their fingernail into your skin. Sure, it hurts, but no biggie. A month and a half later, my tattoo has healed really nicely and looks great. It bled a little bit the first night but other than that healing was fairly quick and easy. I will absolutely come back to Redemption and Andy specifically if/when I decide to get my next tattoo.

    As my 18th birthday was a while ago, my first to-do item on the list of stuff to do for the big…read moreoccasion was getting my first tattoo! Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I had to wait a little while longer to visit the shop for the first time! After booking the consultation, and meeting my artist, I put down my deposit and waited one painstakingly long week before the official appointment arrived. Of course I was nervous as heck because I had job idea how much the tattoo cost, or how painful it was gonna be, plus doing anywhere during all this madness is a challenge within itself. However, all the safety precautions were being taken, all artists and customers (including myself) had masks and gloves on, and the procedure went great! Jebb, (my artist) did a phenomenal job of making me feel comfortable and calm during the whole thing, and I will definitely be coming back here for my next tattoo! p.s, my art is healing really nicely, and the pain afterwards was little to none!

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    Redemption Tattoo - This is it quite fresh, it's of course not so red now. He did a flawless job.

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    This is it quite fresh, it's of course not so red now. He did a flawless job.

    Piercing Emporium - Nose piercing.

    Piercing Emporium

    4.3(131 reviews)
    32.1 mi
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    Marc is excellent, he's been there for years. I'm going back to him as soon as I can for some ear…read morepiercings.

    this place at all costs! I went in to ask if they could order me specific gems on white gold posts…read moreand they put them in for me. I already had two piercings with butterfly backs but no one mentioned there is a different kind of back now where you screw a microscopic post into a tiny hole. I had to take them out for an MRI and can't get them back in because I have paralysis in my thumbs and arthritis in my hands. I called to see if they could exchange them for the type I wanted because I can't use these and he got very defensive. He kept telling me he has a client with 4 fingers and only one hand so my disability shouldn't be a problem. If he can overcome his then surely I should overcome mine, he insisted. I felt like I was talking to a child. There was no apology for the miscommunication, no offer to try to reorder them or take them back or even issue some kind of credit. He just kept blaming me, saying I should have asked when I came in wearing butterflies and having no idea these others existed. The bottom line: They don't take an ounce of responsibility for anything and are incredibly rude to someone who spent hundreds of dollars on something she can't use. Telling me I am wrong about my disability and insisting I can pay them to teach me to do it was the icing on the cake. You don't tell a disabled person that their disability isn't real and they can do something they can't if they really wanted to. I would rather pierce my own ear with a rusty nail than set foot in this scam of a place again.

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