Andromeda

I had my nose pierced here in December. It was a walk in and I felt comfortable and the lady was very nice and seemed professional. Also it´s not my first piercing, so I was´t very picky about which studio to have it done at… after the second night I already felt like the piercing is a lil crooked, because the bead kinda slipped into the hole during night, when everything swell up. I didn´t want to go all the way downtown to have her look at it, so I just maintained my cleaning procedure and hoped it will get better. By the end of January it started to get worse so that I had like an abszess right next to the piercing (looked like a witch-​wart) and it got bigger and hurted, so I went back to Andromeda, hoping that she´ll remember me and she did ! She looked at it and said it had enough space, even though I told her I think it feels tight, and also think it was a lil crooked. So she told me to leave the piercing inside and continue treating it, but I decided to take it out a week after that because it only got worse and the abszess got bigger. Now a week after I took it out it´s healed and I´ll hopefully not have a scar from it. Next time I´ll definitely read Unilocal reviews before picking a piercer in NY.

Got a vertical Labret Piercing back in December 2015.
My piercer was really nice and I loved her. However, my piercing was crooked.
I knew immediately after one day that my piercing was crooked. I came in the next day at opening hours 12 o’clock and waited a whole hour! you should change the hours to 1 pm!
I ended up getting something to eat and returned later to find a chubby spanish (?) speaking lady drinking soup and talking loudly on her phone.
I told her my piercing was crooked and showed it to her.
I said, «Look, it’s crooked. What are my options.»
She insisted it wasn’t crooked, but merely swollen. Than she quickly inserted that they do free re-​piercings if it doesn’t work out. Yeah like hell I would.
I would’ve rated this place higher because of the professionalism my piercer had (i get it, mistakes happen), but the lady I talked to the next day was complete B****. She was rude, an hour plus late to open the store, and didnt even hang up the phone when I walked in. She had it on speaker!
Awful person.

Staff is so friendly and make you feel comfortable while your getting piercings done.
They are very clean. I have three tattoos and three piercings from here and nothing has ever got infected. They handle everything with caution and care.

I brought my 6 year old here to get her ears pierced. They used disposable piercing guns. The piercer took her time to make sure that they would be even. Everything went smoothly and not a single tear. They even gave her a certificate. She was very happy with the experience and no sign of infection as I followed the aftercare instructions
Price range depends on the earrings you choose but I paid a little over $ 100. I did not make an appointment just a walk-​in and luckily they were available. In and out in 15 – 20 minutes. The longest part was choosing the earrings.

Horrible place. Bunch of scam artists… They did the shittest tat on my hand, and they told me they would touch it up for free. I bought two matching ones as a memorial for my best friend who just passed away and they charged me $ 100 A PIECE! Outrageous but it was late and we wanted to do something special and they were open, dumb idea on my part, anyways I came back today to get the touch up and they refused.
See the picture… this was literally a week and half later!
Avoid!

A few friends have recommended this shop to me over the years and my brother even got his first two tattoos here a few months back so I knew I wanted to get my first ones done here as well. For the two smaller tattoos that I got, the price was a little more than I was hoping but not completely outrageous. Mike did a good job on the relatively simple designs I brought with me. He was chatty which helped distract me. I will probably come back for more tattoos in the future. Unless, I find somewhere better before then.

I came here to but some H2Ocean for my new nose piercing, right when I walked in I went to the lady that was in the front of the store. She ignored me for a good few minutes. Which is not that big of a deal. When she finally spoke to me, I bought two bottles of the H2Ocean spray. When I got the receipt (I payed with debit), it turns out she charged me twice the amount. She put the total amount in the tip section, leading to me being charged twice. I pointed it out to her and she seemed to not know how to fix it. I spent a good few minutes just watching her fumble with my debit card and her machine. When she finally fixed it, she told me that I would have to wait a few days before my transaction would be fixed.
It had been fixed however, it made me uncomfortable that she did not know what she was doing and that there was no one else to help her.

Kate was amazing at the front desk. Answers all questions and Carmen does AMAZING piercings. Best place to go!

Eric is the man! Awesome work, great space. Seriously don’t go anywhere else on St. Marks!

Disaster!
Took my daughter here because it was closer to home than our usual spot (Studio 28 Tattoo on the West side), despite my daughter’s wish to return S28T. Should have listened to her… She was to pierce her bellybutton. As we entered, there was only one attendant, a woman with an accent. I thought «funny, they only have one attendant» and I guess my subconscious warning bells were ringing loudly. However, as we were already there and as she was quite sympathetic and helpful, we stayed.
The woman took quite some time finding the right spot, drawing it on only to wipe it out and drawing again, three-​four times. The final drawing was straight and fine. I asked if I could take pictures but she said no, the owners doesn’t allow it. Fair enough (another bell ringing though).
The actual piercing went fairly quickly (although my daughter complained that it was far from as painless as she had seen on youtube). However, immediately we saw that is was not straight. The drawing was, but the piece was not where the drawing was…
We went home, I was sort of resigned and tried to convince my daughter that it was no big deal. But she — who had looked so forward to this — was very disappointed and after a while I felt her pain and called the store to complain and ask for advise. My goal was 1) to find out what to do and 2) get the money back for the job (I would agree to pay for the piece, the cleaning liquids (~$ 20) and they could keep the tip too.)
The same woman answered, saying «but she saw in the mirror where the drawing was…». Yes, I said, but that is not where the piece is. She recommended to remove it, let it grow, and then make a new one, and that she could give me credit for the second job. However, she wanted us to come back to the store for her to take it out, and that the new job would have to be done at their store. No refund.
No way we were going to go back there, obviously, so after 5 minutes of bickering (and my daughter signaling «forget about them»), I hung up on her and called Studio 28 Tattoo instead. They told us to let it heal for 2 – 3 weeks, after which they would be able to «repair» it.
In sum: Understaffed, poor work, lousy customer service. Go to Studio 28 Tattoo instead…

Went here for 2^nd holes in my earlobes and they offered to do them with a gun. Are piercing guns OK again now? I’m so confused. I mean, it’s hard to screw up an earlobe. But it’s been 20 years and I still remember trying to sleep with those pointy studs jabbing me in the neck.
They did pierce with a needle when I asked (for twice the price … that DID hurt) and they look fine and I slept great. Again, hard to screw up an earlobe. But customer service here is somewhere between baffling and unfriendly, and you aren’t getting a deal on the price.

very bad place and people.
please don’t go to this store.

I came here with a friend who had a pretty poor tattoo experience. the man who did her tattoo was very friendly and chatted to us the whole time which might have distracted him, but isn’t really an excuse since he could have just stopped talking and focused, which would have probably been better.
weeks later, she showed me that the lines of her tattoo were uneven and much thicker in one spot. we went back to get it fixed and he was very unapologetic, and acted like it was standard for tattoos to turn out this way. his attitude was basically «shit happens,» not «I’m sorry, I messed up, let me fix this.»
the room he took us too was so small, the door wouldn’t even close because the chair was blocking it. I went in with my friend and some other employee followed us in and made a comment like «oh I guess I won’t come in because it’s too crowded now,» which was rude and nobody even said she could come in anyways. she could have just stood in the hallway and watched if she was so into it, since the door didn’t close so it was basically a public show.
we were all very quiet so he could focus this time and he did even out the bump in the line but it ended up being much thicker than she had originally asked for. neither of us would recommend this place

Update 2, June 2014: went somewhere else just to buy a stud for my cartilage (for an old piercing). The guy took one look at my conch piercings and told me they needed to come out. Apparently the bubbling and swelling I had continued to experience two months after I had them pierced was because they were pierced incorrectly — they were crooked. Not recommending this place to anyone.
Update, May 2014: one of my conch piercings was so swollen it started to suck the stud through it. I went back and they replaced the earring with a longer one for free. Everyone was super helpful.
First post, April 2014: The woman who did my piercings today was phenomenal. I got 3 new cartilage (2 conch, 1 upper left) piercings and new jewelry in 2 I already had. They don’t charge to put in new jewelry that you buy there so I definitely plan to go back in a few months when I can change these earrings.
She was very professional and helped me pick out earrings that fit my needs, which she then diligently sterilized for me. She was also very nice about sterilizing my ears again after I touched the marks she made.

Came back in the spring of ’12 for my second tattoo. This place is under new management, but an awesome artist named Shin worked on me this time. Came out just as good as my first! Third time should be as much a charm when I return!

What a diffrenence 5 years makes!!! 5 years after rudely being told to get the fuck out, I find myself in the chair. Nose piercing, I was petrified. The woman doing the peircing was sweet, understanding and very reassuring. My friend was getting her nipples done and after she finished with her, she came back to check on me. I don’t know if this place is under new management or if the angry dude only works days, but I have a new love and appreciation for this place. The night staff is friendly and helpful, I have been back 3x now and will keep coming back.

I like it here. It’s grungy. The men are hot and both my tattoos came out great — ten years apart. Thanks guys. ;)

I wanted a tattoo on my foot but the artist talked me out of it because he said it would fade very quickly and there’s no point.
So i decided to get one on my wrist instead (a two line quote in typewriter font). The artist (ping I believe) was really nice, and accomodating. I kept tweaking the outline of my tattoo but he fixed it with no problems and no complaints unlike the people at DAre Devil who are totally bitchy (screw them). The tattoo hurt but he was done in about 10 minutes i believe. The whole experience was very easy. I’m very hard to work with and he just helped me with anything i needed. I’m also grateful that it was empty that night so my friend and i felt relaxed and not rushed. They have a 60 dollar shop minimum, so my tattoo was a grand total of 80 dollars. Very nice.
NOW GO! (for a pleasant experience)

I went here to get my VCH piercing and the woman at the desk, Natasha, was a dream. She was friendly the second I walked through the door and answered all my very silly questions regarding the piercing that was about to take place. During the procedure she was very instructive in breathing techniques and talked me through the whole procedure from the beginning to the end. She gave very clear instructions for aftercare and said I could call her anytime for questions as the piercing healed up. I would go there again and again, as long as Natasha handles the work.
The price for my piercing and aftercare procucts came out to $ 95 and I ended up tipping her for being so professional while handling a strangers genitals. Their service is definitely worth the price.

I have to say an excellent place. Very friendly a little pricey, but like they say you get what you pay for.
Very clean every thing they use is new and packaged the girl who pierced me was very friendly and talked me through every step. They also have an excellent selection of earrings.
If you want an excellent place to get pierced with very friendly and professional people Andromeda is the place to go.

Ew, zero stars.
The chick that worked here totally fucked up one of my piercings beyond belief. My skin will never be the same.
Also, a major rip! $$$$ F YOU, Andromadiarrhea.

If you’re looking for a place that will pierce you correctly (AKA no infections!), then this is it. Don’t look for the most stellar customer service, though.
I got my industrial piercing here a long time ago and it healed like a charm. I returned here a few months ago for a new tragus piercing. I believe the piercer here was the same woman I had dealt with at their sister store, Cassiopia. She helped me pick out jewelry to replace my other tragus’ jewelry and helped pick out the jewelry I was using for the new piercing. She was pretty opinionated as to what not to get, as she kept recommending a smaller stud earring for my tragus rather than a larger one.
She first replaced the jewelry in my right ear, and then pierced the left. Quick, clean and perfect — except she definitely didn’t put the jewelry facing the right way. Oh, and I think she also overcharged me, but I didn’t notice until it was too late.
Despite the negatives, I feel like this is the cleanest & most popular place on St. Mark’s to get a quick (and impulsive) piercing.