Icing by Claire’s

I often let my 4 year old pick her own jewelry from here since it’s budget friendly for me. She likes to feel grown up so this is a fun thing she can do to feel like a big girl! They often have good sales and deals that we can take advantage of. Great last minute shopping to get a gift for tweens.

I came to get my 5 mo baby’s ears pierced. The girl (can’t remember her name) was so sweet and good at her job. She pierced my daughters ears pretty fast and it’s been a week and I have not seen any infection or anything thank god!

They did a great job with my 5 year old. She was nervous but they explained everything and made us all feel at ease. They did them both at the same time and after 5 minutes, she was great.

I had the pleasure with having Betty doing my daughters ear pierce. She is very sweet with the kids and did a great job with the earrings. The store has lots of jewelry and party theme decorations for birthdays and bachelorettes.

I came to this store to get a new pair of earrings. I have two sets of my ears pierced. I wear permanent studs on one and switch up earrings on the other. I need new pairs because I end up losing my earrings.
Anyway, I forgot to take photos inside the store cause I was just looking around for the perfect pair of earrings. There wasn’t too much to choose from but I ended up finding a pair of dangling costume earrings and a cute bracelet to wear with my earrings. I love how they have so many cute earrings and hair ties and even head bands. Total cost was $ 8.40 for the earrings and bracelet. Great deal.
The two ladies working the front were super friendly and nice. They had a 75% off sale and other stuff. Place was not busy. So much to choose from. Cute store if you like costume jewelry and cute stuff for your hair.

What awesome gals at icing — they made it a great experience for my daughters (5,9) to get their ears pierced. Thanks ladies full recommendation from me

I took my 2 daughters, ages 8 & 10, here to get their ears pierced. It was a fantastic experience! The assistant manager was there and was super informative and patient (I had lots of questions) and energetic. She made it fun and calming for all of us. She and a manager did the piercing and did a very professional job.
We are VERY pleased with the ear piercing and with the overall experience!
I would definitely recommend going here for ear piercing.

For years now I’d considered piercing my ears but wasn’t sure it be unprofessional for my job. Males aren’t the most well received individuals to have piercings, but I figured what the hell and went for it anyway. I went in knowing what I wanted, simple dark blue or black 3mm-​4mm studs. I had been before «browsing» with my wife so knew the chair and studs for beginning piercing were in back, went and picked out a pair from their chart, stainless steel 3m black studs, they appeared to have a blueish undertone which was a plus. As for the price, an astonishing 26.95 for the studs, the piercing and the cleaning solution. Cheap!
The professional talked me through all the legals, signing away my rights etc then fully sanitized everything two plus times, she made sure everything was even with the marker, made sure I thought so, asked if I wanted a count of three, said «no need» and click, bang! Each ear was done. Didn’t even hurt, it felt less then a pinch.
Its been two days since my piercing and I’ve followed the aftercare instructions with no problems, no swelling, no infection (yet), everything seemed perfect. I with these studs I have for 2months then I’m free to change them out, same size 18g of course, which I would a epic pair of iolite studs on etsy –the anticipation is killing me.
Overall I was very satisfied with them and am considering going back soon for a second pair in my ear lobes. Only downside to Icing is they can’t do helix (cartilage) piercing. There are other shops in San Diego, like Enigma, but they run a pretty penny. For now I’ll be happy with the one I have and look forward to my second one in the near future.

We went in today to get my daughter’s ears pierced for the first time. She’s a brave, little 3.5 year old. Kristina was working and was so awesome with her. There were no tears! Well, I may have teared up, but my daughter didn’t. I would recommend this place for ear piercing.

Went to get my daughters second ear piercing on a Sunday
Afternoon. The store was busy but the gal who did the piercings, Sierra,
was super nice and patient while my daughter chose stud size. Sierra was Very professional And she did a great job!

Got my ears pierce for the first time here. They are very thorough and sanitation is an A+. The girls are super nice. Only annoying thing is their silly item basket. I mean if we need one we’d ask for one, there’s no need to shove one in our hands as soon as we walk in.
There are always a great selection of 5 for $ 10 earrings and necklaces here. I also like to buy black stockings because they have a wide selection of designs.

Def have a huge selection of cheap jewelry but the girl working doesn’t know shit about caring for piercings. Let me be clear, I would never go here to get ANYTHING pierced, my gf and I were looking for small hoops for her cart. Piercings. (gotten at inkspot in pb) the girl working asked us what we used to clean our piercings (saline…it’s always saline), when we told her she scoffed and said, I kid you not «saline is just distiller water, it doesn’t disinfect, you could drink it», welllll working in a hospital we are well aware of what saline is and it IS NOT distiller water… there’s a reason it’s used as an IV fluid (it’s sterile) she then told us to use a disinfectant (a HUGE no no for new piercings… not that the badass who works at icing by CLAIRE’S would know”. Basically she gave us info that would result in a trip to the ER… I feel bad for all the 13 yr olds she pierces who’s ears are going to fall off.

Now that my office is across from UTC, I like to come here during my lunch break and play dress up. Where else can you get a tiara made of shiny fake roses and a necklace with parrot feathers? Don’t forget the rainbow boas. I leave without buying anything and can telephatically hear the sales girls cussing me out in their heads.

I was bored one day, so I decided to go get some random piercings on my ears. I guess the funniest part is that when I woke up that morning, I didn’t know «piercing my ears» my ears was on my agenda; it just sorta happened in the middle of the day. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE LIKE ME SHOULDN’T BE BORED! But I always go on weird adventures when I’m bored, so I guess it evens out…
On that particular day, I was really, really bored, and none of my roommates were home to entertain me, so I went to UTC to waste time. I was just browsing some earrings inside Icing, when suddenly, I just felt like adding some new piercings to my ears… and that’s exactly what I did. I hailed a girl over to the piercing station, and BOOM-​BOOM, the deed was done! All I did was add another hole to each earlobe. I contemplated being adventurous and getting something exciting like a tragus, but I figured I would go somewhere else for something like that.
The girl who did the dirty work seemed like she hated her job and was quiet the entire time, probably because she was busy concentrating… on counting down the seconds until her shift ends. Even though she seemed angry at the world, she didn’t kill me or mess up my ears; thank goodness because her demeanor made me kinda nervous, and I started to wonder what the hell I was thinking for being so impulsive. When she did open her mouth to talk to me, she sounded like an annoyed robot – scrunched forehead too and all, as if conversation with customers was even more painful than child birth.
All in all, I started my day with three piercings and ended it with five. I also met a robot.

I haven’t been into a store like this in a long time, but I finally stopped in the other day when my friend needed some cheap jewelry.
I instantly forgot all of my snobby notions about this place, shoved the teeny-​boppers aside (eh, fuck ‘em), and got to shopping. If you need cheapo earrings (I constantly lose mine), bracelets, or you love funky accessories (peacock-​feather headbands and necklaces, anyone?), you can shop here to your heart’s content without breaking the bank.
The service was a little slow (the assistant manager was the only one on duty, as far as I could tell). The store was a bit crowded, but she wasn’t really doing much of anything. It took a while for her to offer me a basket, and it took even longer for her to ring us up. I know discounting items takes a little extra time, but having worked retail, I can tell you that no assistant manager should be that slow at a cash register. Still, she was sweet, and we weren’t in a big hurry, so whatever.
Icing is a fun little store. Just be aware (you probably already are) that most of your fellow shoppers will be pre-​teens or young teenagers.