Big Easy Tattoo & Company

Came here while in town for Essence. I already had my nose pierced and it had healed so I was looking for a hoop. The guy who was there was a tattoo artist and the piercer was away at lunch. I asked for a hoop and he went and found a random one and sold to me for $10. He told me I could put it in myself. Silly me got excited and purchased it and walked out of the store. A strange feeling set in and I began to look at it. It seemed to big to go through my piercing. So we went back. When we came back in the piercer was there and she offered to exchange and put it in for me if I waited around. It took her about 10 minutes to get it in. While I was there I overheard her offering free services to someone because she was 'new at this and it would help her get experience while giving the customer a discount'. I'm guessing you can imagine the look of horror on my face, right? Yeah. It was my fault though. In trying to be so anxious to get it I failed to do half as much research as I did for my initial piercing. Now it looks great and all but in order to get it in, she had to bend the metal with some pliers while it was in my nose. Yeah, it was no fun sitting there clenched up hoping this woman didn't rip my piercing. It was a bit snug at first but now its fine. Only thing is with the way she did it, I'm now unable to turn it in my nose and have to go see if I need it repierced, as it may have closed up on the inside between the two ends of the hoop. I don't regret the ring because it was what I wanted, but I should've found someone and somewhere else. Mind you this inexperienced piercer was the only one available in the shop -_- Again, my fault for being anxious. Learn from me please.

Not for serious ink collectors or those worried about sanitation...Piercing Jewelry is not autoclaved.

Research your artist before letting them stick you...just because they work in a shop does NOT mean they are professionals.