Went here today basically on a whim. I got my tragus pierced a few months back at another piercing shop. I got a hoop with a ball put in. I had always wanted just a diamond stud, but they don't usually pierce the ear with that. I figured I'd just change it as soon as it healed.
Boy was I in for a surprise. The thing was impossible to get out. IMPOSSIBLE. I had been meaning to go to a place to see if I bought a stud if they would change it for me. So, I walked into Lark Vegas Piercing. The girl at the front counter was extremely friendly, and said it would be no problem. The whole earring cost $20, which I thought was pretty reasonable. I probably would have been willing to pay that just to get the dang hoop out of my ear.
We chatted for a few minutes because the other woman (owner?) was in the back with another customer. She was SO friendly. I asked some questions (I don't know too much about piercings). She asked the appropriate questions so she would know what length of backing to give me, which I thought was so great and thorough.
When she actually took out my piercing, I didn't feel it at all. Was very impressed. Wonderful. Definitely check it out!
Okay, so I have a new respect for Lark Vegas after going to Tom Spaulding to look at body jewelry.
This female owned and operated business was like the polar opposite of Tom Spaulding, and in a very good way. The whole shop is redic clean, lots of lighting. I'm not a stickler for new things or decorations (seriously, just see my house), but when a whole shop is clean... it just makes me think they take care in what they do.
Jewelry was cheaper than the place we'd been to - prices are clearly labeled on everything. I still think it's some Lark Street pricing on the jewelry alone, but the piercings were pretty fair for the area.
Like Jess P says, they used to have a lot more stock of cute girly/retro/gifty items, but now not so much. Sadness. They have an art gallery in the back (but before the piercing room).
Seriously awesome.
I can't speak to the evolution of this place, and it seems like everyone's griping about the loss of the gift section here, but I never knew that portion of Lark Vegas, so I'm just gonna go with it.
Piercings are average-priced--nothing I didn't expect to spend (how's that for a double-negative?), and definitely (and surprisingly) on par with the pricings in my West Coast hometown.
The people there were super rad! From booking an appointment to the actual piercing, I was impressed with how not-surly the ladies were. The head piercer has apparently been doing piercings for something like 14 years and is in school to become an RN. It shows. She put my wimpy ass at ease, let my friends hold my hand, and made my nose piercing SERIOUSLY QUICK and PAINLESS. I don't know what she did, but it was probably the best piercing experience I've ever had. Even my friends commented on how awesome she was.
I highly, highly recommend this place for piercings. They had a solid selection of jewelry, so this will definitely be my first stop when/if I need to change my stud!
I bought a wallet there last week, would love to see more accessories. Â It doesn't seem worth going in if you aren't looking for piercing jewelry. Â It does have a little gallery space which you can check out on First Friday. Â Price was fair since the designer charges about the same online.
Review Source:They used to have a much larger selection of pinup girl-themed items, retro accessories, books and cool little cocktail items, but now they seem to have downsized on all of that and now focus almost solely on jewelry and pierces. It's too bad, because I found some great gifts here on sale, including sushi-printed placemats and cocktail mermaids.
I've never gotten anything pierced here though, so I can't speak to that. I did buy a couple of nose rings and navel rings here years ago, and they seem to be fine.
The place has moved across the street now and has a much cuter interior, but I wish they'd start carrying clothes and more accessories again.
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