If you wanted your ears pierced before, say, 2018, there weren’t many options. You could either go to the Claire’s at your local mall, surrounded by small children trying on headbands, or a tattoo shop, where you just might end up next to a dude filling in his sleeve with a naked woman while you’re adorned with a diminutive diamond stud. The pickings were slim, but we made do in the name of jewelry.
More recently, however, another option has emerged: the grown-up piercing parlor. Sprouting up in New York, Los Angeles, and everywhere in between en masse, they take inspiration from millennial It-brands like Glossier and Warby Parker to provide an elevated, personalized experience for both piercing and shopping.
