We Don’t Use a Piercing Gun
Piercing guns put you in direct contact with bodily fluids and blood from previous clients, which is a huge safety concern for you. Also, the earring may look sharp but it's actually too blunt and can cause blunt force trauma, which means significant pain and swelling that can lead to healing problems. That's why we prefer to use single use only piercing needles that will give you the most comfortable and safe piercing.
Safe piercings only
Piercing is an artform
Experience is important
What kind of piercings do we offer?
We do every kind of piercing that you can imagine. Here are some of the more popular ones that we offer:
We offer a wide variety of jewelry, including BVLA, Maria Tash, Anatometal, Leroi Fine Jewelry and Industrial Strength.
Frequently asked questions
How much will my piercing hurt?
Everyone has different pain tolerances so this question couldn’t really be answered honestly. The piercing itself is quick, most would describe it as a pinch.
How's the healing?
Healing typically isn’t so bad, depending on the piercing it’s about 6-12 weeks for initial healing. After you get the piercing the piercer will go over in depth how to take care of it with you. Keeping it clean and keeping your hands away are key!
What age do I have to be to get pierced?
It really depends on what piercing it is. We begin lobes at 5 years old. See our section on children’s lobes for more information! We begin outer cartilage and nostril at 14 years old with parental consent and the ID of the person being pierced as well as the ID of the legal guardian. Dense cartilage, industrial, septum, oral piercings (excluding cheek) are done at 16. You need to provide government issued ID. Intimate piercings, cheek piercings, microdermals and surface bars all at 18.If you want something that is not listed please call to confirm with our staff!
What piercings do you do?
We offer most piercings, however some piercers have certain preferences to which piercings they are comfortable doing, and some are anatomy dependent. What that means is that not everyone's body is suitable for every piercing and the only way to tell is for our piercer to take a look in person.
Piercing Childrens Lobes
Children’s lobes need to be pre booked for Fridays-Sundays. A minimum of 1 days notice is required for these days as to accommodate the child to the best of our abilities.
Walk-in Piercings and Appointments
Most of the clientele we see are walk-ins! Our walk-ins are done on a first come first serve basis. If you are coming from afar or are simply tight on time we highly suggest pre-booking an appointment. Friday to Sunday are typically our busiest days and there is often a wait time. Continue reading for more information on booking appointments!
In order to book an appointment at Pierced we take a non-refundable deposit of the service fee. When you come in for your appointment you only pay for your jewelry! You can call the shop or walk in to book an appointment with us.
If you need to move your pre-booked appointment we need at least an hours notice or you risk loosing your deposit.
What do you pierce with? Gun or needle?
We use hollow tri-beveled needles for all piercings!
Does your jewelry come with the piercing?
The jewelry cost is separate from the piercing.
What material is your jewelry?
We use implant-grade titanium, and we also have 14k or 18k gold options (nickel free) as well, both are optimal for healing.
Do you have gold jewelry?
We do! We have 14k or 18k rings and studs in store at the Newmarket, Eglinton or Gerrard studios.
How do I take care of it?
It depends on what piercing you have, anything external is cleaned 3 times a day, twice a day with a saline spray/wash and once a day with an anti-bacterial soap applied to the area, and anything oral is used with an alcohol-free mouth wash around 6-8 times a day. You can always stop by or call in to get a more in-depth explanation.
Is my piercing infected?
It depends what your symptoms are, a lot of people mistake the red bump as an infection but the best way to tell would be to come in to our studio or if you can't, any reputable piercing studio and get a piercer to take a look at it. If there's discolouration, pain, or pus filled blisters, then you should see a doctor right away.
Can I exercise after the piercing?
It really depends on the placement of your jewelry, such as navel, nipple or dermal we don’t suggest any vigorous exercise immediately afterwards. Keeping it clean and wearing loose clothing and/or keeping your hair away from your new piercings is key!
I've done it before, can I pierce it again?
Typically yes, however we always recommend waiting at least 4 weeks after removing it to re-pierce it so the area has time to heal over. We suggest coming in person so the piercer can assess the area and give you a better idea if it’s okay to be re-pierced.
How much will my piercing hurt?
Everyone has different pain tolerances so this question couldn’t really be answered honestly. The piercing itself is quick, most would describe it as a pinch.
How's the healing?
Healing typically isn’t so bad, depending on the piercing it’s about 6-12 weeks for initial healing. After you get the piercing the piercer will go over in depth how to take care of it with you. Keeping it clean and keeping your hands away are key!
What age do I have to be to get pierced?
It really depends on what piercing it is. We begin lobes at 5 years old. See our section on children’s lobes for more information! We begin outer cartilage and nostril at 14 years old with parental consent and the ID of the person being pierced as well as the ID of the legal guardian. Dense cartilage, industrial, septum, oral piercings (excluding cheek) are done at 16. You need to provide government issued ID. Intimate piercings, cheek piercings, microdermals and surface bars all at 18.If you want something that is not listed please call to confirm with our staff!
Piercing Childrens Lobes
Children’s lobes need to be pre booked for Fridays-Sundays. A minimum of 1 days notice is required for these days as to accommodate the child to the best of our abilities.
Walk-in Piercings and Appointments
Most of the clientele we see are walk-ins! Our walk-ins are done on a first come first serve basis. If you are coming from afar or are simply tight on time we highly suggest pre-booking an appointment. Friday to Sunday are typically our busiest days and there is often a wait time. Continue reading for more information on booking appointments!
In order to book an appointment at Pierced we take a non-refundable deposit of the service fee. When you come in for your appointment you only pay for your jewelry! You can call the shop or walk in to book an appointment with us.
If you need to move your pre-booked appointment we need at least an hours notice or you risk loosing your deposit.
What piercings do you do?
We offer most piercings, however some piercers have certain preferences to which piercings they are comfortable doing, and some are anatomy dependent. What that means is that not everyone's body is suitable for every piercing and the only way to tell is for our piercer to take a look in person.
What do you pierce with? Gun or needle?
We use hollow tri-beveled needles for all piercings!
Does your jewelry come with the piercing?
The jewelry cost is separate from the piercing.
What material is your jewelry?
We use implant-grade titanium, and we also have 14k or 18k gold options (nickel free) as well, both are optimal for healing.
Do you have gold jewelry?
We do! We have 14k or 18k rings and studs in store at the Newmarket, Eglinton or Gerrard studios.
How do I take care of it?
It depends on what piercing you have, anything external is cleaned 3 times a day, twice a day with a saline spray/wash and once a day with an anti-bacterial soap applied to the area, and anything oral is used with an alcohol-free mouth wash around 6-8 times a day. You can always stop by or call in to get a more in-depth explanation.
Is my piercing infected?
It depends what your symptoms are, a lot of people mistake the red bump as an infection but the best way to tell would be to come in to our studio or if you can't, any reputable piercing studio and get a piercer to take a look at it. If there's discolouration, pain, or pus filled blisters, then you should see a doctor right away.
Can I exercise after the piercing?
It really depends on the placement of your piercing, such as navel, nipple or dermal we don’t suggest any vigorous exercise immediately afterwards. Keeping it clean and wearing loose clothing and/or keeping your hair away from your new piercings is key!
I've done it before, can I pierce it again?
Typically yes, however we always recommend waiting at least 4 weeks after removing it to re-pierce it so the area has time to heal over. We suggest coming in person so the piercer can assess the area and give you a better idea if it’s okay to be re-pierced.
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the story of our
body jewelry store
This journey began 2 years ago when I met Rebecca Oicikle. My name is Ricky Fung and I’m the co-creator of @Pierced. I'm also the co-founder of Chronic Ink Tattoos - @chronicink.
“ i disliked piercers and i didn’t understand piercings”
I disliked piercers and I didn’t understand piercings. I disliked Piercers because I didn’t have good experiences with the two piercers I hired before. In hindsight, I was just plain ignorant; disliking an entire plain ignorant; disliking an entire group of people because of a few experiences pretty much goes against what I believe in but nevertheless, I still fell into that trap.
But then in 2015 I met Becky. I met her when she applied to be a Piercer at our Toronto studio. At this point, I had pretty much given up on Piercings. It had almost become an afterthought in our studio. We had irregular shifts and limited jewelry. But then there was something about Becky that made us click right away. We became friends and I started to care more about what she cared about. She was deeply passionate about Piercings. She talks about her 11 year career with so much passion and pride. And, as I got to know her more, I started to understand Piercings more.
What was crazy to me was how much bad quality body jewelry was out there. Piercing jewelry is actually quite complex because everyone’s anatomy is different and you can’t just shove every piercing on everyone. There isn’t a lot of readily available education out there to help people make good decisions. Even being in the industry for almost 10 years, I realized I was both ignorant about Piercers and Piercings
So that’s when Becky and I decided we would try to solve this problem together. We were determined to handpick the best quality body jewelry AND educate people on piercings. We want to pierce people properly, educate them on how to take care of them, and offer them great jewelry so they can enjoy the jewelry they buy for a long time. We wanted to give our clients a lifetime warranty on their jewelry so we knew we had to pick the best.
And this site is the result of our findings...
the worlds highest quality body jewelry all in one place
But before you look at what we’ve created for you, I think it’s important to understand how this journey changed my perception and to a larger extent, how it relates to the crazy world we live in today.
Becky and I couldn’t be more different. She loves dogs and I’m not an animal person at all. She has dyed hair and stretched lobes and I have neither. She likes collecting bones and I like sports memorabilia. She likes video games and I think they are a waste of time. She is a lesbian and I’m straight. She is so sarcastic I don’t even think she knows it, while I try to be funny all the time yet I’m told all my jokes are ‘Dad jokes”. She is so much more than meets the eye whereas I’m pretty much what you see is what you get.
But then again we are also super similar. She is adventurous like I am and we’re both likely to hurt ourselves doing something stupid (our drunken nights are a little too epic). We can talk for hours and we genuinely enjoy each other’s company. We would both call ourselves weird in the most opposite way. We have hardly anything in common on paper and yet I don’t know if anyone else understands me as much as she does, and vice versa.
So why this babble about sameness and difference. If there is one thing we both agreed upon before starting this whole thing - it’s that somehow we will try to bring this world a little closer together no matter what we do or what we end up becoming. Of course, we’ve talked about what happens when we become super rich because we’ve sold millions of jewelry pieces but this always remained the dream - helping to build a world where we no longer judge people so quickly, and where we would spare ourselves from the same judgement.
We focus way too much on who’s like us and who isn’t, we start looking at people based on what they look like, how they dress, what music they listen to, what circles they are in - that we don’t get to experience and enjoy people for who they really are. We’ve already got them in boxes and we don’t give them a chance to surprise us.
we miss out on all the good.
we miss out on ourselves.
we miss out on so much in life.
We are all very much the same and very much different but point is who cares. We are evolving, changing, confused, emotional, multi dimensional people and that’s what makes us beautiful. I feel stupid that I disliked Piercers or any group of people for that matter, and in this journey I’ve learned more about Piercings but mostly I’ve learned a great deal about INCLUSION, HUMANITY, and COLLABORATION, and how we can all contribute to them.
At the end of the day, we are just a body jewelry shop and buying our products doesn’t make you or us better people; but we hope that while you're wearing our stuff and feeling beautiful on the outside, you are also being THE BEST HUMAN BEING YOU CAN BE. Treat each other well, treat yourself well, and enjoy each other. Don’t be angered by the people you can’t change, and don’t live your life being scared of judgement.
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* Offers can’t be combined. Does not apply to lobes.
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