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Review of Laughing Buddha Tattoo

Edit: I've edited this review to include my "devel...

Edit: I've edited this review to include my "developing" experience. I had both nipples pierced during the same appointment, and the bars that were inserted were snug and the balls extremely flush to my nipples. I didn't question this, as the piercer is the professional, however two days later the swelling caused the left barbell ball to go completely inside the piercing. When I contacted the shop, they advised me to see a piercer in my local area (I am based in the UK) who said that both bars were not sufficiently long enough to account for the likely swelling following a piercing. I had to have BOTH bars changed out, which is obviously not advisable for new piercings. I would not recommend this establishment for your piercing needs.

Booked and paid for my piercings online, and was aware that I'd have to buy body jewellery in the shop, but $44 for the piercing fee seemed pretty reasonable. Arrived at the shop (which was gorgeous!) only to find that there was only one type of bar in stock - your bog standard silver barbell, only they cost $36 EACH, minus tax. Lovely shop, and can't fault the professional service by Lil John...but definitely not lovely nor professional enough to warrant charging those extortionate prices for basic body jewellery. If the shop *vibe* is 100% your jam, then Laughing Buddha is the place for you, but next time I'd rather use a similarly priced competitor that doesn't charge over the odds just because they can.