How to Find a Reputable Piercing Shop For Nail Piercings

How to Find a Reputable Piercing Shop For Nail Piercings

Getting your nails pierced may not seem like a big deal—after all, it’s a completely painless piercing, you don’t have to buy really expensive jewelry, and you don’t have to worry about leaving your jewelry in for a certain period of time, but it is also not a piercing that you want to go wrong. Gone wrong, it could mean the loss of your finger or potentially your hand.

First of all, to find a good piercing shop that will pierce your nails, you will need to call around a little. If you already have a favorite piercing shop that does these types of piercings, voila! You’re already halfway there! If you can find a portfolio online, then you will want to take a look and make sure they pierce the way that you would like.

Next, you need to get your nails done. You can use your real nails, but they normally aren’t really sturdy enough to withstand the piercing. Talk with your piercers and find out whether or not you will need to have them done for a period of time before coming in or if you can come into the piercing shop straight from the parlor.

Lastly, go in. Ask to have a look around. Ask if you can see their autoclave. Most piercing shops will let you take a look—an autoclave is what cleans your jewelry before you wear it. Chances are if they won’t let you look at it that you should probably leave and find a better shop.