So Cal Ink

Ugh. I’ve had multiple piercings done by Felicity and I’m just now understanding how bad of an experience I had. I’ve had a triple helix, daith, and double lobe done by her and only two of them went by smoothly. For starters, she would say she lost the needle and she would have to painstakingly massage it in. It sounds as awful as it felt. The worst was with my daith where she was practically sawing at the flesh. It was super super painful and it took forever. Any professional will work very quickly regardless of the area. And while I understand that area is tricky, she also somehow managed to lose the needle when she was working on my earlobe.

She gave me the basic rundown of how to clean it, but she never told me when to come back and downsize. Or that it was even necessary. By the time I came in to downsize my jewelry, she tried to charge me $20 to switch it out, which is ridiculous because most places do it for free. If they don’t, it’s never anywhere near $20. I went somewhere else & they not only told me that the jewelry is cheap, Felicity also put in externally threaded jewelry. Definitely not reputable. You get what you pay for.

Was a bit worried because this was my first time getting a nose piercing and needles alone scare me. Wasn’t anything to worry about with this shop. The vibe is great along with the people who work there. Highly recommend if you are thinking about a nose piercing or any piercing. Happy I found this place.

I got a few cartilage (tragus, rook, and conch) plus a lobe piercing done by Felicity (she was the person with dreadlocks). Felicity worked very slowly. She made the mistake of “losing the needle” in the process of piercing me multiple times and had to “massage it in.” This is neither normal nor a display of adequate skill. It was an excruciating experience as it prolonged the process. Somehow, she managed to also this when she did my lobe — the easiest possible ear piercing imaginable — and the placement is way off. I got a little diamond stud and the metal feels really cheap. It’s externally threaded which is horrible for you. I’ll give her extra points for helping alleviate my nerves, but that’s about it.
As far as the actual shop goes, it’s clean, roomy, has a small selection of unbranded jewelry, and they do not accept any form of cards despite having been in business for so long. They used to take Venmo, but apparently not anymore. It’s cash only.

TLDR; i would advise you to see a reputable piecer because Felicity, an unskilled piercer, will give you an excruciating experience and top it off with cheap jewelry while having the audacity to overcharge you.

I got a conch piercing back in June of 2021 and just now adding a review cause I wanted to get another piercing and my first thought was this place. I really liked the environment, the lady who did my ear was super nice and loved her energy, was really good as making me less nervous, honestly didn’t hurt at all.

I’m 15 and I got my nose piercing yesterday, the woman that did the piercing was super sweet. She saw that I was nervous and helped me clam down, she was very Patient with me. It was very clean inside, she had a very light hand so it didn’t really hurt. Overall had a very great experience would definitely recommend getting a piercing there. (I wish I would had remembered her name)

So Cal Ink is the best place to get tattoos and piercings! I’ve always come to Felicity to get my ears and belly piercings and she’s been the best piercer I’ve ever encountered! I’ve had nothing but great experiences with this shop! Everyone should get tatted and pierced here since they have the best customer service!

Got my first tattoo here. Lev made it the best experience.

During this pandemic my sister and I had been wanting to get our ears pierced but were to scared to go out. But we searched this place up on google and saw good reviews and decided to give it a try. We had the best experience!! I didn’t get the name of the woman that helped us but she made us feel so comfortable and calmed our nerves. I will definitely be going back in a couple months to get pierced again.

I got my tragus pierced 5 years ago at a different shop and never changed the earring, and when I finally got a new earring for it I couldn’t get the old one out to save my life! So I made an appointment here and they quickly took out my old earring and put it my new one for free. Will definitely return for new piercings in the future.

Felicity gave me my 1st tattoo and I had an excellent experience. She was very professional as well as friendly and accommodating. I walked in without a scheduled appt and was being tattooed within 20 minutes. Felicity made sure that the tat came out exactly as I wanted. Very chill atmosphere. Overall a wonderful experience and I will definitely get tattooed here again.