Live By The Sword Tattoo - Union Square

This is the place to go if you want piercings done cleanly and safely, this is the place to go! I got my helix and third lobe piercings done here three months ago and they’re healing amazingly! When one of my earrings fell out, I went to Stephen and he cleaned my ear and piercing and got it back in with no problem! He’s awesome and I recommend everyone go to them for their piercings!!

Stopped by to get tatted to fill in my gap space on a whim. Got tattooed by the sickest tat artist Luny who absolutely banged this tat straight out the park! Was the sweetest tattoo artist. As someone who has their fair share of tattoos, it was remotely painless as she has the lightest hand and was super gentle and paid close attention to detail. She is truly a master in her craft and I would recommend her to anyone looking to get fine line work, or is a first timer. An absolute monster at her craft. Absolutely loved it and shout out to Luny! Amazing work thank you so much!!! Def satisfied. (Only thing I will say shop was cold, I was shaking like a stripper and she still banged out a solid piece. Give this girl her flowers!)

Valeria was an amazing piercer!!! Not only did she take her time making sure each piece was lined up as I wanted them, she also made the experience as painless as possible. Really, she was so quick and made the experience super comfortable! I highly recommend her as your next piercer!!

We had a very good experience getting my 15 year old pierced at this shop. It was extremely busy for a Monday night, but organized, well lit, and most importantly, clean. My teenager appreciated the same day appointment availability. Darkell was knowledgeable and professional. He took his time making sure the marks were level before performing the piercing and was thorough in explaining aftercare. I have his card for follow up questions and he even helped my daughter put proper jewelry in her self-done 2nd lobe piercing. Our appointment was only scheduled for the septum, but he pierced her bridge as well. The only reason that I am rating 4/5 stars is because I purchased jewelry for my own lobe at a mark up and it was not the correct gauge so my $40 gem post pulled through the same night never to be seen again. If not for basically losing that money it would have been a five star experience. I would definitely go back to this shop again for another piercing for my daughter, although I would go on a Tuesday & take advantage of their buy one get one half off piercing deal. The only hiccup we had was that my 15 year old doesn't have photo ID, so make sure that yours does & bring it if you're getting work done on a minor. We had to get creative to prove my daughter's age because birth certificate plus my id wasn't sufficient. All in all, I recommend this shop if you don't mind getting work done in a fast paced, busy environment and in an open room with many stations side by side kind of like a large hair salon.

I made an appointment for a quick jewelry purchase and had a technician put it in my nose as I haven't had anything in there for a few years (lol!) and felt safe with a professional doing it all for me. Steven (not a "ph") was an expert at taking me right to what I was looking for and helped me make decisions I was unsure of. I felt safe to trust his opinion, after all, he is the expert. I recommend making an appointment as this place fills up with walk-ins! But highly recommend!