Yeah this is bad, like really bad. The prices are garbage, I was charged $100 for two earlobe piercings (just one on each side to keep it even mind you) which I think is bullshit, and the "free" jewelry. Of course they advertised they'd be giving us a free ear piercing and I was on board, until at the last moment I realized these jokers were absolute con artists. Literally. It's unprofessional to bulk up the price on something just because you see the opportunity to get some money out of vulnerable girls such as me and my friend at the time. I'm not stupid for paying this much for a piercing since I was jail locked into paying this price after the piercing was done. This place should be ashamed of themselves for overcharging their services because it's unprofessional and should be reported. Though the guys are nice, you slowly find out that they just want your money which of course is how a business should be run. Another fact, I was told if I left a good review I'd get free jewelry and I was like ok fine! I realized this is malpractice and dishonesty to anyone who wants to go here cause I'd be lying to get free stuff which I did, But I'm changing it now after realizing I've been swindled. Don't recommend you go to this place, go to anywhere else in white plains because this company doesn't deserve most people's money for the service they give. Praying that my piercing doesn't get swollen if I don't take care of it with the also overpriced cleaning kit of $40 that they brought down to $10 and I still wouldn't buy it. Salt water is the way to go and it's not overpriced for no reason! That's not how a business is run you stupid idiots! You have solid prices from the get go and sell them at that price, you don't make them up as you go! I wish I could get a refund from this place but whatever, the damage is done. Don't waste your time at this awful place and don't waste your money like I did. Read Less

this store should be out of business by now. i asked a simple question so politely, i said "how much would a septum piercing be, but if i had a sterilized piercing already" and he looked at me as if i was a fucking idiot and laughed in my face. they were beyond disrespectful and i don't recommend this place at all Read Less

I had an amazing experience at backstage I went to get my cartilage pierced at a great price back in October. Today I went there to get it changed and the staff was cool as usual and the price was still great. The change was very easy he made it as comfortable as possible I definitely recommend this store for any piercing  and tattoos service Read Less

This place is absolutely overpriced and unprofessional. All they care about ismoney. Last week my friend walked to ASK A QUESTION and ends up spending $45. First she asks about studs for her nose ring and they told her it was buy one get one free which at the moment we thought was a deal. The two nose rings turned out to be $20. Second, she asks for advice about an infection she had on her nose piercing. They walk her into the piercing room and looked at it and said "it's infected" as if we didn't already know that. Then proceeds to take out the nose ring she had in without permission and DROPS IT ON THE FLOOR. The piercer told her not to worry about it that he'll give her another one for free. He then proceeds to pop the bubble & put in a new piercing. Third, she inquired about a cartilage piercing. She just wanted to know the price and all the piercer kept saying was "let's do it!". The piercer just got everything ready as if she agreed to do it & kept telling her to sit down so that he can start the process. She ended getting the piercing & when we were leaving we agreed on the price of $40. When they charged her card a mysterious extra $5 appeared on the price. To this day we still have no idea what the f*** that was for but whatever. Today, one week later, we walked in because her cartilage piercing was swollen, painful and tomato red. No one asked her if it was painful, or for how long it's been like that; which these are basic after care questions. They automatically started talking money. They tried to charge her ANOTHER $30 to change the ring for her. We said absolutely not she just spent $45 last week here. The guy in the front desk proceeds to say "Well I'm doing you a favor by giving you the care oil for free and it's usually $14.99. So I'm kind of helping you out". Of course we DID NOT agree and the two men looked very upset when we walked out. Update: We just went to another place to see what they say. The new piercer said her piercing was never going to heal and that it was extremely infected. He even said the ring they put in was fake. We're now on our way to the hospital to get her ear checked. In conclusion, this place is GARBAGE. DO NOT come here. Read Less

Went to get a piercing with my sister and the staff was extremely friendly and helpful with everything!! They answered all our questions- including after care, and offered to change the piercings for free once they healed! Piercings are buy 1 get the second free and we also received free jewelry to put in once everything is healed! Overall a very enjoyable experience! Read Less

Please don't come here for any services. They don't give you much information regarding what procedure you may like to get done, don't tell you much about aftercare, don't tell you much about prices upfront, and they make it clear that they just view you with dollar signs in their eyes rather than trying to establish an actual customer relationship. After I got my nose pierced, he also started recording me for the store's social media asking how it was pain wise/my satisfaction level, without even asking if I was comfortable with it (doesn't matter if I would have said yes or not. be respectful) On top of this, around my nose piercing my skin is a little darker, so I don't know what's going on there when I've followed what they said about taking care of the piercing. (They also spoke super quickly about taking care of it and everything to the point where I knew I'd be unable to remember well enough but luckily I did some research on my own to make sure I was taking care of it properly.) Additionally, it appears my other piercing, my septum, looks crooked.The total cost of everything came out to $150 for just two piercings. When I walked in the store, first thing I said was I wanted some more information on what I needed to know about getting stuff done because I was new to this; I assumed I would be walked through the situation and told what to expect/need to know and the costs up front. Instead, all they told me was, "let's do it!" and pretty much went straight ahead with piercing me. I didn't feel like I received the actual care I was looking for and felt like they just wanted to get me in an out and not sure they cared about how I even felt about everything.Also, whenever you walk in the store, they just try to sell you things you didn't even ask for, rather than try to cater to your needs. After discussing with some people, paying $150 for two piercings is absolutely overpriced, and I wish I was less ignorant about everything before walking in, thinking I could get some more information first, but I was instead just rushed to get the piercings + overpriced care kit + pay for overpriced cheap jewelry before I left.Please do yourself a favor and listen to the reviews. The one time I didn't check a place's reviews before getting a service provided, of course it has an overwhelmingly low rating on Yelp. There are other local options with better service and fairer prices. Read Less

These people are scam artists!!!!!! Dont go here!!!! i bought a bag and they told me it was 50 and they would give it to me for half price. Which is 25. Turns out the bags retail value is 25. It is 25 online and i met a lady with the same bag and she said she payed 25 for the same bag at dicks sporting goods. These men raise the prices so they can trick people into thinking they are getting a deal which is an insentive to buy. Its extremley dishonest way of selling. Plus this guy knew i was a teacher and student.  Spend your money elsewhere! Read Less

These guys took care of me after I had a piercing done. I lost the back to my piercing and they gave me a replacement for free. They didn't have to do that and could have easily charged me. But instead they took the time to match it up to the one I still had and gave me a match. They use needles, not a gun, for piercing so bonus points for them. Read Less

3 things. 1- two years ago I came in to get my tongue pierced. I wanted the typical piercing. Tony said I couldnt do that because my tongue was "too short" - so I got snake eyes. I'm confused as to why I was told the piercing itself was free but I still spent $120 ....2- I got my nose pierced here 2 times. Both times I had to take it out because it just flat out HURT afterwords. I used the sea salt spray as well as a few other things to prevent infection. .. I went back, and they were plain rude to me so I left. 3 I went and got my semi colon tattoo ; it came out just how I wanted it. No flaws there. But - they told me a price before even looking at what I wanted - so when he saw it he tried to make me pay more. When I refused he was PISSED . (Granted I would be too but it was your mistake homie) - but the tattoo artist (Eric I think his name was) touched up my other tattoo of a cat I have , and completely fucking ruined it. If I could leave 0 stars I would. This is the most UNPROFESSIONAL place in the mall. Read Less

Unhappy to be seeing such low reviews of this place. Went to the Palisades mall today and my best friend wanted to get her daughter's ears pierced. It was a random walk in for her daughter and nobody else. She was charged and asked for ID and we were ready. I quickly asked what the cost of a piercing in the cartilage part of the ear was and I was told $35. I never said I wanted it. The guy, who was this really skinny, I think Arabic dude, was pressuring me SO MUCH to get my ears pierced. Mind you my friend was already piercing her daughters ears and buying belly button rings for herself.     The front desk lady seemed really clueless about a lot of things. When the daughters piercing was done, she asked my friend to pay more money. Why? Because she claimed that she was only charged for a piercing on one ear?!?!?!? Who does that??? What the heck!! So my friend ended up paying so much more than expected for just 2 ears pierced.     Now the guy came back to me and was truly attempting to convince me to do mine. He then tells me that the piercing is $35 and that the earring costs $26. According to him the total would be $59.99. But is it $26 for one earring or for 2? Anyway, my friend had to let them know that I never said I wanted to do. I was just inquiring! She told them to not put words in my mouth. I was beyond disappointed. They are scam artists and overpriced in everything. I will never stop here again and don't recommend it for anybody. Read Less

I had a great first tattoo experience here. All the employees were friendly. I don't remember the artists name, but he did the job quickly with very little pain. The tattoo was even better than the reference photo I brought him, I love it! I was quoted $75 for the same tattoo at another tattoo shop at "modern age tattoo" but after getting super bad vibes from that place i decided to give this place a shot. Their minimum price for a tattoo was $80 so that price was fine for me. After the tattoo they gave me 1/2 off of a piercing, I already have a nose piercing so I just got a stud and an employee was nice enough to put it in for me. After that they even gave me a free piece of jewelry of my choice! Super nice staff and great experience i'll be sure to come back for my second tattoo. Read Less

Update 4-3-18 just found out by another tattoo shop that the placement of my piercing is completely wrong it's not visible he put it in the wrong spot. Would never recommend this place ever Horrible experience  went in to get piercing for migranes relief right away asked price was told $35 three times I asked . During the process which I felt like he took forever he's not friendly kind of rude and pushy . When all done he claims he gave me the cleaning stuff for free I didn't realize they charged my card $92 . Like wtf almost 3 times as much I'm about to open a complaint with he better business bureau cause this is ridiculous. It's not even in the right  angle. I would never recommend this place to anyone Read Less

Tony is the man! I have been going here in and out for a few years and I can say this. If you want quality and top tier than backstage is the place to go. I got my tattoo here and they were extremely professional. The artist got my vision down perfect! I then referred my friend to backstage and her piercing was seamless! If your in the Rockland county are, more specifically check out backstage! Read Less

Update: After posting the following review on Google, the "new" manager Luis found me on Facebook, messaged with me back and forth, then called me forgetting everything we discussed on messenger (with what sounds like Anthony coaching him in the background as to what to say), offering new piercings, free jewelry, a $150 gift card, or a new tattoo just so I will shop with them again/delete my review. They refuse to give me all or even any of my money back when the original piercings lasted less than 2 weeks -- what sort of retroactive "solution" is that? They clearly do not stand behind the quality of their services. Attached are photos of my piercings lasting less than 2 weeks, Anthony saying it's "ok" to remove the piercings to clean them, and Anthony ignoring my request for a refund. (If you're not completely satisfied = 14-day return policy, anyone???)."Anthony is very "charming" but essentially a con artist - I went in for info on helix piercings & they convinced me to do 3 frontal helix & 3 cartilage on the spot, saying they'd give me the jewelry for free. They charged me $500. (For reference point, Lola's in Bogota wants $90 for a triple helix, which includes the jewelry). Anthony did my piercings at the Palisades Mall (meanwhile he has 0 tattoos & only 1 lobe pierced) - the piercings were uneven & would not heal properly. The backs kept falling out and Anthony actually suggested I take the piercing out to clean it, which made the hole close right up! He "unfortunately" could do nothing to remedy the situation (aka no refund, partial or otherwise). His only offer was a free piercing, and I already know how those turn out  seriously don't waste your time or money here, because you won't get either back." Read Less

Went in here for a cartilage piercing, I don't understand why everyone is saying it's over priced. It's a business and you get what you paid for, if not try and find somewhere else to go. I think it's a reasonable pricing, guys who work there are very helpful.. Anthony did my cartilage piercing and recommended I bought the cleaning products, for cleaning purposes. I spent 73$ which I don't think is terrible. Great place, would go back again! & would recommend for a friend. Read Less

Came in yesterday with my brother to get sibling tattoos. The lady who helped us get our information and ideas of what we wanted was super sweet and she set us up with Eric. He showed us some of his artwork and was reassuring my brother the whole time because it was his first tattoo. His station was super clean and he took some creative liberty that made our tattoos even better than we expected. So happy with the establishment and definitely coming back for the Black Friday special! Read Less

Avoid this place at all costs, extremely overpriced and the  correct jewelry is never put in for the piercing that's being done. If you want to pay $100 for a piercing that's done wrong, this is your place ! Read Less

Had two piercings for 30 each not bad than he put the cleaners in the bag and charges 37 dollars was suppose to be free they DO HUSTLE YOU WITH KINDNESS THAN REALLY SHOVE IT UP UR ASS.SHOULD HAVE WALKED OUT THE DALES GIRL WAS NICE.BUT BEWARE THEY SHOULD GO OUT OF BUISNESS. Read Less

If you're here to buy jewelry or get any sort of piercings..I highly suggest that you DONT come here. Unless you're willing to pay for more than what it's actually worth. I desperately wanted piercings so I got my conch and tragus here, then paid around $120+ (each) because they overpriced the earring they pierced me with and made me buy things that I already had like sea salt spray, when I told them that I don't need it. Usually you can bargain with them, but that's honestly such a waste of time when I can just go somewhere that won't rob me to begin with lol. Read Less

DO NOT GO THERE! THEY ARE HUSTLERS. RIPPED OFF!!!! I went in there to get one upper ear Pierce. The process seemed okay. But we had to wait in that store for a long while before getting service with the belly button rings. The counter guy didn't seem to have interest in us, only to the group of girls next to us. They ignored us. I almost walked out. Then , he came over. I've gotten couple belly button rings. That is only the start. I then had to wait forever to get my one ear Pierce. Instead of just letting the person who had paid in advance over $135 h just for couple belly button rings and only one hole in the ear. They told us the cleaning package was "free" ! Some $135 worthless free!! All they care about is hustling as much money out of you !! We were very nice too. Before I knew it, it was too late. Do not go there whatsoever!!! I am a very reasonable person! They ARE SCUMBAGS!!!! IF THERE WERE A 0 STARS OPTION,! Read Less

So my daughter and I stopped by pallisades mall on a Thursday afternoon on the way home from a horrific 3 week hospital stay for her as a little "back to society celebration".We decided to get her a bellybutton peircing and a daith peircing for myself.  I had pre-purchased the jewelry for my peircing, but was told that I needed to have it peirced with a curved barbell which had foregone a sterilization process. They showed me one with some bling on the ball and told me that in a month I could come back and have the one that I wanted put in free of charge.Being a 43 year old, old lady as piercings go, but no rookie as this was my 5th peircing, I know to trust the knowledge of the "professional" doing work on me. Flash forward almost 2 months, I went back with my jewelry for my daith as well as  an eyebrow ring that I was having trouble getting the ball into. OF course, the jewelry I was promised to have put in free of charge "would not work", and neither would the eyebrow ring. The daith ring is not what I wanted, but I do like it better than the plain old barbell put in. However the eyebrow ring (which is 1 of two) that he put in is so small that it sticks straight out of my face and looks ridiculous next to its mate. I expressed how I wanted it larger than the other, after putting it in he told me that now I should get a smaller ring for the first whole.This is all bad enough, but he charged me for 2 rings, that I did not want AND FOR PEIRCING AN ALREADY PEIRCED EYEBROW.NEVER AGAIN!!! Read Less

charged me $100 for one piercing + the cleaning kit then writes on a card "free piercing" on next visit.... My next visit I show up with my own jewelry to get pierced and he says I have to buy something to get the free piercing. These guys are very annoying and don't give receipts.then The tall slim guy says my jewelry is lead and will get me sick...hahaSo funny saying that just so I can buy their cheap JEWelry. Don't bother with these clowns. Read Less

Nice job on my piercing. Other than that this place sucks. I was ripped off it's way overpriced. I didn't want to buy the extra things to take care of my piercing. It's usually just antibacterial soap mainly or I could've gone somewhere else to get it cheaper. Sadly he finally convinced me and after wards I was just so annoyed that I paid that much for a piercing and the piercing care as well. I love my piercing but I'm just NEVER going there EVER AGAIN!!!! Read Less

They used eyebrow jewelry for my new tragus piercing, and the back fell off almost as soon as I got home. I couldn't screw it back on, as they had pierced my tragus at such an extreme angle I couldn't access the back of the stud. The curve of the cheap metal really hurt, and wasn't healing, despite daily cleaning, and through talking to friends with tragus piercings and the Internet I learned that proper first tragus jewelry is always straight, not curved, and not nearly as thick as the one they put in my ear. I stuck it out for a few weeks then popped a straight gold earring in, and the piercing started to heal, but the angle was still so extreme I couldn't put a back on the earring, which made me hyper-aware of that ear and cautious so as to not knock it out. Too much of my labor went into that piercing. I finally just took it out, not worth the hassle. $60 wastedThey also definitely over charged, but when I refused to pay for the $40 sea salt spray they lowered the price to $10, which made me seriously question the ethics of their pricing. Read Less

The guy was nice enough but I wanted a hoop and was told no so I was given a stud. The price is insanity and ended up being $130. So for not getting what I wanted that was disheartening. The ring was too big and almost fell out a bunch of times so I went to a local place where I live and my stud was switched out for a hoop. While I was waiting another girl was getting her nose done and she got a hoop and I heard her check out and it was $35. I wanted to scream because it became clear how ripped off i was. I would never good back. The cashiers were not overly friendly and the place is way overpriced. You would figure a mall would be cheaper. Read Less

This place is a huge rip off. I went in about 3 weeks ago to get new nipple piercing jewlery. The guy told me he normally sells the set of jewlery I wanted for $50 but he'll give it to me for $35. I said no, then another guy came over to help me out and dropped the price to $20. At that point I said okay fine because I needed longer bars since mine were too short (even though this was still a bit pricey, but he offered to change out my jewlery as well) so I had my jewlery changed out and I really liked the new jewelry. A week later, I get a huge rash all around both of my nipples. It was so itchy and I was freaking out. I read up online that cheap costume jewlery and some types of steel contains nickel, in which most people are allergic to. Good thing the day after I bought the new jewlery at this place, I bought a back up pair from an online piercing warehouse that was REAL 316 surgical steel, just to have after I decided to switch out from curved barbells to straight. I switched out the cheap jewlery from this shop to the jewlery I had ordered online and within 3 days the rash cleared up. I will never go back to this place again. They rip you off and give you cheap quality stuff. Read Less

DON'T get a piercing here! The manager pierced the wrong part of my ear and I was dizzy and nauseous for days! When I went back they CHARGED me to get it removed!!!! Then they gave me a coupon for a free piercing to acknowledge their mistake. Are they insane?! Never coming back here EVER. Read Less

Things here are over priced. I did get a nose piercing and I am glad I looked at the reviews before and saw that someone mentioned they give you cleaning products for the piercing as well but they charge- (which I assume they won't tell you until after the job is done ) after I asked what the total would be which came out to almost 120$ for a nose piercing- I decided to go somewhere else. Unfortunately I was there with friends and she was getting a tattoo (which I felt was over priced for just an outline) the piercer (Anthony) kept egging me on to get my piercing and kept "dropping the price" claiming it was a deal. After he agreed to do the whole piercing with jewelry for just 35$ I got it done. Then he went into the process of the cleaning products after I told him I didn't want or need them- I go up to the register and they try to charge me 50 for the piercing and the spray! I ended up leaving with only paying 40$. Point is- it's frustrating and shows how over priced they are because they can "drop the price" and it's very unprofessional of them to constantly pressure their customers to change heir mind.. Read Less

Backstage is def the place to come for all your piercings and tattoos. Staff is FUN,FUNNY,AMAZING,they make you feel extremely comfortable. I WOULDN'T go to any other place. I've been coming here for about 4 years now and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! DEF worth the time... NOW CALL && MAKE YOUR NEXT APPT ASAP !!!!!! XOXOXO - Mel Read Less

called there looking for a specific poster featuring van halen. The dude on the phone told me they had 5 or 6 different ones.. Getting there a 45 minute drive later, and they had 0 van halen posters, "how about a t-shirt" said moron. Not a big deal i know, but wtf company, why is your policy to deceive your potential customers? Now i hate your store. good job. Read Less

I went there for a tattoo back in August. I went in the day before to get an estimate and they told me 100 for a small Batman tattoo which was already a little more than I wanted to pay but still within reason. The next day I came back to get it done and they had uped their price from 100 to 250. When I asked what happened to 100 their response was "well that was just an estimate".... An estimate... (actual price being 150% higher than the "estimate") I imediately told them t...here was no way I was paying 250 for a tattoo that barely would take 20 minutes. So he talked to the artist and he dropped the price down to 150. I informed him if that was his final offer, he shouldn't expect a tip. The entire I was there, there was a very strong constant weed smell. After I was done with my tattoo, my girlfriend at the time was considering getting her ear pierced so they gave her a waiver while she was thinking. Without signing the waiver the extremely pushy piercer basicly forced her into the back room and while she was still considering it, the needle was already in her ear. I do not recommend this place to anyone and if I could give it zero stars I would. See more Read Less

The guy that did my nose piercing was okay, but a rip off doesn't even begin to describe what happened. I told them I just wanted to get my nose pierced, then they go offering three different types of antiseptics ( 2 of which you really don't need, unless you have an infection on the piercing) of which each must cost $50 each. Tack on the price of the nose ring and I nearly paid 200 bucks altogether. they gave me and my friend a "free" ring, but let's be honest, in reality I bought my girl a new nose ring with all the money I spent.Piercing process was easy and dude was a pleasure, however the prices are inexcusable. They haggle with you like crazy.Went back to get it switched out for a ring a month later with a different guy and they made my boyfriend cough up another $20 for a cheap stainless steel type of ring (he didn't explain anything about the type of ring or the size), when they specifically told me they'd do it for free. he took out my stud and put it on the counter and put the other one in, then when I forgot to grab it before I left, he tries to charge me for another stud. I ask why I can't just have the old one back and he says "it's just not good for your skin.".... last time I checked, I don't have to buy a new nose ring every time I decide I want to change it out. So I demanded to have it back and then he finally gives in and lets me have a "free" one, of which I haven't used because the hoop gave me keloids galore.Then I ask how much for the sea salt spray (remembering that I'd just run out) and the dude tries to sell it to me for 30 bucks, to which I laughed in his face telling him that I could just get it on Amazon for 5 bucks. He knocks the price down to 15 and i just buy it. I'll never go there again and I suggest you don't either, and if you do and you get a guy with a hefty accent, as for the spanish guy, he was cool. Read Less

The best place to be come get your piercing your tattoo the stuff are very friend and they're very helpful they try to help the customers every time when you go to the store they try to offer you something and are doing really good job always happy and :-) God bless you doing good job guys Read Less

Here they seem more like hustlers than anything else. I've been in to ask questions about piercings I'm interested in getting. The people in this shop try to pressure you into getting the piercing then and there. Wen you say you want to think about it more (which is reasonable, since you're considering putting a hold in your body), they start offering discounts to convince you to get it done then. I've never been so uncomfortable.I got out of there as quickly as possible. A ...few weeks ago, I went to look at jewelry and the girl behind the counter tries to convince me to get a piercing...The experience in the shop would be be better, if they would just back off. This is the closest piercing shop to where I live, but to get my piercings I went to a place almost 40 mins away, where they don't try to pressure me. So, Id advise people to go elsewhere to get piercings done since this place is so unprofessional . See more Read Less

Welp. Had to take one of my nipple piercings out because he didn't put the needle in straight... One side was almost coming out of the center of my nipple (no joke). Please get some training for your piercers.. Especially because it cost me $100 in the first place. Also he didn't even tell me he was about to pierce it.. Just stuck it right through mid conversation - completely unprofessional. Disgraceful! Read Less

There are many stores in the Palisades Mall to fit your needs, and Backstage is no different.The store is well laid out and with probably the best collection of hip clothes in one location, If you look around the place, there isn't a dull or bland spot anywhere inside. T-shirts, jewelry, hats....the list goes on. Place is well laid out in that aspect. The prices of most items are on the high end, so be prepared. I'm a little past my clubbing days, so I never needed to purchase clothing from here, but if you do be warned about the price. The place also does tattoos and piercings. Eduardo is an excellent tattoo artist - we've gotten 3 from him and were always satisfied. He's very talented and does great work. If you do get a tattoo, don't purchase the Aquaphor from here. It's very overpriced - there's a Target a few steps away that sells the exact same thing for a much cheaper price. The staff could be different at times, sometimes friendly, sometimes......well there. Make sure you price check with everything. Music inside is on the loud end. Located on the 4th floor of the Palisades Mall and definitely worth checking out. Read Less

These punks tried to rip me off- scratch that- they DID rip me off, but they tried to do it even harder! HA! Let's preface this by saying of course you don't expect much from a tattoo parlor in the mall. I am, however, an ancient 35 year old who is far too tired to make a day of going to NYC for a piecing job. I lost my 15-yr-old cartilage hoop after it came out for a minor surgery last year, and I wasn't going to get it replaced unless I happened to be waking by a piercing place with time to kill. Today I was. I walked in and asked the dude behind the counter how much it would cost to replace it, and he quoted me $70- $40 for the piecing and $30 for the stainless steel ring. I laughed and said maybe some other time. Then he offered the whole thing for $50- which is still absurd but as I said, I'd put it off for a year so what the hell. (It's worth noting that the last time this thing fell out, I let it go for six months and popped into another piercing place at another mall with another five minutes to spare. They charged me $8, jewelry included, because it was an easy job- and I tipped the guy $20.) So this dude sends me in the back and the piercer spends about 3 seconds re-piercing the hole that's in my ear already. I check it out in the mirror and see that he's taken the liberty of giving me a bling bling fake diamond stud instead of the steel ring I'd asked for. (To match the one in his own ear.) I explain the mistake and he states gravely that he can't do a ring because it's a new piercing, but I can come back in a few months and have it changed. I laugh at him and say no deal. Then he says he can do the stainless steel but it will be more expensive. I say give me what I asked for. I finally get the piercing- and he allows that I can keep the ugly shit he originally put in my ear by mistake because he can't use it again. I say, uh, thanks? Then he spends a few minutes explaining the complex process of using the special antibacterial tea tree saline tinctures which he's going to give me a deal on for $30. I tell him I have soap at home. I go to pay and the same guy who offered me the 'discount' at $50 ACTUALLY TRIES TO CHARGE ME $100 for a god damned cartilage touch up. When I finish laughing, I tell him the price agreed was 50. Then he rings in $70, on account of I'm getting a free piece of jewelry I don't want, AND he's giving me a discount on the saline I told him 3 times I'm not buying. I stand there giving him the stink eye until he rings in $50, and THAT my friends, is why you don't go to the tattoo parlor in the mall, and you write a one-star Yelp review when you do. Read Less

I came in this morning without an appointment and the staff was extremely helpful and willing to get me tattooed today. Despite this not being my first tattoo, Babiery was careful to explain every step of the process. His work was meticulous and I was very pleased. I highly recommend this shop and artist. Read Less

What I think about Backstage in the Palisades Mall is that they're the best at what they do. I've gotten 3 piercings; my cartilages and tongue I got done with Tony, they healed properly, and at an affordable price. I recently got my eyebrow pierced with Ivan, also at an affordable price and it's healing well. I've also gotten two tattoos at Backstage with Wilson and I'll tell you his skills are great. In my opinion, I think his art work is awesome! Read Less

So I checked out the site, yeah? 35$ for ear piercings, plus jewelry, right on. Right fuckin wrong. Whoever the hell was helping me was super unprofessional- yelling, telling me I was bullshitting him about already having a can of H2Ocean at home (I have two from previous piercings), hit on my stepmom. I was told that for two lobe piercings it would be 109$. I said no, I don't have that kind of money. "I'll do it for 60." More attempted sweet talking, and the price was lowered to 50$. He hadn't even given me my ID back, so I asked for it back and dipped after telling him I have no money. Then, THEN. Some guy comes chasing after the two of us when we leave, hands is a card, and says he'll do it for 30. Totally unprofessional, super skeevy, don't go here. Ever. I'm surprised they're still even in business. They're just fucking con artists. Read Less

I went here yesterday for them to help me get my new lip ring in . I already had my lip pierced for 8 + years , but the new lip ring I purchased was tricky to figure out . Not only did they end up charging me over $100 for the piercing (that I already had) and all the aftercare products but the guy kept messing up the whole time with trying to get the ball on there! Ouch! Do not come here for a piercing your way better off saving your money and going somewhere else!! I will not be coming back. Read Less

Worse place ever!! I got my tragus done here. Let's just say horrible experience!! I bled a lot and your not suppose to. Today I went to addicted to ink in white plans and they are amazing! The lady who helped me told me from the start my tragus was so far back and was at an angel that was going to cause it for a longer healing process and they put the wrong jewelry in my ear! They didn't know English and on top of that the second I went in just going to look the guy the only one who knew English was forcing me to buy something! And let me not mention the prices! They are over charged and very rough they force you to buy extra. My tragus was 100$ for ONE and I spent 60$ on my tragus and helix together at addicted to ink. Don't even waste your time. They are not worth it they just want your money. They need to go through som more training and then come back. If I could I give 0 stars Read Less

Wouldn't recommend for piercings....got my nose done a few months ago and it was pierced at a bad angle and never healed well which led me to take it out. After I got it pierced, this other guy came in to clean the piercing up a little better and started talking in Spanish to the guy who pierced me in a way that sounded like he was scolding him which was very unsettling to me. My friend who was with me agrees. Very overpriced; try to figure out how much the jewelry or aftercare products you want are worth other places before you buy them here. My friend also had a couple bad experiences shopping here for body jewelry. For piercings, I would definitely recommend doing your research and finding a reputable piercer to trust. If you absolutely must get a piercing done here, I would recommend having Tony do it. Read Less