Body Jewlz

Do not come here for a piercing. Accessories are okay if you can stand the customer service which has been horrible every time that I have tried to come here, however, other than that I have seen work that they have done on others in front of me and I just shake my head. I am watching the way they’re piercing girls and I don’t think they have any knowledge in procedure. I recommend going to a real piercing place like Next downtown. You will be paying more but you’re paying for better standards. They have a decent selections of rings that I have bought for my piercings but that is the extent of the purpose of being here. I asked a sizing and materials question and the girl at the counter had no knowledge of either. I am allergic to certain metals. If I am going to poke holes in my face and stick some metal in my face I need to know what kind of rings I am using as if I break out into an allergy it looks ugly and is painful. The lady at the til treated me as though it was an inconvenience that I was asking in the first place.

Poor customer service. I got a tattoo fix done, which was great. The next time I called and set up an apt., and was told I had to leave a deposit and I explained I was just in there and she checked and said ok. The time I was told was 1pm.
That day I was called and reminded of the apt., that day which I confirmed. I got there and they were completely rude, and said my apt was at noon. The staff, who pretended to know me (who I have never met) was now lying and saying the time was confirmed, which it wasn’t. The 3 staff there, including the tattoo artist were horrible and treated me like crap saying that they could not be wrong, despite the tattoo artist complaining for some time during my first apt. about how incompetent they were.

I’ve been wanting my nose pierced for a long time and I finally got it today. The staff were very kind and friendly and they got the job done quickly. Unfortunately, they put in the wrong size jewelry. I asked for the smallest and tiniest stud but they put in a size bigger. It’s not too bad, but I would’ve preferred the one I chose. Not too bad of a place but I wouldn’t come back here.

Horrible tattoo and terrible customer service, seriously, I can’t believe they have a business in Canada. The «tattoo artist» can’t even make a small and simple piece right, and her people skill is just as terrible as her tattoo skill.

Avoid this place like the plague! Tattoo Artist Lanie doesn’t know what she is doing! I got a blotch tattoo done from her. The lines are not clean. The lines look like they bled out of the lines if that makes any sense. My tattoo is scarred and blotchy. I am so embarrassed and upset. I will have to get it redone by an actual experienced artist. Shame on you Lanie you call yourself a tattoo artist. Ur a disgrace to all tattoo artists. I should’ve known since she put Vaseline on me before and after. And the staff at the front desk seem clueless about everything. Avoid this place! Lanie only does BLOTCH TATTOOS!

This place has nice looking jewelry for a VERY affordable price. The only downfall is that the staff is not very knowledgable about the jewelry. I purchased two nose rings because they were 2/​$ 20 so I thought why not, only to go home and try it and it was TOO SMALL! The end of the nose ring would stick out of my nostril because it wasn’t big enough to go around my nose. Disappointed, I went back and I couldn’t exchange it so I has to purchase two bigger ones, so I ended up spending $ 40. This is a good place to shop for jewelry, if you know which sizes to get and if you’re knowledgeable about jewelry. If not, do your research before going because the staff doesn’t know jack shit!

I got my belly button pierced here by Melina a few months ago. She was quite rude and not very friendly at all. When she drew the dot and let me see if it was in the center, I asked her if it she thought it looked even and she said «It’s your piercing, if it’s not in the center then it’s not my fault». I get that, but the way she said it was still pretty rude. And generally, throughout the whole piercing process, she didn’t say much at all, seemed kind of pissed to be honest. Turns out my piercing’s not really in the center. Later on my friend got two ear piercings and a belly piercing and she was pierced by Melina as well. Same bad attitude. The piercings turned out fine but honestly Melina’s attitude is such a turnoff I don’t think I’ll ever be back.

It’s so easy to be tempted by all the sparkly jewelry in the glass display cases as you walk by this shop. I went in to have my tragus stud replaced with one made from a «better» quality metal after being told that the one I had in before was «rusting».
I paid about $ 35 for the stud before even going into the piercing room only to have no idea what was being put in. Once I got in there, the stud that was about to be put in was MASSIVE! It was way too long for my tragus. I mean, what sort of piercing shop doesn’t have the right size of jewelry in stock?! And why didn’t anyone show me what was about to be put in before ripping open the sterile package?
The piercer looked about 20 years old and seemed to have no idea about what she was doing. She went on telling me that the «massive» stud was just the right size and wouldn’t be too noticeable. Wrong! As soon as I had a look in the mirror, the new stud was sticking out like a whole centimeter from my tragus! Not only was it going to be a major eyesore, but it could easily get caught on things and leave the piercing all angry and irritated. That was just not acceptable, just like everything else about that stud. The polish was terrible, the size was wrong, and it’s probably made from some mystery metal that’s trying to pass off as implant grade titanium.
I went back to complain to the girl at the counter about the improper jewelry only to have her repeat to me that it was the smallest piece they had in titanium unless I was willing to pay like $ 100 for the colourful and well-​polished Industrial Strength pieces. I felt like I was being ripped off right away. I’ve seen Industrial Strength pieces go for less than that at reputable piercing shops.
The counter girl refused to give me a refund or a partial refund, as the piece of junk had already been put into my poor little tragus and had to be thrown out. She said that I could pick out another piece from the display case and have it put in instead of a refund or partial refund. I did find a stud that was the right size and said that I’ll take that instead, just so I don’t feel so ripped off because I didn’t know what I was paying for.
The piercer didn’t even take the time to run the new piece I had picked out through the whole sterilization process even after taking it out of the display case without washing her hands or wearing gloves. She just gave it a quick spray with alcohol (I think?) and replaced the massive piece with it. How is that acceptable?
What the heck was this «rust» stuff that was on my original piece? As soon as I got home, I put my original stud back in and there was no rusting, oxidizing, or anything on it. My poor tragus was super angry as a result of all that changing and handling and whatnot.
I can’t speak for the tattooing service, but I know that I will be staying away from this place for quite some time. If you’re looking for experienced piercers that use only quality jewelry (not that dime-​a-​dozen foreign made junk that’ll give you metal allergies and other problems down the road), I recommend visiting Adorned on The Drive as well as Next and The Fall in Downtown.

My friend was getting her first piercing done yesterday. So as I’m sitting there watching her get her ears pierced, I decide that I’m going to get my belly button done. So we go look around the shop, they have such beautiful jewelry to choose from. So I got a Swarovski crystal one. A bit pricey (85) but it’s great for my sensitive skin and it heals it faster. The piercing itself is only 45. All the girls in there were super rad. The lady who did the piercing was calm and chill. Knew what she was doing. The whole this took less then 2 minutes. Was super impressed. Didn’t hurt at all getting it done. Next day feels great. Even went for a run and it was fine.
Highly recommend them!

This shop is great! My tattoo artist currently works here and in my experience all the other artists, tattoo and piercing, are friendly, like what they do, and very clean. They have a huge selection of jewelry as well. Jude is honest and very talented and I highly recommend her to everyone looking for a new artist!

Bedside manner is terrible, the people are really fake and only interested in making money. I would never get pierced of tattoed on this place.

On August 15, 2013 my aunt and I went to Body Jewlz in Metrotown to take a look around (this will have been my second time at the store and my aunts first). She saw a captive bead ring by Anatometal (or it may have been Industrial Strength) that she liked and one of the floor staff physically showed my aunt how much of the ring she would see if it were to be put in her rook. She did this by placing the ring in the palm of her hand and using her other had she covered the portion of the ring that she claimed would not be seen (which was the majority of it). When my aunt got it put in (as she was pleased with what she was shown) the ring stuck out and was a complete eye sore. In other words, the entire ring was visible unlike what she was shown. It is one thing to be slightly off in a demonstration but to be as far off as one could possibly be is unacceptable. If you do not have the skill or knowledge to make judgments such as this, you should not be doing so. When my aunt expressed her disappointment, the piercer, Melina Elektra, attempted to fit the gem cluster on another ring but there were none smaller than the Anatometal/​Insudtrial Strength ring so that would not work. She then proceeded to tell my aunt to give it a few days and see if she gets use to it to but my aunt was 100% sure that she was not and would never be happy with a ring sticking out of her ear in an awkward position.
I completely understand that once you get jewelry put in, due to the transfer of bodily fluids it is non-​refundable. However, this situation was the result of complete misinformation on the part of the employee and thus my aunt made a misguided decision. As my aunt was disappointed and didn’t know what to do, I stepped in and told them just that — that due to the employee’s inability to make even a satisfactory estimate of the visibility of the ring that I find it only fair that the purchase price of the ring be refunded. They did just that and my aunt got a barbell instead and was refunded the difference and was charged a «re-​stocking fee» of $ 10.
While my aunt was at the register with the employee, Melina was talking with another employee that I believe was just starting her shift (as she was not there when we first came in) on the other side of the counter and stated «I’m glad no one else was here to see that.» Prior to and after that remark, she repeatedly said «I’m not going out to smoke… I’m just going to go get cancer» or something along the lines of that. Regardless, I do not think it is professional to make either of those statements in front of customers!
AND in the midst of this, there was another lady waiting to get her lip pierced and Melina did the piercing right in front of us, stating that she had waited long enough. At no point did she ask the lady if she was okay with us being in the piercing room nor did she ask us to leave! Again, this is absolutely unprofessional and unacceptable.
But the worst of all is that the piercing room may look clean but Melina does not keep the piercing process as sterile as possible. After putting on her gloves she proceeded to open drawers, take out items, and was even handed a spray bottle by an employee not wearing gloves (the same employee who misinformed my aunt). One would think you would have all of these things ready before you put your gloves on or would change them before you did the piercing or jewelry insertion.
Needless to say, at this time I do not recommend Body Jewlz in Metrotown. The only reason I give them two stars is because they did refund the purchase price of the jewelry and their piercing room and store in general are kept clean. Furthermore, I want to emphasize that I am in no way trying to make this place look bad. What I am trying to convey is that they have a lot to improve on (both the piercer and employees).
This experience gave me and my aunt a greater appreciation for Adrenaline Vancity and gives not only me but her one more reason to recommend Adrenaline to anyone looking into getting a piercing done (I would recommend Michael Bilinsky at Granville and my Aunt would recommend Kyle Otsuji at West 4^th for piercings)! Adrenaline is pricier but you get what you pay for.
~ Andrea H.