Studio Policies

  • We do our best to accommodate clients who arrive late but due to our to our busy schedule, if you are late to your appointment, there will be a late fee applied. If you have an appointment for piercings and are more than 5 minutes late, there will be a $5 late fee applied to the appointment. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late to your appointment, the appointment will need to be rescheduled and there is a $15 rescheduling fee applied.

    Jewelry change appointments that are more than 5 minutes late may be asked to wait around other clients or will be asked to reschedule. If you choose to reschedule, there is a $5 rescheduling fee applied to your appointment if it is for 1-3 piercings or a $15 rescheduling fee if it is for 4-8 piercings.

  • Clients are able to reschedule their appointments through the confirmation email they received when booking. This can be done by the client up until 24 hours before the start of the appointment.

    Piercing appointments that need to be rescheduled within 24 hours of the appointment time are subject to a $15 rescheduling fee, regardless of the appointment length. Rescheduling within 24 hours of the start of the appointment must be done by contacting the studio directly.

    Jewelry change appointments for 1-3 piercings that need to be rescheduled within 24 hours of the appointment time are subject to a $5 rescheduling fee. Jewelry change appointmnts for 4-8 piercings that need to resheduled ithin 24 hours ofthe appointment time are subject to a $15 rescheduling fee.

  • If you need to cancel an appointment, it must be done by contacting studio staff via phone, email, or text. Appointments that are cancelled within 24 hours of their start time will forfeit their deposit.

  • If a client no call/no shows their appointment, they will be banned in the online system from making future appointments. If, after a no call/no show incident, a client would still like to book with us, they must come in as a walk-in during our walk-in hours (every day between 4pm and 7pm).

  • All clients ages 18+ getting a piercing must present a physical, valid, government issued photo ID in order to receive the service requested. If you do not have this when you arrive for your appointment, we will not be able to pierce you.

    Minors getting a piercing must be accompanied by their parent/legal guardian. Documents required are the minor’s original birth certificate, as well as the parents valid, government issued photo ID with matching information. Additional documentation may be required if information on the birth certificate does not match the parent/legal guardian ID (i.e. marriage certificate, adoption paperwork, name change paperwork, etc). This is a law put forth by the Brookline Board of Health.

    We cannot accept a photocopy of any of these documents.

    We cannot accept temporary paper MA drivers permits.

    We cannot accept military IDs as a form of identification.

  • Arcadia Professional Body Piercing is primarily by appointment. We do accept walk in clients for basic piercings every day between 4pm & 7pm. Basic piercings include earlobes, helix/flat/cartilage, conch, tragus, nostril, rook, and daith. We do our best to accommodate walk in clients but highly suggest making an appointment. Appointments are priority so wait times for walk ins may vary. If you would like to book in advance you can do so on the appointment page, located here.

  • Our studio performs earlobe piercings starting at age 7 with the child’s consent.

    Standard cartilage piercings can be performed on clients starting at age 14.

    Most other piercings can be performed on clients ages 15 and above at the discretion of the piercer & with parental consent.

    There are a select few piercings that are only offered for clients age 18 and above.

    In addition to piercing services, we also are available to assist with downsizing & changing jewelry, stretching, putting in glass retainers for surgery/MRIs, reestablishment of retired piercings, and troubleshooting existing piercings that may be irritated, even if the piercing was not originally done at our studio.

    Ear piercing curation is also something that is available at Arcadia. We love to work with our clients to pick the most optimal piece of jewelry to fit individual anatomy. In a consult with our piercers about a curation, jewelry options will be discussed, along with ideal placement. Our clients choose their favorite pieces of jewelry and our piercers find the best location for it.

    Aftercare products are always available for purchase in the studio to ensure the cleanliness and healing of your fresh adornments.

    There are some piercings we will not perform due to their lack of longevity and/or could potentially cause issues for you as a client. We stand behind our work. We love what we do and do our best to show it by providing our clients with an exceptional piercing experience, which includes a viable, healed, healthy piercing.

  • Masks are no longer required for entry to Arcadia. If you feel more comfortable wearing one, you are welcome to, and if you would prefer to have your piercer wearing one, please feel free to ask us to pop one on!

  • Guest are permitted during piercing appointments. Due to our small space, we limit three people in the studio at a time - the person getting pierced and two supports. Other party members may wait in the outer lobby area.

    Parents/legal guardians must be present for any minor piercings performed.

  • Arcadia Professional Body Piercing aims to be a positive influence in the Boston community, by not only providing our piercing services but promoting social and economic advancements. All of our jewelry comes from US and Canadian companies. When you buy jewelry from us, know that you are supporting small businesses across the United States and Canada.

Welcome to Arcadia

Our goal is to create a comfortable, welcoming environment where people from all walks of life can come in and enjoy the wonders of body piercing. In order to uphold the standards we have set for ourselves, there are policies in place to ensure that Arcadia runs smoothly, efficiently, and responsibly. We look forward to seeing you in the studio for all of your piercing needs.

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