Cherryworks Piercing

My 8 year old had a wonderful experience thanks to Hannah. I read all of the Unilocal reviews before we chose this place and they were right. Hannah was patient, everything was sterile and she answered a ton of questions from the little sister. We will definitely use Hannah again for the next time!

Due to a poor healing experience with my tragus and several drives from northern VA to MD to meet with Hannah and troubleshoot my piercing, I sought a second opinion in Fairfax and learned that my piercing wasn’t straight and because of my hearing aids, if I had come to them they would have recommended against the tragus piercing.
I don’t know what Unilocal etiquette is, but just wanted to be honest. I wish I could get my money and months of crappy healing back. We could have avoided this situation in the first place if the piercer had really taken a hard look at my ear anatomy and hearing aids and advised me to pierce something else.
I’ve since had a 14G helix and a 18G rook installed elsewhere and both have been healing nicely with ZERO issues.

Hannah is awesome! You can tell that she is extremely knowledgable and passionate about her job. I’ve visited her twice now. The first time I went, I had a tragus piercing that had been stuck for the past couple of years and she was able to remove it with ease! I replaced my old tragus jewelry with one of her beautiful gold pieces. The second time I came in, I got a double forward helix piercing. She talked with me throughout the process and I could barely feel any pain. Come here if you want a new piercing or new jewelry!

Best piercer in Montgomery County!!! Every experience with Hannah as been professional, educational, friendly, and honest. I will get all of my future piercings from Hannah knowing how well I will be taken care of.
She was very patient with me as I picked out my new jewelry (and I am VERY in decisive). Hannah was super communicative about the process of my first lobe stretching, swapped out all my new jewelry for me (into my existing nose and tragus piercing), and was quick and gentle (as much as you CAN be) with my brand new rook piercing.
Bonus: She never pushed any extra product or service on me, only what I needed for a successful experience with my piercing.
Go to Cherryworks Piercing to get every new hole in your body!

Hannah was amazing. I came in with a bump on the back of my ear and she explained to me why it happens and what I can do. She recommended a new earring and so I took her advice. In the «lab», she took less then a minute to replace my piercing. I’m terrified of pain. Even the thought of hurting hurts me. Haha. But I didn’t even feel her take it out or stick the new one in. If I wasn’t such a little bitch, I would change the next one myself. But I’m not perfect so I’m coming back. Definitely.

Hannah is amazing. Her piercing shop is immaculate and she follows all of the latest health and safety practices while piercing. She uses only quality jewelry in all of her piercings, and while this might slightly increase the cost or shipping time of new jewelry, why would you possibly want to put subpar jewelry in your body?! She also has a good selection of jewelry styles for many different types of piercings in a display case at the front of her shop.
I found Hannah when I was looking for an advanced placement (apadravya from an existing PA) that my previous piercer wasn’t comfortable performing. Hannah was quick to respond via email and we setup a time for her to check the placement of my PA to see if it was compatible with an apadravya placement. After she confirmed that the placement would work, she ordered the larger gauge jewelry that I wanted. The jewelry took about 7 weeks to come in, but there’s nothing that she can do about that. Quality is worth waiting for. An apadravya is the type of piercing that is at least as mentally challenging as it is physically challenging, but Hannah made the experience extremely comfortable and easy. She still doesn’t believe me, but to this day the apadravya Hannah gave me is the easiest healing piercing that I’ve ever had.
I’ve since been back for multiple other piercings — vertical cartilage (industrial), nostril, tongue, and guiche — with plans for more. Each subsequent experience has been as positive as the first. Hannah is always open and honest and she always recommends what’s best for the piercing and piercee, not her wallet. While it’s not always what I want to hear, I appreciate that she always errs on the side of caution and the overall health of the piercing. The few times when I have had questions or concerns about my piercings, Hannah has always been quick to respond to email and often is able to provide holistic healing options in addition to more standard remedies.
I’ve recommended Hannah to a number of friends and would strongly advise anyone considering a piercing at least talk to her. She knows her stuff and has an amazing bed-​side manner. You won’t have to worry about bad recommendations or someone that is only responsive when you’re trying to spend money. Hannah legitimately cares about her clients and it shows in every interaction I’ve had with her.

Hannah is a consummate professional! The first time I took my 10-​year-​old daughter in to get her ears pierced, Hannah recommended we reschedule because it was summer and my daughter would be going to the pool and the beach in the weeks after the piercing. Although my daughter was disappointed at the time, I very much appreciated that Hannah wanted to ensure the best possible healing outcome with the least possible risk of infection.
My daughter had her ears pierced today by Hannah. Hannah’s attention to detail in terms of sterile equipment and cleanliness was impressive, and her technique made the process almost painless. She gave us very detailed follow-​up care instructions as well as advice on the safest jewelry to use. I am very glad we invested in professional piercing for my daughter’s ears rather than going to the mall for the piercing gun route. I definitely recommend Hannah’s services!

Hannah is absolutely amazing! I consulted with her about some piercings someone else did because they weren’t healing well and she gave me excellent advice, some tips and tricks, explained the problem and recommended some new jewelry to speed up the process. She doesn’t push product on you and is extremely personable. She even asked me to give her an update via phone in 2 weeks to hear about my progress free of charge. I will definitely go to her again as she is very knowledgeable about her trade.

Before coming to Hannah, I’ve had piercings before. She was by far the most knowledgable and professional piercer that’s worked on me. She did my nostril and helped me assess what size would be best, etc. She even looked at my navel piercing and helped me get a better fitting ring for it. I would recommend her to anyone, especially newbies with no piercings as she is great at educating as well. You rule, Hannah!

Hannah is awesome. It’s nice to see high quality jewelry and that she pierces professionally. I’m an owner of retail shop, we are often mistaken for a piercing/​tattoo shop and we refer all piercing related clients to her for top service in that industry.

Although I do think $ 80 for a nose piercing is a lot I still paid for it cause I figured if I pay this much then it shouldn’t get infected. And it didn’t, the lady was very nice and helpful. Definitely recommend them!

I got pierced 6 years ago at a shop in DC. Recently the jewelry came out of one of them and it started to close. I went to Hannah to get it tapered open. She saved my piercing! Yay!
Still, I feel that the experience could’ve gone a little smoother.
It was $ 10 for the tapering, and since I brought my own jewelry, I expected this to be an in-​and-​out mission. When I got in there, she told me that my jewelry didn’t «fit right» (even though it was the most comfortable jewelry I’d worn so far. Small and discreet, just the way I like it) and said that while she wasn’t trying to sell me anything, that she thought I should get bigger jewelry. I’m not one of those women that likes to advertise her piercings, but I told her I’d consider it. She also told me about internally vs. externally threaded jewelry and how internal is much more comfortable to insert. Good to know.
Anyway, the tapering was not the gradual tapering I read about on the web the night before. This was a repiercing and it hurt more than the first time! (Fortunately, it was only sore that day and after a few salt water soaks, it calmed right down.) As I’m groaning in agony, she starts talking to me about «stretching» them, but at this point, I don’t want to do anything but get my jewelry inserted and go home. She tells me that the holes are now different sizes, as the repierced one had shrunk to a 16g, so I’d have to get it stretched back to 14g. I asked her if it would hurt because I couldn’t take too much more pain that day. She waffled on giving me a straight answer which aggravated me (and made it harder to make a decision), so I told her to just give me some 16g jewelry (since she told me that she didn’t have any 14g jewelry on hand. How was she gonna stretch it to 14g without the right sized jewelry?). She also insisted on straight barbells, even though I told her that they do not feel comfortable. She said that they would heal better («They»? I only had one reopened). I told her I had brought a bunch of my own jewelry with me, and without seeing most of it, she told me that it wasn’t «good quality» and that internally threaded would be more comfortable. *sigh* Fine. So my $ 10 job turns in to a $ 63 job, and since she does not have the size I want, I have to come back and spend another $ 60+ on the right size… and possibly ANOTHER $ 60+ after that if I chose to stretch them to 12g.
*sigh*
A few days after my visit, I realize that the balls at the end of the barbells she inserted were WAY too small, and were trying to slip out of the hole. The last thing I needed was another agonizing tapering session, so I emailed her. She was away at a piercing convention, but she got back to me right away. She asked a few questions to make sure that they were ok, and told me that I could visit either the DC or Wheaton shops if I couldn’t wait for her to return to stretch them and change the jewelry. I decided to wait until she came back. Again, she insisted on straight jewelry, but I stuck to my guns and told her that I wanted the horseshoe style, which I find more comfortable, and arguably, more discreet. Apparently there’s an upcharge for curved jewelry, so my expected $ 60 visit was now almost $ 75.
*deep sigh*
I eventually got what I wanted but I feel like I had to do too much insisting and ask too many questions (and spend way too much money!). I would have liked more help in making my decision instead of being told, «Well… it’s whatever you want to do». Okaaay… so, if you don’t have what YOU need to do what I WANT to do, what are my options?!? Ugh! I had every intention of throwing away my cheaper jewelry, but when I asked her if I should throw away my stainless steel pieces as well, she gave me the same indecisive answer. Something as simple as «If it were me, I would» would have been great, but when I don’t get a straight answer from someone, especially a professional, I feel like I’m being deceived or that the person I’m speaking with doesn’t know what they’re doing. Not a good feeling to have with your piercer.
I also feel that she was making recommendations to me (ex: stretching to 12g, using straight barbells) based on what worked for her other clients instead of what was right for me personally. It’s fine if 99% of her other clients prefer and are comfortable with one thing, but if I said that I’ve tried it and don’t like it, AND have even tried her «high quality» version and STILL don’t like it, I don’t like to be made to feel like something is wrong with me and have to defend my preference because what works for others doesn’t work for me.
My advice is to come in knowing exactly what you want and ask very direct questions… otherwise you may leave frustrated, confused & spending way more money than you intended.
4 stars because she’s got great energy, she saved my beloved piercing, she was really quick at answering my questions via email (I hate calling people!) and because she introduced me to internally threaded jewelry.

Hannah is beyond amazing! I first went to see her after running into some issues (the bump) with a nostril piercing I had gotten elsewhere. I had read rave reviews about her and been recommended to her by the APP, so I contacted her and she suggested a jewelry change. When I came into the shop, I found her to be attentive, quick, and very sweet. I was also impressed with how clean and sterile her piercing room was, and with her beautiful jewelry selection.
The new jewelry almost immediately did the trick, so when my nose cleared up completely and I decided to get another set of piercings done, I knew I was headed back to her. In the time leading up to when I actually got pierced, Hannah was nice and patient enough to answer the millions of questions I had over email. And once I actually got pierced, she was professional, personable, and got everything done just about as quickly and painlessly as a piercing can possibly be. I will be back for future piercings and I recommend her to anyone looking for another hole in their head/​body.

Great experience. I first pierced my nose more than a decade ago, and the process was horribly botched. I missed the piercing but was hesitant because the first time was so painful.
I am so glad I found Hannah. She was fast, efficient and the pain was minimal. I love my piercing; she did an excellent job positioning it. Can’t recommend her enough. Very kind and very professional.
Plus, her shop, which is located inside Tattoo Paradise, and parking were easy to find, and I didn’t have to wait long to be seen.

Hannah is awesome. She did my conch piercing about a year ago. She just did my forward helix today. Her space is very clean and I highly recommend her to anyone. Last but not least the prices are very reasonable.

Hannah is awesome… I mean she really is. I relocated to another state and then moved back to MD and was ready to get another piercing. I went searching for her as she did a piercing for me in the past at another establishment. To my dismay, she was not at said establishment. I decided to hold off on the piercing until I could locate her… and boom… I found her! Shout out to Google! LOL
She is an excellent piercer with great energy. Seriously. I can tell that she takes her craft seriously and is very dedicated to educating her clients about the piercing process. She uses HIGH QUALITY jewelry which definitely matters when you are putting holes in your body. I recommend her highly!

HELL YEAH!
What good things can I not say about Hannah Cherry! I originally found out about her thanks to reviews on Fatty’s Tattoos. I knew she was the person I was going to get my septum pierced by. I called the day before but it seems that area is a dead zone if you have Sprint cell phone service. After a spotty phone, Hannah had efficiently answered all questions and assured me I could be pierced with the retainer instead of the regular rings. This was important for me because I’m currently looking for a new job (and you know how employers can be if they see a piercing they don’t like.
I decided to get my piercing the next day, so I braved the 40 mile trip to Deerwood, MD and it did not disappoint. Hannah was very professional and made me feel comfortable, even though I’m scared of needles (I know lol). I’m happy to report that it went great. I psyched myself out with made me feel lightheaded but it didn’t hurt at all. She gave me a juice (for me being lightheaded) and she explained the aftercare.
She was AWESOME, definitely would go back if I wanted another piercing but in the meantime I will recommend her to anybody getting a piercing.
The one thing I will say is that parking is questionable in that area. There was a bunch of park here and you will be towed signs. I had to go in and ask if it was okay were I had parked my car.

Yay! I found her! Hannah did my tragus piercing last year (and she did a wonderful job, I might add). When I went back in to inquire about the healing process and to buy some new jewelry, I learned that she was no longer there. The new person seemed to be somewhere right btw rude and indifferent. Not a good mix. I left without making a purchase. Through Unilocal,I learned that Hannah had opened Cherryworks. I was recently in Rockville and decided to stop by. The shop is kinda far from her old digs but the trip is so worth it. It’s big, clean and to be honest, she just seems happier/​lighter in her own space. Good for her! It If you’re ever in the area – or even if you have to drive a bit, stop by!

I want to start off saying that Hannah is amazing, and not only as a piercer.
I’ve always wanted to get my septum pierced, but like the majority of people, I was very freaked out about the idea of a piercing. Getting pierced is a very intimidating process, particularly when you’re not familiar at all with how the whole thing works. I had soooo many questions and doubts, but Hannah was more than patient to explain every little detail and made sure to calm my nerves. Her customer service skills are on point and she will do everything to make sure YOU are satisfied and happy. Hannah has a huge jewelry selection and you have the option of anodizing the jewelry of your choice (which was exactly what I did). She went above and beyond to help me decide what color I should anodize my septum jewelry, and the result turned out amazing (she even let me watch the anodizing process, which is pretty cool).
When time came and I went into her room to get pierced, there were a few things that caught my attention: 1) her organization and 2) how extremely clean everything is. I know every respectable piercing establishment has to have their hygiene on point, but wow, this was incredibly spotless. She asked me to lay down and told me that after she counted to three, I would take a deep breath, and that was when she was going to pierce me. I thought that was very amazing of her because you the chance to mentally prepare yourself and not get caught off guard. So after she counted to three, and my deep breath, I finally had a much wanted septum piercing :).
My second experience with this awesome piercer was getting a surface anchor on my back. From what I have already written, it’s pretty easy to figure out that I’m a baby when it comes to getting pierced. But once again Hannah went above and beyond to calm me down. She didn’t even mind my constant complaining and whining, and gave me a lollipop in the end haha. It was a simple and quick process, and on a zero to ten scale, it was a 3 on pain.
I would definitely recommend getting pieced by Hannah ANY time.

Hannah just pierced me and I’m in love… with the piercing of course! She was awesome. Go here. Fast. Clean. Good work. I would definitely go back and I’m very picky.