Release Body Modification

this is a review for the related tattoo shop, black angel body arts.
i really love my tattoo! it is beautiful, it looks exactly the way i wanted, it healed perfectly.
i recommend discussing touch-​up costs beforehand with your artist. i was expecting typical service where touch-​ups are included, but my 5-​minute touch-​up job instead cost $ 60 (shop minimum charge, i guess). artist said it was because the part of the tattoo wasn’t in the original design, but actually we talked about it from the beginning, it was put on during the original tattooing, and all i wanted was a bit of outlining. it really did only take 5 minutes. i’m disappointed by this part of the service. my tattoo is lovely, i like the minor change made during the touch-​up, but i still feel a bit duped.

Tye was super professional! Yet so full of life. I sterilize medical equipment for a living and they have a table top heat «sterilization process» that was really amazing! He changed his gloves multiple times and used hospital grade operation gloves for the final process. All I can say is Wowza! Also for newbies to non ear piercings, he put a dot to make sure I liked placement. Iodine, alcohol and I can’t remember the interior nose disinfectant name… But awesome. They scheduled a free follow up call in a month just to make sure it’s healing well.

I’ve had four piercings at Release. 2 by Hunter, 2 by guest piercer Jared. All were great. Staff takes their time helping you choose the right jewelry for the right location. Every step of the process & sterile technic is carefully explained. Nothing is rushed, everything is chill. I asked A LOT of questions and every single one was answered.
These guys are awesome & I would recommend them to anyone. In fact, I took my daughter there so Hunter could re-​pierce her botched mall ear piercing.

Went in to find a new rook earring. Amazing customer service and changed earring for free. Loved this place and totally recommend it anyone!

My roommate and I got pierced by Hunter. He was super professional and explained to us every single step of the process. He was extremely careful and made sure that everything was sanitized, he changed gloves multiple times thought the piercing process. It was not painful and he kept checking to make sure I was ok. The prices were super reasonable and I would definitely go back again to get any work done

Weever and Chris are the nicest people ever, and they know what they’re talking about, too. They offer really great advice and Release hands down has the best body jewelry in town. All my metal has come from them :) love the place

I went to Laughing Buddha piercing/​tattoo shop in Seattle for three body piercings and Steve from Release was covering for the owner for two weeks. I knew I wanted these done but was nervous because I’ve had these three done before and know how PAINFUL two of them are. Steve was really cool about it.
First, he had some great chill music (Emancipator) playing. He explained how all the instruments he was using were sterile. He also explained exactly what he’d be doing and made sure I was comfortable before proceeding. He was also really cool about my bf being in the room and holding my hand the whole time. My bf, being an engineer, had a lot of questions and Steve answered them all.
Anyway, the piercings were definitely painful but Steve was calming and very patient, letting me relax and breathe until I was ready for the next. He explained the best way to help the piercings heal and really answered all of our questions in detail. He was very nice and personable.
I haven’t been to Release but I highly recommend Steve from Release!

Chris, the lady body piercer was sooooo cool. Got a piercing for 50 bucks. It was painless and would come back again!

Great people, really friendly, fairly priced, and quick. Did a great job piercing my nape, and I would absolutely recommend going here.

I hate piercing and tattoo shops. I really, really do. I hate them because I am consistently dissatisfied with the level of professionalism that I’ve experienced in nearly all of my body modification endeavors. You walk in, they judge you immediately for not having enough tattoos/​piercings, lecture you the whole time about proper terminology («they’re *plugs*, not gauges»), and just practice general assholery.
I am more than happy to report that is not the case here. I wound up in Iowa because I was visiting my friend for her twenty first birthday, and we decided on some spur of the moment piercings and were pleasantly greeted by Steeeeve!!! (no really) Easley, the owner. Like I said before, Steve was totally nice and unpretentious despite my novice status and he was very helpful when it came to picking the jewelry. One negative side note, he calls girls baby a lot. Creeepy much.
Everything was very clean, I think he sanitized the entire store like 8 times while we were there waiting. All in all, just a really great experience for a really great price (2 plugs + 2 piercings for $ 80!) and if I find myself in Iowa City again I will be sure to come back here.