Iris Piercing

Two of my three body piercings were done at Iris, and I will not consider going to another studio for anything else I decide to have done in the future. Dustin saved my butt a year ago, when a cartilage piercing I’d had done at Claire’s went very wrong. After his care and attention, and once I got the nerve to get pierced again, there was no one else I wanted to do that piercing. It’s now almost eight months later, and my cartilage is looking good but still healing.
Samantha did my tragus in September 2015, which was a scarier piercing, I thought. But she did a great job, and it healed nicely. I’ve switched jewelry out several times now on my own. There is no tenderness or flare-​up that I’ve experienced since.
Today, 3/​7, I met Monica, who gave me the okay to switch the top in my cartilage piercing. She was quick and gentle, and there was no pain, even though this piercing is still a bit swollen and tender at times. I switched to a purple gem, and it’s stunning and more noticeable than the small zirconia-​looking stud I had in before. I can’t wait to show it off.
Monica was also super informative when I asked if she could take a second to inspect the industrial piercing I’d had done at another studio. I’m a little nervous at how swollen the piercing has become over the past few days, and disappointed that the studio where I’d had it done instructed me to over clean it.
I also have to give a shoutout to Chelsey, who is super sweet and friendly, and absolutely adorable. She always greets with a smile when you walk in, and quickly responded to all of my insane e-​mails I sent after I got the first piercing. She is knowledgeable and confident in all of her replies, and did fantastic in calming me down in those crazy moments when I thought something was wrong with my piercings (and, of course, because they do a great job here, nothing was wrong with my ears).
The only thing I wish were different is the cost of the jewelry. Iris has some stunning pieces, but the ones I love the most cost upwards of $ 100. I do own one, but I’m not too likely to invest in others at that cost. I’m not sure if that’s the same across all studios that carry that brand. The neometal options are more affordable, but I want to add more than just gems and stones to my slowly growing collection. However, Chelsey did mention a while back that they can do custom orders, so perhaps we can find something cost effective for me.
I love this place, though, and can’t stop recommending it to friends interested in body modification. We’ll for sure be back soon.
³⁄₉: Visited the shop again because my helix became swollen. Samantha saved the day by putting a longer bar and larger disc on the back. I thought it would be painful, but it really wasn’t. There was no throbbing at all later that night, and it’s on its way to becoming a healthy piercing again. I also asked for Samantha’s thoughts on my industrial piercing, and at her suggestion, I had her remove it immediately so it could heal and I could consider someday having it redone.

Samantha was so great — she was knowledgeable, personable, and had a way of putting me at ease. I got a tongue piercing and she did a great job, especially considering that I have a short tongue. The studio was clean and professional and felt like a safe environment. I will definitely be going to Iris for all my piercing needs :)

Over the last 15 years of having babies etc… My wife had her VCH pierced for the 4^th time. After mixed results on our first 2 occasions at Blue Boutique we were delighted with Shawn’s implementation on our 3^rd piercing at Iris. So on our 4^th time we went back to Iris only to learn that Shawn had moved away and no longer worked there. Since we were delighted with Shawn’s performance we made the mistake of thinking that all the piercers at Iris would be as good as Shawn.
On this 4^th occurrence Dustin was our piercer, and he was very nice and made us feel comfortable, but that is where the good experience ended.
After reflecting on the experience I felt he was in a huge rush and did not take the time to explain the process. In fact he seemed to be in such a rush I did not have time to express my concerns with his process. We told him that we liked the position of the last piercing, but he only marked a line, not a dot. He just got the needle out and shoved it up under the hood WITH OUT a needle receiving tube! I am no expert but on all other previous occasions the piercers used a needle receiving tube. I could tell that this was by far the MOST painful experience my wife has ever had. Usually she feels a quick pinch and it’s over… NOT this time! The WORST part is my wife bled A LOT for the following 3 days, and it really scared her. I believe the bleeding was due to the fact that he just jammed the needle under the hood without a receiving tube. When it was all said and done it was offset and A LOT higher than previous piercings (potentially another reason for so much bleeding), and the bottom jewel hardly showed.
Needless to say we will NOT ever use Dustin at Iris again!
It is too bad Shawn is no longer there we would certainly endorse him!

I give them props for being well established and sanitary, BUT this place is way too over priced! I was absolutely shocked with having to pay $ 60 for a tiny neometal piece that I have always spent at most $ 30 for.
If you want to be safe and have a good piercing experience go here, but as far as buying replacements, go somewhere else!

This is the only place I’ll go for piercings! Chelsie at the front is super sweet and helpful with picking out what jewelry to choose. She’s very knowledgable about the jewelry, procedures, and can even change the color of your earrings. Dustin and Shawn both make you laugh so you’re not scared to get pierced and do a hell of a good job! I felt prepared, safe, clean, and pumped!

This place is great! I came by last weekend to get my nipps pierced & had a great experience. The girl in front was super friendly & answered all my questions. Dustin was the one who pierced me & he was soooo nice! I screamed & accidentally kind of kicked him while he pierced me lol but he was super cool about it, I will defiantly be back!

I love this place. The receptionist is fucking gorgeous. The owner with the beard is fine as hell. They have switched out my jewelry with any of my piercings for free. Given me free o rings. They clean your jewelry professionally and they care about educating you.
Get your wiener, tongue, septum, titties pierced here. You will gag on their eleganza.

This place is awesome! Great costumer service, they listen very well, make suggestions when needed, and all have a good sense of humor. ;) Can’t wait to go back and get another piercing by them!

I’ve had 2, soon to be 3 piercings here — nose piercing and belly button piercing. They have a huge selection of jewelry, all different kinds of styles, metals, materials, and jewels. They also sell jewelry made by local artists that is incredible. Don’t let the boring exterior of the building fool you either, the inside is beautiful and incredibly clean. The employee’s are awesome and very professional, they always get me in and out in a timely manner. The store also offers a credit system that is pretty awesome too. You could go to a different studio and pay a little less, but I guarantee that they won’t be as clean and professional as Iris. I never doubted them for a second.

Cool shop, friendly staff and unique selections. I would definitely recommend this place for jewelry or piercings.

An obvious first choice to any Salt Lake local, is moving onward to global domination starting in Colorado, with the addition of their 3^rd location having just opened in Boulder.
Dustin and Shawn make the perfect piercing team, each dedicated to providing you with the ultimate piercing experience.
Neither will just through a piercing in you for the sake of a sale. they both ensure you understand what you are signing up for and that your anatomy is correct for the piercing you’re wanting. If its not correct, they’re always willing to make suggestions based off the look you are wanting to achieve with out sacrificing your safety.
Using only implant grade materials for their piercings and having one of the most extensive inventories, there are few other establishments I would recommend if you’re looking for quality.
The Iris Gallery Assistants, Chelsea, Cat, and Devvin are knowledgeable and personable making any wait time you may have thoroughly enjoyable.
… I’ve used the suffix «able» to many times, but its all pretty legit.
I can’t say enough good about them, they easily carry the most personality out of any piercing studio in Salt Lake.

Got my tongue pierced. They offer top quality medical grade titanium. My procedure was quick and sanitary with hardly any wait. I would definitely recommend this place even though it’s a little far from the university or downtown.

LOVE Iris! Jaymes was absolutely great… very professional, great at what he does. I was also laughing the entire time I was with him. A piercing and a show! :) But in all seriousness, I’d recommend this place to anyone. And love my tragus piercing!

This place is amazing. The staff is so welcoming and they have a great selection of jewelry. I got my nose pierced yesterday and I am loving it!

Iris Piercing is the best piercing establishment that I have ever been to. The place is so clean/​sanitary, the employees are friendly and knowledgable, and they have a great jewelry selection. I have been to several other places to get a particular piercing three times, and it never healed. I have had the most success with my fourth attempt having gone to Iris. This place will not disappoint.

I love Iris piercing. I once asked an employee at a Jo-​ann Fabric and Craft store where they’d gotten their piercings done (eyebrow among others) and they said Iris was _​the_​place. Not just a place, but _​the_​place. Yet I didn’t go there for my next pieces… I went to Koi, which was nice, but not as great as Iris, for me.
A lot of what I love about Iris is just in my head. I’ll be honest. I love the feeling I get from this place. It’s just got something that I can’t name, but I feel comfortable and respected here.
When I first came in it was regarding a specific piece I wanted to get placed and they were very helpful. While they didn’t answer my question then and there they directed me to the artist most familiar with the work I wanted done, Dustin; I was able to contact him and work out the details. Throughout the process he was responsive, helpful and kept me well informed. He let me know what was most feasible with what I wanted to do and let me know approximate costs for the placement and jewelry. I ended up providing some of my own jewelry, purchased elsewhere, which he used without any problems. When we actually did the piercing he was professional and responsive to the adjustments I wanted to make to the location.
I also worked with James on a few occasions, both in helping me place a CBR that wasn’t purchased or originally pierced by Iris and in getting a new piercing. He was both helpful, meticulous and enthusiastic in getting the work done for me.
Overall, I love the place. I feel like their prices are competitive with other local shops and their service is great. I can’t speak much to the prices of their more specialized or original jewelry as I’ve only worked with their titanium bars and rings.

What, three stars for Iris? you are probably thinking — what does this girl know! But let me explain.
The first time I came, I adored this place. I received great customer service, the jewelry was amazing, they even sold local jewelry, it was clean, and relatively inexpensive — very comparable to most other piercing places in Utah.
So because of that experience, I came back. I needed to get a small hoop for my nose, but they didn’t have it in stock. They were having a sale that weekend, so he gave me a card saying to come back in a couple of weeks and I could use the discount — which was very generous of them, since I didn’t even know they were having a sale.
When I returned to get the ring about 4 weeks later, they told me they had to put it in and such, which was okay. I had a lot of issues with my first piercing. First, I am EXTREMELY sensitive — the metal used for the stud really irritated my nose, and I told them I needed a silver ring, not in color, but as in the metal. It was NOT silver. I knew almost right away because of the irritation I received. Second, the stud would get caught on a lot, since I am pretty active, and it is on my nose — kind of hard to really protect it. But they didn’t say at the time of the piercing that this sort wasn’t the best/​smallest option when I explained my concerns.
Back to the point, I told them I had a lot of infections, used DoTerra oils to heal my nose three times, and I thought the ring would be better as it is silver — not metal like the stud — and because it was a small ring, would not get caught or be pulled out. Well needless to say, he could not get the ring in. When I tried to explain he pulled my nostril out when he pierced it, he would have to do the same to get it in, but he laughed at me! Like literally «haha» and said he would never have done that… Uhmmm why would I lie? Pretty sure I had to put the ring in when it got ripped out twice, so I know it needed to be done. I left with blood oozing out of my nose since he was pushing the ring in so hard his hands were shaking — and the ring was not in. He was trying to re pierce my nose with the ring.
I grabbed the ring out of his hands, paid the lady at the register who was just startled and asked why I was bleeding and the ring was not in, and left the store. I sat in my car and put the ring in my nostril within 2 minutes and left to heal my nose AGAIN.

I am a loyal Iris customer. They have a wide selection of unique and high quality body jewelry and a frequent buyer program, which is nice because every so often I’ll get a random $ 10 discount.
Every time I have been pierced there or I have accompanied someone else being pierced, the end result is always fantastic. They are extremely knowledgeable and personable, and always make you feel comfortable.
Their facility is very clean and their displays are organized logically and aesthetically, and their selection of plugs is quite large. They even sell jewelry made by local SLC artists! I would recommend Iris over any other piercing shop in Salt Lake, 100%.

Iris is the best. Don’t even try to tell me otherwise!
After making a complete fool of myself at Koi, I went on the hunt for a new place to get pierced. I had heard good things about Jesse at Iris, so I decided to check him out. I got my ears gauged at Koi by Patrick, and he was a complete douche! It probably didn’t help that I was crying, but he still could have been nice. Jesse was the complete opposite of Patrick. Jesse was patient, and you could tell that he really knew what he was doing. He cleaned my septum twice before even considering putting a needle near it. He explained the process to me, and showed me his cool septum ring. When the time came, I was so nervous that he had me lay back. He put the needle in, and then the ring. It turned out perfectly, and I have no regrets. I won’t go anywhere but Iris from now on. I am 100% thrilled with my septum ring, and have had it for 3 years now.
I heard Jesse moved to Denver. I will miss him dearly, but I’m sure the other piercers are just as professional.

Hi, my name is Vi and I used to be a jewelry junkie.
For awhile, I was going to Iris every couple of weeks. New jewelry, gauging my ears, piercings. My favorite thing about Iris is the customer service. I dropped one of my glass earrings and it shattered into a million pieces. I was sick with the thought of having to replace both pieces but the guys at Iris offered to order a single earring so that I didn’t have to pay for a full set again. Everyone there is very friendly and I really like that they greet you when you walk in. I’ve been to other jewelry shops and I get the feeling that they’re too cool for school. Or hell, maybe it’s that I’m not cool enough to be browsing.
Iris has beautiful jewelry, especially if you’re looking to gauge your ears. A bit pricey but it’s about the same as everywhere else here in Utah. The place is very clean and everything is sterilized including any jewelry you might buy. If you’re getting pierced or going up a size with your gauges, they talk you through it. They tell you what they’re doing, when they’re doing it, and they even tell you how to breathe so that the pain isn’t awful.
All in all, I love Iris and the guys who run the business.