Back Stage Rock N Roll Boutique

The guy that did my nose piercing was okay, but a rip off doesn’t even begin to describe what happened. I told them I just wanted to get my nose pierced, then they go offering three different types of antiseptics (2 of which you really don’t need, unless you have an infection on the piercing) of which each must cost $ 50 each. Tack on the price of the nose ring and I nearly paid 200 bucks altogether. they gave me and my friend a «free» ring, but let’s be honest, in reality I bought my girl a new nose ring with all the money I spent.
Piercing process was easy and dude was a pleasure, however the prices are inexcusable. They haggle with you like crazy.
Went back to get it switched out for a ring a month later with a different guy and they made my boyfriend cough up another $ 20 for a cheap stainless steel type of ring (he didn’t explain anything about the type of ring or the size), when they specifically told me they’d do it for free. he took out my stud and put it on the counter and put the other one in, then when I forgot to grab it before I left, he tries to charge me for another stud. I ask why I can’t just have the old one back and he says «it’s just not good for your skin.»… last time I checked, I don’t have to buy a new nose ring every time I decide I want to change it out. So I demanded to have it back and then he finally gives in and lets me have a «free» one, of which I haven’t used because the hoop gave me keloids galore.
Then I ask how much for the sea salt spray (remembering that I’d just run out) and the dude tries to sell it to me for 30 bucks, to which I laughed in his face telling him that I could just get it on Amazon for 5 bucks. He knocks the price down to 15 and i just buy it. I’ll never go there again and I suggest you don’t either, and if you do and you get a guy with a hefty accent, as for the spanish guy, he was cool.

Welp. Had to take one of my nipple piercings out because he didn’t put the needle in straight… One side was almost coming out of the center of my nipple (no joke). Please get some training for your piercers. Especially because it cost me $ 100 in the first place. Also he didn’t even tell me he was about to pierce it. Just stuck it right through mid conversation — completely unprofessional. Disgraceful!

There are many stores in the Palisades Mall to fit your needs, and Backstage is no different.
The store is well laid out and with probably the best collection of hip clothes in one location, If you look around the place, there isn’t a dull or bland spot anywhere inside. T-​shirts, jewelry, hats… the list goes on. Place is well laid out in that aspect.
The prices of most items are on the high end, so be prepared. I’m a little past my clubbing days, so I never needed to purchase clothing from here, but if you do be warned about the price.
The place also does tattoos and piercings. Eduardo is an excellent tattoo artist — we’ve gotten 3 from him and were always satisfied. He’s very talented and does great work. If you do get a tattoo, don’t purchase the Aquaphor from here. It’s very overpriced — there’s a Target a few steps away that sells the exact same thing for a much cheaper price.
The staff could be different at times, sometimes friendly, sometimes… well there. Make sure you price check with everything. Music inside is on the loud end.
Located on the 4^th floor of the Palisades Mall and definitely worth checking out.

Why does this rock and roll shop always play EDM? Horrible. Can’t go in there. One time we asked for a foo fighters t shirt and employee never heard of them. Smh

These punks tried to rip me off– scratch that– they DID rip me off, but they tried to do it even harder! HA!
Let’s preface this by saying of course you don’t expect much from a tattoo parlor in the mall. I am, however, an ancient 35 year old who is far too tired to make a day of going to NYC for a piecing job. I lost my 15-​yr-​old cartilage hoop after it came out for a minor surgery last year, and I wasn’t going to get it replaced unless I happened to be waking by a piercing place with time to kill. Today I was.
I walked in and asked the dude behind the counter how much it would cost to replace it, and he quoted me $ 70– $ 40 for the piecing and $ 30 for the stainless steel ring. I laughed and said maybe some other time. Then he offered the whole thing for $ 50– which is still absurd but as I said, I’d put it off for a year so what the hell.
(It’s worth noting that the last time this thing fell out, I let it go for six months and popped into another piercing place at another mall with another five minutes to spare. They charged me $ 8, jewelry included, because it was an easy job– and I tipped the guy $ 20.)
So this dude sends me in the back and the piercer spends about 3 seconds re-​piercing the hole that’s in my ear already. I check it out in the mirror and see that he’s taken the liberty of giving me a bling bling fake diamond stud instead of the steel ring I’d asked for. (To match the one in his own ear.) I explain the mistake and he states gravely that he can’t do a ring because it’s a new piercing, but I can come back in a few months and have it changed.
I laugh at him and say no deal. Then he says he can do the stainless steel but it will be more expensive. I say give me what I asked for. I finally get the piercing– and he allows that I can keep the ugly shit he originally put in my ear by mistake because he can’t use it again. I say, uh, thanks?
Then he spends a few minutes explaining the complex process of using the special antibacterial tea tree saline tinctures which he’s going to give me a deal on for $ 30. I tell him I have soap at home.
I go to pay and the same guy who offered me the ‘discount’ at $ 50 ACTUALLY TRIES TO CHARGE ME $ 100 for a god damned cartilage touch up. When I finish laughing, I tell him the price agreed was 50. Then he rings in $ 70, on account of I’m getting a free piece of jewelry I don’t want, AND he’s giving me a discount on the saline I told him 3 times I’m not buying.
I stand there giving him the stink eye until he rings in $ 50, and THAT my friends, is why you don’t go to the tattoo parlor in the mall, and you write a one-​star Unilocal review when you do.

I came in this morning without an appointment and the staff was extremely helpful and willing to get me tattooed today. Despite this not being my first tattoo, Babiery was careful to explain every step of the process. His work was meticulous and I was very pleased. I highly recommend this shop and artist.

So they get these college kids, just 18, and newly on their own, lacking judgement, who go in and get tattoos and now they are disfigured forever. Way to go, not!

Worse place ever! I got my tragus done here. Let’s just say horrible experience! I bled a lot and your not suppose to. Today I went to addicted to ink in white plans and they are amazing! The lady who helped me told me from the start my tragus was so far back and was at an angel that was going to cause it for a longer healing process and they put the wrong jewelry in my ear! They didn’t know English and on top of that the second I went in just going to look the guy the only one who knew English was forcing me to buy something! And let me not mention the prices! They are over charged and very rough they force you to buy extra. My tragus was 100 $ for ONE and I spent 60 $ on my tragus and helix together at addicted to ink. Don’t even waste your time. They are not worth it they just want your money. They need to go through som more training and then come back. If I could I give 0 stars

My girlfriends sisters tattoos bled together. It generally looks like crap work. These kids should go look for jobs at hot topic and call it a day.

Wouldn’t recommend for piercings… got my nose done a few months ago and it was pierced at a bad angle and never healed well which led me to take it out. After I got it pierced, this other guy came in to clean the piercing up a little better and started talking in Spanish to the guy who pierced me in a way that sounded like he was scolding him which was very unsettling to me. My friend who was with me agrees.
Very overpriced; try to figure out how much the jewelry or aftercare products you want are worth other places before you buy them here. My friend also had a couple bad experiences shopping here for body jewelry. For piercings, I would definitely recommend doing your research and finding a reputable piercer to trust. If you absolutely must get a piercing done here, I would recommend having Tony do it.

I went here this march to get my bely button pierced. the guy said it’d be $ 45 for the piercing. Once everything was and done he swiped my mothers credit card and said okay and that will come out to $ 102. more than double what he had told me. Also whoever pierced my stomach used barley any skin it has not healed (it is now October) and finally rejected. there was less than a centimeter of skin left holding my piercing together. The skin is also dead as it turned black. Overall go somewhere else. anywhere else do it yourself this place is BEYOND unprofessional.

Worst experience ever!!! Went in to get a piercing. They were quick to charge me, however, failed to tell me that the piercer, also the manager, was at a tattoo convention in Westchester and had me standing around for more than an hour. When I finally did speak to the manager on the phone he told me he was «downstairs» in the mall and would be right up…½ hour later I was still waiting. Would never ever come back here.

Worst piercing I’ve ever had. The guy that did my eyebrow piercing did it twice because he «accidentally» used the wrong bar. Even after the routine cleaning it still got infected! A waste of money and
very unprofessional

For the holiday’s I received some gifts from this store. So I went to exchange it. The store was great! Had cool clothes for a Rock Star type of look. I picked up a few Affliction shirts. They also had a tattoo parlor inside the store!
Babiery helped us and he was terrific. Excellent service!