Blancolo Body Piercing & Tattooing

I’m writing this because I wish someone had written this for me when I was searching reviews because I know how helpful they are. I had my nose pierced here around 2 months ago and at the time I was searching for something cheap and good quality. Apparently you can’t get both those things. The reviews for this place were generally mixed and I wish I had looked further into where I could get it done. Don’t get me wrong I watched a ton of videos about cleaning and pain, yet failed to get the crucial part right.
I went with a parent due to being under 16, and was pretty nervous. The waiting time was relatively quick and everyone was friendly so these things weren’t the problem. Once entering, and of course there are different employees so this won’t apply to all, the guy seemed pretty bored and was hardly reassuring. He skipped the whole part where he speaks to me about what’s about to happen and because I was nervous I didn’t think of asking. He never explained what gauge the piercing was, or what material it was or how much it will hurt. Once over I felt fine but a little dizzy, he spoke extremely quickly about the aftercare and skipped most important things like what to use and how long for. Yes, I was given a leaflet though it lacked information on what to do if a bump formed.
And this leads me onto my next point, a bump formed on my nose shortly after. Though I’m not putting the blame on the piercer or shop because it’s mostly my fault but I do believe if I had known more information about the right care and what to do if it fell out, how to put it back in etc. I followed the care routine of a sea salt solution three times a day religiously but the bump didn’t seem to budge and occasionally bled. At this point I gave up and decided to go back to the shop to ask further questions I was too stupid to ask last time. Again, the girl I asked seem slightly amused and bored at my questions (which were all perfectly reasonable). I was told to use bio oil as it was a «keloid», which I later found out is an advanced stage of scar tissue which my bump was not. Of course, despite her attitude, I followed instructions and to no avail. The bump worsened and the bleeding increased.
I have now taken the piercing out, after searching online I believe the remedies I’ve tried should have worked by now and either my body is rejecting the piercing or it’s a sign of an allergy to the piercing. After my experience, i don’t believe I would come back here. Yes, it is cheap and reasonable (my friend got her nose done around the same time and hers is perfectly fine) but I didn’t enjoy my experience. I hope this helps people thinking of getting a piercing here!

The female piercer is good been in a few times and she makes you feel at ease. However there has always been a long wait, I’m not sure if you can book a time but I was impressed to see people being given vouchers to come back another day when they couldn’t wait any longer. However I’m disappointed to say I won’t be back due to the man behind the till who made a very inappropriate vulgar comment to one of three young girls being served by the (very polite) female staff member. He was also on a phonecall constantly swearing which I find so unprofessional. I assume it was a personal call in which case should be done elsewhere.

I’ve had a few piercings and one tattoo from here and the only thing I can say is the piercings are a cheap price for bad quality and the tattoos are well overpriced.
Of the three piercings I’ve had here I’ve got none of them in now, two of them weren’t straight and wouldn’t heal and the other wasn’t done in the correct position so didn’t look right. I was also quoted £80 for a tattoo design a quarter of the size of my palm. Ridiculous.

I’ve a lot of piercings in my ears & some had started closing over as I hadn’t used them recently but I wanted to start wearing earrings again so as they advertised £10 piercings I came here.
The piercer was friendly and both the room and all equipment (inc news earrings) were sterile. I liked the fact they don’t use a gun but needles and am happy with her work.
As for the £10 piercing please be aware that is per hole so if you want both ears pierced it’s £20. However, if the hole is just starting to close over it’s only £5 to fully open it.

I ended up here after an exhaustive search for a parlour that didn’t require an appointment, after a previous appointment had fallen through. I walked in to find a gaggle of 13 year old girls pleading with the manager to get their noses pierced without parental consent. (I didn’t get to see how that ended up). Eventually another staff member beckoned me to the counter. I showed him my design and where I wanted it, then asked for a price. As he was working it out, the manager interjected with a ‘That’ll be £65, darlin”. For such a small design, I was shocked. I had originally been quoted £30 by another parlour, but I was exhausted and just wanted to get it over and done with. I sighed and agreed.
I was then taken upstairs and met the tattooist — who was surprisingly lovely. She got down to business and it was all over within 20 minutes. I was happy with the result and went down to pay. The manager grabbed the money off me and insisted that I buy a tube of Bepanthan — retailing in Boots for around £3 — for a fiver. I just wanted to get out of there, so I bought it and high tailed it home. Once the tattoo had healed, it started to fade rapidly and just looked terrible. I spoke to my tattooist pal who told me that anybody who knows anything avoids this place like the plague. It was too late for me, and I had to get the whole tattoo redone, which was: a) painful and b) costly.
Avoid, avoid, avoid.