Imperial art studio, Tonawanda NY

CLEAN PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS w/ FRIENDly EMPLOYEEs. WE APPRECIATE JAMES FOR BEing SUPER DOPE & SERIOUS ABOUT HIS CRAFT! THIS IS OUR GO TO FOR PIERCINGs. AT TIMEs, THEY OFFER GREAT DEALs LIKE BUY 1 GET 1. HOWever, WE HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THEIR TATTOOing. IT CAN GET A BIT BUSY ON THE WKend ALTHOUGH WE NEVER HAD TO WAIT TOO LONG b/c THEY USUALLY MOVE PRETTY FAST. CA$H PAYMENTs ONLY! W/ INSIDE. PICTUREd️ IS MY DAUGHTER AFTER GETTing HER 2nd NOSTRIL PIERCEd FOR HER 17th Bday.

I got there and the piercer was at lunch, so they said they’d give me a discount on top of the buy one get one free piercings. I went and got my ear cartilage pierced and my belly button pierced. He pierced my belly button way too high, it was basically on my stomach instead of the lip above the belly button. It got super super infected and rejected because it wasn’t pierced in the right spot.

I highly recommend! Very clean and comfortable.so happy with the results.very nice and understanding.def would come back!

James is super nice and quick while still giving you all the info you need. Highly recommend getting pierced here!

Sommer at Imperial Art was amazing! I had a big tattoo idea and she made it come to life exactly the way I pictured it in my head! She was so thorough and attentive, let alone personable as well. I’ll never go anywhere else for a tattoo again!

First of all, I had to point out the lay out table for piercings because the chairs had dirt in plain site. Very unprofessional and unsanitary. Plus the employees and manager even make the experience very uncomfortable. They lack explaining things and also have more cheap jewelry that makes you break out. Than actual genuine jewelry which is safer for consumers. My nose turned green after buying their so called “better selection” and was misguided. In your profession, it is expected to to treat costumers better, than the way they conduct themselves. Just a heads up

They pierced a 12 year old's naval without parental consent, ID, etc. When i confronted them they hung up on me. Real professional. NOT

My friend and I came in for the BOGO sale and the piercer James was really sweet so I’m sad I had such a bad experience. I’m not new to getting piercings so getting the fresh piercing changed out after two weeks was strange but I did it. The jewelry I got began to oxidize and fall out several times so I just ended up going to another piercing place of better quality to get a new ring. Honestly quality over quantity I wasted so much time and money when I should have stayed at my normal piercing place. Below is the ring after it came out.

The best piercing experience. The staff is so caring and sweet. I love my piercings already!

Had a great experience getting my piercings (daith and tragus) swapped out for an MRI and returned to have new jewelry put in. James was super nice and made me feel welcome. The shop was very clean and had an awesome vibe. Thanks again, James, can feel you really care about your customers.

Worst place for a piercing! Tried them after alchemy and got even worse services. I’ve heard of the James dude being pervy.the BOGO sales aren’t worth it.rushed and badly placed and made everything hurt more than anyone else. Never recommended a place less

Edit: it's been a couple months since I posted the review below and the three piercings I had done have been the most difficult piercings to heal in my entire life, and I have several. Regardless of whose fault it may be, I don't think I will be returning to this shop because these piercings (lobe and rook, but the lobes are faring much worse) just will not heal no matter what, and I have not had this experience with getting more difficult piercings (septum, industrial, lip; difficult when compared to the lobe piercings) to heal when pierced at another shop.

Overall, I had a really good experience with James, the piercer. He was very professional and he is clearly very good at what he does. The shop is very clean, and he opened up the needle and jewelry right in front of me. I did feel as if it was a little rushed, but I did go on a BOGO sale day, so the speed at which my service was performed might have been a little faster than usual, as there were a lot of people waiting to get things done. One thing I felt was a little strange was that he did not give any sort of aftercare paperwork. I have many piercings myself so I don't really need it, but I'm sure there are many people who are getting piercings done for the first time and don't know how to care for them. He did give verbal instructions, which was enough for me, but I know some people like to have written paperwork. He told me to come back and downsize no earlier than the 14th of next month, but I'll probably wait a little longer because I actually liked what he pierced me with and I'm content with a long barbell. He also didn't tell me what the gauge of the needle was he pierced me with, I had to ask him afterwards so I know what jewelry to change it out with months down the road, but again, it was pretty busy in there. I did see a negative comment on here about him calling girls "sweetie", and if you find that offensive or demoralizing, I suggest not going, but in my opinion he does not mean that in a derogatory way, it's just like women calling you honey or something like that. He's very appropriate and I feel safe with him; I would go again.

Got mostly piercings done here but 1 smaller tattoo. They are professional and friendly. INCREDIBLY CLEAN and the remodeling they've done is perfect. Love this place.always my go to.

I got two piercings done at this place and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a place that strives on professionalism and cleanliness.

Unfortunately writing this review to address matters that the people in previous review comments failed to mention. That is the lack of professionalism they possess and terrible inventory/explanation of their jewelry they carry. It wasn't rocket Science but I had asked for a nose ring and the girl up front (who seemed on drugs) was at first pointing me to ear piercings that she was talking on saying that is their most expensive nose studs, and that they have cheap jewelry in the back she thought was a better option. So I got to the back and there is really no options, even on the $2o pieces they had. I wasn't impressed, nor did the girl even have any care to help and look for ideas, she just laughed and made snarky remarks the whole time. Cheap jewelry will make my nose break out and turn green. The fact that I wasn't taken seriously or even helped really makes me have nothing to say but negative reviews on this place. I've had issues with their jewelry in the past. I get that sometimes their services may come off as charming, but also the quality of things and their impression matter. I guess to some people.

I had a great experience. James was wonderful. Very clean and inviting space. I would definitely recommend

I really love this place for piercings, the piercer is a good guy and he's good at what he does.