Excellent shop.
Nice karma, wonderful piercer. I got my tongue pierced twice and she walked me
through the whole thing. If you want a totally relaxing experience with a
quilified piercer who sets you at ease. This is the place to go.
I've been to Stargazer many times for products and
piercings, and the owner is FABULOUS! She's very understanding, patient, and
dealt with my problems really well, without complaining. She has even ordered
me special rings for my problem-piercings! Her product line, J&B Aftercare,
is really gentle and works very well (and everything smells fantastic.) I would
recommend her to anyone at all, especially beginners on their first piercing.
review by Kerry
August 17,
2002
I went to Maribelle with a friend to get my much-wanted and long-awaited nipple
piercing. At first, I was kind of nervous about the actual piercing part -- not
so much that it would hurt (because that doesn't bother me) but that the
piercer wouldn't do a good job. I hunted around for piercing studios for a
while before someone on the t-g mailing list suggested Stargazer Studios to me.
I checked it out. I liked the fact that it wasn't a place where they did both
tattoos and piercings -- instead, it was piercings and healing arts. That made
me feel way more comfortable.
The studio was cozy -- soft music,
wonderful scents filling the air, very clean and professional-looking, but very
comfortable at the same time... Maribelle was just finishing with a customer
when we came in, and while she was sterilizing her tools she sat down and got
to know us a bit (and let us get to know her too), and then talked to us about
the piercing process and the healing process and what we should expect. Very
informative. She was totally laid back but still very professional. My
nervousness faded -- she knows what she's talking about. So she brought us into
the back room, took her time getting ready and making sure things were perfect,
and then pierced away.
Without making this sound like something that
belongs in BME, I'll at least say that she made me feel not the least bit
uneasy, which is one of the things I highly praise her for. She did an awesome
job with my piercing -- I haven't had any problems and it didn't become
infected at all.
Ahh.. one thing I should mention about her aftercare
regiment: instead of the usual "anti-bacterial soap twice daily, and salt soaks
three times a week" or such, she strictly informed us to NOT use antibacterial
soap (as it apparently weakens the immune system) and to instead do the sea
salt soaks twice daily (and then use a healing balm on it afterwards). I liked
this approach much better anyways -- and, like I said, I didn't have any
problems at all.
You have to make an appointment before you can see
her though... since it's only Maribelle herself working there. And like
Dementia said, make sure you tell her that you're a t-g member :)
All
in all, piercing was a wonderful experience in itself, but getting it done at
here made it an even better one. I definitely recommend Maribelle to anyone
who's considering piercing.
Note:
Toronto-Goth.com members get a 10% individual discount (and more for groups of
3 or more - the bigger the group, the bigger the savings) if they mention when
booking the appointment that they are a member. Visit our shops page on
Stargazer for more information. Stargazer's contact info: 416 928 3579 or marina@passport.ca
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