Piercing Shops in Costa Mesa, CA

4 of the 26 tattoo shops we list in Costa Mesa have an in-house piercer offering body piercing. Google Maps can confirm a business does tattoos, but it has no field for whether a licensed piercer is on staff for body piercing — that detail lives on the shop's own booking page or service menu, not in map data. Every shop tagged here has piercing confirmed straight from its website, not guessed from a name like 'Ink & Steel.'

Barbella Studios Piercing

545 W 18th St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-5062

+19496299999 Website Directions

Cleopatra Ink Tattoo and Piercing PiercingCover-ups

1834 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-5045

🕒 Mon-Sun 10am-8pm

+19495074053 Website Directions

Outer Limits Tattoo and Piercing Piercing

2981 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5915

🕒 11am-7pm LB, 12pm-8pm CM daily

+17142418287 Website Directions

Sharp and Sweet Beauty Piercing

1724 Tustin Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-3230

🕒 Thu-Fri 9:30am-7pm, Sun 9:30am-1pm

+19499031710 Website Directions

Ask about needle vs. gun before you book. A reputable piercer uses a single-use sterile needle for cartilage, navel, and nipple work — a spring-loaded gun is fine for basic lobes but should raise a flag for anything else. Expect a 20-30 minute wait for a walk-in lobe piercing, longer if the spot needs numbing or a fresh aftercare rundown.

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Good to know

How much does a piercing cost at a tattoo shop?
Basic lobe or nostril piercings typically run $30-50 including jewelry, while cartilage, navel, or nipple piercings run $50-90 at most street shops. Higher-end studios using implant-grade titanium jewelry can charge $80-120 per piercing. Ask for an all-in total before you sit down, since jewelry and the piercing itself are often priced separately.

Do tattoo shops pierce ears on kids?
Many do, though policies vary — some pierce at any age with a parent present and signed consent, others set a minimum age of 8-10 for anything past the lobe. Mall kiosks like Claire's still dominate for very young kids, but a licensed piercer at a tattoo studio typically uses a safer single-use needle instead of a spring-loaded gun.