All states›Piercing Shops›Virginia›Richmond

Piercing Shops in Richmond, VA

3 of the 52 tattoo shops we list in Richmond 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.'

  1. Heroes & Ghosts Tattoo

    3035 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221-3501

    Monday – 12:00 – 6:00PM

    Walk-ins welcomePiercing
    Call Website Directions

  2. Misfit Tattoo Society

    105 Oliver Hill Way, Richmond, VA 23219-3609

    mond, Virginia's historic Shockoe Bottom neighborhood, Misfit Tattoo Society was

    Piercing
    Call Website Directions

  3. Lucky 13 Tattooing & Piercing

    1800 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220-2110

    Piercing
    Call 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.

Also in Richmond

More in Richmond and Virginia

Piercing Shops near Richmond

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.