Reviews of MINT Piercing Studio (Tattoo Shop)

Jay-Jamie Barber

Clean, knowledgable & friendly! I was 100% impressed with this establishment...I have had my share of piercings and this was by far the best experience I've had! It was much more comfortable than going to a tattoo shop...the prices are a bit more expensive, but it is real jewlery, so it is worth it. Blake was very professional and made me feel at ease...he was quick and made the whole experience enjoyable. I will be back in future...

Emma Newton

My friend and her mom made an appointment to go get her nose pierced and Mint failed to inform us even though we called twice that we needed a birth certificate if underage after we went all the way out there. The workers were rude and unapproachable to our needs. Mint should of learned to inform us even over the phone about the new rule of taking the birth certificate because NO ONE carries it with them.

Liz N

Always the best care, customer service, advice, and quality jewelry.

Karys Lillie

Easily the nicest piercing place you'll find in Iowa and probably the Midwest. I always come here for my piercings. My piercer was Derek. He made me feel comfortable and was very knowledgeable. I send all my friends here. It's pricey, but you absolutely get what you pay for: highest quality shop, beautiful lobby, high quality piercings, and a range of jewelry to choose from.

Madeline Fedosa

Spent 600$ there and in less than a week one of my GOLD studs fell out and I lost the back. LUCKILY I found the front after searching. If I wouldn't have found it ID BE PISSED. They need better backs to earrings.. SERIOUSLY. Otherwise, the staff is super nice and their jewelry itself is quality.

Erica Schwarz

Great customer service and quality work! They are incredibly knowledgeable, and it shows. I went in for a new piercing, a re-piercing, and jewelry for existing piercings. I had full intentions of paying to have one of my old piercings re-done, but I lucked out that they didn’t have to re-pierce it, just needed to put new jewelry in, since it wasn’t completely closed. Saved me some money in not having to pay to pierce it again, which was super kind and honest of them! I will definitely be back and recommend them.

nathan sellards

The best place in Ankeny to get pierced. The staff here is some of the best in the piercing industry. They have a great selection of jewelry and knowledge of that jewelry. Worth every penny.

maddison Shrader

Such a nice place! I couldn't maneuver my nose piercing out and I called Mint to see if they could help, went in later that night and they got it out no problem. For no charge too! I would recommend to anyone looking for a piercing, I think they really promote healthy piercings.

April Wolter

AWESOME! Professional & friendly staff, very clean studio, & great selection of quality jewelry. Leo is amazing! Answered all of my questions & was quick to respond to my emails prior to coming in for my nostril piercing. Easy to book appointment online through their website too! Highly recommend MINT!!!

Chris Coyner

Best place to go! Clean, friendly and knowledgeable.

Josh Boyd

Best place to get any piercing. I will never go anywhere else. I have 15 all by Mint. Amazing friendly and super knowledgeable people. Precise accurate and perfect work done here by any of the piercers.

Sarah Foster

They're too good. Considerate, supportive staff provide meaningful assistance. The pride the staff takes in their shines through the attention to detail they show in every interaction.

Lisa Comstock

Stopped in tonight to change up my 16 yr old daughter's cartilage ring. Blake and Bree Smith made her feel at home. It was a great experience and she left with a simple but new sparkle. We always have a great experience. Leo Ziebol and his crew are nothing but AMAZING! If you haven't checked out Mint yet, what are you waiting for?! ❤️

Hay Bale

I love this place! The workers are so friendly, and they explain everything well. I really recommend this place to anyone who wants a peircing

Krysta Covey

The place is very nice, the staff are incredibly friendly, and they took care of me quickly! I got an industrial done, and it was no stress. They have a great selection of jewelry and helped me find my best match. Mint is awesome, I would definitely recommend going!

Jana Hechler

aweful scheduling... place seems clean and quality jewelry, BUT... had an appt today at 3:30 set up for a piercing. Scheduling is tight as I'm in school 5 days a week and have 2 babies. Got notified with multiple texts my appt was cancelled and rescheduled for 2, which isn't gonna happen due to my schedule. A call or even a question form text would've been appropriate! Good luck mint, didn't seem like you are busy enough to be rudely moving people's appts around in my opinion (former small business manager). Oh, and I won't be there at 2 today!

Christine Webb

Very clean

sean becker

I’ve been to the shop a couple of times and have been lucky enough to work with Bree. She was extremely friendly and knowledgeable on the wide variety of inventory and was great at answering my questions. Would definitely recommend visiting.

adam charon

Tyler rocked out my piercings.. was next door for lunch and then decided to get my nipples done.. he explained the whole procedure and took great care of me. Would recommend to anyone that is looking for a great piercing experience!!

Aynsley Starbuck

I stopped into MINT not entirely sure what part of my ear I wanted to get pierced. Leo was so easy going when showing me jewelry and helping me make a decision based on what my options were for my ear shape. He took the time to take me to a mirror several times and held pieces up so I could see how they were going to look, I never once felt rushed or pressured. When I finally made my decision it was time to get started. Leo is so calm and relaxed that he totally put me at ease and I felt comfortable. He is so good at what he does that pain was not an element in my experience. I ended up with an amazing piercing that fits so perfectly it looks like was always meant to be there due to his meticulous attention to detail. Leo is so extremely knowledgeable in every aspect of piercing and carries the finest jewelry I would recommend this shop to anyone wanting a piercing big or small.

Mary Vandorn

Tyler did my piercing, he did amazing, the staff was so nice, and the was very clean and well kept, super friendly, helpful and polite!

Sophie Churchill

I am ADDICTED. I've only been in a few times but I love the customer service. They talk with me just like talking with a friend and help give suggestions based on what I want but also what would work best for me so that everything heals properly. I have never had a piercing shop so trustworthy and caring. I want all the rest of my piercings to be from here!

Jana Brostrom

Highly recommend! I felt so comfortable getting my ears done here, and would happily go back. The staff was warm and professional. The studio was also immaculate.

Amy Walsh

Love Janessa! She makes piercing quick and as painless as possible! I wont ever go anywhere else! Mint is amazing!

SerratedArrow00

I went in to have my daith piercing removed for my MRI and this place is truly awesome. Leo took it out and sterilized it while I was gone and I came back and put it right back in. Ankeny is lucky to have this place.

Zach Pearson

Got my Septum done by Tyler. Dude was awesome! Quick, painless, and super easy all around.

Selena Losee

Good quality jewelery

Janet Mcnerney

Very Professional, sterile, quick and easy. The required earrings were pricey for what you have to choose from.

Richard Garcia

Lost my septum ring and they found me the perfect replacement piece. Was a little on the fence about going to titanium, but won't use anything else from now on. Thanks for the help guys! I will definately be back for some piercings and more jewelry!

Morgan Muell

Mint Piercing is a top notch professional piercing studio. They provide an incredibly professional setting, with completely sanitary conditions and a stunning store aesthetic. They have a great selection of jewelry that is of the highest quality. Most of all, their staff are SO wonderful. They are kind, patient, and genuinely invested in helping you make decisions and develop your image with your piercings. They are the nicest people you will meet, and they make the whole experience. No better studio around Des Moines, I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

Ella Maloney

Clean and comfortable! Went in for a spur of the moment piercing, and received a conch piercing from Tyler. He was great and explained the procedure and aftercare in detail. Answered all of my questions. Love my piercing, and had so much fun!

Sarah Bell

The staff were wonderful and nice. They treat you like family. I took my daughter here to get a helix piercing and she said they were so sweet and made her feel very comfortable. The guy who pierced her ear Tyler was extremely nice and went out of his way to make her calm and made sure we understand everything. I 100% reccomend and would come back again and again.

Sophie Edgerton

Highly recommend, all around the best piercing place in the Des Moines area in my opinion. Super clean space and everyone was super nice and welcoming. Leo did a great job on my septum piercing and my friends philtrum piercing!

Anastasia Hancock

From 5 Point, to Relic Stoneworks, to Mint Piercing...Leo and his staff always blow my mind and are such a pleasure to be around! I will forever be a customer of anything Leo Ziebol takes part of and always recommend him and his staff as the best!

AMY SNOWDEN

Very polite and professional. Would not hesitate to recommend or go back for another piercing. The staff was very patient and explained the process in detail.

Kara Schueler

Hands down the best piercing place I have ever gone to! The customer service was amazing! Janessa pierced my belly button and explained everything perfectly! The jewelry there is beautiful as well! Will never go anywhere else for a piercing!

Courtney Jennifer

i absolutely love mint, their selection of jewelry is insane and don’t even get me started on the quality. also, the piercers ?? thee nicest people i’ve talked too about piercings in general, absolutely love them xx

Karla Lilly

This place was professional, clean, organized and staff seem to genuinely care.

Ronald Oliver

Love this place!

Amanda G

Cannot speak highly enough of this studio. The employees are phenomenally helpful and knowledgeable, the facilities are immaculate, and the jewelry is beautiful.

Andrew Sullivan

Very cool place.

Alex H

It's absolutely wonderful. I got a nasal piercing here yesterday and the staff was super nice to me and helped me figure out exactly what I wanted. I'm pretty nervous around needles so it was really nice to have people that let me take my time to breathe and make sure I was ready before piercing. They made sure I knew how to take care of my new piercing before sending me off which was really nice. I never write reviews for anything but it feels necessary to review this place because it truly was the best possible experience. Oh also! This seems to be a super LGBTQ+ friendly place! :3 I had to explain that my legal name is different than what I go by because I'm nonbinary and I had to give them legal info and there wasn't a single problem :) I always get nervous when sharing that information and I wasn't really expecting it to be a problem but it's really nice how instantly accepting the staff was :) this place truly is welcoming to all people and does high quality work.

Tammy Faye

Everytime I come into the studio, I'm treated like a friend by the group....

Talia Chiodo

The shop is beautiful and immaculate. The jewelry is of a higher quality than what you'll find at most piercing studios. The entire experience was super professional and low stress. So thrilled with my new nostril piercing. Thank you!

Melanie Lahart

My experience has been WONDERFUL. The nicest, kindess and awesome group of people. The facility is clean, clean, clean. The staff professional, helpful and knowledgeable. I trust them without hesitation. There are not enough words to describe this place. It is the best. Love it!!!!

Catherine Toth

I got my tragus done here and I had a wonderful piercing experience. The workers were friendly and did not mind my nervousness and dorkiness. They made me feel very comfortable and respected. Not to mention the place was spotless and the piercing was painless. I am already planning on coming back for another piercing!

B Awesome

Didn't buy anything but the staff is very helpful, and nice. The store is very clean and bright. Prices are on the higher side but you pay for quality.

Maddy Vinny

I absolutely love this company. They are super nice and very patient. For a repeated piercing after years of not getting them pierced, he made it easy and very painless.

Tatum Bremner

Amazing! Just got a piercing and they told me everything I need to know and helped me pick the right jewelry. They also calmed me down when I was nervous and I could tell it was very sanitary- I’m definitely going back!:)

Michelle Hastings

My experiences with getting my cartilage in my ears pierced has been the worse. After doing a lot of research I decided to try MINT out. I can honestly say it is one of the best and most amazing experiences I have had. It was quick, easy, very sterile, and quite relaxing. Blake did an amazing job and was very good about explaining after care instructions. So happy I went here and will be recommending them to all my friends. This will be my go to piercing studio from now on!

D. M. R

I have nothing but good things to say about this piercing studio. From the time we arrived to the time we left, I felt they were professional and knowledgeable. I plan to get any future piercings I may have done here!

Ashley Rolf

Yesterday was my first visit to MINT, and it was awesome! Bree was such a great help in picking out my jewelry and Tyler made my nostril piercing go so smoothly. I barely felt a thing! The studio itself is also very clean and classy, so the whole experience was super comfortable.

Stephen Garrick

Very professional, i got exactly what i went there for from the friendly staff at MINT. Will return there before i go anywhere else!

Adam Hanson

An excellent piercing shop I highly recommend it. The prices might be shocking at first until you realize how much better they are than many places around. They use higher quality jewelry for their piercings. Their piercers have better training and a much broader knowledge base than other shops I've been to in this area. The store has a comfortable waiting area in the front and the private piercing rooms are well-maintained.

Erica Mull

I had an amazing experience at Mint today! Bree was very friendly, and Tyler did a great job and made it almost painless! I absolutely love my piercing!! I will for sure be back, and will recommend Mint to everyone I know!

Lindsey M.

Leo is the best! I got my septum pierced a couple of weeks ago and he did a great job. Every step was explained to me before he did it, and it was quick and completely painless because he knows what he's doing! In most noses there's a sweet spot with no cartilage and he got it spot on. I have had zero pain aside from it being a little tender when bumped at first. This studio is very high quality; you won't find a cleaner facility in all of Iowa. Professional, friendly staff made me feel incredibly comfortable during my whole appointment. Their jewelry is also top-notch stuff. I had a wonderful experience here; thank you so much!

Megan Rock

Every piercer gets one chance with me. Ball fell off my daith today, original piercer (not at this studio) had a very hard time originally getting the ball on, took her 30 minutes, not fun, so I found a place close where I live and it was MINT. So clean that it makes ME feel dirty lol, but I asked if they could put the ball back on, they immediately started helping and the piercer took me back. He attempted for about 2 minutes and informed me of what I already knew, that the hoop was bent (I knew because the original piercer kept pinching it together and then prying it apart, which resulted in a slip that clipped my ear) and said I should probably get a new hoop. I sighed, because I didn't want to spend any money, even though it was only $20. I said, "fine" and he got the hoop in and ball on in 30 seconds. I have small ears and the original piercer complained the whole 30 minutes about it, but he had it done in seconds. Proves his experience AND quality of jewelry I paid for. Worth it. Now I definitely will be returning and he can do my other one. Also, good place for people who may not have any body piercings, but would like to, and are intimidated by other studios that have a "rougher" atmosphere... This is a classy place for any age or experience level.

Andrea Hiatt

Best piercing experience.

Mrz Trotty

The staff here is PHENEOMENAL! Blake took extra time to give me tips on how to take care of previous piercings. He also changed the jewelry of my previous piercings and it was painless, which was unbelievable considering they were extremely irrritated. He did such a good job, I stayed and got my tragus pierced! The selection of jewelry is quality and I recieve alot of compliments. All of the staff were nice and accomodating. I will definitely return.

Michelle M

I've never left a review in my entire life however my experience at MINT was second-to-none. I went to the West Des Moines location and was welcomed by the charming Bree. She and Leo worked with me to get a custom arrangement of piercings set. They hit the sweet spot of both respecting my ideas and steering me in the right direction with their expertise. Leo did a phenomenal job with every step of the piercing process. The studio was immaculate-- I'm pretty sure you could lick the floor in this place and you'd be healthier than before you did it. I wish I could give ten stars and buy them both a cup of coffee! I will never go anywhere else for a piercing. Thank you so much MINT!

Christa Yanqui

I mean it's the best! Hands down! I will never go ANYWHERE else! They know what they are doing and are good at it! They don't make you feel like you are just another customer, but a friend! Thank you Leo! Best piercing experience ever!! I love you! ❤️

Maeleisa

Studio is extremely clean, employees are really nice, and the man who did my piercing walked me through everything he did. Definitely a comfortable environment.

Kate Ralston

MINT is incredible, everything about the place. All the staff is gentle, professional and very knowledgeable. All the products are high-end and gorgeous, makes you want to come back. The experience is of a spa rather than a body art shop. This is, definitely, a place to go get your piercings done safely, with care and with beautiful pieces . Strongly recommend, for piercings, for consults and questions.

Chad Robison

Beautiful studio with an amazing jewelry selection!

Skye

Really professional and everybody is super nice. The piercing was so easy and i've had no problems with it so far. They have a 1 month checkup scheduled to make sure of it aswell. Hiighhhhly reccomended.

benton taylor

Des Moines best! Very clean, the staff is extremely knowledgeable and helpful! APP certified piercers, premium grade jewelry

Chelsey Klinge

Mint was recommended on a moms group on Facebook. We came in and got my 5 years olds ears pierced tonight, and I would recommend ANYONE looking for a piercing to come here, but especially if you have a child. They were amazing with our 5 year old. Really great experience.

Amber Kromrie

Brianna and Blake eased my fears and made my first piercing experience a great one! I was very nervous but the professionalism and sincerity of those two made me feel at ease. The studio is stunning and very clean. I will never go anywhere else!

Greg Pickering

Bree was awesome help for my daughter

June Riley

Very friendly and knowledgeable, made my experience very comfortable. Glad I went here to get my piercing done.

Elizabeth Kirkman

My daughter got her nose pierced. The ladies were very knowledgeable, the shop was very clean. Definitely would recommend.