Those seeking ear-piercing face a painfully small spectrum of options that range from sleepy mall shops to intimidating tattoo parlors. Entrepreneurs Anna Harman and Lisa Bubbers first conceived of ...

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Studs, a new ear piercing experience that enables consumers to express themselves through earscaping, launches nationwide online and in its first brick and mortar ...

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It’s been a minute since I’ve gotten a new piercing — but when Studs invited me to visit their Nolita studio in downtown NYC and design my own curated ear (or “earscape,” as they call it), I jumped at ...

A startup called Studs wants to reinvent the ear-piercing experience for Generation Z. Today, consumers only have two options to choose from when they want their ears pierced — the traditional “mall ...

Studs co-founder and CEO Anna Harman has spent the past decade building and scaling consumer businesses at the intersection ...

This isn’t an arbitrary list- malls, Claire’s, tattoo parlors, a friend’s house, and jewelry stores. It’s the list of common places people go to get their ears pierced. Studs is on a mission to be the ...

Charleston, get ready for a new ear-piercing studio in town called Studs. The grand opening will take place today - Thursday, Oct. 6 - at 346-B King Street. This will be the store’s 14th location ...

Lobe piercings usually take around four to six months to heal, while cartilage piercings can take anywhere from eight months ...