Vol. 01 · Spring 2026
Webster + Galveston · Tx.
Feature № 04 / i — A piercer's hand

Nicole.

Senior Piercer Webster Working since 2015 Specialty Cartilage & facial
— Webster · 2026 —
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A piercer's chapterThe room she keeps.

The hand that doesn't rush.

Nicole trained on the Gulf Coast and never left. Eleven years in the chair, mostly cartilage. She is the piercer who can spend forty minutes choosing a tragus placement and never make you feel like you are taking too long.

What clients return for: the calm. The full sentences. The honest answer when a placement won't heal on a particular ear. She'll show you on the lookbook what works for your anatomy before she shows you the needle.

"I'd rather send someone home without a piercing than do one their body will reject."

She built the studio's daith protocol — downsize at 12 weeks, no exceptions, jewelry chosen for the canal's curve, not the catalog. It's why returning clients are how she fills her days.

Known forWhere her name comes up.

The placements she's known for.

Ear projectsmulti-piece curated stacksThe constellation, the flora — most of the lookbook's ear pages are her work. She'll pace a project across two visits if your sleep position asks for it.
Daithmigraine-adjacentHeals slow, holds long. She's the one to ask about jewelry that won't catch on earphones.
Conchlarge-gauge hoopsBest on ears with depth. Comes with a long aftercare conversation — she'll text you photos to compare swelling against.
Nostril stylingpaired or singleL-bend studs in solid 14k, sized for your nose, set lower than most studios set them. They sit better.
In their wordsLetters from her chair.

What clients notice.

Yelp highlights mention placement being double and triple checked with the client before anything moves forward.

Yelp·placement highlight

Public Google snippets praise the studio's service, teamwork, great vibes, selections, price, and artistic approach to piercings.

Google·review snippets
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