LET’S CREATE A LOOK YOU LOVE.
Curated Jewelry.
Meaningful Experiences.
A new piercing should let you celebrate the way you express yourself. And it all starts with the piercing experience.
Mint Piercing was founded on the idea that a piercing is more than a transactional experience. It’s a place where we connect as human beings and create a piercing look you love.
And we do it all while keeping your safety our top priority.
Bottom line? If you look good, we look good.
A new piercing should let you celebrate the way you express yourself. And it all starts with the piercing experience.
Mint Piercing was founded on the idea that a piercing is more than a transactional experience. It’s a place where we connect as human beings and create a piercing look you love.
And we do it all while keeping your safety our top priority.
Bottom line? If you look good, we look good.
Our Mission
To connect with people and build trust in our community.
Our Mission
To connect with people and build trust in our community.
Our Core Values
Mint condition from start to finish
Enter our sparkling clean studio and you’ll FEEL that cleanliness and safety are our top priorities.
Welcoming to ALL
Everyone’s cool enough to hang with us. We’re the most approachable piercers in town, whether you’ve known us 10 minutes or 10 years.
High-quality jewelry
We work with a VERY small number of American jewelry companies that are trusted for their quality and consistency. ALL of the gold jewelry we offer is genuine BVLA, the absolute best there is.
A custom experience
We pride ourselves on being able to visualize and communicate what piercings, placements and jewelry combinations will work best to celebrate everyone’s unique anatomy and style.
Meet the Team
Janessa McKissack
Piercer & Manager, Ankeny
Leo Ziebol
Piercer & Owner
Tyler Arnett
Piercer & Manager, West Glen
Cody Anderson
Piercer & Jewelry Photographer
Meet the Team
Janessa McKissack
Piercer & Manager, Ankeny
Leo Ziebol
Piercer & Owner
Tyler Arnett
Piercer & Manager, West Glen
Cody Anderson
Piercer & Jewelry Photographer
Frequently Asked Questions
Appointments
What should I do before my visit?
- We’ll text you an appointment confirmation—save this number in your phone as the specific Mint
Piercing location for easy reference later. - First-time guests: make sure you’ve filled out your waiver.
- Review ID and age requirements.
- Be sure to arrive 5–10 minutes ahead of your appointment time.
- Text the saved Mint Piercing number you received confirmation from to let us know you’ve arrived.
- Hang in your car until we’re ready for you!
Can I bring my child to my piercing appointment?
To create the best, most relaxing experience for your piercing, we don’t allow clients to bring children to their appointments.
Can I bring my own jewelry to get pierced with?
In most cases, we don’t allow clients to use their own jewelry for piercing for safety reasons. If we can’t guarantee the origin or material of the jewelry, we can’t guarantee a safe and successful piercing experience.
In select cases, we may consider previously worn jewelry purchased from name-brand jewelers such as MINT or BVLA. However, this depends on the suitability and condition of the jewelry. We charge a $20 reprocessing fee for decontamination, deep cleaning, and sterilization.
Do you do intimate piercings?
Our intimate piercing offerings depend on our location:
- Ankeny – Vulva and nipple piercings available, including vertical clitoral hood (VCH) and inner/outer labia.
- West Des Moines – We do not offer intimate piercings.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. We approach this with the utmost professionalism and take your confidentiality and safety very seriously.
Can I request an appointment with a specific piercer?
Yes! Choose a specific piercer when you book your appointment with us.
Can I get a piercing if I’m pregnant/breastfeeding?
We do not offer piercings to customers who are pregnant.
If you are breastfeeding, we encourage you to discuss piercings with your doctor before booking your appointment. Piercing can stress the immune system, which can impact milk production.
Is your business LGBTQ+ friendly?
Yep! If you have special requests we can accommodate, such as preferred pronouns, you can include them in the notes when you book your visit.
Kids
Do you do kids’ ear piercings?
Yes! Availability depends on location:
- Ages 4–17 at our West Des Moines location
- Ages 7–17 at our Ankeny location
All minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Do you do infant ear piercings?
We like piercings to be the decision of the wearer. It’s pretty empowering for a kid to make that choice and muster the courage to follow through. For this reason we do not pierce infants and very young children.
Gifts
Can I buy jewelry as a gift for someone else?
Buying body jewelry as a gift for someone isn’t a great idea. Body jewelry requires lots of sizing considerations that can’t be done without an in-person visit from the wearer—even for earrings! Trust us—a gift card is a better way to go.
So how much should I allot for a gift card?
Piercing fees range between $50–85, in addition to the cost of jewelry, which can range between $45–1,000+, depending on the type and location of the piercings.
To simplify things, we offer gift certificates at flat rates at the following levels.
Price levels
- $50 – a piercing fee or titanium jewelry
- $100 – a piercing WITH titanium jewelry (tax and tip will take it a little over $100) or a gold ring on its own.
- $200 will get them into the range of diamond nose studs and other gold jewelry.
- $500 will get them most of the gold options we offer.
- $1000 will get them ALMOST anything we carry or a kickass jewelry makeover if they already have some piercings.
