Brickell Piercing Studio With Late Hours, $25 Fee: Mejuri

Mejuri, at 701 S Miami Ave, Suite 235, inside Brickell City Centre, stays open until 9 pm Monday through Saturday, which makes it the after-work option among Miami's piercing studios. The Canadian fine-jewelry brand charges a single $25 service fee per person, pierces with a sterile single-use needle, and fits up to four ear piercings into one booked visit. Florida adds a rule other states do not, so parents of teenagers should read the minors section before booking.

Mejuri started in Toronto and has grown into a global brand with an in-house design studio and more than 700 people across its headquarters and stores. Its pitch, in CEO Noura Sakkijha's words, is buying fine jewelry for yourself rather than waiting for a gift. The company says it has made jewelry for every budget since 2015, and the Brickell store reflects that, with gold hoops, chains and rings in cases around a small piercing area.

Mejuri's store finder marks three Miami-Dade locations as piercing studios: this one, the Wynwood store on NW 25th Street and Aventura Mall. Brickell is the easiest of the three to reach without a car, and from Monday to Saturday it closes two hours later than Wynwood, which shuts at 7 pm every day. Aventura Mall keeps similar late hours but sits far up Biscayne Boulevard. If you work downtown, an evening slot after the office is realistic here.

The $25 fee covers the visit and a later check-up, not each hole. The bill grows with the studs, which come only from Mejuri's own piercing range. On the brand's piercing page, the Single Pavé Diamond Heart Flat Back Stud and the Single Turquoise Diamond Droplet are $158 each, and the Baguette Gemstone stud is also $158. The Pear Diamond, the Diamond Trio and the Duo Diamond and Emerald studs are each $228.

A typical pairing of one turquoise droplet and one pavé heart comes to $341 with the fee. That is more than a needle studio's simplest titanium lobe, and it is the honest drawback. Mejuri suits someone who already wants gold and diamonds in the new hole. If no Mejuri slot is free, Studs in Wynwood takes walk-ins, and Facet Piercing on Calle Ocho is a full needle studio for placements Mejuri does not offer.

Mejuri pierces clients from age eight. Children from 8 to 12 can have their first and second lobes done, and from 13 the menu widens to approved lobe and select cartilage spots. A parent or guardian must sign and stay through the appointment for anyone under 18, and both people show photo ID, though a birth certificate can stand in for the child's. Florida adds one more step: minors must bring a notarized State of Florida Consent for Body Piercing of a Minor Child form.

If the form is not notarized before you arrive, Mejuri says digital notarization can be done in the store for a fee. Doing it ahead of time saves money and minutes, since a minor's appointment already runs 40 minutes instead of the standard 20. Book the separate 8-to-17 option on the store page so the longer slot is held.

The piercer verifies everyone's ID and consent before anything else, then talks through placement, helps you choose studs and marks the spots for you to approve. Each stud has a threadless 14k solid gold top and an implant-grade titanium flat back. Studs you already own, even Mejuri pieces, cannot be used for the piercing itself. Leave numbing cream at home, because Mejuri reschedules clients who arrive numbed.

Arrive up to 10 minutes early. The studio gives five minutes of grace for lateness, and with 20-minute slots a longer delay can cost you the booking. Changes need 24 hours' notice. Tipping the piercer is optional. Four to six weeks later, return for the included check-up, when the piercer shortens the post if the hole is ready. Mejuri pierces lobes and select cartilage only, so nose, lip and inner-ear work needs a different studio.

The flat titanium back is the practical win here. It lies against the skin behind the lobe, so it snags less on hair, towels and pillowcases than a butterfly clasp, and the threadless top cannot unscrew. Lobes usually settle within weeks, while cartilage takes far longer. Follow the aftercare the piercer gives you, avoid the pool and the ocean while the hole is fresh, and keep the check-up date. Mejuri recommends it at four to six weeks, which is when a downsized post makes the biggest difference.

The store page lists more than piercing. Styling appointments are complimentary, so you can plan which hoop or charm will replace the starter stud once it heals. Cleaning is complimentary too, and online orders can be picked up in the store. That makes a check-up visit useful twice: the piercer looks at your ear, and the staff can clean the chain or ring you wore in.

Brickell City Centre's open-air walkways sit under a long lattice canopy, so waiting for a booking in the heat is bearable. Walk a few blocks north to the Miami River and follow the Riverwalk east toward the bay, where the path passes the drawbridge and the towers along the water. Brickell Key, reached by a short bridge off Brickell Avenue, has a quiet waterfront loop. For dinner, Mary Brickell Village is a short walk south.

Mejuri Brickell City Center is at 701 South Miami Avenue, Suite 235, Miami, FL 33131. Hours are Monday to Saturday 11 am to 9 pm and Sunday 11 am to 7 pm. Piercing is by online booking. The service fee is $25 per person and covers up to four piercings plus a check-up four to six weeks later. Florida minors need a notarized consent form. The Eighth Street Metromover station is a short walk from the complex.