Discover Ear Alchemy, SARAH & SEBASTIAN's Luxury Piercing Experience

Discover Ear Alchemy, SARAH & SEBASTIAN's Luxury Piercing Experience

From what to expect to how to book your appointment, here's everything you need to know about our luxury Ear Alchemy experience, Australia's leading piercing and ear styling service.

When it comes to jewellery styling, the unique architecture of your ears serves as the perfect blank canvas for self-expression. With each curve and contour comes unique placements and endless creative compositions—an opportunity to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

While SARAH & SEBASTIAN has become renowned for intricate fine jewellery pieces including rings, necklaces and bracelets, creative director Sarah Munro has always had a soft spot for earringspiercing jewellery and the boundless possibilities of ear styling.

Thus, in 2021, we launched our collection of piercing jewellery—including 18-karat gold and platinum cartilage earrings designed for initial piercings—alongside Ear Alchemy, SARAH & SEBASTIAN's signature luxury piercing service led by piercing connoisseur Tamila Purvis and a team of industry experts.

Dedicated to the process of transforming your ears, Ear Alchemy comprises a personalised ear styling consultation, anatomy-specific piercing appointments, conducted to the highest standards of safety and cleanliness in our state-of-the-art piercing labs, a comprehensive aftercare service to assist you throughout the healing process, and Ear Spa, a complimentary earring clean and care service to refresh your ears and your diamonds.

We understand that getting a piercing can often be a daunting experience, but our expert team are here to guide you every step of the way. We invite you to step inside the world of Ear Alchemy to discover everything you need to know about the experience, whether you're just starting your piercing journey or are ready to elevate your ear styling game.


THE EAR ALCHEMY EXPERIENCE: HOW IT WORKS

CHOOSING YOUR APPOINTMENT LOCATION

Since launching our Ear Alchemy service, we have expanded to seven piercing locations across Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. In Sydney, the SARAH & SEBASTIAN Piercing Labs are situated at the iconic Strand Arcade and inside David Jones, Elizabeth Street in the city, as well as an intimate space hidden below street level at our Paddington store in the Eastern Suburb's Oxford Street. 

Simply select your preferred location online to book an appointment.


BOOKING YOUR EAR ALCHEMY APPOINTMENT

A full-service experience, Ear Alchemy encompasses different appointments based on your needs, including personalised ear styling, anatomy-specific piercing, aftercare services and Ear Spa treatments. 

EAR ALCHEMY STYLING
During this 30-minute complimentary styling session, you can browse our comprehensive range of studs, hoops and cartilage earrings, with expert guidance on how to artfully combine your fine jewellery and create bespoke compositions that reflect your unique ear anatomy and personal style. 

Book an Ear Alchemy Styling appointment here

PIERCING
Our piercing appointment comprises a styling session with your piercer, up to three piercings, and comprehensive aftercare advice. We only work with high-quality single-use needles, ensuring the highest industry standards of hygiene, safety and sterilisation, and 18-karat gold or platinum jewellery designed specifically for initial piercings. 

Piercing prices: $45-90 per placement. Jewellery: from $195 per earring (additional). We also offer piercing for two to share the experience with a loved one; simply add a second person when booking. 

Book a luxury piercing appointment here

AFTERCARE
Following a new piercing, we invite you to book a complimentary Aftercare appointment within 4-8 weeks to monitor the healing progress and downsize your earring to a shorter post. 

Everyone's healing journey is different and piercings can take between three months to over a year to heal, depending on where it is. We offer comprehensive aftercare advice, including nutrition and lifestyle support to help you throughout the healing process.

Book an Aftercare appointment here

 

EAR SPA
During this 15-minute appointment, your SARAH & SEBASTIAN earrings will be professionally cleaned with an Ultrasonic cleaner and polished to restore the natural brilliance of your diamonds. Your ears are then gently cleansed and revitalised before your earrings are re-installed.

A refreshing modern ritual, our Ear Spa service is also the perfect opportunity to elevate your ear compositions with pieces from your wishlist or to explore new designs from our latest collections.

Book an Ear Spa appointment here


EXPERT EAR ASSESSMENT 

During your Ear Alchemy piercing appointment, you will be asked to fill out a waiver upon arrival to ensure the piercing service can be performed safely. This is paramount to our process as we want to ensure your piercing will be able to heal well.

Your piercer will then assess your ears, sharing unique details of your particular ear anatomy and their expert opinion on the best placements for you, often inspiring you to think outside the box. This placement discussion always incorporates jewellery options and your style preferences, and time is taken to go through our collection of solid gold, diamond or gemstone earrings.

SARAH & SEBASTIAN's internally threaded cartilage earrings are specifically designed for initial piercings and crafted in 18-karat solid gold or platinum, reducing the risk of sensitivity. We also offer threadless jewellery options and curved barbells designed for rook piercings.

PREPPING YOUR PIERCING PLACEMENTS

After choosing your earrings and agreeing on your placements, your piercer will prep the procedure, including sterilising your ear and marking your new piercings with a specialised pen. Once you’ve had a look in the mirror and are happy with the final placements, you will be asked to turn your head to the side and a sterile drape will be placed over the side of your face and hair, leaving a small window open for your ear to ensure there is nothing to distract the process. Piercing

THE EAR-PIERCING PROCESS

Your piercer will first test the texture and sponge of your ear, before conducting the piercing procedure with a sterile, single-use needle. They will ask you to take a deep, breath as the needle is gently pushed through your ear. Finally, the earring back will be gently threaded through the hole of the piercing site, and the front pendant is screwed on securely. A longer earring back is usually fitted at this stage to account for any normal swelling. In just a few, near painless, seconds, your new piercing will be complete.

“How a piercing is conducted can greatly affect your overall experience as well as the healing process," explains Tamila Purvis, head of Ear Alchemy. "We only use single-use needles instead of a piercing gun as it is far safer. The motion of the needle is much smoother and less impactful, causing less trauma and pain to the piercing site, and allowing for far greater precision." 

Our piercers strictly follow the aseptic technique, a safety and hygiene protocol that ensures a sterile environment and tools, designed to minimise any risk of infection or cross-contamination.

AFTERCARE: HEALING & CLEANING

The last yet arguably the most important part of the piercing process is aftercare. At the end of your appointment, your piercer will provide instructions on how to take care of your new piercings and provide a physical aftercare guide to take home. This booklet contains essential information on how to clean and care for your new piercings, lifestyle and nutritional advice for optimal healing and things to avoid. 

To ensure that your new piercing heals correctly and efficiently, we cannot stress the importance of listening to your piercer and following the recommendations outlined in our aftercare guide.

We recommend booking an aftercare appointment within 4-6 weeks after your initial piercing, where we will assess the progress of your healing and offer a downsize if required. Downsizing once the initial swelling subsides is a key part of your healing journey — this crucial step will reduce any movement of the jewellery and minimise the risk of it catching on your hair or clothing. 

WHERE TO EXPERIENCE EAR ALCHEMY PIERCING

Now that you're well acquainted our the full suite of Ear Alchemy services, your luxury experience awaits. Whether you've never had a piercing before, you're interested in exploring unique placements, or you simply want to browse the collection in person and bring your ear styling to new heights, we're here to inspire you every step of the way. 

As the leading ear-piercing destination in Australia, we can't wait to be a part of your ear-piercing journey. Book a complimentary styling session or dive straight into a piercing appointment; we look forward to welcoming you at our Piercing Labs across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.

 

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