Senior Piercer · Since 2019
Bunny Vogt is Apollo's go-to piercer for kids, teens, and adults building out an ear curation. Warm room, unhurried pace, implant-grade jewelry only.
A working bio for Bunny — the specialties, the styles she works in, the placements she's best known for, how to book with her, and the honest differences between a kid session, a teen session, and an adult curation project. Bunny has been a senior piercer at Apollo since 2019; before that, [artist's first training shop name] and a deeper piercing lineage she can walk you through at consultation.
Is Bunny right for you?
Apollo has two senior piercers. The difference between a great appointment and a fine one is matching the right piercer to the right client. Here's how to tell if Bunny's the fit.
Bunny is Apollo's go-to piercer for kids. Years of practice specifically with children between roughly 4 and 12, plus the kid-friendly pacing, language, and room tempo that make the difference between a memorable-in-the-right-way first piercing and a scary one. If your child is younger or older, Bunny still handles it — but the fit is strongest in that core age window.
Teen ear piercings (helix, tragus, conch, rook, daith) and teen navel piercings are a significant share of Bunny's book. The consultation style is different from an adult's — Bunny walks teen clients through placement decisions they can live with for years, and reads the room for whether a parent wants in the conversation or out of it.
If you're building out an ear — helix, flats, forward helix, conch combinations — Bunny plans the curation across multiple sessions. She maps healing windows so you're not stacking too much trauma on one side, and she's honest about what your anatomy will and won't do. Not every ear is built for every piercing.
Bunny's style is unhurried. She talks you through every step, pauses when you need it, and doesn't rush jewelry decisions. Clients who've had bad experiences elsewhere often end up in her chair because she'll spend the time. If you want in-and-out fast, you can probably have that too — but the pace is yours to set.
All piercings at Apollo use implant-grade titanium or fine gold jewelry — no steel, no low-grade alloys. If you've had metal reactions before, or you just want the best starter jewelry you can put in fresh skin, Bunny will walk you through the studio's stocked lines and what each one is best for.
The kid is in charge of the pace. Always. That's the whole job on a child's first piercing.
Not every ear is built for every piercing — and the honest consult is part of the service.
Implant-grade or fine gold, nothing else. We don't stock what we wouldn't put in our own skin.
What Bunny does best
Bunny's book runs from kid first-lobes through adult curation projects. These are the specialties she's best known for — what to ask for at consultation.
The signature session — calm, quick, well-paced
Bunny's core specialty. Needle technique (never a piercing gun), implant-grade titanium starters, and the pacing that lets a child feel in control of the moment. Most kid first-lobes are completed in a single visit with both sides done; occasionally Bunny will split across two visits if that's what the child needs.
Upper-ear piercings for first-time cartilage clients
Helix, forward helix, flat, and conch piercings for teens getting their first non-lobe work. Bunny spends the consult time walking through healing expectations (cartilage takes 6–12 months) and placement trade-offs. She'll talk a teen out of a piercing that doesn't suit their anatomy — which is part of the value.
Anatomy-dependent, honest-assessment first
Navel piercings require specific navel anatomy to heal well. Bunny assesses the shelf depth and tissue in consultation and is honest when anatomy isn't going to support the piercing. When it is, she places it for long-term healing, not just the in-the-moment photo.
Planning your first multi-piercing ear
The 'I want to start building my ear' conversation. Bunny maps which piercings to add in which order across multiple appointments, accounting for healing time, daily habits, and what jewelry will coordinate with what's already there. The first session establishes the curation plan; subsequent sessions execute it.
Adding the last 1–2 pieces to an existing curation
Clients who already have a built-out ear and want to add the final piercings. Bunny reads the existing work and suggests what will complement it rather than compete. Often this is a single tragus or rook addition that ties the whole curation together.
Second, third, fourth lobes and stacks
Adding additional lobe piercings to existing ones. Bunny plans the spacing so your lobe reads as an intentional stack rather than random placements, and she's aware of gauge progression if you plan to stretch any of them in the future.
Inner- and outer-conch placements
Conch piercings (inner and outer) are one of Bunny's most-requested adult piercings. She assesses which conch variant your anatomy will support and which jewelry sizes will heal cleanly. Conch healing runs long (9–12 months minimum) and Bunny preps clients on what that actually looks like.
A quick piece with a specific healing path
The tragus is small, quick to pierce, and has a distinct healing rhythm because of its cartilage density. Bunny has placed more tragus piercings than she can count and has a feel for which cartilage profiles heal well and which want a different piercing instead.
Anatomy-dependent, migraine-adjacent conversations
The daith requires specific inner-ear anatomy (a fold called the crus of the helix). Bunny assesses honestly whether your ear will support the piercing. She'll also walk through what the research does and doesn't say about migraine claims — neither over-promising nor dismissing.
Another anatomy-dependent cartilage piercing
The rook sits in a specific inner-upper-ear fold, and not every ear has one that will support the piercing. Bunny assesses in consultation and, when anatomy is right, places the piercing for the long healing window this location requires (9–12 months).
The blank-canvas cartilage placement
The flat (upper ear, between helix and conch) is where adult ear-curation projects often add decorative pieces. Bunny plans singles or small clusters here, matching jewelry to nearby pieces and preserving enough healed space to add more later if you want.
Adult navel piercings when anatomy supports them
For adults whose navel anatomy supports a long-term healed piercing. Bunny assesses shelf depth, tissue, and placement angle in consultation and declines the piercing when the anatomy won't carry it. When it's a fit, placement is done for two-decade longevity.
Six styles
Each style has a different consult style, different pacing, different jewelry conversations. Pick the style first, then the specific piercing.
The style Apollo sends to Bunny first
Unhurried pacing, age-appropriate language, and room tempo that lets a child stay in control of the moment. Bunny's been doing kid piercings at Apollo since 2019 — this is the specialty she's best known for.
Teen-specific consultation style
Teens get walked through placement and healing decisions as partners in the consult. Bunny reads the room for whether a parent is part of the conversation or hanging back, and she adjusts accordingly.
Multi-session ear-builds
Planning and executing multi-piercing ear projects across several visits. Includes healing-schedule mapping, jewelry coordination, and aesthetic planning as a single unified project rather than a series of one-offs.
One-visit, one-piercing work
A specific single piercing added to an existing ear or navel. Bunny consults on placement, picks jewelry from the studio's implant-grade stock, and executes in a single appointment.
Downsizing, upgrading, and reassessing existing work
Not every appointment with Bunny is a new piercing. Clients come in for post-heal jewelry downsizing, decorative jewelry upgrades, and periodic check-ins on healing work. She carries a stocked case of implant-grade titanium and fine gold.
Nostril, septum on case-by-case basis
Bunny takes selected facial-piercing bookings — particularly nostrils and septums — based on her book and your specific case. For complex facial work or body piercings, Apollo will usually route you to Blue Mason. The studio cross-books to match the right piercer to each appointment.
Selected work
Eight pieces pulled from Bunny's working book — ear curations, cartilage compositions, and jewelry stacks. Tap any tile to open the full chronological portfolio where healed work sits alongside the fresh sessions.
Full portfolio → /artists/bunny-vogt-piercing/portfolio/
Five session shapes
Bunny's appointments come in five recognizable shapes. Knowing which one you're booking sets the pacing and the expectation for what happens in the room.
Bunny's chair, parent seated nearby, age-appropriate pacing
Bunny's signature style. The session is built around the child's comfort, not the adult's timeline. Most first lobes complete in a single visit with both sides done, but if a child needs to split across two visits, that's built into the approach.
Teen as primary decision-maker, parent consulted as needed
Teen piercings where the teen leads the decision-making with a parent alongside. Bunny reads where the teen wants the parent in the conversation and where they want space, and adjusts the consult accordingly.
Multi-appointment ear projects planned across months
The mode for adults building out an ear over time. Bunny maps the whole project at the first consult — which piercings in which order, spaced across healing windows — and each subsequent appointment executes a portion.
One piercing, one visit, thirty to forty-five minutes
A specific piercing planned, placed, and jeweled in a single appointment. The most common booking shape for adults adding a piece to existing work.
Downsizes, upgrades, troubleshooting, no new piercing
Appointment types clients often don't know to ask for — periodic healing check-ins, jewelry downsizing after the initial heal, decorative-upgrade fittings. Worth booking.
Session durations
Pricing is discussed at consultation and scales with session length, jewelry selection, and complexity.
Eight collaboration shapes
Bunny doesn't pierce in isolation. The studio cross-books with Blue Mason, supports family and group appointments, and coordinates with tattoo-side clients on complementary work.
When a client is deciding between ear-focused and full-body piercing work, Bunny and Blue consult together. The studio's preference is routing clients to the right piercer rather than the nearest available one.
Common booking shape: parent gets a piercing while the child gets theirs, often with Bunny handling both in sequence. Kids sometimes see Mom or Dad go first, which helps the nerves.
Two siblings booked back-to-back for first piercings, usually with one parent present. Bunny paces the session to the more cautious sibling's timing.
A pair of teens getting first cartilage piercings together. Bunny consults with both at once and paces the appointment to keep the session relaxed.
A bridal-party member adding earring curation before a wedding. Bunny plans healing timing backward from the event date so jewelry is settled and photograph-ready.
Clients who've booked fine-line tattoos at Apollo sometimes add delicate-ear-curation sessions with Bunny in the same general style. Different medium, similar design sensibility.
Clients who see Bunny for their initial piercing often return for downsizes, upgrades, and decorative jewelry. The same piercer who did the original work knows the healing history.
For clients new to piercing, Bunny often directs them to Apollo's piercing-types guide before the consult so the appointment can focus on placement and jewelry rather than basic education.
Consultation
Expect these to come up. Knowing what you think about each saves consult time and produces a better-fit piercing.
First piercings set expectations for every future piercing. Additions are about matching existing jewelry style, spacing, and healing readiness. Bunny approaches them differently.
Kids, teens, and adults get different consultation styles. Bunny adjusts pacing and language to the person in the chair, not a one-size-fits-all script.
Important to surface before jewelry selection. Apollo stocks implant-grade titanium and fine gold specifically because both are well tolerated by sensitive skin, but Bunny wants to know your history before choosing.
A single piercing is planned differently than the first step in a multi-piercing project. If you're thinking long-term about curation, Bunny will sketch out the whole plan up front.
Cartilage piercings take 6–12 months to fully heal and need to be protected during that window. Bunny asks about side-sleeping, headphone habits, exercise routines before recommending specific placements.
Some clients want to pick every piece themselves. Others want Bunny to choose based on her read of the ear. Both are fine — she just wants to know which mode you're in before the consult closes.
Downsize at six weeks, settle at three months, healed at the year. That's the timeline for most cartilage.
The aftercare is quieter than you think it should be. Saline mist, twice a day, and leave it alone.
Come back for the check-in. That's a real appointment, and it's where curation planning actually happens.
Common misconceptions
Most disappointing piercings fall into one of these eight categories. Catching them at consult prevents them in the chair.
Piercing guns aren't sterilizable in the way needles are, and they deposit cartilage damage that a needle doesn't. For a kid's first lobes, the right move is a professional needle piercing by a piercer experienced with children. This is standing industry guidance.
Cartilage is still developing through the early teen years. Bunny will have the honest conversation about whether a specific cartilage piercing is age-appropriate for a specific kid. Sometimes the answer is 'come back in 18 months.'
Not every ear will support a daith, a rook, a conch. Insisting on a piercing your anatomy won't heal produces migration, rejection, and permanent scar tissue. Bunny declines piercings when the anatomy isn't going to carry them.
A helix that heals to year 1 isn't fully healed — it's just surface-healed. Touching it, sleeping on it, swapping jewelry too early all set back the timeline. Bunny paces the education so the healing expectation is set before the appointment closes.
Initial jewelry sits in fresh skin for months. Implant-grade titanium and fine gold are the only reasonable starters; chrome, surgical steel, and plated jewelry all risk reactions. Apollo doesn't stock anything below that standard — Bunny won't put subpar jewelry into your fresh piercing even if you bring it in.
Initial jewelry is sized slightly large to accommodate swelling. Once the piercing settles, downsizing to a shorter post reduces snag risk and speeds the final heal. Many clients never ask — and end up wearing the starter length indefinitely.
Pool water, ocean water, sauna humidity all disrupt healing cartilage. Bunny covers this at the aftercare talk. Clients who miss or ignore this step end up re-healing or redoing work.
Home piercings with a safety pin or department-store kit produce infection, scarring, and migration at much higher rates than professional work. When clients tell Bunny they 'did it themselves and now it won't heal,' her answer is usually: let it close, then let us do it properly.
The first-visit recipe
Eight decisions the first appointment walks through on purpose — whether you're 6 years old or 60.
Personalization
A piercing becomes yours in three layers. The first is the piercing itself. The last is the relationship that builds across years of appointments.
Placement, jewelry, and technique — the baseline of what every piercing is. Bunny's signature is that the baseline is executed carefully every single time. No placement shortcuts, no jewelry downgrades, no rushed aftercare walk-throughs.
Jewelry upgrades, healed-jewelry fitting, and decorative curation. After the initial piercing heals, this is where the ear becomes your ear — specific stones, specific styles, specific combinations. Bunny keeps a running note of each client's curation plan.
Clients who see Bunny for their first piercing often return for every piercing after it. She knows your healing history, your reaction profile, your aesthetic — which means every subsequent appointment starts from a shared understanding rather than a cold consult.
Family and group visits
A significant share of Bunny's book is family and group sessions. Here's how those appointments are shaped.
Common at Apollo. Parent gets their piercing first (often a second lobe or an upgrade), child watches, then child's turn. The order helps with nerves.
Siblings booked back-to-back with one parent present. Bunny paces the appointment to the more cautious sibling's timing.
Occasionally three generations book curation sessions together — grandmother's upgrade, mother's addition, daughter's first lobes. The studio embraces this kind of family work.
Bunny handles bridal parties, milestone birthdays, and family celebrations as single-appointment group sessions. Healing timing is planned backward from the event date when applicable.
FAQ
Eight questions covering kids, teens, adults, jewelry, healing, and what to expect at the appointment.
Apollo and Bunny follow the general standard that a child should be old enough to understand the procedure, consent to it in an age-appropriate way, and participate in their own aftercare. In practice, that usually lands somewhere between ages 4 and 7 for first lobes. We have pierced younger kids when parents and child both want it — but Bunny's consultation will honestly assess whether the child is ready. A piercing forced on a resistant child is never the right call; the conversation with parents about waiting is part of the service.
Apollo exclusively stocks implant-grade titanium and fine gold (14k and 18k) for fresh piercings. No surgical steel, no chrome, no plated pieces. Implant-grade titanium is the gold standard for sensitive skin and new piercings because it's biologically inert and carries no nickel. Fine gold is an option for clients who want a specific aesthetic starting jewelry. Bunny selects from the studio's stocked lines in consultation based on the piercing, the healing expectations, and the client's preferences.
Real healing in cartilage (helix, tragus, conch, rook, daith, flat) takes 6 to 12 months — some take longer. The surface heal, where the piercing stops being obviously sore and weepy, happens in the first 4 to 8 weeks. But the internal tissue is still remodeling for up to a year or more. During that full healing window the piercing is more vulnerable to trauma, jewelry snags, and bumps. Bunny walks every client through what the timeline actually looks like so expectations match reality.
On a case-by-case basis. Facial piercings (nostril, septum) are in her range for simple, well-anatomied cases. For more complex facial work — bridge, nasallang, unusual anatomy — Apollo routes clients to Blue Mason, the studio's senior piercer with the broader facial and body piercing range. When you book a consultation, the studio matches you to the right piercer for your specific piercing rather than defaulting to first-available.
Typical first-piercing appointment runs 30 to 60 minutes depending on age and complexity. For a kid's first lobes, that includes meeting the child, letting them see the setup, marking placement with parent and child input, executing both piercings (usually back-to-back with a brief pause between), fitting and photographing the jewelry, and walking through aftercare. For adult single piercings, it's more consultation-heavy — placement conversation, jewelry selection, piercing, aftercare. Bunny's pacing is unhurried regardless.
For a fresh piercing, no — Apollo uses only its own stocked implant-grade titanium and fine gold for initial jewelry. The reason is simple: we can verify the provenance, grade, and sterilization of our own stock. Once a piercing is fully healed and downsized, you're welcome to bring in properly-sourced jewelry for Bunny to fit and install. For fresh work, the stocked studio lines are what go in.
Through Apollo's online consultation and booking system (linked on every page of this site) or by calling the studio directly. For first-time clients, we recommend starting with a consultation so Bunny can assess anatomy, discuss placement, review aftercare, and book the piercing itself for a follow-up appointment. For simple single piercings on returning clients, we can often consult and pierce in the same visit. Walk-ins are accepted when the book allows, but scheduling is always smoother with appointments.
Flag it at consultation. Implant-grade titanium is the safest starter jewelry available and is well tolerated even by clients with documented nickel and chrome sensitivities. Fine gold (14k and 18k) is a secondary option for clients who prefer it. Bunny will go over the specific lines Apollo stocks and what each is best suited for. If you've had severe reactions in the past, we may start with a patch-test approach before the piercing itself.
Ready to book with Bunny?
First consultations with Bunny are scheduled through Apollo's online booking system or by calling the studio. For kid first-lobes, expect a 45–60 minute session with both sides done. For adult curation, expect a longer planning visit and a multi-session project.
