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New Wave Body Art Studio logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%92+58.4Reliability 28%87+24.6Replies to reviews 8%84+6.9Experts Score= 90Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.90SCORE

New Wave Body Art Studio

Milwaukee, WI · Grade ALetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #31Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 49 piercing studios · 4.9★ from 172 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other piercing studios (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: momentum and satisfaction; weakest: replies to reviews.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.New Wave Body Art Studio is better than 92% of piercing studios.A
92
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.New Wave Body Art Studio is better than 87% of piercing studios.A
87
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.New Wave Body Art Studio is better than —% of piercing studios.–
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ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.New Wave Body Art Studio is better than —% of piercing studios.–
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MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.New Wave Body Art Studio is better than 100% of piercing studios.A
100
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.New Wave Body Art Studio is better than 84% of piercing studios.A
84

Reviews for your job

Customers hired New Wave Body Art Studio for 8 kinds of job.

New Wave Body Art Studio for lip piercing

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.4
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).5.00
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.$50–100
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 81/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Lip piercing”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#5 / 8

All 4 Google reviews tagged “Lip piercing”

phrog1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a month ago★★★★★

Got a labret from Rob, super quick and easy! The ambience of the shop is also really nice, would definitely recommend :))

Paid $50–100Lip piercing
Kyle3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 6 months ago★★★★★

Rob is so thorough and gentle! Cant recommend enough! Super clean shop!

Paid $50–100Ear piercingPiercingsNose piercing
Desiree1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 6 months ago★★★★★

Rob is my go to when it comes to piercings! Been going to him for over a year now and he never disappoints. Very honest and educated when it comes to your anatomy! I can promise that he is worth the time and money🫶🏼

Paid $50–100Ear piercingLip piercingIndustrial piercings
Gabriel6 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 7 months ago★★★★★

Literally the most trustworthy piercing shop ever. Fixed my snake bites that were pierced with barbells and swapped out my vertical helixes from stainless steel to implant grade titanium on very short notice! We are planning out some more jewelry swaps and Rob was amazing in aiding my set up journey! I also got the…

Customer photo from Gabriel's reviewCustomer photo from Gabriel's review
Paid $350–400PiercingsConch piercingHelix piercing

Price

$96-24% vs typical piercing studios

Bar = middle half of what customers paid · gold mark = category median.

Price verdictsGoogle asks reviewers whether the price was great, reasonable or overpriced; these are their answers.

Great price 0%Reasonable 0%Overpriced 0%Not sure 0%

Jobs customers hired them for

JobReviewsCategory typical
Ear piercing28$62–$132
Piercings19$52–$96
Nose piercing19$52–$88
Navel piercing13$57–$96
Septum piercing9$57–$96
Eyebrow piercing8$41–$81
Helix piercing8$61–$132
Tongue piercing7—

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