Some tattoo shops also pierce, but typically if they use the term "body art" in their name they will do both. I don't know if you have tattoos or have ever been in a shop, but they're not that intimidating actually! They have to be kept really clean and they typically have interesting art on the walls and will play good music. I've only ever met one tattoo artist I didn't like too, they're typically very sweet people!
You can look at the shop's website to find their artists' portfolios so you can see the types of piercings they typically do--but I bet everyone can do basic earlobe piercings! You will need to make an appointment. I generally tip for any service but the percentage varies. I'm not sure what the standard would be for piercers, but I think they'd appreciate anything!
The procedure should feel like a sharp pinch, but that shouldn't last too long! And the feeling after is just a dull soreness, tenderness to the touch and maybe some warmth. But if it's really red and hot (not warm) and swelling, then you can go back to the piercer for them to help you out. The piercer will give you all the instructions and all that you need to prevent that from happening though!
The rest of your questions should be answered by your piercer! They know the best metal and size for a new piercing. I can say though that it generally it takes 6 weeks or so to change them, I remember trying to change out my friend's piercings in middle school because she got cute earrings for her birthday, but it was too early and hurt to take the old ones out.
I hope you have fun with your new piercings!
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they’re a great way to express urself
and if you’ve been putting a piercing off, here’s ur sign to just full send it
u can pierce yourself (please be safe !!)
u can have a friend pierce u (SAFELY !!)
or u can go to a piercing shop !! (surely a trained professional can safely pierce u…)
try to avoid piercing guns… they suck
a hollow point piercing needle is ur best friend :-)
May 24, 2024
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Is what my piecer told me. A good measure would be to pinch the skin around your eyebrow along the arch and mid point, if you can grip a lot of skin then it shouldnt reject.
I had mine pierced for a year but i had to take it out bc there was always a lingering tenderness and it always scabbed over every few days. (But that was bc i never switched from the long bar to a normal sized bar, and the weight irritated the piercing and never let it heal.)
But be prepared to wash your face differently for a few months, that was the biggest bother for me!! Always hit it when i scrubbed my face wash
Feb 7, 2024
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it’s worth it. but don’t let anyone tell you it doesn’t hurt; they’re lying. it sucks. i got my nipples pierced on a whim, winter break of my freshman year of college. just a random place with the studio’s name in papyrus font outside in the rain. the glow of another papyrus sign inside illuminated the desk i stood in front of, nervously shifting my weight. it smelt like weed to the point where i asked the piercer if he was high (he was not) after i asked him how many times he had done this (more times than he could count). my decision to get them pierced on that particular day was as competitive as it was impulsive. a frenemy who lived on the same dorm floor as me mentioned on her priv that she had a piercing date set. we had spoken about respectively piercing our nipples that year. i was not going to be the second person i knew to get my nipples pierced. the place i was going to go to first was in a mall, a fact i didn’t realize until i got in the car to go. picked papyrus studio at random. i was alone because that’s the best company in my hometown.
i have a video of me getting my nipples pierced. i wish i could say i through to do it for security reasons, with this random man and a giant needle and my alone and my tits out. i just knew i wouldn’t be able to look at it while it was happening, and wanted a highlight reel for myself.
if you’re piercing both, you will want to stop after the first one. the only thing that hurts more than getting your areola pinched within an inch of your life and the big cold needle that weaves in and out is putting in the jewelry. i almost passed out. i had a really bad bob and my eyebrows were way too dark, making my face seem bird-like in a way i found deeply unflattering. the rest of the day sucked. i spent it lying in bed, on my back, trying not to think about the pain. after even one night, it hardly hurt anymore. for the first time in years, i bought a bra to armor my new wounds. i cut pantyliners in half and stuck them on to catch whatever oozed or leaked out of it for the first few weeks. the first time you clean might be the weirdest physical sensation you ever feel.
i hardly ever wear a bra now, and the only thing i love more than a white shirt is a lace one that actually lets the silver see sunlight (or moonlight). there is no better accessory at my disposal. and now fucking kim kardashian is stealing valor with that pierced bra. is nothing sacred??????? don’t pay however many hours of your paycheck for something that only makes you interesting when it’s clasped around you. i’m orthodox in this way. forsake the temptation of all the glory and none of the blood. get your nipples pierced.
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