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Posted by: jsispitz Apr 23 2009, 1:52 AM
Is anyone here into it?
I hope it's not too morbid to discuss, but I've noticed that in the last few years it's become more common with people from all walks of life *and not just pink hair dying, Doc Marten wearing scum like me! xD*
What would you like done?
What would you never in a million years do?
Seen anything just utterly strange?
Right now I've got a total of 8 myself...planning a 9th *tongue*. My current fave is my labret, even though it sometimes scrapes my lower gum at night Dx.
For the record, I'm very happy with them. I know other people might think that they make me look retarded, but those people probably also think that I'm an idiot and will never give me the light of day because they are so blinded by their ignorance. I'm not here to encourage anyone to get them, I'm not here to discourage either. But if you have a problem with that I decide to put in my face, keep it to yourself please and don't be rude. Thank you.
Also, if anyone who is curious has any questions about the subject please feel free to ask. :)
Posted by: Zhanneel Apr 23 2009, 2:21 AM
Just my ears, one piercing each. I can't tolerate pain so that's all for me =(.
As for the strange ones, well...I'm glad I can't see some of those. x_x
Good luck with the tongue one though. That sounds horrific, lol.
Posted by: jsispitz Apr 23 2009, 2:34 AM
I'm not much for pain either...I'm actually terrified to needles to the point where I freeze up when I see them xD
Thinking of things like puppies and bunnies though seems to help wit that.
Posted by: Zhanneel Apr 23 2009, 3:10 AM
xD Now I know what all those tough biker types think about when they are sitting down to get tattooed.
Posted by: Jahnavi Apr 23 2009, 8:16 AM
Yup, same here.
Posted by: Anna Maria Apr 23 2009, 11:31 AM
Yeah, I can't tolerate pain either. I'm in pain even when I'm thinking about piercings.
I would never have piercings anywhere else except ears. *tries to calm down*
Posted by: Another Morning Apr 23 2009, 8:22 PM
I think there are some piercings that look pretty cool. I like lower lip, tongue, nose, and eyebrow piercings (I plan to get the last one at some point). Right now, I only have pierced ears, but I'd like to get my cartilage done, too. There are a lot of cool ear piercings I'd consider...
The only thing I don't really like about piercings is when people have a million of them and they're all gigantic and connected with chains. Then that just gets kind of tacky, in my opinion. But for the most part, I am pro-piercing =D
Except, I have seen pics of some girls that get lines of jumper rings pierced into their sides or their backs, and then they thread lace through them...I'm still thinking about if that's kinda cool or just too much.
PS My current goal is burgundy and purple hair so ^5 for odd hair colorings XD
Posted by: wkw427 Apr 23 2009, 8:35 PM
Piercings on the ears don't bother me.
Anywhere else, nose, limp, stomach, and private parts, disgust me to the absolute extreme.
Posted by: jsispitz Apr 23 2009, 8:41 PM
Corset Piercings?
From what I've been told and read those are only supposed to be temporary, I think it's something to do with the healing process. *imagines the raging infections*
The do look pretty sweet when done right though :3
Anywhere else, nose, limp, stomach, and private parts, disgust me to the absolute extreme.
Sweet, I've got about half the ones you mentioned...Let the disgust begin! =D
*I'm just playing wit ya! xD*
Posted by: wkw427 Apr 23 2009, 9:12 PM
Unless you want to be like this
Posted by: jsispitz Apr 23 2009, 9:21 PM
I have my nostril pierced, not my septum. 
Posted by: humbu111 Apr 23 2009, 9:24 PM
[noguests]LOL! After ear piercings, nose it probably the most normal/not unusal. [/noguests]
Posted by: jsispitz Apr 23 2009, 9:25 PM
Definitly :3
I'm seeing women turning 50 and going to get their noses pierced.
Posted by: winxclub-joy Apr 24 2009, 12:44 PM
well, I've pierced my ears 5 years ago. My grandma made me go, and I fear that there's pain. But after piercing, I felt not pain. to be honest, my ears felt really numb at that time =P
And maybe considering 2nd ! xD But no way I'm going to pierce my nose, tongue, for god sake it scares me xD
Posted by: Another Morning Apr 25 2009, 5:12 AM
Yeah...the main thing keeping me from getting a tongue or nose piercing is that from what I've heard, they get infected really easily.
Posted by: SuperChick Apr 25 2009, 6:10 PM
my ears are peireced......... my friend Oliva has her tounge peireced she say it hurt
I will never get any tounge periced ouch
Posted by: Boo Apr 26 2009, 10:18 PM
Eeek! I would think getting your tongue pierced would be extremely painful... I've heard from a couple people that it hurts to eat after you get it pierced... 
I personally only have my ears pierced (and it took me a good 13 years to do that... so while all of my friends got them done when they were quite little, I got mine done at 13 because I was scared of needles). I'm glad I did get them pierced though; I absolutely love earrings. I usually do not go a day without wearing a pair (my downfall= accessories.)
I can't imagine I'd get anything else pierced though... I'm really sensitive to pain. o_O
Posted by: wkw427 Apr 27 2009, 12:44 PM
I hate needles, too. I mean.. i freak out when I need to get a shot and give blood
Posted by: winxclub-joy Apr 27 2009, 12:47 PM
I personally only have my ears pierced (and it took me a good 13 years to do that... so while all of my friends got them done when they were quite little, I got mine done at 13 because I was scared of needles). I'm glad I did get them pierced though; I absolutely love earrings. I usually do not go a day without wearing a pair (my downfall= accessories.)
I can't imagine I'd get anything else pierced though... I'm really sensitive to pain. o_O
hey same here, I'm not scared of needles actually. I'm just scared that my soft fair ears got a small hole, and won't look nice on it! xD
Posted by: terriordx32 Apr 27 2009, 2:47 PM
im thinking about gettin my lip pierce, but my family and friends are kinda against it...but idk...im still thinking
Posted by: jsispitz Apr 27 2009, 3:46 PM
Well, as long as you're really sure that you want it before you get it :3
Maybe purchase a fake one first just to see what it's like?
Posted by: Another Morning Apr 27 2009, 10:09 PM
Hmm, so Jay (which I hope you don't mind if I call you because I'm terrible lazy and give nicknames to everyone), in your experience, how hard/easy is it to keep piercings from getting infected? Does the location make it harder? Like I said, I'd really like to get a lip, tongue, or nose piercing, but I'm worried that it would be too easy for them to get infected.
Posted by: jsispitz Apr 27 2009, 10:36 PM
*does Jay mean me? xD*
Funny story. I got my labret pierced about a month after my eyebrow (which was still pussing a little at the time) but they both healed at around the same time. I guess it's different for everyone, but I've read that with a lot of people piercings in the mouth will heal faster than other ones. Wouldn't hold me to this though, cuz I could just be a freak of nature here ^^;
As long as you take the proper precautions and clean them on a daily basis (sea salt in water has worked well for me), they should heal just fine. But the big thing is making sure the person doing the work uses sterilized equipment and that they wear clean gloves. A lot of people with horror stories have had their work done by individuals who don't know what they're doing and use dirty equipment (like reusing needles. If a needle is brand new, it should be coming fresh right out of a package and once done with be properly disposed of in a bio hazard container).
Umm...I think that's all I have for now. Sorry if it just sounds like mindless rambling ^^;.
Posted by: Another Morning Apr 27 2009, 10:50 PM
Yeah, Jay is you XD
Naw, that all makes sense. I knew that maintenance would play a big part in infection prevention, and finding a trustworthy place to get it done. So how did you find a good place that you knew would be safe? And if you have a nose, eyebrow, cartilage, or lip piercing already, what are some of the side effects you dealt with?
Sorry if I'm bombarding you with questions XD I just like to gather as much information as I can from different people before making decisions...
Posted by: jsispitz Apr 27 2009, 11:16 PM
Naw, that all makes sense. I knew that maintenance would play a big part in infection prevention, and finding a trustworthy place to get it done. So how did you find a good place that you knew would be safe? And if you have a nose, eyebrow, cartilage, or lip piercing already, what are some of the side effects you dealt with?
Sorry if I'm bombarding you with questions XD I just like to gather as much information as I can from different people before making decisions...
Hmm, that part could be harder.
The place in town where I get my work done I went in and asked questions first before I even considered it.
I'll be moving to a city nearby in the fall where there are more places to get work done. By word of mouth mainly I've been told to avoid a few places. But there is one where I went in just to check it out. The place was so clean, you had to take your shoes off at the door and wear little paper booties to walk around in. Plus, one of the tattoo artists is a guy who actually works the the health department.
Best thing to do is ask questions and check out the facilities.
With my nose I used to wear something like a little hook, not a straight bar like I do now, and I had a habit of playing with it. So I had pieces of dry skin peeling off my nose for a while...Plus, when I had a cold in the first few months after I was so paranoid about the hole disappearing that I was cleaning my nose out with a q-tip xD
My eyebrow has gotten caught on a few things, but never ripped out. I know a few people who have had them ripped though *but they have little children that like shiny objects!*
My ear cartilage was just sore for a few weeks, nothing major.
I don't have my lip done, but people who are worried about their teeth should probably avoid anything in the mouth area. I used to grind my teeth as a kid, now that it's healed at night I take the labret out so I don't play with it in my sleep. Some people with piercings in the mouth area can receive damage to their gums and teeth from playing with them too much. I can see it being a problem for anyone interested in medusa's, marylin's, or snake bites also.
Ha! I don't mind, asking questions is the smart thing to do!
Posted by: Another Morning Apr 27 2009, 11:32 PM
Alright, thanks a lot! =D I know some people who have gotten some of the piercings I want, so I'll ask them about where they got them done.
Posted by: W.I.N.X Jun 26 2012, 3:25 AM
Um reviving this just because I've turned into a piercing fan whoops, who's gotten more piercings (and it's honestly not that many) than her Catholic School technically allows and plans to get about a million more and IDK it's a fun topic yes. So basically so far I have firsts, seconds, helix and my nose pierced, so only six as of yet, but I'm planning to get more once I've finished school and made more money.
I plan to get my tragus pierced in October because my local piercer will do a basic piercing for free on your birthday. Then I plan to get thirds, but I've found the earlobes the hardest part to hide because my hair doesn't go that low when tied up for school. Like, with the nose, I got a clear stud, so it sort of looks like a pimple if you put a bit of bandaid over it, and the tragus should be the same. Thirds I'll probably get done in December or something, since at my school they only allow one lobe piercing in each ear and already get up at me for having two, and my first holes which I got when I was ten still close up if I leave them out too long, and I only got the seconds a few months ago, so they definitely would.
Then after school I plan to get a trilex helix piercing, which is three helix piercings measured out exactly so that you can put in special jewellery like spirals and stuff (think this: http://www.piercingplanet.com.au/sites/default/files/imagecache/piercing-image/images/trilex.jpg) but I already have enough trouble hiding my first helix, and I don't have enough hair to cover that low down the ear on that side (I have fringey bits that cover my tragus, so I'd be able to get that done no problem, but my fringey bits don't cover the back of the ear. Um yay for box fringes with the bits down the sides?).
I don't know about facial/oral piercings as my mother said definitely not while I'm still in school and not 18, but when I'm 18 I can get what I want so I'd want some kind of lip piercing but I can't decide. I like monroes, labrets or any other lower lip piercing. I'd only want one piercing on my lower lip though, I don't like snakebites, but maybe a monroe on one side and a lower lip piercing on the other or a monroe and a labret? Eeek Idk so many options I just like piercings okay tumblr did it and so did my friends.
I don't really like any other facial piercings, but I could always get the other side of my nose done but I don't think I would do that bc I prefer just one side being done. Septum I don't think I'd do because I like the feminine piercings, but I've seen some girls pull it off femininely so I'd still consider that one. As for other facial piercings like eyebrow, I'm too squeamish. I'd be too squeamish for a tongue piercing as well, and I'm not a huge fan of tongue piercings. Then belly button piercings aren't for me because I'm frankly not skinny enough to pull it off. Then you've got other weird body piercings, but I wouldn't leave the head in terms of piercings. I've heard horror stories about dermals/surface piercings.
The other facial piercings, as well as the trilex (and possibly even the thirds if school are a huge pain about it) obviously wouldn't come before I was out of school and 18 though whoops just a year and a half. Okay enough of my rambling I just revived this thread because I wanted to put all my thoughts on what piercings I want down somewhere whoops.
Posted by: dittadulla Jun 26 2012, 5:39 PM
I used to be really prejudiced against piercings that are not on your ears, I just thought they looked a bit weird! But I think they actually look cool now, as long as it's not overdone, haha. I saw a woman once who had way too many piercings going on, it just stops looking good and starts getting really distracting and pretty unattractive!
I only have the standard earlobe piercings, one in each ear. But a LOT of my friends have gotten seconds and cartilage (spelling?) piercings too, and it looks really good so I really want too haha... plus there are really cool earrings available that go in a chain from your lobe to your cartilage piercing (also available with earcuffs, but the cuffs keep slipping even though i love them........) like these http://www.simplyyj.com/doublecartilagepiercingearrings
Anything away from the ear would definitely not be for me personally though! Tounge piercings have me shuddering, I've heard many horror stories regarding that one! Looks nice on other people though, haha.