For any sixteen year old, getting a piercing is typically a big deal, not to mention how much worse it is for the parent. Realizing that their child is finally growing up and making their own decisions. For me, I think my mom was probably used to the "Mom, Can we go to Triple Take, I want to get my [insert piercing here] pierced" The sentence has got to be fresh in her mind because since I have turned 16(in July) I have gotten 4 piercings- this was going to be the fifth- my nose, my tongue, right nipple and my helix (right) and now my conch could be added to the list. Upon request, my mother hopped in the car and off we went.
At A Glance Author Jessica Contact ditzy_J_69@hotmail.com When It just happened Artist Vanessa Studio Triple Take Location Windsor, Ont, Canada When we arrived at Triple Take (where I have had all my piercings done that were listed above and the 4 lobe piercings I got when I was 14 done) my piercer Vanessa came over to say Hello. The usual question was next "What am I piercing for you today?" I had been thinking about it since I was about 12... Always wondering what piercings I was going to get, where they were going to be, how they would be positioned and what I would do first. I guess you could say I was fell out of the piercing tree and hit MOST of the branches on the way down. I told Vanessa that today I wanted to get my Conch pierced.
While I sat and waited, I looked through all the photo albums, even though I had seen those photos about 5 or 6 times. Every time I look I get a little bit more interested in piercings. I waited for the other people to get their piercings done and talked to the other piercer Dan that works at Triple Take. He told me that the pain would be similar to that of my helix piercing and that I would hear a small "crunching" sound. He said that since I was his favourite girl that comes in, he could do it for me instead of waiting for Vanessa. But I waited because Vanessa has done all my piercings and I have never had a problem.
At least now after talking to Dan I knew what I was getting myself into. I spent about 20 minutes waiting around and finally decided that I was going to come back, I had already filled out the paper so I walked down the street to the mall (My mom had gone to the mall in the mean time anyways) So, I went and came back just in time to watch a nipple piercing. So, I watched that and then finally it was my turn, the excitement was building, and so were my nerves.
I was starting to get a little nervous as I did before each new hole in my body. But the small piercing room has a great calming effect. I think it's the big fluffy chair (I'm not sure why it's a big and fluffy- perhaps it is meant to calm people). I sat down and as always Vanessa first cleaned my ear and then marked it in 3 possible spots and then told me about angle. She told me I could get it at the top, bottom or center. Then we talked about whether I wanted it directed up or down. I decided to get in on the bottom directed downwards. Vanessa then proceeded to tell me what everything was and how it worked. I'm sure she's just so used to doing that she didn't realize that I had heard the speech literally seven times.
So, now that all the basics were covered it was down to how much it was going to hurt and what's the deal with this whole crunching thing. She told me that because of the position and the tenderness of my ear, I shouldn't be able to hear it as loud as some people did, but that I would hear some crunching if I listened for it. So of course that's where my concentration was, mostly to get it off the new piercing pain I was about to feel.
Vanessa changed gloves and took everything out of its packages. Then she told me the usually "I will count to three then take a deep breath, I will pierce on three". Which means, take a deep breath on two because that's when she really does it. She still thinks she can trick me. She counted "One- Two" and I took my deep breath and she pierced. I was slightly disappointed that I didn't hear any crunching sound. Vanessa had Dan video- tape it so I could watch the piercing take place and see the process in action. It was pretty standard, but Dan said it was amazing that I didn't swear, or flinch or anything. We also discussed why I didn't hear this "crunching" sound I was so eagerly waiting for and she told me she hadn't thought I would hear it, but she didn't want to get me disappointed before the piercing. I got it done 3 days ago and I've been following the cleaning procedures Vanessa set out for me. I love how it looks, all my friends say it looks really hot.
All in all, after very little pain, small amounts of blood, and no crunching, I would have to say that my conch piercing is soon to be one of my favorites.