Last week, I was out to lunch with my mother, and the subject of mods came up while we were eating. She is ok with all of my ink, but we had been going rounds about me getting my labret re pierced. I asked her if I decided to do my nostril instead.. if she'd get one also. She's going through this entire "mid life crisis" at the moment... and steals my clothes.. and listens to my music, so I figured it would be a great idea for her to finally get some kind of mod.
At A Glance Author cherrytwiggy Contact cherrytwiggyhawaii@yahoo.com IAM cherrytwiggy When A week ago Artist chad Studio chads mystery ink Location howard city michigan We came to the agreement that she would get her nose pierced if I did mine also, and waited to get my labret, so off to the shop we went. When we got there, chad was finishing up a tat, so his wife showed us the jewelry and had us fill out the usual paperwork. I walked around looking at flash and such while we were waiting.
When chad asked us to come in and sit down.. I still wasnt nervous. I never get nervous until the second the needle is touching me. He marked my nose to show placement, and had me look in the mirror for approval. I sat back in the chair again, and he placed the recieving tube up my nose, which I personally found to be the wierdest part of it all. Nothing like sitting with something hanging out of your nose while waiting.I started to just breathe deeply and concentrate on the inhale and exhale. I try to go somewhere else in my mind for tats and piercings, since my body has this great tendancy to go into shock. He got the needle and such, and didnt really give me much warning, which was the best part. Just in.. and done. It was fast, and didnt really hurt much. All I felt was a poke, and my eyes didnt even water. He put the jewelry in, and I was done. I got up and looked in the mirror, and instantly fell in love. I wasnt sure if this piercing would suit me well, since I have a big nose, but it looks so cute. Since I told him I wouldnt be wearing a hoop in it ever, he placed it farther forward, and its more noticeable, and sits better on my nose. I expected more pain because of most of the stories I have read on here, saying that it burned/stung and made your eyes water like a biatch, but mine was honestly close to painless. Getting my ears pierced probably hurt more.
I told my mom it didnt hurt, and made fun of her while he marked her and such. He seemed kind of nervous to be doing my mom. I was afraid she was going to pass out because of the look on her face.. but she did fine. When he put the needle through,it looked like he had to push alot harder to get it through on her, and her eyes watered a little, but she didnt make a sound. When I asked if it hurt her reply was "hell ya you liar!" Later that night, I showed mine to her boyfriend, and asked if he liked it. His reply was "looks nice on someone your age".. He hadnt even noticed that my mom had gotten hers done. This started a fight, and he didnt talk to her for two hours. He was mad that she did it without consulting him, because he had her go with him to get her name on his arm. As of now.. they are done.
The day after the piercing, I caught the nose bone on my towel and tore it out, but put it straight back in. I repeated this process again last night, without any bleeding.The biggest problem I have had with it is in my sleep. It feels like an itch in my sleep.. so I start to scratch it and wake up in alot of pain. At night I sleep with a small clear bandaid over the top to make sure I dont lose the jewelry,and try to prevent the scratching. I clean around the outside and inside twice a day with a q-tip and soft soap. I would recomend this piercing to anyone who wants to start out small in the facial piercing department. Its pretty low maintenance, and not highly visible. I love mine, and Im even considering getting the other side done in the name of symetry.
The moral of this story, is the bonding experience. This was my moms first mod, and she loves it. Everytime we go in public together, she makes it a point to tell people that we got it done together, and she's really proud of it. I dont have another mod that has more meaning behind it. It represents so much to me, and even more to her. I am now in the process of talking her into her first ink.