Everyone told me not to do it. In actual fact I was surprised at how determined people were that I didn't get it done. Maybe it's because it would be my first facial piercing and the fact that my nose has never been a favourite feature of mine most of my friends found it silly that I would want to get it pierced but maybe it's because I didn't like my nose that I chose to pierce it.
At A Glance Author Julz Contact Julz@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Natalie Studio OTT Location Edinburgh I'd always had a fascination with piercings and tattoos, and after I got my belly button pierced at 14, loving the buzz I got from it I started becoming obsessed with other piercings After my belly button I got the top of my ear, then my rook (an all time favourite), then my ear rim and then my tragus. Although a year after getting my ear rim and tragus I grew bored of them and took them out realising that the only reason I got them done was out of boredom and maybe slight 'rebellion'.
Back to my nose though...
I had been pondering on the idea for a while, asking friends (whose responses were always the same) and staring in the mirror wondering how it would look (as you do). Now, my nose isn't very small and it's a running joke that when my nostrils flair that bats could possibly fly out of them (I'm probably making my self sound very attractive right now) so in a way its understandable why so many people were against the idea of a piercing. 'You don't even like your nose so why draw attention to it?' my best friend once asked. To be honest I don't know why I wanted it done, I just liked the idea and maybe the fact that my nose wasn't so 'cute' was the reason I wanted to put a stud in it!
Anyway on to the day of the piercing I was currently in my Easter holidays in which my days were mainly consisting of seeing friends or revising (the latter being the most frequent) I was feeling the familiar craving of the needle, bored and frustrated with revision and an ex boyfriend I called up my friend and asked if she'd be interested in coming to OTT with me for a new piercing. She knew about my interest in a nose piercing but thought I was just getting my tragus redone. When we arrived at OTT I was starting to have second thoughts, the main thing that was holding me back was the vision of my mother going ballistic at yet another piercing and the fact I would have 'Ruined my pretty wee face' after standing in the shop for what seemed like for ever 'hmmming' and 'aahhhing' (my friend wasn't much help, saying she wasn't going to say anything as she may be blamed by other friends and/or my mother) Natalie came up and asked if I had any questions so I asked a few about nose piercings: did it hurt, how long did it take to heal...the usual. After talking for a bit she showed me the studs that I could pick from and I immediately saw a small, plain silver little stud, it looked really cute and subtle. I pointed at it and said I wanted that...next thing I knew she was off preparing the room, leaving me to stand in the shop pondering on my second thoughts.
A few minutes later Natalie called me in. After a bit of a lengthy chat on after care and reassurance that the pain was very little and even then very quick (am a bit of a baby) she cleaned my nose, marked it and got me to lie on the bed. As I lay with my head to the side, eyes closed waiting for the pain all I could think about was 'Maybe this isn't a good idea....' I was close to even jumping up and saying I'd changed my mind but the thought of moving and the needle going through my septum by mistake forced me to stay put. After a few seconds I felt slight pressure on my right nostril and then a sharp prick which did hurt a bit, the most painful and uncomfortable part for me though was the needle being pushed through because it of course feels pretty odd, am embarrassed to say I even let out a little squeak. The next part involved the putting in of the stud which I also found a little uncomfortable but overall on a scale of 1 to 10 for pain the entire piercing was about a 4, it was more uncomfortable than painful.
Once it was all over I slowly got up and Natalie handed me a mirror, the first thing I saw was the small trickle of blood running from my nostril which freaked me a bit. I know a little blood is normal for a piercing but it seemed to be a lot. Natalie reassured me that it was ok and had already stopped bleeding. Once I got over that little drama I managed to appreciate my new little piercing in all its shiny glory! I loved it! It just looked so cute (yes cute despite my big, canyon sized nostrils!) After another chat on after care, I paid Natalie and was on my way, she also told me to pop back in 3 weeks for a check up!
For the next few hours my nose was pretty red and felt weird but that soon died down. By the next day I could move the stud easily when cleaning it which was good. It's been about two weeks since I got it pierced and of course I still love it. What was really surprising is everyone else loved it! Yes, even my mother didn't go to mad. I just got the 'I'm a little disappointed' lecture but even she had to admit that as far as piercing go it was alright!
So in conclusion to this little tale of my nose piercing I'll say what every one always says...if you want it, go for it! If my big old nose can look good with a shiny piece of metal in it I think anyone's can! I also would recommend OTT in Edinburgh as Natalie is not only lovely and very friendly but she is also very professional and hygienic!
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