After years of wanting to get my nose pierced, I finally had the money and requirements to do it. It was a toss up between my nose or my labret being first but I went with nose because ... well, my father said nose to the people. Hahaha.
At A Glance Author Ashley Contact bxttersweet@aol.com When It just happened Artist Justin Studio Blue Horseshoe Location Portsmouth, Virginia, USA Sunday, December 16(also one of my best friend's birthdays) I arrived at 10:00am via plane in Norfolk, VA to visit my parents and my little brother for the Christmas holidays(am from New Orleans). I knew that the first thing I wanted to do was get a piercing or some ink. I shared this with my dad who immediately looked up a place for me to get it done and viola, we were on our way.
When we arrived at the place, we were immediately greeted by all of the artists in there- whether they were doing something or not. I found that charming and it's one of the reasons I okay'd them. My dad told one of the chicks by the register what I wanted and it all started from there. While my mom & dad looked at pictures of tats and whatnot, I filled out the neccesary paperwork while my piercer, Justin, did what he had to do to get prepared. I provided him with my ID, the chick with the money, et cetera et cetera.
Was I nervous? Not really. Anxious to get it over with? More like it. I've heard tons of stories of how much nose piercings hurt so I was ready to get it done. I picked an 18g diamond stud to start off with. I didn't even have to say anything which impressed me- dude Justin just came out with the right one after looking at me. It might have been generalization but whatever it was convenient. He led me to the back where piercings are done and I sat in the chair. He cleaned my nose, which was the worst part of all(who the f*ck wants some guy sticking a q-tip up their nose?) and prepped me for it. My mom is a wuss so she didn't accompany me back there but my dad did, it's more of his scene and he was curious to see it done.
My dad offered me his hand which I didn't take at first cause I wasn't nervous... but as soon as Justin dotted my nose and got the needle out, I took his hand. Nerves kind of kicked in, haha. Justin told me to take a deep breath, I did, and then he said I was done.
"Are you f*cking serious?" was my response.
I couldn't believe how many people have told me it'd hurt like hell. That was the least painful thing in the world. Having my ears pierced hurt more than that(and I'm talking just the standard, cliche ear piercings). My eyes didn't even water. My nose was red, and it's probably a tiny bit swollen now, but even today, a day later- my nose isn't the least bit sore. It's not bothering me at all and I don't even know it's there til I look down and see something shiney(which is going to take some getting used to). The only negative thing I can find about it all is if I flare my nose, the experience of having a bent stud in there makes me sneeze.
I seriously recommend getting your nose done if you want it. It doesn't hurt, it's quick, and it's cute. I also recommend Justin and the parlor I went to. Great place, great people, and a lot of talent in there from what I can see.
A lot of people probably sit in that chair and build themselves up to believe that they're going to experience a ton of pain. The nerves, the adrenaline, and the waiting probably all contribute to the bad experiences. I say relax.... just calm your nerves and chill out. Listen to the people who say that it doesn't hurt and judge their experience with pain with the type of person that they are. Are they wussy? Do you know their pain tolerance? Go by that because honestly this didn't hurt me one bit. The most I felt was pressure and like I said the worst part was the damn q-tip. It's worth it and you know it, otherwise you wouldn't be reading these experiences pining away for a nose piercing. Get off the computer, get your ID and your money and GO GET IT DONE. It is NOTHING.
I am going to go back to get my labret done .... and I'm probably going to get my first tat as well. After my labret though that's it for piercings on my face. Definitely not addicted enough to the pain to look like a pincushion(no offense to all of you who have tons of facial piercings, it's just not me).