About eight weeks ago, I was in a Claire's with my friends, and we were looking at the body jewelry. It was then I decided I wanted my eyebrow pierced, but figured I'd never actually get it done. A few days later, my brother saw me playing with my eyebrow, and said "Don't do it." My parents said I could, if I really wanted to (a complete shock to me.) We started looking for places, and that Friday I went to meet my parents at the place (New York Adorned). We go in, I told them what I wanted, and the guy asked how old I was. I told him the truth, that I was 15. He told me they didn't do piercings other than ears for kids under 16, even with parents. He did suggest another place, Venus Modern Body Arts. It was only a few blocks away, so a few blocks away we walked.
At A Glance Author d Contact d@bme.anon When N/A Artist coreen Studio venus modern body arts Location nyc, ny There was no one else in there, and I told the woman at the counter what I wanted, and my mom asked about a million questions. I picked the jewelry (a 16g straight barbell) and she asked for my ID, my dad's ID, and the money. It was only $30, we were expecting more around $40. I also had to fill out a form with my address and stuff, and then sign something.
We all had a seat while she set up the room. Finally she called me in, and I had decided to bring my dad in, so he could squeeze my hand. I was really nervous. I didn't expect it to hurt a lot, but whenever I get blood taken from my finger I get really faint. I wasn't sure how my dad would be in there either, as he has trouble dealing with pain, too.
I sat down on a table in the piercing room, and my dad sat on a chair near me holding my hand. Coreen put gloves on, put some stuff on my eyebrow, marked where it was going to be (I okayed it), changed her gloves, picked up the jewelry, and got the piercing needle, and changed gloves again to pierce it. She told me to take a deep breath, and I closed my eyes and concentrated on my breathing a lot, so I wouldn't faint. I felt the needle go in, and then her put the barbell in. It pinched a little as she screwed on the ball, but the worst was over.
She gave me a mirror, and I thought it looked good, but I didn't really get to see because i felt so sick. So I got some water, and she was telling me how to clean it, when she said "You look kind of green." I put my head between my legs, and relaxed, she gave me an envelope with instructions on how to care for it, and I walked out of the room and sat with my mom while my dad went to get the car. We went home, and I called my best friend to tell her about it.
It didn't swell as much as I expected to, and it didn't really hurt a lot either, afterwards. I felt sort of nauseous and faint for a few hours after, and thinking about it made me feel even worse, but it was just me, and my reaction that kind of pain. I had no bruising, as she didn't use a clamp.
I was kind of nervous about cleaning it that night, I thought it would be really sensitive and painful, but it really wasn't bad. I think I sort of enjoyed it, actually. I was even afraid to take off my shirt because I thought it'd get caught (not too likely with a barbell) and get ripped out or something. But I was super careful about it.
Everyone at school was surprised I actually went through with it, and thought it looked good on me. I was really happy with it, and only a little afraid it would reject. I took care of it, washing with antibacterial soap, and doing sea salt soaks.
After about four weeks I noticed it was looking tight, and sort of watched it carefully for the next week. I thought it was being rejected, so I went back to find out if it was. It was, and Coreen took it out. I was really upset, because it had only lasted 4 and a half weeks. I decided I'd get pierced again when I got home from the summer, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized I wanted it now. So two days later, I went back, and got the other side done. I've had that one for two weeks now.
I really like my eyebrow piercing, and if this one doesn't reject, I plan on getting a second one next to it. Or if it does, maybe get it pierced behind the scar tissue.