I'm 19 and a half years old, and I've never thought really about getting my eyebrow pierced. I got my tongue pierced last year (after having wanted it for three years) and that's the only piercing I had ever really wanted. However, things change. I'm going through a very emotionally challenging time in my life, and I woke up the other day going, "ya know what? I'm going to get my eyebrow pierced."
At A Glance Author Sher Contact porcelain_reality@hotmail.com When It just happened Artist Wayne Studio Honky Tonk Tattoo Location downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia Note: my parents are NOT cool with this kind of stuff. When I got my tongue pierced, my dad was in denial until...well, is still in denial, and my mother cried, and she hates it. They don't know about my tattoo, but getting my brow pierced is something you can't really hide very well. Plus, this is something that if i have my hair down, I can maintain hiding it at work, at least until I have the balls to show my supervisor, or until I get some clear balls to screw on. (I pretty much work alone at my little station, no dealing with customers or anything like that, so I don't have to worry about "making the company look bad".)
So this morning, after having gotten paid Friday, I met up with two friends in downtown Fredericksburg, all hyped up to do this. My tongue didn't really hurt so I wasn't nervous, but more scared of what my family was going to think, and how quickly they'd disown me. I really had no idea what to expect on their part, because they were so against piercings and tattoos that I was terrified of what they'd think. But you know what, I wanted this for myself, and I think that I deserve to do something for myself once in awhile, even if it does seem a little weird to my parents.
The place we were planning on going (Corky's) wasn't doing piercing at that time...okay, on a Saturday afternoon you're not doing piercing? Right. But that didn't stop us, we found another place to go, called Honky Tonk Tattoo.
It was a short walk, but all the while my nerves were building. I had heard so many things about this piercing and I was wondering about the pain, the aftercare, the looks I was going to get from my family...I may have even backed out if I hadn't had all of that peer pressure and forceful shoves, lol.
When we got to Honky Tonk, I was so nervous my feet were shaking. The second we walked in, I felt comfortable...the décor was red, white and black and looked clean and fresh. The guy behind the counter was really friendly, and had me fill out the release and get a copy of my license. Right away, my soon-to-be-piercer introduced himself and told me he was going to go set up. I was really glad they gave me a choice of barbell or ring, because I didn't want a ring. So, after I paid, Wayne (my piercer) took me back to a small room in the back, with Laura and Yvonne in tow. He explained to me exactly what he was going to do, and marked the spots, which were perfect, right where I wanted them. He asked me to lay down, and at this point, I thought I was going to pass out with nervousness.
The clamps were no problem. You people who say the clamps are the worst...psssshhh. Those were fine. Wayne told me that was the worst part, so I thought the worst was over with...until the needle went in. HURT LIKE HELL. I will not lie to you, it hurt very very very very badly. The tongue piercing was NOTHING compared to this. Then, it felt like he played with it for a frickin eternity trying to screw the ball on, and my eye had watered so bad, mascara had dripped into my eye, and it was hurting...along with my eyebrow, of course. It didn't bleed at all, surprisingly. It was in the perfect spot, and it looked awesome.
That was about...uhhh fifteen hours ago, and it's lookin great. No bruising or crusties (yet) but I'm prepared for anything. And my parents DIDN'T freak out!! I'm so surprised. I guess they know what I'm going through right now, and they think anything that may make me feel good is worth them biting their tongues over. I've had a headache ever since I got it done, so I'm guessing my new piercing is related to that because it's really only on the front right side of my head, where I got it done at. It's all good though. The first cleaning hurt, but that's to be expected.
Conclusion: if you want it, it's so awesome looking, but it IS painful. But only for a few moments, then it's just lingering pain, nothing stabbing or burning. You're left with a sweet new piercing that is definitely worth every second of pain.