I got my eyebrow pierced a little over a month ago. I went with my friend Valerie, who got her tongue web pierced (which looks so cool by the way). I've wanted an eyebrow piercing for about 5 years now, ever since I saw Bad Ass Billy Gun of the New Age Outlaws (WWF Wrestling) with one. I had to wait until I was 18 though, because my mother would never let me get it done as a minor.
At A Glance Author Kristin Contact Kristin@bme.anon When A month ago Artist Some Indian guy Studio Some stand Location The Village, NYC So me and my friend went to the Village to this guy that she knew would pierce her, even though she's underage. We were both so nervous. I kept on thinking I would pass out in the chair from the pain, and that she would die from having her tongue web pierced. We decided to eat first, and I was shaking so much, I could barely hold my pizza.
When we first got to the place, I was a little worried. It definitely did not look like a professional piercing site, but inside was clean, so I figured it was okay. My friend made me go first, which is good, because if I would have seen her's first, I would have never gone through with it. So I sat in the chair and asked the piercer all these questions - How much was it going to hurt? How long has he been a piercer? How do I take care of it afterwards? I wanted to make sure I felt completely comfortable with him before I let this guy stick a needle through my eyebrow. After he answered all my questions, he asked me where I wanted it, and I made my friend tell him because I was really too nervous to think. So he marked my eyebrow and cleaned it with alcohol or whatever. So I took my friend's hand and squeezed it for dear life, awaiting the pain I was so sure would come. Needless to say that it surprised the crap out of me when it was done in less than a minute, and I felt al most no pain at all. I had expected the clamps to hurt a lot, but I barely felt them. I felt the needle more, but it was just pressure, not pain. I was still waiting for the pain when my friend said "Wow, you're done!" Too afraid to look in the mirror for myself, I first asked her how it looked. When I went to see it for myself, I was soooo happy. It was really swollen and red, but it still looked amazing. Oh yeah, and I bled too, but it wasn't a big deal, so if you bleed, don't worry about it. I also had a small bruise, but it cleared up pretty quickly, in less than two weeks. Oh, and it was kind of hard to get the marker off of my eyebrow, so I walked around with a purple spot on my eyebrow for about a week.
I was actually in more pain seeing my friend get hers done than I was getting my own piercing, I was squeezing her hand a lot harder than she was squeezing mine.
Afterwards, I felt so amazing. It was such a rush. As soon as I got off of that chair, I automatically wanted another piercing. It was a great experience and I can't wait to get something else pierced. I hope to get an industrial and a labret soon.
So I would definitely recommend eyebrow piercings to anyone who wants a painless, easy to take care of, piercing. The one down side, for girls, is you have to wait awhile to do your eyebrows, I still have another week before I can wax them, so I would suggest getting them done right before you get it pierced. It's very easy to take care of, all you need to do is wash it twice a day. And when you first get it done, you should sleep with your head elevated, it reduces the swelling. And every once and a while, it gets swollen and hurts a little, but it's definitely worth it. It's a lot of fun to play with too, even though I guess you shouldn't do that. Just make sure your hands are clean, and you'll be fine. You also shouldn't let anyone else play with it, even though I love it when my baby sister plays with mine. I clean mine with SoftSoap antibacterial soap, the nonscented kind, and it seems to work really well. And I make sure that nothing else gets in the hole, like hair ge l or shampoo or anything. All in all, it was a great experience, and I would definitely suggest an eyebrow piercing to everybody. Just make sure you're comfortable with the piercer, and that all of the equipment is clean and sterile.