I have wanted an eyebrow ring since I was 12. I tried to convince myself that it was just a phase that would pass, but it turned out that it wasn't. At 18, I finally decided to get rid of my inhibitions and just do it, since it was totally legal for me now. (I'm a good kid!)
At A Glance Author Anonymous When A month ago Studio Skin Illustrations Location Overland Park, KS This wasn't a rebellious thing for me. I did it because I wanted to do something for myself for once, not for anyone else. If other people didn't like it, they would just have to deal with it because it's my life and it doesn't hurt them. Although, I must say that I have gotten some negative feedback. My family hates it, and I get stared at occasionally by older people...but I don't care. I love it even more than I thought I would.
Skin Illustrations had been recommended to me by a few people. So, it sounded like the right place to go. I went in, and they checked my ID and everything, which was good. I was excited, and I figured that it wouldn't take too long for it to happen because the place was relatively empty. But, then I waited for an HOUR AND A HALF for them to get to me. They had literally forgotten about me. But, it was too late to go anywhere else, and I had to do it that night, so I waited...
The worst part was that I was there with three of my friends, and they were forced to wait that time with me. I felt really badly about that. One of them already had an eyebrow ring, and he was just saying "When I got this done, I was in and out of there. This is ridiculous." From all the other stories I hear, that's how it normally is and how it's supposed to be.
One thing that really bothered me was that this lady came in with about 10,000 children, all age nine or under. There was even a toddler running around about to kill herself. I couldn't believe that the mom wasn't watching her kid in a place that's filled with needles and people who can't be bumped while they're working because that could end...really...really badly.
The actual process wasn't bad. I lied down on this doctor's office-type-bed, and the girl who did it just put the clamp on and forced my ring on through. It hurt, I'm not going to lie...but it wasn't intolerable. There was no blood or tears. She explained to me how to clean it, and gave me a sheet with the same instructions on it.
I once read that you're supposed to tip the piercer, but I didn't. One, this place is expensive enough as it is ($50...one of my friends got it done for $30, at a place he said was better), and two, the wait was ridiculous. Nothing against the piercer, she did a good job.
It's swollen up a bit since then, but it's subsided. I thought it was infected for awhile because my eyes were having a really bad reaction, but it was probably just caused by another illness that I got about a week and a half after I got this done.
I went in to get it checked out, though. When I went, their piercer wasn't there and wouldn't be there until the next day. The tattoo artist that was there recommended that I go to another place that was really far away, so I ended up never getting it looked at. That probably wasn't a good idea, but I haven't had any problems since then.
I've grown kind of attached to the little thing, anyway. I don't want to take it out, and it made me less afraid to get other piercings (even though it hurts like a mother to hit it on anything...just as a warning, be careful using manual cameras if you have this on your right eye--don't let the forwarder on it snap back and hit the piercing, trust me).
However, if I get anything else done, I'm NOT going back to Skin Illustrations. I don't want to be waiting forever or forgotten about again. I'm only returning there to have this ring removed, because they recommended that they take it out for the first time since they have tools that do that (?). I can't wait to change this thing into a bar...that's what I really want! I wasn't given the option, but by the time I finally got into the piercing room, I just wanted my eyebrow ring and to leave.
I love my eyebrow ring. It's not a difficult one to get or to take care of, so if you want one, go for it. I'm very happy that I did it.