I think my obsession with body piercings started when I was quite young, I was around age 7 or 8 I believe. I remember watching those 80's "punk rocker" movies and thinking man these people are the coolest. I loved everything about them. They way their dressed, the color of their hair, but most importantly I LOVED the way their piercings looked.
At A Glance Author SabrinaRawks Contact SabrinaRawks@bme.anon When N/A Artist Gina Studio Gina's Piercings and Tattoos Location Yuba City, CA Being raised by a very old fashioned father getting anything pierced was way out of the question. Hell, when I got my ears pierced at 8 years old my Dad was not a very happy camper. He told my mom and me "If God intended you to have holes in your body other than the ones you already have, then he would have put them there." And me being the Daddy's girl that I am did not want to disappoint him so I knew getting something other than my ears pierced was definitely a no no. So for the longest time I just admired the piercings I saw on other people.
I really fell in love with the eyebrow piercing. I thought it looked cool and sexy on both men and women. In the winter of 2001 I really became obsessed with them. I wanted one so bad. By this time I no longer lived at home with my Dad but I still did not want to disappoint him. But I just could not get the idea of getting one out of my head.
On December 31, 2001 my boyfriend and I were out shopping and we just happened to be shopping at the pet store right down the road from Gina's Piercings and Tattoos. When we were leaving the pet store my boyfriend said that he wanted to go to Gina's.
As I was looking through the tapestries they sale there, my boyfriend asked if I wanted to get my eyebrow done. I decided to check out the eyebrow pieces. I really liked the way that the CBRs looked. Gina had me walk over to a mirror and she held the piece that I liked up to my eyebrow so I could see what it would look like. And the next thing I know I was in the back room sitting in the chair while Gina was preparing everything to pierce me.
Once I saw the needle I got a little scared. But she explained everything that she was going to do to me and that helped to calm my nerves. She then asked me where exactly I wanted it so I showed her where I wanted it placed on my right eyebrow. She then marked it, pulled out a new set of clamps, positioned the needle and told me to take a deep breath. It didn't hurt nearly as bad as I was expecting it too. In fact it didn't really hurt at all. I did, however bleed quite a bit.
But when Gina was getting ready to put the CBR in the ball fell on the floor and she had to go get another one. So I sat there with this needle sticking out of my eyebrow and blood dripping down my face, while she got another ball, sterilized and put on new gloves. When she stuck the CBR through my new hole it stung a little but that was about it. When I looked in the mirror I instantly fell in love with it and couldn't wait to go show my Dad just what I did. Of course he didn't like it and had something negative to say about it. But what could he do? I was full grown and this was something I had wanted for a very long time.
The one thing I didn't think about while getting it done was how my boss would react to it. Since I did work in a very large office full of conservative people. But fortunately for me he didn't seem to have a problem with it. He just couldn't believe that I had actually done something like that. Of course everyone at work had something to say about it. Some said I was crazy, others thought I was flat out nuts for getting it done. Especially cause of the nice black eye I had the next day.
I healed pretty well. Well I healed good all except for the black eye. I had a black eye for almost two weeks. But I didn't care. I loved my piercing and I still do.
All in all it was a great experience. It allowed me to express myself in a way that I never have been able to do before. It is one of the best things I have ever done. And now it is has become somewhat of an addiction of mine. An addiction I am very proud of.