Ever since I've known what they were, I thought eyebrow piercings were awesome. I've wanted one since I was six. I started bothering my mom about it when I was in sixth grade. She always said "Wait until high school". Well, I did.
At A Glance Author SOADostrich Contact SOADostrich@bme.anon When Three months ago Studio Studio One Tattoo Location Norwood, PA This summer was the summer before my freshman year. My mom tried to tell me that she meant that I could get it after high school, but to no avail. I wanted my piercing, and I wanted it now. I saw an article in the newspaper about body piercings, and it had Studio One Tattoo featured. It said they were clean, and interviewed the piercer. I knew I wanted to get it done there.
My mom, my friend, and I went down to Norwood and went into the shop. We talked to the guy at the desk, and signed a few papers. Then my mom decided she wanted to go "talk" about the piercing, so we left for a while. We went to McDonalds, and she would not stop trying to convince me not to get this done. We got in a huge fight, but I still wanted it. She gave up, and we went back to the shop. When we were discussing jewelry with the guy at the desk, I said I wanted a barbell. He said they don't use barbells on people under 18, and I would have to get a CBR. I'd heard that piercings were more likely to migrate with rings, plus I thought rings didn't look as good as barbells. That put me off a bit, but I decided to go through with it.
We sat down in the waiting room. I was shaking from being so nervous. This was the first piercing I've ever gotten, I'd never even had my ears pierced. Finally I got called back, and my friend went back with me. The piercing and tattoo stations were all in a big room together, and the constant buzzing was lightly unnerving. Anyway, I took off my glasses right away, so I wouldn't see the needle. I'm really scared of needles. The piercer put on gloves and marked where he was going to pierce. He was also pretty surprised that I had picked a eyebrow piercing as my first piercing. I said it looked okay. He was preparing everything, and was just about to put the clamps on, when his cellphone rang. He put everything down and answered it. Then he picked everything up again. I would have preferred that he change his gloves, but I didn't say anything. At this point I was so nervous, it actually distracted me from the pain. All I felt was a pinch really. Then he put the jewelry through, but I was so happy it was over that I didn't really notice what he was doing. He put it in, and I thought it looked awesome. I thanked him, and went back outside to the waiting room. My mom didn't like it, because the ring was sticking straight out. I found out later it was because the guy pierced it completely vertically, and didn't rotate it at all. I didn't mind that though, I liked it vertical. Anyway, my mom was actually screaming at me in the car about how bad it looked. I told her to shut up and drive, haha. Anyway, I waited about three weeks, but the ring was getting really uncomfortable. I kept hitting it or getting it caught in my hair. I decided to get it changed to a barbell.
I went to a place called Local Color Tattoo, and the people there said they didn't see why I couldn't have had a barbell in the first place. Anyway, I wanted a red barbell, but they didn't have it, so I picked a silver one with a red stud in it. The piercer was really funny and nice. He sat me in the chair, and took out my ring. Then he put the jewelry in. That hurt. It was probably a bit more painful than the actual piercing. It still wasn't that bad. Anyway, I was saying "Oww", and he was like "It hurts because I care", which I thought was cute. The weird thing is though, my eyebrow didn't start having crusties until after I got it changed. I don't know whether that's good or bad.
I hope this has helped you. I would recommend Studio One Tattoo if you're over 18, or Local Color if you're under. Overall this was a great experience, and I would recommend it if you're responsible and will take care of it as much as you're supposed to. I don't want to think about what an infected eyebrow would feel like. Also, don't touch it, and don't let anyone else touch it.