At A Glance
Author	aeon
Contact	aeon@bme.anon
When	A month ago
Artist	finn
Studio	barbarella
Location	gothenburg, sweden

Most of my friends told me I was crazy. My sister just looked at me and shook her head when I brought it up. It seemed I was the only one that really loved the idea of having my nipples pierced. Well, not quite, many of the people I talked to thought it would be very beautiful, but you know, most people are such pussys; the pain, was I told, seemed to scar them. But I was determined to have them, of course both. I just wouldn't be right with just one pierced nipple. I craved for both. So, two days before my eighteenth birthday (Monday) I called the studio, and made an appointment for Friday, (two days after my birthday, which was Wednesday).

I had already talked to a friend who was going to film the event with her camera. (Yes, I am such a freak I need it on tape...*evil smile*). No, there actually is a logical explanation; a friend who is currently abroad for a long time were going to miss it all and I decided to record it so she could look at it when she returned. Anyway, it turned out that she (my partner in crime; the chick who was going to make my piercings immortal on tape) couldn't make the time I made so on Tuesday, we went by the studio and changed the time. 11,00 Am Friday I was going to get pierced. The thought of it all blew my mind.

These were going to be my first piercings, well, I have had both my navel (by myself; not a good idea) and my ears done when I was younger but neither of them lasted very long. The navel rejected for obvious reasons, and the ears got infected, as they were made by a piercing gun, not very clean. Well, I was about ten and I didn't know how bad it is to get pierced by a gun. (I blame my mother, she took me there). We were just too ignorant to know; I was a little girl and she was just ignorant.

My birthday passed; and Friday was just getting closer and closer. It would be Friday the thirteenth, perhaps a sign? The day came and when I woke up that morning I just had a big grin on my face. Of course I was nervous, but hey, no pain no gain. I skipped some morning classes in school, and met my friend. We went by the store and bought some tape for the camera and as we had some extra time, we shoot a couple of minutes of both her, and me, I babbled a lot, nervous as I was. We were a bit early and the studio didn't actually opened until eleven, so we shoot some of the outside and sat down in front for about five minutes. Then the door clicked. I got inside and took a deep breath. When the whole paper/ ID-thing was over I was given a pamphlet about aftercare and a form to fill in with questions like; Have you taken any pills? Allergies? Diseases? Diabetes? Do you feel you ar e in perfect health? Are you under the influence of alcohol? (If I was, I wasn't going to tell you, haha. No I was as clean as a whistle.) Then we went in to the "room" so to speak. By now, I was really nervous. I wanted them both, but what if I freaked and went through with just one? (That was actually my biggest fear).

I loved the look on his face when we asked if it was okay if we filmed it. We explained about the whole friend abroad thing and he was totally okay with it. Well, when I made the appointment I had said I just wanted to do one nipple. But I explained I wanted both and just wanted to try to do one and see if I would manage to go through with one more, and asked if this was okay. It was.

I told him I wanted to have rings, he advised me to have barbells instead because they are a lot easier in the healing process but I really wanted rings. I stripped, and stood straight up in front of him as he cleaned one nipple and marked it. I was told to look in the mirror and see if I was okay with the location; I was.

I was told to lie down on the table and he clamped my precious little nipple. In experiences from bme I was told that this would hurt but it felt just like a pinch. He asked me if I wanted him to count before doing it, I told him I wanted it, but then he said that it would just make me tense up and that perhaps it would be better if he'd just do it. And I kind of agreed, hesitating, and as we were debating, he pushed the needle through. I was grateful for this. And, it didn't at all hurt as much as I thought it would. I have read about people being in horror like pain, so I was prepared for a lot more. Putting in the jewellery did hurt but not much. Both the needle and jewellery-in put was totally bearable.

I got up and checked the mirror; I was in love. I told him that I wanted the other one done as well, and he went to get the stuff. Same procedure for the other one, and lying on the table for the second time I felt really confident and smiling. This time it did hurt a lot more. Still bearable but there was a significant difference in pain between them both.

I went to the mirror to check them both out; and my god, they were beautiful. We talked a bit about aftercare etc and I put my bra and shirt back on. They felt like nothing at first, even when I gently put the bra on. Okay, there was some soreness but not more than a paper-cut. I paid and got some antibacterial soap and was told to come back in a couple of weeks just to check in and let them have a look that they were healing fine.

(If you are going to pierce something and you want to do it in Gothenburg, Sweden, do it at Barbarella. They are really friendly and nice and they do a real good job.)

I had the same happy grin on my face from the morning and we went to school. We talked some about how and how much she filmed in the procedure, cause I totally blocked her out during it all and we shoot some of me talking; afterthoughts and stuff.

At first we went to have lunch, and I got some weird looks when I paced my way with one arm, shielding my breasts. I was so afraid that someone was going to bump in to me and hurt my girls.

As I'm writing this it has been exactly one month since I got them done. The healing went great, well almost. A week ago I had to go back and change one of the rings to a barbell because it wouldn't heal properly, but it's fine now. (He warned but I just didn't listen). But except that I have had no problems. I washed them with the soap they gave me and in the beginning I did a lot of sea salt soaks to help them heal.

For me, there was no "after-pain"; there were instead a strange feeling of me being aware of my nipples. Not really uncomfortable but I was very conscious of them, personally, I loved this. I slept in my bra and whenever out in crowds I would actually the first days shield them. I know, they're that breakable in any way but hey, I am a very neurotic person.

Now, they look beautiful and I love them. My nipples have become very sensitive, but I've let no one play with them, except for myself. I know you're not supposed to touch them and fondle them in the beginning, and well, I only did it in the shower. And it doesn't seem to have affected them in any way. *Big smile*

If you want a piercing that's not visible, do one of your nipples or both. They are wonderful piercings and can be very intense, and they do increase your nipple-sensitivity a lot. Take the chance and decorate yourself with some lovely rings. And it's always funny telling people that you have two piercings and the look on their faces when they realise that neither is visible. Following their eyes, searching for rings in my face or ears and not a ring or barbell in sight. I usually get the question; - I don't want to know, do I? (You probably don't, no.)

(I only recently was able to watch the tape, and it truly is a memory worth saving.)