You may have read part 1 of my experience in which I briefly mentioned all my piercings and how I got into body mod. This account tells of my interesting experience of getting my nipples pierced.
At A Glance Author hobo_queen Contact hobo_queen@bme.anon When N/A Artist Lee Studio Savage Art Location Bedford I previously used to dislike nipple piercings but as my love and interest in body mod grew so did my liking for this piercing. This was an area I never imagined I would get pierced as I imagined it would be very painful and I am very shy about my body so I felt I would be uncomfortable revealing myself. I am also scared of needles so whenever I get a piercing done I am very nervous anyway. However, as the months went on I knew I had to have them and my longing for them overcame my doubts. I made sure I did my research about them, as I now know that this is wise before getting any piercing.
On my 18th birthday I went and got them done at Savage Art in Bedford. I have had my last few piercings done there so I trust Lee, the piercer, and he makes me feel very comfortable. I was quite nervous but I try not to think about it so that I don't work myself up too much. I ate at least an hour beforehand as Lee has told me to do before, but I can never eat very much before a piercing because of the nerves. This is not very helpful because I faint very easily and if I eat it helps absorb the adrenaline so I am less likely to. When me and my boyfriend got to the studio Lee said he would be busy for the next couple of hours as he had two tattoos to do and Saturday is his busiest day, so he said to come back in about 2-3 hours. I wouldn't be able to wait that long as I had to be back in time for my birthday meal with family and I have to get the train home, so I was quite disappointed as I had my heart set on getting them that day, but I went back in and told him I would have to come back next week. Lee then said that he would squeeze me in between the two tattoos so I could get it done that day- I was so happy!
I was surprised to find that I hardly felt embarrassed at all about revealing myself in front of a stranger. I think it's because Lee is very professional and does a great job of making you feel at ease, and I also just had to lift up my top and I was expecting that I would have to take it completely off. He did the first piercing and it felt like quite a hard, sharp pinch but it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. The second one hurt a bit more, and the insertion of the bars hurt a bit but it is over very quickly. I then started to feel dizzy, which is not new to me as I have done this quite a few times before when I've got a piercing. It's because all the adrenaline builds up, then it's not released by the pain because it's not actually that painful so it all rushes to your head. The next thing I know was that I woke up and he said I had fainted for a few seconds and had a bit of a fit (this also happened when I got my navel done) It was quite strange because my hands felt all tingly and weird for ages! Lee let me sit until I no longer felt dizzy and made sure I was ok, and he made me feel at ease by joking about it, saying I slid down the chair and it looked funny. It cost £45 for the pair, which is a very good price in my opinion.
For the first couple of days they bled sometimes in the day, and I would end up with a bloody bra which was not very nice. Then they just bled in the night, and for the past few nights they haven't bled at all. I've had them done almost 2 weeks now and they are doing really well. I'm doing salt soaks twice a day and trying not to bash them! I had them done diagonally and I am so in love with my nipple bars. They were definitely worth it! They make me feel more attractive and I want to keep looking at them to admire them! Thank you to Lee for making the experience a positive one as always. It was a great birthday present to myself and I am one step closer to becoming beautiful.