I was thinking about a christina since I saw this piercing on a website. I thought it looked gorgeous, and I kind of wanted this too. I also checked out the hood piercings, I liked them both, horizontal and vertical and I couldn't choose between these two. Although everybody said that a christinapiercing did hurt more than a hood piercing, I thought I wouldn't feel very comfortable with getting a hood piercing. My only problem was (at least I thought it was) that I had to be eighteen and I wasn't so I had to wait for a long time. (Well, it's not a really long time, but it seemed very long) As unpatient as I am, I searched more and I found a piercing studio where you had to be at least sixteen. And luckily, I was.
At A Glance Author Hanneke Contact Hanneke@bme.anon When It just happened So I emailed the piercer and he kindly answered all my questions like: What kinds of jewelry do you need (he said a surface bar was he best) and do you have to have a lot of fat down there, or is it better when you don't have that much fat? (fat doesn't hold a piercing very well, so a christina is just not very easy, but it doesn't really matter, as long as you have the right size jewelry) Does it hurt with sex? (not after a couple of weeks) And is it irritating , just in normal life? (it is not, when pierced well)
After a while I was happy with all the answers and I made an appointment. It wasn't easy to get there because it was on the other side of the country. (Luckily Holland is not that big haha!)
The piercer was very nice to me and he told me everything about the christina when I was there. We talked about his daughter and stuff, so that I would feel a little more comfortable. And he did a great job, because after that I jumped on the table being just a líttle bit nervous. He told me that I didn't have very much fat so he had to go with the little surface bar and then he cleaned the area.
When he had marked the right spots he asked me if I was ready and the needle got through. It really wasn't pleasant. I mean, it really hurt, I won't lie, it is a feeling I can't describe but I felt like the needle went in way too deep and I felt the pain where I thought the needle didn't have to go. But putting the jewelry in didn't hurt at all, even though I had prepared myself for a lot of pain, again.
I made all kinds of funny noises and I felt a little bit ashamed so I apologized for it while he was piercing me. He said that most of the women screamed more and harder, with a less painful piercing so I felt a little better. He also said that a lot of people think that a clitoris piercing is the most painful piercing of all, but that the christina (and nipple piercing) is more painful, one of the most painful piercings of the body, although this is completely personal of course).
It did bleed a bit, (well, let's say, it bled a lot) but that just lasted for one day. I could immediately walk with my jeans on and I could sit, jump and do everything I wanted, without feeling a thing.
(Well, besides the feelings you normally have of course =p).
When I came home, I directly went to my room to check it out in the mirror. The surface bar was not straight. I mean; the balls were perfectly in place, but the bar was nog straight in my skin, so I felt the bar on the right side of the balls. I was kind of afraid, because this piercing already has a high migrating rate. But I emailed the piercer and he said that that was only the case because I don't have a lot of fat and probably the surface bar was a little too big. I can understand that, but I'll have to get used to it because I always thought it would just go straight into my skin.
You can't see it, though! I mean, it looks really great (except for the swollen and bruised part) and I can't wait for the bruises to go away. I am extremely happy with it and I just hope it won't migrate. The piercer said that the piercing is deep enough, so even if it is a little different, it's not that bad.
I recommend this piercing to everybody who wants one. Okay, it did hurt. But don't be too afraid, the pain will soon be over! I don't feel a thing (it is done one day ago.). Good luck!