Piercings♡

Like most people these days I have a few piercings. I understand that some people really do not like the look of piercings or the thought of the pain...personally I like piercings but I know I wouldn't suit having loads. In total I have 6 piercings- all of which I am pleased I got and do not regret any.

Deciding to get a piercing is a big decision, especially for facial piercings, therefore I would strongly researching the piercing you are wanting in depth before getting it and being 100% sure it is what you want. Yes, with piercings does come the idea of the pain of it but I would say that if the only thing stopping you getting a piercing is the pain it may give- I would say go for it because from my experience the pain isn't bad at all, it only lasts a second and it will be worth it.

Obviously, everyone is different so everyone has different pain tolerance, personally my pain tolerance is very high and I 'have a problem with needles or anything like that. This post is just going to be about what piercings I have, pain levels (in my opinion), how I got it pierced and healing. Again, this is just from my personal experience.

In total I have six piercings: my first and second piercings on my lobes, my right cartilage and the left of my nose.

Starting off with my first piercing, my first lobe piercing. I had this done when I was 8 at Claire's. it was done with a gun. As this was done a long while ago, I 'really remember what the pain was like but I would say about a 4/10. I was given a cleaning solution and was told to keep them in for 6 weeks- I have never had any trouble with them.

The second piercing I had done was my second lobe piercing. I had this done when I was about 13, again at Claire's with a gun. I don't know why but this piercing hurt more than the first ones, about a 5/10. I did have slight trouble with this piercing getting caught and hurting if I caught it but nothing major.

The third piercing I had done was my right Cartilage. I watched so many videos on YouTube about cartilage piercings (something I wouldn't suggest doing) to decide if I wanted it done with a needle or gun. I knew that if you had it done with a gun there is a chance it can shatter your cartilage, but I went ahead and got it pierced with a gun, again at Claire's. I was 14 at the time. This piercing didn't hurt AT ALL, I would rate it a 1/10- I didn't feel a thing and my cartilage didn't shatter. I looked after it properly and changed it from a stud to a hoop about 11 months after getting it done.

My fourth, and most recent piercing, was the left side of my nose. The reason I chose the left side was because I had my right cartilage done and thought it would look too much all on one side. Again, I did lots of research into this and looked into it for ages. In the end I decided to get it done with a gun at a Tattooists. I was warned about the complications that can come with having it done with a gun but wanted it done anyway. This piercing was about a 2/10, it didn't hurt at all. I was 16 at the time. I was given a salt water solution and didn't have any problems with it until about a month ago. I knocked my nose stud out and made it bleed and it fell out onto the floor. I panicked and wanted to get it back in fast so didn't clean it (which was a stupid move). This caused me to get a small infection and little bump on the piercing. Luckily, I spotted it before it was too bad so have now got rid of the infection.

So this is just how I found the piercings that I have had and my personal opinion on pain and what was best to get it done with. I hoped this hs helped any of you wanting to get piercings!

Hannah x