So recently I got a comment on one of my posts asking me to talk about my nose piercings, so that's just what I'm going to do.
I first wanted my nose pierced when I was 14 years old. I googled pictures of girls with cute little studs in their noses, I pleaded with my parents to let me have it done and that I'd only ever have a small diamond in my nose if only they would pay for me to get it done. It worked.
I went to Manchester with my parents and we went into a piercings parlour. The guy refused to pierce me because I had to be 16 in order to get it done, even with parental supervision. I was really upset because I had my heart set on having it done that day. But that didn't faze me. For 2 years I kept trying but no one would do it, so when I hit my 16th birthday I pleaded with my dad to take me and get it done. He agreed and we went to this small jewellery shop not far from where I lived, I paid £20 to have it done, the woman pierced it with a gun (they're not actually allowed to do that, but I hadn't done enough research) she told me it was going to sting a little. Before this the only piercings I gotten done were my ears and I had those done when I was little so I didn't really remember it much. Anyway, the lady pushed down on the gun and by god did it make my eyes water. They were absolutely streaming, I cursed under my breath. The stud she had put in my nose was actually an earring, and it was super sharp on the inside. Every time I went to scratch of blow my nose I'd give myself an awful nose bleed. But the pain subsided about 2 minutes after having it done, I'd completely forgotten it was there until I accidentally knocked it with my hand. 4 years later and I still have problems with it, I can only wear silver studs in it. I tried with a silver hoop but it made it sore and irritated and it just wasn't worth the pain. I don't regret having that done, its made me who I am. After having it done I couldn't even remember what I looked like without it. now I have a small silver studded ball in it and as long as I don't touch it, it doesn't hurt.
Now about 2 months ago I decided I would get my other nostril pierced so I could have a hoop in. My original idea was to pierce it and then let my dodgy one heal up. But I've seen what they look like healed up and to me it just wasn't worth it. So again, I researched more into having it pierced with a hoop and where to have it done. I went to the same place I had had my navel pierced when I was 17. The girl there recognised me and we had a nice chat, she was lovely. I asked her if she could line it up with the other one so it didn't look weird. I had it pierced with an 9" black metal hoop, it was huge, I only have a little nose. They gave me a pack of salt and some tea tree oil to help it heal. After a month it was perfect, again it only hurt a little bit to start with and piercing it made my eyes water again, but because I'd been through it once before it wasn't as bad. Last month I bought a 7" hoop, still in black because I thought it contrasted really well with the silver on the other side. I took it back to the piercing place and asked them to change it for me. It stung really bad when she pulled it out but the pain was over within a few seconds. I'm much happier with this smaller hoop and I love the fact it looks different.
None of my piercings have ever bled, my second nose piercing bled a little bit, but the first didn't at all. I think it depends on the person getting it done.
If you want to get a piercing, all I would say to you is to do the research. Don't make the same mistake I did with my first piercing because it hurts!! Make sure you look at lots of pictures and maybe give yourself a year to think about whether or not you're certain. Don't waste your money by making a quick decision. Yes, piercings can be taken out but they leave scars in their place, which don't look as good. So please make sure you have it done safely and if you're under aged please make sure there is an adult with you.
Thanks so much for reading.
Love Nadia xxx
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