At A Glance
Author	Raluca12006
Contact	Raluca12006@bme.anon
When	A week ago
Artist	forgot her name
Studio	Tattout A Togo
Location	Longueuil,Quebec

I am going to tell you the story of my 1st piercing(since my ears have been pierced since I was 2 so.. that doesn't count).I come from a french-speaking city so I hope my english isn't that bad :)


It all started with the time I was into metal music, and metal culture. I always dreamed of having a piercing, because I find it less painful than a tattoo. Plus its's not for ever which made it even more attractive to me.

My mom has been kind of rebellious when she was a kid, she has 5 piercings, all in her ears and one tattoo on her chest, so I figured out "well she has to let me pierce something... oh I know, I should pierce my tongue since you can hide it pretty easily and even though after you take it out it will leave a scar, nobody can see it". So I went and told her about the piercing I wanted for my birthday and , because I still have braces*getting them off in 3 months though* my mom said no because she doesn't want me to ruin my teeth. Then I asked for an eyebrow piercing and again, she said no. Finally she said yes to the industrial piercing. But why industrial? because... even though not a lot of people like it, it's really unique. Nobody in my school or any of the people I have ever known has it.

SO, on my 15th anniversary we were off to the piercing studio. many people told me to go there because it's clean but I have to admit, it's kind of expensive and the choice of jewelry is just the basic. No unique items or so... I didn't have an appointment and I had to wait 30 minutes. I chose the jewelry and I paid my 90$.

The girl there(I forgot her name) seemed really professional and sure about what she was doing. She didn't ask me how old I was until I asked her why I didn't have to sign anything. She said she saw my mother and that i looked like her, so she trusted me... Then she explained the aftercare procedure and she told me that as long as I do everything she told me, there's no risk of infection.

Then here's the most important part of the story.. the actual piercing. Needless to say I didn't feel the 1st hole, but the second, oh the second... I was ready to scream but the pain was over so fast... and then before I knew it the barbell was in and the piercing was done. I bled for 3-4 seconds then it was over. I'd rate it as a 5/10 on a pain scale, which is little pain compared to my teeth surgery. I just want to let you know, pain is just fear that's getting out of your body. I was very relaxed and wasn't afraid of the piercing. I was cool with the idea that YES it will hurt but not THAT much... so it all went okay.

The girl there gave me a sodium chloride supply for 3 months, after that I have to go there and change my barbell with the one that I chose.. but I have to tell you the initial barbell is pretty long. That's because she didn't bother to measure my ear, she just took a long one and inserted it there...

And now i think about how will I spend the next 6-8 months... cleaning my piercing 2 times a day... But I don't regret it, I just Love it and don't want to take it off. Now it's been a week since it was done and I feel great, it only hurts if I move it or touch it, and only for about an hour. There's been no puss, only a bit of blood sometimes when i clean it.

My mom is so jealous because she always wanted more piercings, the reason why she stopped at her 5th is that it got infected so badly, she said she never wants to go through that again. My father... he agreed to let me pierce my ear(the lobes, I guess), not my industrial, so then he asked how much money does it cost, I said about 85$ and he went ballistic. And then I said "well it's 2 holes" and he's like "oh really..." so then he watched some pictures of the piercing and some videos with the procedure and he said he doesn't like it. Now he refuses to speak to me and behaves like a 10year-old. He just ignores me and didn't want to go with me and... he didn't want to see it either. I honestly don't care if he hates it or not, I did this piercing for myself, not for him.

My advice is to start with an easier piercing than the industrial, if you don't tolerate the pain that well, otherwise you should totally do it! You will love it and it looks good on anybody.

PS: here is a picture of my piercing, i know it's not like the others... the girl didn't ask me if the marking spots were OK she just did it and thank god it looks even better now!


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