I had been working at Conroy's Flowers for about 2 months now. My friend Desiree had just gotten her labret pierced. Now i had enough money to finally get my lip pierced twice, just like i had always dreamed of. One of her friends had taken her to this studio where they knew the owner and could get us a lower price. he wouldn't ask for identification which is good, because i am underage. and since getting pierced as a minor in a studio is out of the ordinary, i decided to take advantage of my friend's acquaintances with the owner. I know many people who had work done there and i thought it would be safe and smart. Not only was i getting a lower price, but i was also getting pierced professionally.
At A Glance Author .a.l.e.x. Contact neveraskedforwar@aol.com Artist frankie Studio sick dogs tattoo Location westminster, ca I was not very fond of the girl who knew the owner but i decided to hold my tongue and go along with her. I am glad she was willing to bring me to the shop. The drive lasted about twenty minutes. I had smoked about ten cigarettes because i was so nervous. When we arrived at the studio, Frankie, the owner, was sitting outside petting his dog. The dog was also modded - genitally. He greeted my friend with a smile and held out his hand to shake mine. My friend informed Frankie that we had come to get pierced. He asked me if i was eighteen and i figured that was normal procedure. I had been told that he would definitely not card me, though he would ask if i had identification which he did. I answered yes to both questions and followed him into the shop.
I told Frankie that today i wanted to pierce my lip, not once, but twice. He looked at me with shock in his face and he said "follow me." we went back to where he did all of his work. I sat down in a chair and Frankie poured me some mouth wash. He told me to swish it around in my mouth until he said otherwise. So i did, i rinsed my mouth clean. It burned and i started making weird noises and he said "not yet" so i kept swishing. Then he stepped on the pedal to the trash can and i spit that mouthwash right out. Frankie then proceeded to put surgical gloves on, open a new pair of tools, and take a deep breath.
He told me that this would be easy and it should not hurt too bad. He told me to sit straight up in the chair and rest my hands on my knees. He laid a napkin in my lap just in case i started to drool. He then cleaned off the area of my mouth with alcohol and drew two blue dots on my lip in the area he was about to pierce. I asked him to adjust one dot, and with that, we began. Frankie decided what size would go in my lip and since he was the professional i gave him my full trust and asked no questions.
My friend Anjie popped her head in and asked if it was alright if she could watch. Piercings and such had always interested her. When she got an okay she sat down. The room was covered with mirrors for the piercer that was god but for the piercee it was extremely uncomfortable, so i just decided to close my eyes. He told me not to worry and that this would be over in a minute.
He picked up the clamps and i felt cold metal on my lip. He squeezed down and asked me to take a deep breath. I could hear him pick up the needle and the next thing i knew i could feel it going through my lip. A slight pinch and it was in. Definitely easier than i expected. The second one, however, did not go so well. Since my lip had already begun to swell it was difficult for Frankie to get the needle through. He stuck the needle in about one fourth of the way and paused.He looked at the inside of my lip as to see if the needle was going in straight. He pushed again, this time leaving it at half way in and paused. Checked if it was straight. Pushed in three fourths of the way. Paused. Checked. Pushed all the way through. As you can imagine, this was not very enjoyable at all. Instead it was very painful.
Now with two fourteen gauge needles in my lip i was ready for the jewelry. The jewelry was easy to get in and just a little painful. I paid him the very nice amount of sixty dollars which in my experience is incredibly generous especially for two. I tipped him ten dollars, thanked him, and left. I was bleeding. He told me to wash my face with antibacterial soap and to rinse the inside of my mouth with mouthwash after eating and smoking. I did what he said and two weeks later my lip was fully healed, i had changed the jewelry, and i was satisfied with my decision.