Let me start off by explaining how it all started:
At A Glance Author Kat Contact aithinne@gmail.com When Six months ago Artist Clay Studio Skincraft Location Cincinnati, OH Growing up, I always had a fascination with body modifications. I was also into the rock scene, and I had started seeing more and more amazing musicians with shiny, silver CBRs through their nipples, and I was captivated. It seemed so fragile, and such a vulnerable place to have a piercing, but at the same time, wild and rebellious. I don't think it ever occurred to me that girls got them, too.
As I got older, I found more and more experience with body mods. I knew more, I researched more, I looked for new ideas, I coveted what I saw.
When I was a Freshman in high school, I jokingly told my mother that I had them pierced. For about a week afterwards, I was subject to her randomly walking in on me in the shower, changing, etc. She wouldn't believe me that it was a joke. I finally had to flash her to prove that they were still untouched.
The experience made me start thinking about what it would be like to have them pierced. And the idea grew more and more addictive. I always said "I would LOVE to have my nipples pierced, but I would have to be drunk first!" I never thought I could deal with the intense pain that I'd heard horror stories about. I mean, it's your freaking nipples, for god's sake.
On my 18th birthday, nothing happened, since we don't celebrate birthdays. No party, no fun, no gifts, nothing. I was kind of down, and wanted to do something special for myself, to celebrate.
Without even really thinking about it, I went down to Skincraft to see Clay, my trusted piercer. The first thing I said when I walked in was, "Hey, Clay, what are the reasons why most people get their nipples pierced?" He answered,
"Well, it depends on the person. Some do it to increase sensitivity, for more sexual pleasure, some for bondage, some just like the way it looks, and some do it as a sort of reclaimation of their body. There are a million reasons."
So, I told him mine, and asked what he thought.
"I'm expected, in my life, to be very conservative, when I'm really not, as my own person. I've always loved nipple piercings on others, and the more I think about it, the more I want it for myself. I want to be able to know that someone's looking at me and seeing a yuppie, and I can smile, knowing that I have steel rings through my nipples."
Clay laughed, and said it sounded like a good reason to him.
I filled out the paperwork, let him copy my ID, even though I'm sure he has it memorized by now, and followed him back to his room.
Now I was nervous. I relied on Clay, as usual, to be a good conversation partner and distract me from worrying about it. He had me remove my shirt and bra, and stand up straight so he could clean the skin, and place the entrance and exit points. He did each point probably about three times, being a perfectionist, before he asked me to look in the mirror and approve.
I approved.
He asked how I was feeling, and made sure I was okay, before having be lie down with him standing on my left side. He cleaned prepared all the tools, and applied the clamp, and asked if I was ready. I laid there, looking at this clamp squeezing my nipple (looking like something out of a cross between a porno and a bad sci-fi movie) said I was. I was to take a deep breath, and on the count of three, let it out. He slid the needle through, and I watched the entire thing. It made me feel giddy, like a little kid who had just gotten ice cream! I knew it was the endorphins, and just rolled with it.
Clay asked how I felt, said we could take a break before he did my right nipple. Break? Oh, come on! I told him it was unnecessary, that I was feeling good, and eager to watch the second piercing as well. He warned me that the second one usually hurts a little more, but it wasn't news to me, with all the research I'd done.
He repeated the routine, and as before, I watched the entire thing with interest, and didn't blink for a moment.
It was over. I had pierced nipples.
I paid Clay (who gave me a discount) and then gave him a $20 tip because he's wonderful.
Usually the first question people ask me is always, "Didn't it HURT?" The answer is, honestly, I like pain, and have a high tolerance for it. So, did it hurt? Not me. Plus, I was under the care of an incredible piercer.
Aftercare was easy. Wash them with soap and warm water with q-tips twice a day, and use a sea salt soak on them once a day. Mine bled a bit, but it was expected, since I'm a bleeder, and have the tendency to bleed profusely, yet the piercings heal fine, and without infection.
I would definitely recommend getting their nipples pierced to ANYONE, no matter what your reason.