I remember getting my septum pierced, several thousand years ago, squirming in my chair the piercing shop, abjectly terrified of the pain that I’d been repeatedly assured I’d endure, surrounded by friends I was convinced were losing massive amounts of respect for me by the second. And then … it was over, and I couldn’t help but smile. It’s hard not to think of that when I see Amelie up there going through a similar experience:
Just the feeling when you arrive to the shop. You sit down, meanwhile he does the preparation … when the butterflies sort of start tumbling in my belly, when he marks out where the piercing will be, when he grabs the forceps and puts it into place and then he grabs the needle and when the word comes:
“And breathe in,” he checks that it will go through right. “And exhale.”
If the adrenaline wasn’t already pumping it EXPLODES and the feeling is ecstatic. No pain — just an amazing feeling which I can’t live without.
(Photos by Underdos.)
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132 responses to “Septum Piercings: Agony and Ecstasy”
ah I remember getting my septum pierced but it was a 4ga needle and I thought I was going to rip the arms off the chair I was sitting in… good times, good times
ah I remember getting my septum pierced but it was a 4ga needle and I thought I was going to rip the arms off the chair I was sitting in… good times, good times
awesome!!
i think the septum piercing is really something special. more so then many other locations.
maybe its just me, or for people like me. but its a special experience for sure
its also NOT always painful, i think if its right & with a recipient that is in the right head-space, its COULD be very nice. it was for me. i remember the set-up being way worse then the piercing itself. thats because we used the backside of a 10g (or was it 8g) needle as a recieving tube. not a nice smoothed out professional NRT! haha
awesome!!
i think the septum piercing is really something special. more so then many other locations.
maybe its just me, or for people like me. but its a special experience for sure
its also NOT always painful, i think if its right & with a recipient that is in the right head-space, its COULD be very nice. it was for me. i remember the set-up being way worse then the piercing itself. thats because we used the backside of a 10g (or was it 8g) needle as a recieving tube. not a nice smoothed out professional NRT! haha
when i came in for my septum piercing the desklady said that septums were easy, damn was she terribly wrong, PAIN!
when i came in for my septum piercing the desklady said that septums were easy, damn was she terribly wrong, PAIN!
Ah, I know just how it feels!
Piercing my septum was my first ‘real’ piercing asides from my earlobes, and it was so much more fun than painful. 🙂
Ah, I know just how it feels!
Piercing my septum was my first ‘real’ piercing asides from my earlobes, and it was so much more fun than painful. 🙂
yay! my picture 🙂 amelie did great <3
i punched my septum at 2g a few weeks ago and it was by far the most painful mod i’ve ever done.
jeez.
yay! my picture 🙂 amelie did great <3
i punched my septum at 2g a few weeks ago and it was by far the most painful mod i’ve ever done.
jeez.
I’d be glad and yet shamefully disappointed to be the first to say she’s gorgeous.
still working on getting my septum done.
I’d be glad and yet shamefully disappointed to be the first to say she’s gorgeous.
still working on getting my septum done.
Piercing my ears hurt worse then piercing my septum
Piercing my ears hurt worse then piercing my septum
I really hated getting my septum done. And stretching it. And I’m going to hate redoing it with a punch even more.
Gah. The girl is very pretty though!
I really hated getting my septum done. And stretching it. And I’m going to hate redoing it with a punch even more.
Gah. The girl is very pretty though!
What!? That’s me!
Yeah it was really the most increadibly feeling getting septum done, so much happiness!
The pictures are great, Jessica always get the feeling right in the picture! <3
What!? That’s me!
Yeah it was really the most increadibly feeling getting septum done, so much happiness!
The pictures are great, Jessica always get the feeling right in the picture! <3
Awesome picture! When I got my septum it was definitely agony and ecstacy 😀
Awesome picture! When I got my septum it was definitely agony and ecstacy 😀
No pic of the result ?
Gorgeus girl, of what you can see 🙂
No pic of the result ?
Gorgeus girl, of what you can see 🙂
Yep, my septum was my favorite by far. It wasn’t nearly as painful as I had expected and it healed surprisingly quickly. Stretching it has been really easy but very painful.
Yep, my septum was my favorite by far. It wasn’t nearly as painful as I had expected and it healed surprisingly quickly. Stretching it has been really easy but very painful.
I really, really like this post. 🙂
I really, really like this post. 🙂
I have a good sized sweet spot, and besides excessive eye watering, I didn’t noticed much pain. Or at least nothing greater than all my other piercings.
😀
I have a good sized sweet spot, and besides excessive eye watering, I didn’t noticed much pain. Or at least nothing greater than all my other piercings.
😀
When I got my septum it hurt a bit and needle got bent :/. Otherwise it was an easy piercing to heal and looks awesome.
Pretty girl, wish I had skin like her.
When I got my septum it hurt a bit and needle got bent :/. Otherwise it was an easy piercing to heal and looks awesome.
Pretty girl, wish I had skin like her.
*the needle
*the needle
Wow, she is beautiful and the picture quality is immaculate! Good job!
One thing though, is that practitioner wearing gloves? I must be able to assume then that this was between friends and not a professional?
Wow, she is beautiful and the picture quality is immaculate! Good job!
One thing though, is that practitioner wearing gloves? I must be able to assume then that this was between friends and not a professional?
She’s so pretty! I didn’t even feel my septum…I just heard a kind of popping noise. Stretching it will probably hurt though 🙁
She’s so pretty! I didn’t even feel my septum…I just heard a kind of popping noise. Stretching it will probably hurt though 🙁
He is wearing gloves, real gloves thats packed pair by pair, turned someway so that nothing touches the fingers of the glove. 100 % steril.
Definitly a pro who did it and no friend in the basement. Wouldn’t do it any other way.
He is wearing gloves, real gloves thats packed pair by pair, turned someway so that nothing touches the fingers of the glove. 100 % steril.
Definitly a pro who did it and no friend in the basement. Wouldn’t do it any other way.
When I got my septum done a few years ago, the piercer was doing the piercing freehand and got the 12g needle about halfway through and said “oops it’s kinda crooked” so he backed the needle out and repierced…my nipple didn’t even hurt as much as having my septum stuck twice…
When I got my septum done a few years ago, the piercer was doing the piercing freehand and got the 12g needle about halfway through and said “oops it’s kinda crooked” so he backed the needle out and repierced…my nipple didn’t even hurt as much as having my septum stuck twice…
i’ve got my septum two or three weeks ago. And it was painful!!! More than smiley, ears, industrial, nipples or tounge, Much more painful))) But it is healing very well and fasT!
i’ve got my septum two or three weeks ago. And it was painful!!! More than smiley, ears, industrial, nipples or tounge, Much more painful))) But it is healing very well and fasT!
My septum was the least painful piercing that I have ever had done. I seriously didn’t even feel it when he did it just. The healing process didn’t hurt either or even bother me at all. Now my tongue on the other hand I would never ever do that again….EVER.
My septum was the least painful piercing that I have ever had done. I seriously didn’t even feel it when he did it just. The healing process didn’t hurt either or even bother me at all. Now my tongue on the other hand I would never ever do that again….EVER.
19 – Amelie
Sterile whilst in the packaging, clean once out. So 100% sterile before use
19 – Amelie
Sterile whilst in the packaging, clean once out. So 100% sterile before use
23. jim
Yeah I know, tried to explain that to Poppy, just to proove that I’m serious about my piercings.
I’m very against frinds which pierces each other in a non sterile enviroment..
Just feels stupid
23. jim
Yeah I know, tried to explain that to Poppy, just to proove that I’m serious about my piercings.
I’m very against frinds which pierces each other in a non sterile enviroment..
Just feels stupid
I suppose I’m one of the unlucky ones who just feels the pain. It hurt to even touch my nose for a while after that, but now it’s great and I can tug on it without the slightly bit of discomfort. So yeah, septum was painful, my tragus was worse, and my nipples hurt the most. D:
I suppose I’m one of the unlucky ones who just feels the pain. It hurt to even touch my nose for a while after that, but now it’s great and I can tug on it without the slightly bit of discomfort. So yeah, septum was painful, my tragus was worse, and my nipples hurt the most. D: