Since I was 10 I have wanted to get some sort of facial piercing. I thought about getting a lip ring, but no way in hell would my parents let me. I thought about getting a nostril piercing, but it was too un-original, as too many people I knew had it. I already had my ears pierced four times, it was already starting to get boring. So it hit me. I wanted my eyebrow pierced. It was nothing too crazy, it is one of the most subtle facial piercings available.
At A Glance Author nessa666 Contact nessa666@bme.anon When It just happened Artist Brasilio Machado Studio Tattoo & Co. Location Miami, Florida I began asking my parents, who are pretty conservative. I spend most of the time with my mom, as my dad works late hours. I would bring up the subject when we were sitting down watching TV or during the hour ride to school through rush hour traffic. Every time it was a straight out no. She thought it was ugly, she thought it was "freakish". She told me to ask my father.
So I did. I stayed up late waiting for my dad to get home and I asked him. It was a yes. He felt that it was my decision since it is my body. He felt that I am mature enough to know whether or not it is right for me, and he knew I would take care of it properly.
Problem.. No one in Miami wants to pierce a 13 year old, parental consent or not. I got the same lecture in every piercing studio I go to. "Your face is still changing you might regret it when you're older". Who says I am going to regret it? Eyebrow piercings don't even last that long, anyways. I called many studios and a few agreed to pierce me, but were still skeptical.
I drove over to Tattoo & Co. on Bird road in Miami, fl. I met and talked with their piercer, who seemed very nice and professional. He agreed to pierce me, and made sure I was aware of the risks associated with it. He copied my father's license and my birth certificate, and had my father fill out consent forms and such. He asked me if I had any allergies or medical conditions that might put me at risk. I didn't. Then he took me to the back of the studio, to a room with a dentist-like chair.
Every thing looked really clean and sterile. The needles used were removed from packages, the jewelry was sterilized. The clamps also came out of packages. He cleaned my eye then began making the marks. I had to move it over a few times, but then I was overall happy with the placement after a few minutes. I closed my eyes and breathed slowly, in and out. I felt the clamps, they didn't hurt like every one says. They pinched just a bit, I didn't feel any discomfort though. Then came the needle. I felt it go through in slow motion. The sensation was .. I guess you could say.. Pleasing. Not painful at all. I liked it. I didn't even know he had the barbell through, I thought the needle was still in my skin. He screwed on the ball and we paid and stuff. I tipped the guy cause he did a good job. I couldn't stop looking at it on the way home.
It hasn't bled or anything, not really swollen either. I got it done about an hour and a half ago. My mom doesn't dislike it, but she doesn't like it. I guess she has an indefinite opinion. I don't care though! I think it looks awesome and I don't care what anyone says, or what they will say when I go to school on Monday. I go to a public school but the administration there is too conservative. (They tried to send me to indoor suspension for wearing a pentagram on my necklace. ) Despite all the "close-minded" people in my school, I'm not going to change my mind. No way am I taking it out!!
I plan to get a few more piercings when I'm 16. It's easier to get them then. I'm thinking about a lip ring, and a nose ring. Who knows though, my opinions might, or might not change in 3 years. For anyone thinking about getting their eyebrow pierced, go ahead. Don't be scared! Just go for it. I'm not fearful of pain, but I know what it is. And let me tell you, this did not hurt whatsoever. Don't let fear of needles or some kind of crap like that deter you from getting it done. And don't listen to anyone who thinks it is ugly, or "for freaks". The truth is, it's beautiful. It's not harming your body, it's changing it. Don't let close-minded people make your decisions for you. You are who you are.