It all started about a year ago. I've wanted to get my eyebrow pierced for a long time but I never thought my parents would ever go for it so I never asked. I've just always liked the way they looked and thought that one would look good on me. Like I said, about a year ago I casually brought it up to my mother saying that I think I might want to do it someday. My mother is a very conservative, old fashioned, church-going mother and she just about had a heart attack. She completely flipped out saying that she would kick me out of the house if I ever got one. She went on and on about what people would think about me and how they disgusted her and how she wanted to stop talking about it because it was making her sick...so I pretty much dropped it for a while.
At A Glance Author anonymous When A week ago Artist Randy Studio Portsmouth Exotic Piercing Co. Location Portsmouth NH Then I turned 18 and decided to bring it up again. The response was pretty much the same except this time I mentioned a tattoo. She was more into the idea of a tattoo. I don't really know why since a tattoo is permanent and an eyebrow ring is not, but I went along with it. On my 18th birthday I got my tattoo and loved it and my mother decided that she really liked it too. But my eyebrow ring was still on my mind. A few months later I was still thinking about how much I want to get my eyebrow pierced so this time I didn't even ask her. I just said "I'm going to get my eyebrow pierced tomorrow" and of course...she flipped. She said no but I told her that I was 18 and I could do it if I wanted to. After a whole lot of yelling and screaming and crying and talking to my dad who said he didn't have a problem with it, she finally said fine, your 18 you do what you want. She said that she wouldn't pay for it or go with me and that she wouldn't like it. That was a good enough agreement for me.
The next morning, I woke up so excited. I had been the day I was thinking about for a very long time. I talked to my older brother and asked him to come with me since he came when I got my tattoo but he said that he had to work and he would go with me tomorrow. But I wanted it today so I called one of my friends and she said she would go with me. Around 1 or 2 o'clock I went to her house. I was so excited. We drove to Portsmouth and got to the piercing place. We got a parking space right in front of the door, which was amazing because you just have to park in parallel parking spaces on the street and there are practically never any open there. It's like it was fate.
I was starting to get really nervous when we were waiting for the girl to finish piercing someone else. I hadn't really eaten much that morning but I was drinking a coke so that I could have some sugar in my body so I wouldn't pass out. I've been known to pass out around needles so I was pretty worried about that. I told my friend who came with me that it was very possible that I would pass out since they will only pierce you sitting up in a chair and not lying down.
When she was done with the girl she was piercing we went in and I said I wanted to get my eyebrow pierced. She told me all about and I gave her my ID and signed a form and put my information on it. I went over and sat in the chair. The shop was very clean by the way and I felt very comfortable there. The girl was very nice and very professional. Anyway, she started to tell me about what she was doing. She marked my eyebrow with two little dots of where she was going to pierce and asked me if the positioning was good. I told her I wanted it to move in more so she wiped it off and drew in two more dots. This time it was perfect. She put the clamp on my eyebrow, now my heart started really pounding. She got out the needle and told me she was going to pierce on the count of three...she pierced on one. I thought it was a pretty good method since I wasn't really expecting it. I was amazed at the fact that it didn't hurt at all. People have told me that it didn't hurt but I never believed them. I was always like " C'mon, it's a needle going through your face...of course its going to hurt." But it really didn't. I think it was because they clamp kind of hurt because it squeezed my eyebrow that all I felt was a little but of pressure when the needle went through.
So she put a cork in the end of the needle so it wouldn't jab me in the eye and then but the ring on. She put on the ball and then started to clean it up. By this time my heart was pounding pretty bad and my hands were starting to feel tingly. She was just about to show me what it looked like and I started to feel sick and dizzy. I've passed out a few times before because of needles so I knew it was coming. I told her that I was about to pass out and then my vision slowly shut off and I was out. I think I was only out for a few seconds but when I woke up I felt like it was hours. I couldn't remember where I was for a few seconds and I couldn't hear anything because my ears were ringing really badly. The piercer told me that I passed out but that it was ok because she said she's seen tons of people do it. She gave me some water and a cold towel to put on my head. Once I was fully back she showed it to me and I loved it. She went over the cleaning with me. Then I paid and tipped her and was on my way. It's now been a few days and it's been great. I haven't had any swelling or bruising or bleeding or crusty stuff that people told me I might have. I think it's going to heal well and I love it.... my mom does not.