This experience starts at the end of GCSE exams, with the thought in my mind of leaving college and going out into the wide world to get a job. My last exam was just two days ago, and my friends last exam was just this morning. We both wanted something pretty big to celebrate the end of GCSE's.
At A Glance Author Amy Contact Amy@bme.anon IAM Altered When It just happened Artist Pete Studio Kazbah Location Leicester, UK We were both going to get vertical labret's, hers in the centre, mine at the side, but I couldn't make up my mind, I kept changing between the idea of that and a normal side labret. So she stuck by her decision for her vertical labret and I eventually came to the decision of getting my vertical side labret and I got my center lowbret pierced as well.
At first money was a bit of a problem for me, the lack of it made it difficult to know when I could get this. But I decided to talk to my mum about this piercing to see if she would lend me the money. She had already seemed to drop the "no-piercing" rule, as she knew that I wouldn't stop because I knew she couldn't stop me. It was surprising how easily my mum let me have the money. I'd explained to her why I wanted it, and how much it'd cost, she seemed to go a bit iffy for a bit, as she doesn't see why I want it doing as it may make my mouth look "over crowded". But after a little bit of persuading, a fair amount less that I thought I would have to, she decided to lend me the money.
The day came, and as normal I woke up early, but this day I knew that I was going to get pierced. My mum handed me the money and she went off to work. Because we were going to get them done in the afternoon, all day my nerves grew and grew. So I think these must have been the most nervous for.
We headed into town once Caz's exam had finished, we got to Kazbah and I handed over the money for it and then we went upstairs. Caz's turn was first and as she wanted hers to be videod, I did so. I got rather nervous at this point, as it looked liked it hurt a lot. It was my turn, I sat on the bed. And he firstly pierced my lowbret. I was a bit giddy and feeling slightly faint. Pete handed me a drink of water and I gulped it down as he got the jewellery and equipment ready again.
He then marked out the two dots for my vertical at the side, he put it slightly diagonal because I asked him to. He showed me them in the mirror and me and Caz agreed that it was the right positioning. Caz held out the camera, videoing this experience and talking me through it as well.
I'd never felt my nerves be so high, apart from when there was a dog in the room. But this was rather more thrilling. He asked me to tilt my head back and open my mouth slightly for him. So I did. When I saw him put the needle to my lip, I screwed up my eyes, a reason for now I don't know, I felt the needle go in, and release that familiar rush I'd been waiting for. I moved my head back down, and still had my mouth wide open, my throat was going dry and I couldn't move or talk. I sat there in amazement and I don't quite know why. I remember Caz talking to me and me trying to answer, but on the video, it appears I didn't even move.
Pete picked up the jewellery and it seemed to be fiddlie, the wait was making me more nervous. I'm always more nervous waiting for the jewellery to be put in than anything else. He slid in the bar, it stung but it didn't seem to bother me, and then screwed on the bottom ball. I looked at it in the mirror and I couldn't believe I'd done it. I loved the way it looked from that time I saw it and I had loved the whole experience. It hadn't been as bad as I'd expected.
I've been cleaning it with tea tree oil on the bottom and salt water. And it seems to be behaving itself, even though it has swollen up to about twice it's normal size.
Overall I would recommend this piercing, as I'm in love with it and the process ment so much more to me than I had thought it would. The only down side to it is that it's hard to eat with it as you have to be very careful not to bash it.