Piercing for me started off as a bit of a rebellious thing. I had always liked the idea of decorating my body with jewellery... piercing seemed like an obvious extension of this. Then my friends' sister had her tongue pierced and I thought it looked fantastic; discreet, fun and incredibly sexy. I mentioned it to my mum and she freaked which proved (to me!) that having it done would be absolutely the right thing to do!
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon Studio tattoo studio Location chicago, il So, I talked about it with a friend of mine and he said he wanted his nipple pierced too... we found a studio close to us, decided on a date and off we went. The whole journey there I was absolutely petrified – I loved the idea of having my tongue pierced so much, but I am a total needle-phobe. This involved some major fear facing on my part! The one thing keeping me going was the guarantee of "painless piercing" that the studio gave. Obviously now I know that there is no such thing as painless piercing (!) but it reassured me at the time.
I moved it around a bit and thought, "cool this feels good!
I can remember sitting in the chair chatting to the piercer as though he was a friend I'd known for ages. He took a look at my tongue, checked it was suitable for piercing and after that it becomes a little hazy! I know I was gripping the armrests very tightly and trying to concentrate on what the guy was telling me with little success. The next thing I know he's washing his hands saying its all done and there's this huge piece of metal sticking through my tongue. I moved it around a bit and thought, "cool this feels good!".
I have to admit that the next couple of days were a bit of a bind... just ice cream and milkshakes for me... oh what a tragedy (!) heh heh heh. The aftercare was easy – I had been told just to use mouthwash twice a day. After about 4 weeks I went back to the studio to have my barbell downsized and this time I was so excited I could hardly wait! Once I had my new permanent barbell in I remember going round sticking my tongue out at everyone like a crazy woman (ok, so I am!!!)
Well, that was January a few years ago and for a while I was very happy with my tongue piercing... People were shocked when they found out I had it and loads of men wanted to "know what it felt like" so I didn't complain! After a while though I decided I wanted a new toy to play with... So I started going round piercing sites on the net trying to decide what to get done next. I loved the idea of having my eyebrow or labret done but knew that work would be seriously not thrilled with them! (Don't you just hate having to 'conform' to someone else's standards?) So I needed something as discreet as my tongue, but still daring... I finally decided to get a nipple pierced. Well, why not... Not like they're doing much else at the moment! LoL So off to the piercers once again.
OH MY GOD! How could I do such a thing!
This time it wasn't the pain that was freaking me out – I had dealt with that before and knew I could cope with a needle spike, the problem this time was that I was going to have to get my tits out in front of a complete stranger! OH MY GOD! How could I do such a thing... heh heh In actual fact it was very easy, he made me feel totally relaxed and said that I could just open my shirt enough to get to the nipple I wanted pierced rather than take the whole thing off. Well, that was simple enough I could do that. This time I wanted to make sure I actually saw what was going on as I felt I had missed out during the tongue piercing. I watched while he clamped my nipple (not painful... hardly any sensation at all in fact) drew little dots on either side and asked if they were ok for me. Then came the most surreal part of all – he used this fluid to numb my nipple... very strange! As he started squirting this stuff on me it was forming loads of little ice crystals all over my boob. I remember thinking "I'm sitting here with my boob out, my nipple in a clamp and ice crystals all over it!" Then came the needle bit. No real pain (well, I was frozen!) a little tugging/pushing sensation as the needle went through and there it was – the needle sitting through my nipple like it had always been there. The piercer popped a barbell in and I was good to go. Fantastic! Cleaning was easy too – the studio recommended I use savlon spray and cotton buds to clean the jewellery once a day. My friends were all very disbelieving that I had actually had it done. And I wasn't about to start flashing it to everyone. There are a few people who have seen it and know for sure that I have it done – and that makes them special! The rest can believe what they like...
Once I had my nipple pierced something inside me changed and I knew that I wanted to get more things done. It was no longer a two-fingered salute at my parents, but an expression of me, something that I did for me because it made me feel good.
Well, I needed that piercing buzz again but started having real trouble deciding what to do next. I didn't even consider genital piercings at that point I was very "needles and genitals should never mix" but I knew I wanted something done.
Well, I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to check out this guys willy, which girl would right?
So in the way that these things happen fate introduced me to someone who would change some of my views entirely. Through e-mail I got to know Stu and he told me about his piercings and his website which he urged me to take a look at. Well, I wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to check out this guys willy – which girl would right? LoL Having checked out the pictures of all his piercings I can remember thinking that this bloke must have a screw loose to let someone come anywhere near his willy with a needle – and I have a feeling I told him so too (did I not hun? Yes, yes you did, Ed.)
After Stu and I got together he showed me a piece written for a magazine by a piercer at Perforations. As I read this little article about improving your sex life with piercing I began to think that the idea of a vertical clitoris hood piercing sounded very good to me! This little piece of metal was practically guaranteed to change my life! I told Stu that I liked the idea of getting it done and his face lit up! I guess that was the reaction I was hoping for coz as much as this piercing was for me it was also a kind of gift to him; after all, it would be his to play with as much as he liked. So I figured I would deal with the whole nakedness part when the time came and decided to go to Perforations, as Stu seemed to praise them very highly indeed.
As we were staying in Brighton for the weekend I decided to make the most of it and get a tragus piercing while I was there! No point traveling all that way for just one thing eh? I have to admit that I was so nervous about getting my clothes off in front of another guy that I nearly backed out of the vch totally... But having discussed it with Stu I would feel like I was letting him (and myself!) down... so I talked sternly to myself and got my head round it as best I could.
Perforations is so unlike the other piercing studio I had been to. So relaxed and friendly and Stu knew everyone already so as we sat and waited he was chatting away to the guys there. I was feeling sicker and sicker with every passing minute, a very nervous but highly excited kind of sick. I knew I wanted this piercing done so much, but I had to get over being naked... When my turn came I meekly walked off to the room and told Dom that I wanted a vch in addition to my tragus. No problem he said. I had the tragus done first so that I could at least run away as soon as the vch was done!!!! The tragus was all very simple and Dom was so chatty and I almost felt totally relaxed, there was still the niggling fear in the background but for the time being I was concentrating on the tragus and the conversation.
I couldn't stop grinning!!!
Then it was time for the vch. I stripped from the waist down and got up onto the bed. Then Dom really scared me by getting the stirrups out and saying that yes, they were necessary. Oh damn. No-one warned me about those! So I put my feet in the stirrups and tried to stop myself laughing as his hair tickled the inside of my thighs. After I had been laying there for about 30 seconds with this stranger prodding around my intimate bits it didn't seem at all scary to me anymore. We carried on chatting as Dom did his thing. I had decided to go with anaesthetic for the vch as I could just imagine flinching and getting a needle somewhere I really didn't want it! So I had to wait a while for that to numb me up good and proper. When it came to the actual piercing I barely felt anything, a slight pinching feeling as the needle came out of the other side and a bit of tugging. Not anything that I would call real pain at all. As soon as he told me it was done and I could get dressed I felt so pleased with myself, I couldn't stop grinning!!! Stu had been having his labret stud changed at the same time and was waiting for me as I got upstairs. He saw the grin on my face and grinned back. I was feeling really high from getting my first genital piercing that I just couldn't shake the feeling for hours. I wanted to tell everyone!
The worst part about the whole thing was waiting for it to heal. Stu had also had his PA stretched on the same weekend so we were both out of action for at least 10 days. (AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaargh!) I have to admit I did have a bit of a fiddle before then and can say that the sensation is different to what I had been used to! Its been 2 weeks now and it still isn't totally healed of course, but I've given it a few test runs and I'm starting to enjoy finding out how to use it to give me the best sensations. I can tell it's going to be a fun learning experience!
If you are considering having a piercing anywhere intimate and are even slightly worried about being naked in front of a stranger, don't be! I know it's easy for me to say now... but really it's not anywhere near as bad as you think. No doubt you will have already heard the "they've seen it all before" line. But it is absolutely true. They are there to perform a job; no-one is there to judge you. Any professional piercer will do their best to make you feel totally at ease and relaxed – it makes there job easier if you're not shaking!
I am considering what to get done next already, and I am almost certain it's going to be another genital piercing of some kind... No doubt Stu will come up with some good ideas!
Piercing – do it for you, because you want to! Have fun!