At A Glance Author anonymous Contact fordyoureturningintoapenguinstopit@hotmail.com When A month ago Artist Sara Studio Eclipse Location Camden town, London This piercing came about in a very odd way. I met this girl on the Internet who had quick become one of my best friends. The first time we met up, we both met our idol (Steve Hewitt, for those placebo fans out there). So what to do for our second meet up, that would also be momentous?
The obvious answer in my case was "PIERCING!" as I have found out, after my rook and tragus, that they are incredible addictive. But the question remained of where. We dabbled with the idea of Conch's, snugs, belly button (far too common) and even an anti tragus.
But after late night texting, we decided to be adventurous and go for the nipple, cause its private, intimate, and your parents are not going to know... I'm not the sort of person to go home and say, "Hey mum I got my nipple pieced today!"
Since we were meeting up in Camden we knew we'd have to go to a studio there, and after rooting around BME, Eclipse seemed the best place to go, and also seeing as another friend of mine had their tragus done there (I will only to studios under personal recommendation) and said they were very good.
After browsing around Camden, we, in other words my friend, worked up the courage to go get it done. I was all too happy to go, (my only condition was that I go first). Eclipse is easy enough to find, if you can't see it some one with leaflets will harass you.
For the studio it's self, you go down the steps into a large open space, there is jewellery on a case to your left and poster boards of tattoos on your right. I will say now, that I was shocked at how dirty the floor was. But I was not going to back out now. While a "tag along" friend quizzed the piercers about, hygiene etc. I handed out my ID in the form of my student rail card. Word of warning THIS IS NOT LIKED AS ID, seeing as it is hand written, and they only believed me, because of my other piercings. Bring your pass port or other printed identification.
Once the mini argument was over, the tag alongs ran away, leaving me and my dear friend to get bits of metal shoved though us, sadly they would only allow one person in at a time, which was a bit of a downer, but understandable... and as I said before I had to go first.
The woman who did the piercing was named Sara, I'm not sure where she was from, but she wasn't English. I was a little nervous about getting my tits out in front of a total stranger, but it was surprisingly easy. We had a nice chat about BME, I shit you not, and my necklace while she cleaned the "area". Then she asked me to sit/lie on the table. I wasn't nervous, since I was expecting it to hurt, and was very nonchalant about the whole thing. She explained the process as she changed her gloves, disinfected clamps etc and again during the actual piercing. She first checked the size of the jewellery against my nipple then asked to close my eyes, but being a bit of a masochist, I had to look.
I didn't like the clamp too much as I've heard they distort the skin, but because of the recommendations, I put up with it. The needle went through very easily, it didn't hurt nearly as much as I thought it would, it was less painful than getting my rook done, its just a small sharp pain. The jewellery went though just as easily, once the barbell was closed I got up to have a look, and fuck me it's hot.
I repeatedly thanked Sara before heading out and informing my friend that it was indeed a "pile of piss". Once She came out smiling like an idiot, we sat out side on the steps having a fag, waiting for the tag alongs.
I've had no real problems with the piercing at all. It ached like a bitch for a few hours straight after I got it done, so we were shopping around Camden occasionally grabbing out tits and going "Owwwww!" Also in the first few days, if I bashed it, it would bleed a little, which very much scared me, then I had to remind my self that id just had a piece of metal though it.
It's been about four weeks now and every thing seems fantastic (touch wood), I even caught it in the shower the other week and panicked waiting for it to hurt, but it didn't! If any one is scared to get it done, seriously don't be. Remember professionals have done this many a time, and they should know what they are doing, and they don't mind seeing you topless, and girls, they have no doubt seen many people, more flat chested or bigger titted than you.
I'm going to get my other nipple done too, as my left piercing feels lonely, but first I'm of to Aldershot again on Saturday, to get my tongue web and inner conch done!