Another piercing for the collection: My right nipple
At A Glance Author Millie Contact xmillie00x@hotmail.com When It just happened Artist Tanya Studio The Metal Guru Location Stockton-on-tees, NE, England I've only recently got into the world of body modification, but I'm addicted! After a stressful week I needed a new rush from a piercing but I had very little money on me but my friend said he would pay for me to get my nipple pierced, bless the lad! I walked into Metal guru and asked Sarah for an appointment she said 3.45pm and it was only around 2pm, the nerves kicked in instantly!
So me and my 3 friends walked round Stockton (it's tiny) about 6 times and chatted along the way, I was absolutely terrified to be honest, I'd heard so many horror stories about the pain. I was physically shaking!
The Procedure
I walked into Metal guru for the 4th time that day still nervous! Sarah smiled at me and handed me the consent form to fill in, luckily they've seen my i.d before so I didn't need it. I was almost sick, although nobody actually knew this at the time! Tanya prepared all the equipment and called me into the Piercing room I took my friend in with me for support Tanya asked me which side I slept on and I said either so I decided on my right nipple, time to get semi-naked. My friend was a little embarrassed to be honest, bless him, but luckily for me I'd known Tanya a while at this point so wasn't bothered about her seeing my boobs in the slightest. I lay down on the bench and she marked my nipple, good god her hands were freezing! Now for the clamps, these are evil on skin, I know this from experience. They hurt and stung like nothing I'd felt before, but I was fine. Tanya asked me if I was ready and I said "no", this is were I'm cheeky, I find if you leave the clamps on for a little while you numb the area as numbing spray is now illegal as you can catch frost bite from it! I laid and talked to Tanya for about 5 minutes and by this time I can honestly say I was scared for my life, don't even ask me why! Luckily I trust Tanya 100% when it comes to piercing me, always a good thing. I was boiling hot and being the typical hot headed female I am, I told her to go for it.
The Needle Part
I asked Tanya to show me the needle first, as this is a bit of a fetish of mine, seeing the needle, makes me relax more. The needle was tiny! I can't get over it, so slim and delicate. I was as ready as I'd ever be. Tanya said ok big deep breath in, words I'd heard so many times before, I breathed in, expecting major pain. I felt nothing and the needle was through and the bar, without its balls, was in place. Tanya screwed on the balls and I was laughing at myself, it was absolutely pain free, other than the clamps.
The Aftermath
I was on such a hyper from the rush the needle had given me I physically wanted to skip home but to be honest it did really sting like mad when I walked or did anything. I ended up singing outside Metal guru I was on a really crazy giggly hyper. My friend was driving me back to mine, now this is painful getting in a car which has really evil hard suspension with a fresh nipple piercing isn't something I'd recommend. Every bump or crack in the road was sheer agony I nearly cried a good few times and that's coming from me who is convinced that her tear ducts have closed up completely from shear lack of crying over the past few years!
I'd strongly recommend nipple piercing, they look absolutely stunning on all the pictures on BME and the few I've had the pleasure of seeing in real life. They were painless for me; I nearly fainted when I got my base navel pierced!
Well I think I should say a few words about the staff at The Metal Guru in Stockton-on-tees, I have never met such open-minded, competent, nice, kind people in my life, they make you feel special and relaxed no matter what you look like or your background. They treat you with the respect you deserve. The studio is clean and welcoming with its sweet jewellery on display. I would strongly recommend for anybody interested in piercing to check it out, I'm hoping to get my scarification and a suspension done when I'm 18 done there as well, they are awesome! My next plan now is to stretch my lobe and tongue piercing to the max as well as obtain a labret, anti-eyebrow, corseting, scarification and tattooing