I am a 40 yr. old woman who has always been crazy about piercings. I got my first nipple piercing when I was 16 because the boyfriend I had saw it in easy rider magazine and fell in love with the image. It didn't take much convincing for me to get one after looking at the photos for a couple of days.
At A Glance Author emily Contact emily@bme.anon Artist Deja Mandalla Studio Her home Location Oakland Californis I decided to get my outer labia pierced after checking out the photo's on BME. I'd thought about it over the years but when I saw the pics I got thought they looked so beautiful and hot I HAD to have it done. I wanted to get 6 done at one time to get the healing process over with quickly. After talking with women on line who had multiples done I decided not to go for the full six. All of the recommendations were no more than two but I know myself and I wouldn't want to make that many trips back plus the healing time would be forever if I did it one or two at a time.
I started looking at pricing where I'd had my others done and wow no break for getting multiples. So while perusing craigslist.com I happened to find someone who wanted to get in touch with the local piercing community either fetish or not and wanted to make it affordable. She was even willing to come to my house or barter for her work but it worked out she is not too far from my work and I could afford her price so I went to her place.
When the big day arrived I was nervous all day and could barely get through work. I was feeling excited and scared of the pain at the same time. She told me in advance no sex particularly oral for two weeks then only with a condom so I was kinda bummed because I couldn't wait to show them to someone, anyone.
I arrived at her house and she showed me where the bathroom was so I could wash up. To my relief her bedroom where we did the piercing looked normal and even comforting, no stirrups which always make me nervous. I hate using them for the yearly pelvic. Just the normal bedroom furniture. All of her equipment looked just like the equipment I see when going to Gotham or Mother's here in San Francisco. Everything sealed from the sterilization process and she had antibiotic topical cleaner which she used on the nightstand where she kept the needles and clamps during the procedure. She had a shop in Harbin before moving to Oakland so it was very professional all the way.
She turned on some nice music and I hitched my dress up around my waste. She gave me a blanket to throw over my waste while I lay there. She asked me to take several deep breathes quickly then she told me to take one and hold it. When she said to breath out she pierced on the exhale. She explained that we were getting the endorphins to kick in to help with the pain. That was it and she did 3 of them for me that day. I was surprised at the level of pain. I am one of those people who will feel pain if you tell me your hurting me while bending my hair. I am not gonna lie and say it didn't hurt it did but it was very bearable. She handed me the mirror and I was in love with my own body for the first time. Every other change on my body had come slowly over the years so I could adjust and not really even notice. The other piercing was for someone else's desire, these were only for me. In fact my friends and family didn't understand when I talked about wanting it done. I'm glad I didn't listen. After giving me the cleaning and care instructions and I was out of there. Start to finish was about 45 min.
On the way home I kept waiting for the throb and pain which never came. Although sitting down was a little strange because there was some sharp pinching. Needless to say I was careful with myself. I had a train ride which is an hour and had to walk a little way to a bus stop. During the walk I could not stop grinning. I kept thinking I wish I could just tell everyone, I am altered no one has ever seen my vagina this way. It is almost a way of reclaiming my body. It was pure because it was not the same old part of me, it was beautiful and different, something new. On the train ride home it took a lot of willpower not to hike my dress up and shove a mirror down there, I wanted to look every 10 min.
I've followed the cleaning and care the only thing I recommend on my own is that you buy a squirt bottle to use to apply antibiotic soap for cleansing. I bought that and some Bactine and can slip away to the bathroom at work without drawing any attention. It's been a month now and I am scheming all the body work I want to have done in addition to the next 3 labia piercings.
When I walk they rub and I get turned on all the time. I'm told that will wear off but I'm not complaining. The only regret I have is that I did not do them all at once. I will have to wait a few months to get the three matching ones on the other side. I can't wait. I am looking forward to another reclaiming of myself. Needless to say I recommend it to the world. It is one of the most liberating experiences of my life.
Just a few silly rambling thoughts that come to mind lately which I think is interesting as is everything relating to these new piercings. I wonder how much metal it takes to set the sensors off at the airport? What will the gynecologist say? Someday when I die what will the mortician say? Will they try to give them to my daughter? Will she want to keep them or be grossed out by them? Will my friends or family recogneze me from this posting?
One last note, if you're thinking about it, go ahead! Email me if you need to talk about it. You're never to old to do something good to yourself and as we all know life is just too damn short to worry about what others will think! Besides it will be a nice surprise for the mortition. : )