Part One-The Before
At A Glance Author Underling Contact Underling@bme.anon IAM Underling When A week ago Artist IAM: Reptar (My Husband) Studio @ Home Location Norfolk, UK I'd only seen one corset piercing previously, which Vampy had done on Gretel at the first Metal Fatigue Suspension Meet. It was done with tiny cbr's, and although it did look very pretty, I had no real desire for one of my own. I then discovered play pierced corset piercings here on BME, which did look fantastic, but at that time, my partner John and I had only just begun to 'dabble' in play piercing, so it wasn't something I thought about getting myself.
Fast forward a few months, and a friend of ours (Toby, who is a trainee piercer) came to our house with his girlfriend Amy, and while the boys discussed all things manly (Duran Duran mostly I seem to remember!), Amy and myself were looking at the corset piercings. Amy is what we refer to affectionately as 'virgin flesh'. She has had her lobes pierced, and her navel, but that is it. We agreed that we would both love to have corsets pierced, so the plan was made! A couple of days later, John myself and Toby paid a visit to our local fabric store, to buy ribbon to thread around the play piercing needles. I was unsure if Amy would go ahead, but we had the needles, the gloves, the ribbon, everything we needed, so decided that the two of them should come over on the Saturday afternoon, for the fun to begin!
Part Two-The PiercingToby and Amy arrived around noon, and they were both very excited, as were John and I. We spent a bit of time getting everything ready, then began the process of marking up. Both John and Toby were feeling quite competitive, so there was a definite competition as to whose piercing would be the neatest. Amy and I spent around an hour laid on our fronts, while the boys, marked, inspected, unmarked and remarked our backs. Amy was very calm, whereas I was beginning to feel the anticipation building. I do not like getting pierced, it's not something I enjoy, but the end results make it so worth it. I kept telling myself that this was nothing compared to the piercing involved for suspension, which I handle quite well.
Eventually, the boys were happy with their marks, so we were ready to go!! (From this point I shall mostly 'ignoring' Toby and Amy....
John set out the required needles, (28 21g needles), and prepped my back, while I was getting comfortable, and settling into my breathing pattern (also clasping the first 2 fingers on my left hand in my right fist-it's just something I do when I get pierced). I was feeling quite calm by now, although I was a little worried about John-he hates to see me in any discomfort, and can't watch me being pierced, so I was wondering how he would cope with piercing me! But he was very calm, and was soon ready with the first needle. He pinched up the skin at the top left of my back and gently held the needle against my skin. We both have the same 'pierce on the second exhale' thing, so as I got to the end of my second deep intake of breath, he said 'relax', so I knew to start exhaling, and slowly pushed the needle through my skin. I felt every millimetre of it going through, and it was not pleasant! I think that John was a little wary of piercing me, plus he didn't want to miss his marks, so figured that slow was the way to go! He agreed that perhaps he should go a little quicker!
He then moved to the 'base' of the corset, as he'd decided to pierce from the bottom up, so as to avoid piercing himself. He moved much quicker on the second piercing, but it still felt very 'tight' as the needle went through. I was exhaling quite hard, but it wasn't too bad. I had time for a couple of good deep breaths before he was ready to do the next piercing, and we soon settled into a nice rhythm. Soon enough, the 14 needles down the left side of my spine were all in, so I decided that a bit of a break was in order. I slowly stood up, being careful not to stab myself on the exposed sharps, and admired John's work in the mirror. Only one side was pierced, there was no ribbon, but it looked beautiful. I was also feeling quite proud of John at this point, as he had overcome his 'fear' of piercing me.
After around 10 minutes or so I was ready for the other side to be done, so I got back into position (on all fours, leaning on the sofa), and John gradually worked his way up my back. I was expecting it to get easier as he moved up my back, but my body obviously had other ideas. I felt every millimetre of every needle, but it was bearable. John kept telling me that I was a 'good girl', which was nice!
Amy's piercing was finished shortly before mine, so we stood together so that John could take some photos, and I caught sight of both our backs in the mirror. It was a beautiful sight. After a few pictures were taken, Toby and John proceeded to thread the ribbon around the needles. It soon became clear that we had not bought anywhere near enough ribbon, so the boys were promptly sent down to the shops for more. (While they were gone, Amy and I sat drooling over Christina Aguilera on MTV-not vital information for this experience, but interesting all the same!). They finally returned with some gorgeous jade green ribbon for me and red for Amy-very festive!!
The ribbon went in quite quickly, and before we knew it, Amy and I were stood in front of the mirror admiring our beautiful corsets. They were absolutely stunning, and I was so pleased that I decided to get it done. More piccies obviously followed (with Toby starring in more than a few), and we probably kept the completed corsets in for an hour or so-until we both had stiff shoulders from the restricted movement. Every time we moved, we would get tiny little pin pricks down our backs, which was amusing, albeit a little irritating!!
Removal of the needles was fast and painless, and quite disappointingly bloodless also.
Part Three-The AftermathI wasn't aware of any endorphin or adrenalin rush while the piercing was going on, but as soon as my corset was removed I was overcome with fatigue. I was in an excellent mood, but felt incredibly sleepy, so proceeded to collapse in a heap on the sofa. I kept looking at my back, as I had the most exquisite set of tiny little bloodspots where the needles had been.
I am left now with the tiniest scars, which will fade, but I do feel very pleased with myself, for enduring 28 piercings in one sitting. I also feel very proud of John for doing such an excellent job.
I will have another corset pierced at a later date-perhaps next time with cbr's, so that I can keep it for a little longer.