Ear piercing later in life

arkonite_babe

Funny enough thats the site I found earlier tonight after reading this thread :rotfl:

Savvy_Sue

juno wrote:

I've got my 4mm tunnels ready for my next stretch, but I'm not doing that for about a month. And I'm noly intending to go to 8mm, but I might stop at 6mm. I really want these, and I'm wearing these currently

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And that's without looking at the icky photos! :rotfl:

juno

arkonite_babe wrote:

Funny enough thats the site I found earlier tonight after reading this thread :rotfl:

BME is the best site ever when it comes to piercings. You can even read some of my experiences on there!

Ettenna

Just coming in on this thread.

My DAD had his ear pierced about six months ago at the age of 58. A friend of a friend needed some practice so he volunteered!! He now has another one in the same ear, done by the same person.

Ken-Dodds-Hairy-Knodule

juno wrote:

You're probably only at 18g (1m), but some places do 20g (I have no idea how big it is, but it's smaller).

At a proper piercers a standard piercing will be 1.6mm. Possibly 1.2mm but never as small as 1mm.

Stretching isn't really my thing but I have a few friends with 24-30mm tunnels and one with a 38mm.

BME has some good (but very USA-centric) info, but a lot of stuff on there is just kids mouthing off unfortunately :<

salterwales

I had mine pierced this year, and I am 72. Having a lot of fun wearing drop ear rings, but find it difficult sometimes to see where I am inserting them ! Go for it, cost about £15 [ a christmas present]

me4bargains

I'm at the other side ofthe scale. I had mines done when I was six weeks and I had my daugther's done at the same age too.
I remember pleading with my mum to let me get a second hole done as a 13-year0ld and she refuse point blank so (I'm not recommending this) I did myself.
I cleaned my ears with dettol, numbed my ears with ice and heated a needle on the stove - voila second hole!!
I have two more by the time I was 20 and now I have disowned all three!!
I envy yous who managed without a pierced ears for so long.
Because of what my mum did, I would never leave out without a pair of earrings on I feel naked :eek:

PS My tomboy daughter refuses to wear earrings

arkonite_babe

Savvy_Sue wrote:

Hi guys and girls, I haven't had it done yet. I still can't decide if I want to or not. Doesn't help that DH is cool about the idea. I think he can, intellectually, see the difference between a discreet (or not so discreet!) pair of earrings, and full pierced body armour plus a tasteful tattoo or two. But emotionally, he still wonders why anyone would want to do ANY of that.

:eek: I'm not really sure I wanted to know that! :rotfl:

Well Sue, have you had your ears pierced yet???

Savvy_Sue

arkonite_babe wrote:

Well Sue, have you had your ears pierced yet???

No ... I haven't yet committed to it either ...

surfsister

anyone know the best place to go eg cheapish but safe? Ta