Nose piercing- yeah or nay?

[Iniquitous Bunny]

I wanted to get one at 18 (which was a good decade and a half ago), but I'm really thinking about this. A very small stone- diamond, birthstone maybe? I tend to look more conservative (*gasp)- a little Reese Witherspoonesque- so this is more of a big deal to my preppy geek self.

Whatcha think?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. i have one and i love it

[ThomCat]

11. And it looks awesome.

Yours looks culturally appropriate though. It would be a bit more startling on someone who looks like Reese Witherspoon.

Still, as far as piercings go, piercing a nose is one of the more attractive options.

[ghostsofgiants]

63. Maybe I'm just jaded...

But nose piercings are so common that someone who looks like Reese Witherspoon having a pierced nose wouldn't startle me at all. It's pretty common amongst women who you wouldn't normally think would get piercings anywhere but their ears.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

73. Seen yours!

Hot, hot, hot! :D

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. No, eww!

[liontamer]

3. i hear it's painful at first

it's not my favorite piercing, but if you want one, and it won't cause you workplace troubles, go for it!

[jmm]

8. Mine wasn't painful

The couple of times I got it done in high school they did it with a gun (which I do not recommend) and it didn't hurt. My right eye watered a little bit but it didn't hurt any more than getting my ears done. I recently got it redone (with a needle which I do recommend) on my left side and my left eye watered a bit but it still wasn't painful.

Edited to add that it closed both times I got it done in high school.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. hey,,,thats exactly what happened to me

it closed both times with the gun

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. Actually, piercing guns are bad even for your earlobes.

ALL piercings should be done with a needle.

[arwalden]

4. Why Not Get Pierced...

... well, you know... down there.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

5. I have to say, nose rings on some women are hawt!

[NNadir]

6. I'd stay away from it.

I generally find piercings unattractive, but that's just me.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Me, too.

It may be just because I'm old, but piercings totally creep me out. If I see somebody with a pierced nose, or especially an eyebrow, lip, or tongue, I can hardly even look at them; it's the visual equivalent of chalk on a blackboard. Just -- eww. But I'm old, so don't listen to me.

[NNadir]

10. Well I'm old too. But my reaction is very much the same.

I stopped shopping at a certain store because the woman working there pierced her tongue. It's her right I guess, but I had a hard time looking at it.

[Common Sense Party]

30. Ican't listen to a thing they're saying...I'm too hypnotized by the

big chunk of metal bobbing around in their mouth or on their face.

[ForeverWinter]

33. Seriously, you guys sound like a bunch of...

...republicans!!!
"These young kids with their new-fangled nose piercings! Why, they just look ugly! Why don't they cut their hair and shine their shoes like we did? In my day, we had respect and didn't try to look like those savage South Asians! My kid came home with one of those gosh-darned things and I'd slap her this way to Sunday!! And don't get me started on them... whatsitcalled... dread locks!"

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

54. Get used to it. It's common when piercings come up.

It's worse when tattoos come up.

[ghostsofgiants]

64. This thread has made me decide that...

Once I get my lip pierced (hopefully this weekend, if I can get out to the city) I am totally starting a picture thread just to be evil.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

65. Go for it.

I'll post pictures of my ears.

Maybe I'll even start up a tattoo thread.

[ghostsofgiants]

66. And on THAT topic...

When I get the lip piercing I intend to book a tattoo appointment. Time to start freaking out the squares. :P

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

67. Is it your first?

If so you have a bunch of catching up to do, I have seven. At least one more planned.

[ghostsofgiants]

68. First tattoo...

Second piercing, though I no longer have the first one.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

69. Wow...you're just starting out.

I have 13 holes in my ears and my nose pierced. I used to have my navel & eyebrow pierced as well.

[ghostsofgiants]

70. Yeah...

I rarely have spare money, but I've been making a somewhat decent wage this sumer so I have a little more money to spend on fun stuff like that. All I have planned for the moment though are two tattoos and the lip piercing. Maybe the lobes a little later.

[Common Sense Party]

56. Too damn bad. If they want to wear a bunch of distracting metal

they shouldn't blame me when I get distracted.

I feel much the same way about fake breast implants.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

57. Either you have a severe maturity problem or severe ADD.

I'm voting for a maturity problem, since no one I know with ADD gets distracted by a tiny piece of metal on somebody.

[Common Sense Party]

59. Thankyou so much for your keen insights. You have turned me

around on this issue. I'm really beginning to see the light.

I guess those chunks of metal and jewels that people place in their tongues, noses, eyebrows, etc. in order to gather people's attention, don't actually catch anyone's attention at all.

Thanks for helping me out, Doc.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

60. I'm pierced because I like them.

It has nothing to do with attention. I just think it's funny how people who are judgemental idiots about piercings always think it's about them somehow, when it couldn't be further from the truth.

[GirlinContempt]

61. So, what's with this idea

that a few people seem to have, namely that everything is about them? I mean, I know people in general are pretty self-focused, but last time I checked, not everyone does something for other peoples attention/approval/enjoyment. Sometimes, hard to believe I know, people do things that they like for their own reasons.

This whole idea that a piercing is about getting someone elses attention, or as stated down thread to say "i don't like you" (:wtf:) is just unfathomable. Unfathomable in the sense of "I can't believe you think you're really that important"

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

62. I think it's on the same level as...

homophobes who think gay people always want to hit on them and convert them...when in actuality, they're the last people gay people who want to be involved with.

[NNadir]

71. Um, I don't think body piercing is an element of either party platform.

I am speaking not politically, but of my own aesthetic sense. I am not for banning body piercings, but they make me feel unfortable to look at. This is rather equivalent to saying - which is the case - I don't eat hot dogs; I don't like to look at people eating hot dogs, but I am not going to demand that others stop eating hot dogs.

I am not asking you to be like me and the words you attempt to put in our mouth's reflect a poorly matured mind. You are trying to add to an item of personal taste in appearance an accusation racism and an attitude toward family violence. In effect you asserting that an item in your personal vanity defines whether or not a person is moral. This is offensive and crude and frankly, a little egotistical. It does not happen that one needs to pierce one's tougue to demonstrate that one doesn't, believe in hitting one's children, for instance. Maybe your brains drained out when they pierced whatever it is you had pierced.

For the record, I am an ex-hippie, so I am familiar with how people join herds in the quest to declare themselves "different."

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

78. I think you went over the top when you stated that...

you stopped shopping at a store because a clerk had a pierced tongue. That's just absurd and really, really immature.

Just as a heads up...it might be difficult for you to handle some DU meetups. I have a lot of "distracting" metal in my ears.

[NNadir]

80. First of all, I don't go to DU meet ups.

Second of all, I'm just squeamish.

When I see piercings, I think of the procedure. I usually avert my eyes. I don't like to look at it, OK?

Probably if I met you somewhere, I would tend to not look at you in the face when I spoke to you. Now, I'm not telling you to remove your piercings. If they make you feel whatever it is that you feel, that's your business.

I stopped going to the store because I'm squeamish. While I concede that it is not quite the same as having a swastika tattooed on one's forehead - and I've seen that - I didn't lecture the woman, and I'm not lecturing you. My reaction is nonetheless visceral, much like a fear of heights, or claustrophobia. You seem to think it's a matter of choice, or moralizing. It's not.

Now, since I don't attend them, I have no idea whether DU meet ups include bungee jumping, but yes, I do have acrophobia, except when skiing for reasons I don't really understand. Mind you, I don't mind if other people bungee jump, but I find their insistence that I enjoy looking at them annoying.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

53. I think that says way more about you than the pierced person.

[GirlinContempt]

55. Exactly.

Anyone that juvenile is the one that needs a change.

[Ariana Celeste]

7. I love it...

I think (personally) that a very small stone, or a simple and thin ring can be very beautiful on a woman. I've thought of getting it done, myself.

:hi:

[dolo amber]

12. I did my own in my bathroom with an ear piercing gun

I sneezed for about...45 solid minutes afterward. I do not recommend this method. :D

That said I think they're very cute, and most piercings are far better than other body mods by default by being *not permanent*. Go for it! :thumbsup:

[LeftyMom]

13. I'd say no.

And I'm 25, so it's really not that I'm being a cranky old stick in the mud, it's just that they really aren't so flattering and fabulous looking that the downsides are worth it, IMO.

[driver8]

14. Hot, Hot, Hot!!!!

I love women with nose piercings. My wife's best friend had it done and it looks great! My wife was thinking about it, but she is a teacher and didn't think that the parents of her students would like it much.

I say, "Do It"!!!

[Skittles]

15. very ugly

sorry, but I don't think they are in ANY way attractive

[sendero]

16. Yea for other people (especially attractive women)..

.... nay for myself :)

[Shell Beau]

18. For me personally, no!!! But whatever floats your boat.

It's your nose.

[mzteris]

19. question -

if you later change your mind about it - does it leave a noticeable scar?

And odds are - at some point in your life - you might wish you hadn't so - whether or not it leaves a scar is a question to which you might want an answer before you decide.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

39. Unless you have complications, then no.

The complications can be avoided by going to a good piercer (NO PIERCING GUNS EVER, EVEN FOR EARLOBES) and using nickel-free jewelery.

I have my nose pierced and I just have a diamond stud in it. It's small enough that most people don't even seem to notice it (as in I had an employer who told me that all my earrings and tattoos were fine, but he didn't want me to get my nose pierced. I pointed it out to him and he was like, "oh wow, I didn't even notice. Yeah, that's okay.") When I take out the stud (pretty much never), the hole isn't noticable, unless you're looking for it. It'd be even less noticeable if I ever let it close up.

[MissMillie]

20. I wouldn't want one when I have a cold. (n/t)

.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

40. I have terrible sinuses and it actually doesn't affect the piercing at all

People seem to always think snot will come out of it or something though. Once it's healed (took mine about a week), colds, allergies and the like are no problem.

[pitohui]

21. nay

you do realize that everyone whose nose is not pierced always wonders if, when you get a cold, if snot comes out that little hole

the only thing i can say in favor of nose piercing is that the hole grows back once you get tired of, well, at least if you've had it only a few months it does

they're ugly and disgusting, so why do it, there are ways to say "i don't like you and i don't care about how i look" that don't involve snot

well, you did ask

i just think it's ewwwwwwwww

[ghostsofgiants]

58. "I don't like you and i don't care about how I look" ?

Since when had body piercing ever been about NOT caring about how you look? And how is getting a piercing saying "I don't like you" at all?

Suddenly I miss my old signature.

[ismnotwasm]

22. Go for it

I have 3 daughters and 1 son, all of them have had different colored hair (one had 13 colors at one time)at one point or the other, tattoo's, different piercings (three had the tongue piecing, two ended getting rid of it--in fact most of them are minimally pierced now, but like tattoos) Eyebrows, ears, lower lip, belly button (I have a friend from India who insists belly piercings mess with your Chakra)

A small one will give you an idea if you like it, and scarring should be minimal

Interestingly, my oldest daughter, who in outward appearance is more conservative, has the more "unmentionable" piercings.

Me, I'll stick with my so '80's multiple earrings.

[Lady President]

23. Yeah!

I think small nose rings are so pretty. Unfortunately, I'm a 35 yr. old lawyer who works in a conservative industry, so I absolutely can't have a facial piercing. If I could, I would love a little diamond nose ring or a small hoop in my eyebrow.

My vote is YEAH! :)

[chaska]

24. I love it....

Oh, I thought we were talking about spam.

Nose thingies? Big thumbs up. Although, I gotta say, in my experience, it really looks best on Indian womens. Pri's looks awesome.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

25. Thanks folks!

I'm still pondering. Knowing myself, perhaps I'll forget it and then revisit the idea in my 50's. Or just do it. I can't wear it at work (but would during my off time), but I have almost 3 weeks off right now from work to let it set/sit/whatever. Still pondering.... :)

[khashka]

26. Peirced my nostril and my septum

I like it.

Do what feels good for you.....

Do what you want, nobody else's opinion matters.....



Khash.

[GirlinContempt]

27. Do whatever you want

Just don't do it or not do it because of some random people on a message board. Seriously. I have piercings, but I would never have got them if *I* didn't like them, and that's all that matters. Anyone else who looks at you and likes/doesn't like it is immaterial. Especially if they're so stupid as to call you ugly because of it, or refuse to look at you. :eyes:

[Iniquitous Bunny]

32. That's the thing.

I remember in 1990 (before body piercing was so common), I knew a girl with a nose ring and said, "That looks so beautiful. I'd love to do that.", but I never did. Aesthetic tastes are so personal, so blah to those who don't like it (I may find their hairstyle hideous for instance, so be it). I think they're pretty. I think I'm mostly curious to find out experiences of those who had them to make a decision once and for all.

[GirlinContempt]

52. Well

I've never had a nostril piercing, but I have a septum, and I went to a reputable piercer about 8 years ago and have been very happy with it and had no problems.

Aesthetic tastes are very personal, but you've got to be prepared also for people like the ones in this thread, that are so hung up on something as little as a piercing they WILL judge you for it. Somehow my 80 year old grandmother could not only not care, but also stand up for me and my choices to the other old bettys in her block, but supposed mature adults are so 'distracted' by a bit of metal they can't even talk to you :eyes: or apparently, some will assume that you don't care about how you look (despite having spent time and money to look how YOU want to) and that you, somehow, dislike them, because apparently not only does everything you do with your body have to do with someone else, but it's their business to pass judgment on your choices and you as a person as a result.

Mostly people are cool, and if it makes you happy, do it. Just be clean and safe. Shop around.

[grannylib]

28. I like them on others, but probably would not do it myself, just because

I think my nose is one of my worst features and I don't care to call any more attention to it than necessary.
But I like it on other people.

[Floogeldy]

29. I think it is ugly and a distraction.

Your nose is just fine without it. In fact, it is better without it.

Natural Is In.

:smoke:

[ForeverWinter]

31. Yay! And double yay!

I just got mine done two weeks ago, after wanting to for years. I love it. It didn't hurt.
I don't know what these "Ewwww... snot... ewww... ugly" people are going on about.
You have snot whether you have a piercing or not. You have to blow your nose whether you have a piercing or not. And, no, it doesn't come out the hole. Ignore the childish obsession with snot. The piercing makes no difference in that respect.
As far as the whole jib about it's ugly/distracting/you-don't-care-how-you-look, that's just ridiculous and I'm disappointed to see that kind of knee-jerk prejudice on DU. Nose piercing has been a cultural norm for beautiful Indian women for centuries. (I'm not Indian, but I teach yoga and relate to that culture.)
IT IS NOT distracting. In fact, I made a comment to an older woman of my acquaintance about "my new nose ring" and she said "Wait, haven't you always had that?" It's that natural. A teacher at the elementary school where my mom teaches has one. She's beautiful; none of the parents have commented. My partner's sister has one. She's beautiful; she's beating the guys away with a stick. And, hey, I think I look pretty good too.
I don't know why people are being so harsh about this, and making such juvenile comments about the irrelevant snot thing.
Get a pretty little jewel. They're subtle and flattering. Twice as many people will love it as hate it, and those who hate it are... well, haters. F' 'em.

[u4ic]

37. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

42. Great post!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

34. If you want one, go for it.

Also, some advice: Asking for body modification advice/opinions here is not a great idea.

[fizzgig]

35. i love mine

i have a small stud in one nostril and i absolutely love it. i still have people who ask me when i got it done (it was almost two years ago)

the diamond is a good idea, i've got one for when i have to dress up.

it didn't hurt much, just make sure to follow the aftercare instructions

as for having a cold, you don't even notice (just make sure there's nothing stuck in the screw after you blow your nose)

[pitohui]

41. just make sure...there's nothing...stuck in the screw?

eeeewwwwwwwwwwww!

[Robeson]

36. Do boogers and snot build up around them in the nose?...

...just curious...:shrug:

[GirlinContempt]

43. no

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

44. I never had problems with that.

And I should probably buy stock in tissues with how fucked up my sinuses are (I'm allergic to everything except animals).

[Robeson]

51. LOL! I hear you....

...I should be gettng dividend checks from kleenex....:rofl:

[Floogeldy]

45. That's pretty lame.

Have you looked into eye piercing?

:smoke:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

46. Yeah, get it.

Especially if you're just getting a tiny stud. Mine healed up with no problems (took about a week) and even with my sinuses waging constant battle against me, my nose stud gives me no problems. It's small enough that a lot of people don't notice it and the hole is pretty invisible when it's out. Let's face it, it's pretty rare that someone is staring at your nose from six inches away.

Just make sure you go to a reputable piercer and that they use needles (not a gun). Guns are BAD for ALL PIERCINGS. Never use a "nose bone" style stud. Always use a nose screw. When you're healing, do not use bactine or anything like that. Either use plain dial or provone soap or sea salt. Sea salt is the best thing to use on healing a piercing. Mix a spoonful of non-idonized sea salt into a cup of water warm and soak your nose in it for a couple minutes (annoying I know, but it's the absolute best way to heal a piercing). Then, rinse it off and you're good to go. Sea salt is a natural disinfectant and it will draw everything out of the piercing. You're going to need to live it in for a good month before you can take it out for extended periods.

Feel free to ask me any questions. I have a bunch of piercings and spend some of my free time hanging out in the piercing place (I'm friends with my tattoo artist), so I'm pretty knowledgeable on it.

[ghostsofgiants]

47. Whenever piercings come up, and you mention the badness of guns...

I can't help but chime in and give it an amen, haha.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

49. My mom got her earlobes pierced with a gun...

and when she showed me, my reaction was, "You got it with a gun didn't you?" She said, "yeah" and I was like, "you fucking idiot. You know better. You've been around me long enough to know that piercing guns are bad..." She just turned to my stepdad and said, "didn't I tell you she'd react this way?" Gah!

My original earlobes were gunned and I had so many problems. I couldn't keep them. No problems with any of my needle piercings and I'm not the greatest with being regular about the aftercare. I just basically do sea salt soaks when I remember on a new piercing.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

75. Good info. Thanks.

If I get it done in the next few days, is it possible to take it out (for work only) in three weeks? Is that enough time to heal? I work in medicine and we have "official policies" about it. Not a problem if I have a piercing, but I can't wear the jewelry at work.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

77. It's possible. It really depends on the person.

Honestly, I think you'd run into problems. Most likely, not being able to get it back in. They do have piercing retainers that will hide it effectively and they won't fall out. Here's one:

http://www.tribalectic.com/s-custom.asp?SType=Nostril+Retainer&MainType=Retainers&Material=Stainless+Steel+%28Primary%29#

Use some flesh-toned nail polish on the flat disc part and they're almost totally invisible.

[genieroze]

48. My daughter has one, she wears a little stud. It's cute if you have

the nose for it.

[Iniquitous Bunny]

74. Mine's a little, semi pug one

with otherwise classic features. It'll work.

[Nicole]

50. Get a fake one first

and wear it for a while to see if you really like the look of it. If so, then get the real thing. :toast:

I wore magnetic studs on my ear lobes when trying to decide if I wanted the 2nd & 3rd holes.

[RebelOne]

72. No way!!! You gotta be crazy to want to put more holes in your face.

[Hugin]

76. Do as you wish... (Cautionary tale included)

However, I'd never do it due to the fact I once had a Hamster...

He would fight with the other Hamsters whenever he got the chance.
During one of his battles his foe bit through the upper part of
his nose...

From then on, when he breathed there would be this whistling noise.
I remember laying in my bed late at night for years hearing this...

"wheeee... wheeee... wheeee..."

There you have my story of why I'd never get my nose pierced.

[Mutley]

79. I've seen some that look great, and others that look horrible.

Like anything else fashion related, it depends on the individual, the style you choose, and how you wear it.