My Nose Piercing Experience

So, on the day of writing this as you can probably tell from the title and the picture above - I have just had my nose pierced!! I have wanted it done for absolutely ages, but never plucked up the courage to ask my mum. My friend recently got hers done so I showed my mum as a hint, she recieved the hint and said because it was my body I can do what I want - Huzzah! Even though I've currently had it for under an hour, I am so in love with it. I may edit this post after a couple of days with a changed opinion, however! I am going to write about my experience along with some top tips, so read ahead if you're thinking of getting it done!

The first thing, I think, is make sure that you definitely want it. I have been thinking about getting mine done for ages so when my mum finally brought it up and said yes, it took under 12 hours for me to get it done. This sounds spontaneous, but it really wasn't. I'd watched over 50 videos on YouTube of people getting theirs done and also their experiences, I went it to it knowing what to expect (sort of!) During this 'research' it became apparent that sometimes when taking the piercing out there is a little scar left behind, if you get your nose pierced on a whim; you will be left with this scar - is it worth it?

You then need to choose a reputable piercer. Usually, tattoo and piercing places are going to be your best bet. I went to Pulse where I know that it is safe, and clean. They sterilised all the equipment before it went in my nose and also wore gloves; which are two key things to look out for. My piercer was lovely, though I don't know his name - sorry! My piercing here was £19, which I thought was reasonable. You should make sure that you are getting your piercing done with good quality jewellry, such as titanium or surgical steel. Mine is titanium. Getting jewellery from somewhere like Claire's isn't a particularly good idea because whilst they do advertise their jewellery to be 'titanium' it is actually silver coated in titanium. This coating can rub off in the fresh piercing and cause infection, which is not what you want with a brand new piercing! You should also make sure that it is done with a needle and not a gun. With a needle, they should use a new or freshly sterilised one for every person whereas the same gun will be used. When a gun is used, due to the force of it, some blood may spatter onto it which is so small it goes by unnoticed. This could then cause infection so, again, not good!

Pain wise, it's not horrific. It definitely hurts, but it's more of a stinging sensation. Honestly, your eyes water so much that you get sort of distracted by that and then the pain is over. It does throb for the rest of the day and I would recommend taking anti - inflammatory tablets (such as ibuprofen) to help the swelling go down. The pain is most definitely worth it. (Editing this a week later and I am in love with it.) If you fiddle with it, which you shouldn't but I do oops, make sure that you have washed your hands before. Also, this can hurt - mine does whenever I touch it!

The watering had gone down by now but you get the gist.

My top tip would be : if you have hayfever, reconsider getting it in hayfever season. This may be gross, but if you have a running nose alllll the time it becomes very painful and starts to make the area go a bit more red. Sniffing is bad too. Aswell as this; sneezing hurts. A lot. In a way, I wish I had waited until after the hayfever months but also I don't regret it at all because I love it so much!


Sorry if this has been a really wordy post and you aren't actually that interested in nose piercings (you probably aren't still reading this if you're not...) but I hope this was informative to anyone thinking about getting theirs done! If you have any questions feel free to leave them in a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as possible!

- Sophie x