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Shall I get my nose pierced?

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TwentyOneGuns · 23/04/2016 20:00

I've seen a few people who have and they looked great with studs that were very small and pretty. In my head I'd look really cool and interesting and edgy but as a rather dumpy 40-something I'm afraid I'd be more likely to look try-hard and a bit sad .

Should I go for it or accept that I should have had it done 20 years ago and leave it?

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HoneyDragon · 24/04/2016 11:19

It's no different to having your ears pierced. It's another vehicle for pretty jewellery.

I love mine. I did for my face, not for a look. And it looks fine however I'm dressed or made up.

Op, if you think you'll like the look and it will make you smile do it.

If you want to act out about the inevitability of aging and have a mid like crisis there's so much more out there to choose from.

Fly to New York and spend a weekend drinking cocktails and shopping?

Go to a festival?

By an inappropriate car?

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BeautyGoesToBenidorm · 24/04/2016 11:26

No! - it has the highest infection rate of all piercings

Where did you get that from? Not true at all.

Ear cartilage is far more likely to get irritated/infected, due to oil and collected debris from your hair aggravating the piercing, and rubbing against pillows etc, but even then actual infection isn't all that common.

A nose piercing performed with a gun will encounter endless healing issues, as will rubbing makeup into the site of the piercing. But a properly needle pierced nostril that is well cared for is no more likely to get infected than any other piercing.

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specialsubject · 24/04/2016 12:09

Not on pale skin - always looks like a spot. Good studs look good on Asian or dark skin.

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ThatIsNachoCheese · 29/04/2016 21:27

Did you decide to go for it op?

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 29/04/2016 21:52

BGTB
I was going to treat my tragus to a teeny gold hoop for its 50th (not sure which one, whichever one is best suited) but I'm put off by the thought of it catching on things.I have short hair so don;t use brushes or combs .

I would go to MetalMorphosis or similar .

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DownstairsMixUp · 29/04/2016 22:06

Go for it, or actually, try a fake first, wear it for a week, see how you like it then get it done. I have the right side of my lip pierced, a tiny silver stud. I take it out thinking i'll keep it out but I always miss it.

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TwentyOneGuns · 29/04/2016 23:15

I'm still contemplating :) Funnily enough MetalMorphasis is where I had my belly button pierced many many moons ago.

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doctorboo · 30/04/2016 14:05

I'm 33 and had my nose repierced two weeks ago. Originally had it done at 14 but it fell out in the swimming pool!) Wish I'd had it done sooner as I love it. No one has recoiled in disgust over it, it's so tiny.
It's not the start of a long and drawn out midlife crisis, just that I've decided that if I like something and it doesn't cost a kidney I'll try and make it happen.

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Floisme · 30/04/2016 15:05

All the 20 yo are like WTF so I'd advise against.
I think I've already said I'm not a fan either.
However the day I don't do something in case a 20 year-old disapproves is the day you can have a whip round and buy me a one-way ticket to Switzerland.

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Elizabethreallyismissing · 30/04/2016 15:39

Well I had mine pierced when I was about 25, took it out when I was 39 because I thought I was getting too old but the hole has never really healed up. So about a week agoI found an old nose stud in my jewellery box and just popped it back in & I quite like it! I'm 49 now!

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DailyFailAreABunchOfCunts · 30/04/2016 19:46

Do it, do it, do it!

I have mine pierced - had it done at 18, took it out in my early 20s and then had it re-pierced in my early 30s because I fancied having it again. I'm late 30s now and love it. I wear a very small silver stud at the weekends (Sainsburys of all places does quite nice nose jewellery - packs of 4 or 5 different studs for about a tenner). I wear a ring every so often if I am going out. I work in a very staid environment so during the week I have a tiny stud that used to have a crystal in it. The crystal fell out so it lies flat against my nose - a bit of primer and then concealer and powder and you can't tell I have a piercing at all.

It stings a bit when you have it done - and it makes your eyes water a bit! But as long as you go to a proper studio and make sure you have it done by someone with the proper sterilised equipment, it should heal pretty quickly. Their expertise is important as they will know where to site it so that it doesn't sit in your peripheral vision - I can't see mine unless I close one eye and 'squint' down my nose.