Am I too old to get my nose pierced?

[MrsSimonNeil]

I'm 36, dress fairly young for my age. Can i get away with it or will people think I'm having a crisis?

[Cheekychops73]

Sorry ignore didn't realise it was a Zombie thread. Don't know why it came up on my trending threads

[Cheekychops73]

I got my nose pierced at 20 and still have it now and I am an old duffer at 43 I love it, it's part of me and I feel weird if I don't have it in. You get some gorgeous little diamond studs if you want something smaller but there are plenty of different sizes out there to suit everyone.

If you want it do it, to hell with what anyone else thinks

[Aworldofmyown]

Ive had mine done since I was 14 - I still love it. Don't alway wear it so people are sometimes surprised to see I have it pierced!!

I've just had my Daith pierced too.

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

Oh, I have a tattoo as well but 99.99% of the time I forget its there , it's not on show unless I choose to (shoulder)

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

I'd love a nose stud (I'm 50) but I have the wrong shaped nose I've tried sticking tiny diamente studs on (you know the sticky crystals from Claires to glue onto your face) . Wherever I put it looks wrong.

I was adviced by a very pierced hairdresser that if you take it out, it looks like a mahoosive blackhead. So that's a no from me.

I wouldn't be phased by anyones piercings , I do look at them when I see someone eg in a shop.

I'd love a tragus or similar, maybe a very small titanium ring, at the moment I have a 2+1 earring piercings, might bite the bullet and go for it.

[TwentyOneGuns]

Yes I think it is IJustLostTheGame, it felt a bit cooler getting it done in Brighton rather than at home! (I was there anyway, didn't go down specially!)

[IJustLostTheGame]

I got my second done at wolf and whistle

[IJustLostTheGame]

TwentyOneGuns is that the place down the north laines?
I had my first tattoo done there!

[beautygal29]

I think if it makes you happy then you should go for it! Who cares what anyone else thinks.I'd rather regret the thing I have done then the things I have not.

[Theladyinthebath]

i think the term mid life crisis is defunct

Mid life should be a time of awakenings in confidence and the realisation that you 'can' do things you previously resisted...

Embrace life and live it

Do the piercing - tattoo -crew cut. Wear the sparkly shoes.

You'll only regret not doing.

[TwentyOneGuns]

I had mine done at a piercing studio in Brighton called Punktured, very professional and experienced and touch wood no problems so far 3 weeks on. It cost me £25 and no Sheila the stud is not massive (couple of mm?) although probably bigger than I will wear once I can change it (they told me 4 months).

A few people have commented (positively) on it but I think a lot haven't even noticed!

[NeverNic]

I think both - mid life crisis and do it! Yes people are probably going to think you were having a crisis when they first see / hear what you're doing, but does it matter? As long as it suits you and you love it then do it! Personally I'm not a piercing / tattoo person. They're not for me AND I look too prissy to carry it off. (I was also the Charlotte, never any of the other SATC girls) but a few of my friends have nose piercings and we are early thirties.

[MysteriesOfTheOrganism]

I don't think it matters if you're 96 and about to pop your clogs. If you fancy it, do it.

[SimonNeilshair]

That's very true twentyoneguns, I spent years trying to look like my friends before discovering my own sense of style that I'm comfortable with. It certainly isn't an attention thing as ideally no one would notice it

If you have had your nose pierced, where is the best place to get it done?

[SheilaTakeABow]

Ooh, I've been really thinking about getting mine done and I'm pushing 40. I had it done when I was a teenager but had to take it out after a couple of weeks for various reasons. Do you have to have it done with a massive stud, does anyone know?

[TwentyOneGuns]

Rather than being something you 'only have the guts to do because no-one notices you' I think getting a piecing, a tattoo or anything else when you are 'older' is more to do with feeling free to to look how you want without giving a toss what anyone else thinks.

Being comfortable with yourself, whether that's head to toe in Boden, pierced and tattooed in black leather or somewhere in between, is a great feeling - God knows it takes enough years to get there!

[Baileysagain]

If you want it done then do it, if you change your mind you can always take the ring out. Don't worry about your age, lots of people have piercings and they aren't all going to remove them at forty!

[sulee]

I don't see it as an age thing. If you want to have it done, go for it- I'm not keen personally and always wonder about the hygiene issues, but nothing to do with age.

[Mabelface]

You're still young. I also have a helix piercing and am planning 2 more in the same ear. Sad and desperate my arse. Perhaps over the age of 35 we should all have our hair cut into a bob and wear boden? Fuck that shit. There are no rules, do what you want to YOUR body.

[Toefluff12]

I'm nearly 35 and have two piercings on my right nostril. Only had them 3 years so wasn't "young".... Go for it.

[revealall]

I'm in the " sad and desperate " camp I'm afraid although if you look a young at 36 you may get away with it.
I'd think you never had the balls to do it ( although it's so common these days it's not something that requires bravery) and only have the guts now because no one notices you.
I'm not the best person to ask though as I think piercings and tats are attention seeking bollocks for people with no imagination.

[AbernathysFringe]

Bollywood fan here - I always associate nose piercings with the most beautiful actresses. Age-wise, I think studs look a bit more grown-up than rings if you care about that.

[IJustLostTheGame]

Do it!
I got mine done at 21 and in my 30s I still love it. I wear Indian gold studs as I don't react to them
I also had a tattoo done last month.

[SimonNeilshair]

I was wanting a small silver hoop in it rather than a stud...

[absolutelynotfabulous]

I've got some little stick-on diamonds from Claire's. They look ok. I'm 56