Nose piercing

[SapphireStrange]

Can anyone recommend a good one in London (ideally central or east/north)?

I don't want to go somewhere bog-standard like Claire's, but can't afford the swanky department-store ones that cost £200 either.

I'm not in London but got mine done 2 weeks ago at a tattoo shop near me. I searched, read reviews and went with one that had lots of 5* ones

Cold Steel in Camden. they're the best!

I got mine done in Topshop Oxford Circus, they were great. It's about £45 if I recall correctly.

Thanks all! Hadn't thought of Top Shop but that's a great idea.

Love and hate social club in Notting hill. I just got a helix done there. Fab experience.

Love and Hate Social Club for me too. 3 piercings there. Nicole is lovely, she is on Facebook so you can message her, Piercings By Nicole. If you are looking for great jewellery they are a BVLA stockist.

Yes I loved LHSC experience so much I'm considering another one. I didn't have Nicole though. I had the sweetest Scottish girl she spent ages helping me (dither) pick the exact place and piercing.

Ah Zippy I am actually v conservative and thanks to lhsc I have a piercing thang. I have a forward helix which Nicole managed to fix and she pierced my helix and two in my left ear, conches. I will get more. Working with a piercer is very interesting as they can see how the piercings can work together.

What's a helix and why is a 'forward helix' a bad thing?

I am very naive about this stuff.

Thanks for the further recommendations.

Noooo where should be charging 200 for a nose piercing! Try extreme needle in covent garden (professional body mod artists so a nose piercing is very easy for them, Veronica is awesome!! ) or Old London Road in Kingston , Emma is lovely and very good :-) x

Some of the prices do seem high. I guess you're paying for the jewellery?

Piercing with needles is better than a gun. Avoid chain shops, look for piercing studios - often linked to tattoo parlours.

I paid £20 with the jewellery for my nose stud at an independent piercing shop. £45-200 seems obscene!

Excellent tip about needles/guns; thanks!

Into You on St John Street. Not far from Angel or Barbican tube stations.
Great place, loads of experience and definitely won't cost you an arm and a leg.

Some places will give you much better quality jewellery too. So always ask about that x

Can I jump on your thread for a sec please op?

New nose piercings - to twiddle or not to twiddle? I'm 2 weeks in but it's still not healed (He's pierced through quite a fat hit of my nostril - not sure if that makes a difference?)

I'm worried that if I don't twiddle the skin will heal around my piercing and it'll fuse or something. But if I do twiddle - am I just breaking the scab and extending healing time??

No twiddling. Just clean as per the instructions.

No probs, Playmobil; I'll need to know about all this when/if I get mine done!

The Into You website says it has closed.

play don't twiddle! You'll break the skin and prolong healing. It won't fuse! Metal and skin are too different to become part of each other.

No twiddling - nose piercings go through cartilage and can take 6 months to heal. Be patient!