Nose-ring Experiences

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I got mine done in January. I think I was really lucky in that it healed quickly. I didn't fiddle about with it too much or go overboard cleaning it. I also blow my nose loads and it's fine, forget it's there most of the time now 😊. I was worried about getting a keratoma but like I say it had healed up quickly, in about 3 or 4 weeks. I got mine pierced with a half ring to allow any swelling to go down.

Hello! I got my nose pierced a few months ago, it's a crystal stud and I love it. Blowing my nose was a but weird at first but it healed really quickly and it's totally fine to wipe or blow it now. I'm 46 😃

I am always wiping nose and have had a nose piercing for the best part of 25 years! I wear a small hoop mostly, you can keep it clean from all angles.

they don't hurt going in at all, mine was healed very easily. don't get it pierced with a gun or with a hoop, a needle followed by a stud for the first 6 weeks-2 months. my mum is in her late 40s (im 23) and we went together to get ours, she looks very cool with it with a tiny diamond in :-)

Had mine done some years ago and love it. I’m -er- over 40! 😆. Blowing my nose is fine. It’s a slightly different process as you do have to be careful of the ring or stud. Also, erm, things do sometimes ‘build up’ slightly IYSWIM. Overall, it’s no bother having a nose piercing. I don’t even think about it now.

It made my eyes water getting it done but it was over really quickly. She did it with a needle and put the hoop in after. I really didn't want a stud as I think a ring suits me loads more and she says it's outdated advice that you need to get it done with a stud. She just did it with a half ring to allow for the swelling. And then yeah it healed really quickly and now I don't even notice it!

If you get it done with a stud rather than a ring, ask the piercer if they could use a labret rather than a screw - much more comfortable, less metal inside for nose-blowing!

Yes get it done with a flat back labret stud, so much better than a nostril screw, I don’t even notice mine is there now and I constantly have hay fever in summer or a cold bug with runny nose in winter.

Screws are the norm though, so you might have to ask in advance to check they have the right size labret/flat back. This pic shows the difference in how much metal you have inside your nostril to smash into your septum when you don't blow carefully 🤣 Left is the screw I was pierced with, vs what I wear now

To be honest they’ll probably just recommend whatever type of jewellery they use! I would check they’re using titanium labrets beforehand.

Tempted as I thought the feedback would be it's a nightmare to manage.

How do you decide which side it would go on?

I went with right side purely because I had more ear piercings on the left and it felt more balanced. Left seems more common though & I did find that jewellery is more commonly bent to fit the left side (though you can wear any in either there's definitely a better fit)

I think the left side was traditional in India for women so maybe that's why? It's really just personal preference, I'd go with whichever you fancy/think looks better, your photogenic side maybe 😄

I had mine pierced twice when I was a teen. Both times I took it out when I had a cold and it healed up. I'm tempted to go for it again. My teen DD thinks it won't be too embarrassing. Apparently having a fringe cut would be way worse...

I have my right side pierced to balance out the ear piercings I have a bit but I agree the left seems more common. I don’t think it matters.

Thanks @Lellochip and @Mol1628. I have an ear cartilage piercing so figured it should go opposite. Been thinking about this for about 20 years! Sorry to hijack OP

Mine is on my right side and is a tiny clear diamond and looks lovely and had no issues with it except pulled it out once in my sleep. Just a sharp pinch when you get it done but not sore after at all. I love mine and am older too but do not look rough with it. Go for whichever side you prefer as I think most India women get it done on the left but it just seemed weird to do the left and I don't even know why. Hope it goes well and post a photo to show us.

Tell the piercer that you want to be pierced for a ring. The hole is then placed further down so a ring can fit snugly.

Studs are typically placed a little higher which means that if you want a ring you need a larger diameter which will not fit as snugly.

Obviously if you are not bothered about a close fit, it doesn't matter. I am pierced for a stud and ring s look awful in mine.