Septum Piercing

   So this isn't really beauty related, and by not beauty related I mean not makeup. Before I learned of my love of makeup, I learned of my love of piercings. I have had upwards of 15 piercings in my life, and I love the way they look. I love that they aren't permeant, and I love getting new ones. Recently I got my septum pierced.

(this is my excited 'I got my septum pierced' face)

   Let's start this off with me saying despite having a very high pain tolerance, I am a total wimp when it comes to needles. I close my eyes, I cried a little the first three times I got my ears pierced, its just not a good time. But I love the result. As far as pain levels go, this one was probably a 3/10, and I think most of that was the fact that the day before I hit myself in the nose/face with my car door, and my nose was bruised. A septum piercing isn't a cartilage piercing, there is a section of skin before the cartilage in your nose (the 'sweet spot') where the needle goes. It doesn't even take a second and unlike having the jewelry put in a cartilage piercing, I didn't feel the jewelry go in. It only bled a little (not even enough to drip out my nose) and it was barely sore for the rest of the day, only if I touched it (which I did, because I have no self control).

    The infection rate on septum piercings is very low, and they only take 3-4 weeks to heal, in comparison my conch piercing took almost 8 weeks to heal, and got infected twice. I really love my septum piercing, because I can flip it back and no one knows it's there, which is great for work. I currently have a 16 gauge size jewelry in the piercing, but I wish that I had opted for the 14 gauge, I prefer the bigger size look, and because it is skin and not cartilage that is pierce, the extra stretch wouldn't cause any tearing. I figure I can go up in size after it's healed though.

  Like with any piercing (especially facial piercings) there is a learning curve. I never realized how much I touch my face, or how much the tip of my nose gets touched until now. The first time I washed my face or rubbed my nose I had a very rude awakening. You do have to be careful with how much you move it around, especially for the first few days, you don't want to tear the skin around the piercing or expose it to any bacteria that could lead to infection. I clean mine twice a day with a sea salt and warm water solution. I soak a q-tip in this and gentle swab around the piercing, and clean the jewelry. Other than that, try not to touch or irritate it.

   It is probably my favorite piercing, and I'm totally obsessed. If you have a low pain tolerance, or are prone to infection, this is a really good piercing. Remember to always go to a licensed piercer, check out the different places near you. Don't choose a place based on price; you get what you pay for, cheap price, cheap piercing. Don't do it yourself, the chances of you hurting yourself or getting an infection are huge. If you have any other questions about piercings let me know, and I'll do my best to answer them! Bye!