I've been wanting to get my ears pierced for a very long time now. While I was on vacation during the summer I was inspired by my brother and by some other high fashion people. Months later, I finally... Read More
I've been wanting to get my ears pierced for a very long time now. While I was on vacation during the summer I was inspired by my brother and by some other high fashion people. Months later, I finally had the time to do so. I called in to make sure they had a piercer there, which they did: this began my journey.Right as I walked in they asked me what I'm here for. I told them I wanted to get my ears pierced. I was given a waiver that asks all these questions about diseases, and they also need to see an ID to confirm you are 18 years of age or older. After signing and filling out everything I went into a back room where it was filled with cool tattoo-shop aesthetics.The man who pierced my ears was named Sean. I was with my friend, but we still had great small talk before I got my ears pierced. He allowed me to choose which stud I wanted, since I don't think I could rock the little hoops for the first couple months. Once he put on gloves we started. He then cleaned my ear with some sort of orange looking stuff that looks like something I would see in my medicine cabinet. Then he cleaned that off with alcohol, making sure my ear was 100% sterile. He then took out a marker and put dots on my ears. I was allowed to look in the mirror so I could see that they're symmetrical. Then he got the needle and little cork thing ready and put the needle in my ear. It didn't hurt too bad, it just felt like a pinch, also it was odd having a dangly needle in my ear. He moved the stud in and repeated the process for the other ear.After I was done, I asked him questions on how to clean my ears, since it was my first piercing. He explained a sea salt water solution that I can make to clean them 2-3 times a day. Also he gave me tips on stretching them if I ever felt like doing so in the future. Once I was done I gave him $40 in cash (I don't think they take cards, but I brought cash just in case). He said if I needed any help or advice, I can just come in.All in all the process of piercing took about 15 minutes because the process was so specific and accurate. Before I got pierced, I read all about how gun piercings are bad and how you should go to a professional piercer. I highly recommend going to a professional piercer like one at Exploited Tattoo Inc. It's definitely worth the extra cash. My very first piercings are symmetrical, they were done in sterile conditions, and they just look overall awesome.Come to Exploited Tattoo Inc, for all your piercing needs. Also, thank you Sean for being so nice/helpful and doing such a great job! Read Less