Ears pierced....

[Marianne S]

Congratulations! I don't see why anyone should poke fun at you. Lots of men wear earrings today.

I think of ear piercing as the pons asinorum of crossdressing. But when I did mine, it was the better part of forty years ago and nowhere near as fashionable for men as it is today. And of course it's necessary to wear "starters" of some kind during that initial healing period. So I decided to conceal them. This was a do-it-yourself exercise. I ran my earlobes through myself with a large safety pin sterilized in isopropyl alcohol. And my "starters" were two short lengths cut off a paper clip, just long enough to go through the earlobes without protruding. I covered them with a touch of pinky-brown matt paint so the ends wouldn't shine. With a tiny dab of makeup over my earlobes, they didn't show at all, unless anyone got close with a magnifying glass! It all worked very well.

[VS Fan]

Hah! Marianne that’s very clever!! I’m sure I’ll catch some flak from relatives but I honestly don’t give a crap... I’m a successful small business owner and have a great family ... if they want to tease me for “being gay” or whatever I’ll just say “oh yeah didn’t I tell you?” Or something like that... I’m a bit of a loner for the most part anyway so if I’m “uninvited” to Christmas dinner that would suit me just fine lol!! But I’m sure it won’t come to all of that...

[paulinescotlandcd]

Good for you. I would do it as I am old enough now not to care but wife would feel as though she would need to go into hiding.

[susanmichelle]

Piercing my ears was the greatest thing ever. The first time was strange at first it was 1982 then I decided to double pierce then in 1994 and triple pierced them a year later. It?s the fact that no one has ever said a word one way or another about them being pierced at all. It?s a great way to kind of make the ultimate look and feel of feminine. About a month a go I was looking at jewelry in my local Sams club and saw a beautiful set of sterling silver hoops and I just had to have them. They are all matching laser cut three different sizes snd look absolutely fantastic with all three in. I haven?t had a chance to dress fully since buying them but hopefully when COVID settles down soon I?ll get the chance. It would definitely get some type of comments if I wore them as they are definitely feminine even one pair. But anymore who cares. I do what I want and all for me and no one else. Hang in there don?t worry about what people think many guys no days have pierced ears anyway maybe that?s why no ones ever said anything up to now
Anyway

[adelinapa]

I re-pierced the three holes in my ears recently and am so happy about it. No comments from anyone, not even my kids although I warned them that it was coming.

DO NOT go to a Claire's or whatever in your local mall. Go to a tattoo place, I think I paid $40 for all three? and she messed one up so fixed it for free the next day no probs. The method is different and less problematic at a tattoo place, less potential scarring and it just feels cooler

[giuseppina]

Some of the piercing methods above are unsafe. In particular, rubbing alcohol is not entirely effective as a sterilising agent. My preference for piercing is in a piercing parlour with a needle.

Where I live, personal care establishments must be inspected annually by law. It's also the law that complaints from the public be investigated. Inspection results are posted on the local health department's website with two years of history.

I've dropped a business that had an infraction and have complained about unsafe food packaging that subsequently changed.

Please stay safe, everyone.

[Krisi]

I am such a sissy as I have not did the deed yet. I joked at my wife when she just got a new tattoo on her leg this past summer that I am a sailor and don't have ANY tattoo's and she has four now! So I was thinking it would be a good excuse to get my ears pierced without asking, thinking, if you can get tattoos, I should be able to get my ears pierced. I heard the pharmacist will also do ear piercings too, but haven't investigated it more. Lately my clip-on earrings have been bothering me after 2 or more hours.
I need to do some research...do they hurt during the healing period?

In my experience (The Piercing Pagoda in a mall), the actual piercing was less painful than having blood drawn for lab work and there was no pain afterwards.

Some people have suggested not going to these places but my experience was just fine. No problems.

[jenabrooks]

Always wanted to but never did.

[Kelli_S]

Hi Kelly,

You sound brave facing your family, good luck girl .

[April Rose]

I am thinking of it. Now would probably be a good time, since everyone is at home due to the Covid.

[VS Fan]

Hi Kelly,

You sound brave facing your family, good luck girl .

Thanks Kelli! (Great name btw, my high school senior GF spelled her name that way )

[michelle.foster]

When I first started talking to my wife about getting my ears pierced and said definitely not. It would scream crossdresser and everyone would know. I didn't agree but did some research, going to the mall and looking every guy that walked by to see if they had their ears pierced. WOW! there were alot and every age, young teenagers to guy as old as I was (mid 50's at the time) to really old 70's. So I went down and had it done at the mall. After the beginner stud came out and I could put in some real ones, my wife looked at me and told she like my ears that way. Hmmmm.. she said the same thing when I talked about shaving what little hair I had on my head, and come to think of it, when I started shaving my body hair as well. Objection, objection, OH, that looks really nice. Nobody has given me any negative comments or even a second look.

[JoannaCD]

I am thinking of it. Now would probably be a good time, since everyone is at home due to the Covid.

That was the driving force behind me doing it. I used the piercing tools sold on Amazon. I messed up the location on one and moved it over just pushing it through by hand backing the lobe with an alcohol soaked cotton ball. I've always had trouble using mirrors. I learned that each of my ear lobes is a different shape and that they are insensitive to pain. Anyway I also learned that you can do it yourself but I recommend getting another pair of eyes involved. Since I live alone l don't associate closely with anyone due to covid fear so this wasn't possible. I figured worst case I'd have a hole in each ear as a souvenir of this terrible time, but I really like the look.

[Ericka_d]

I got mine done sat by a person who dose them for a living. So far Iam glad i did. I just got basic studs, and was told in about 8 weeks. I can remove them. As for the pain. Other then a bit of pressure. I didn't feel any thing.

[Stevie Allyn]

My wife has agreed to me having my ears pierced

Not only that, she's decided to have her ears pierced at the same time. We plan to go to a piercing specialist but she is all booked up until the middle of January. Well she does have excellent reviews so that's not surprising. Need to agree a date with DW now.

[Krea]

Yay! That's wonderful Stevie! It's great that your wife is so accepting.
I went to Punktured in Brighton centre, which must be close to your part of the world. They are a little more expensive, but extremely professional and absolutely lovely people.

[VS Fan]

Great discussion ladies! . Interestingly enough my aunt and uncle didn’t even MENTION my earrings last weekend when I was there! Lol...

For anyone on the fence, just do it!

[Stevie Allyn]

Thanks for the suggestion, Krea. Brighton is not that far from us, 45min drive if the traffic isn't too bad. We have a niece with several piercings who works as a tattoo artist in Brighton. We're going to ask her advice too.

[Heather2die4]

Congratulations to all the girls who have taken the plunge and to those on the fence, I encourage you to go forward. I pierced mine DIY in April and LOVE it. Makes a strong statement about your CD habit. You are now a serious dresser; it's not just a casual thing anymore. In addition, real ear rings can be worn all day every day but lobes hurt after an hour with clip ons.

[VS Fan]

Yeah dealing with clip ons being sooo uncomfortable was one of the driving forces for me....

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Kelly , When I pierced my ears 6yrs. ago, Anyone that would mention it,

I would just look them in the eye and ask, IS THIS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR YOU,

And that just took the wind out of their sails, >Orchid**OO**

[VS Fan]

Yeah my wife doesn’t care, my kids don’t care, and I don’t care what anyone else thinks anyway!!

[Wendy me]

At this time I have 6 holes in my ears 3 on each side soon to be 8 holes 4 on each side my plans are for 16 holes 8 on each side ... not a care about anything I have long thick curly hair half way down my back and 36 c boobs be your slef don’t worry

[Star01]

As I mentioned, I had mine done years ago and I?m not looking to get multiple piercings. What I was contemplating before Covid was getting some more ink. Specifically some kind of flower design on the side of my hip just below where my bikini panty waist band would be.

I went so far as to collect design ideas and selecting an artist before lockdown. That idea is still on the back burner but it is definitely something I hope to do by my 70th. People are probably wondering how I could do that in a DADT. Easy, she literally may never see it until the undertaker brings it to her attention if I was to pass first. I know that it doesn?t make sense that someone who doesn?t even dress around their SO would get a tatt so obviously feminine but I don?t have any reservations about the idea.

Anyone else here that likes both ink and piercings and might be planning on expressing themselves with some ink when things open back up? I look at ink and piercing ears as going hand.

[Stevie Allyn]

Hi Star,

Yes I'm planning to get some ink done soon. One of our nieces is a tattoo artist and she is going to put these two on my left forearm -

girl_flower.jpg Blue tit 02.jpg

The plan is to have the girl/flower done first as it will take the most time.

Also have plans for my right arm which currently has a black and grey image of my former favourite pussycat. Hopefully this can be done at the same time as the blue tit (bird) tattoo.

Stevie