Additional ear piercings?

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I am generating a lot of content today. My brain is going in lots of directions at once right now, and I suppose it needs an outlet. Writing in Livejournal is one that pleases me. I noticed that today I broke one thousand entries. This pleases me as well.

I'm considering getting another set of piercing in my ears. I'm not sure what made me think of this. But I've always admired the way blendedchaitea's look, with the three little studs marching along each of her earlobes. Hers are subtle and never too loud, though; I am concerned of more than one pair looking too busy, and I don't currently own the kind of earrings that would "layer" well together. I suppose I do have the gold studs that were my trainers when I got the first piercings done; they're probably subtle and elegant enough to go with another pair. And, duh, of course the diamond solitaires. I could also maybe do a cartilege piercing rather than more in the lobe, but again I fear tackiness. I'm not a fan of body piercing otherwise, like in the nose or eyebrow. The only kind other than ears I've ever considered is bellybutton, which I'm sure surprises exactly no one, but God knows I draw enough attention to that area as it is; I'm not sure I need to go asking for more. I'll have to ask Jared and see what he thinks. I'm not even sure I really want it; after all, it took me nineteen years to get the first set done. But for some reason the notion has come into my head.

Comments

[blendedchaitea.livejournal.com]

D'aww. ^^

Remember, there are more places to pierce the ear than just the lobe and the helix (what people think of as "the cartilage"). I think a head piercing might look nice on you, one one side, with a tiny AB or clear gem. Or maybe just second lobes?

If you want tiny, delicate jewelry, try http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com, and look under labrets, 18 or 16 ga for ear piercings that haven't been stretched. Those are good for "layering," and they're super-cheap and very high quality.

[in-water-writ.livejournal.com]

I have three holes in each lobe, and I almost never wear earrings to begin with. But when I do fill them all, there's usually a formula of sorts. Something that dangles in the first hole, a slightly larger stud in the second, a small stud in the third. Or, a slightly larger stud in the first, and small studs in the others. In high school, I used to just keep three pairs of small silver studs on at all times so I didn't have to worry about holes closing. Now, if I bother to wear earrings, I usually just fill the first two holes in each ear. If I have more than one pair of earrings in a specific semi-precious stone, I might wear two pairs, partially because I either can't choose which pair, or if I chose one, would choose the same pair every time, and then what's the point of having a second pair in that stone?

When I was in high school, at arguably my best-belly time, I wanted to get my button pierced. My mother said, "I'll let you do it if you lose ten pounds first." That never happened. By the time I did lose weight, I was in college, and didn't care about it anymore. I thought belly button piercings had fallen out of popular favor? Back in my HS days, all the hot girls I knew had them, but in my sister's time, it didn't seem like she or any of her popular friends were interested.

[lisefrac.livejournal.com]

At one point I had three holes in each ear and a cartilage piercing, but as it turns, they didn't want to heal. Like, ever. So now I am back to the one I've had since I was six years old, and which, incidentally, is crooked. Le sigh...