Piercings & Gauges... Like them, hate them, or have them?

forgtmenot

I just have my belly button (which I never a ring in) and my ear lobes at the moment. I used to have my tongue pierced but it fell out while 4-wheeling and by the time I got home it had closed up, I don't plan on getting it repierced. I'd like to get my tragus done eventually.

I think gauges look good on some people but not TOO big. I'm not into the ones with like quarter sized holes in them though and I would never get them done on myself.

ETA: My boss interviewed this girl at my work today who had a monroe and it was so unattractive. She was fairly pale and had a white piercing and it was extremely ugly. Not a fan of monroes

Sorry "stretched ears". I'll gladly admit I don't know the lingo.

JaceyMarieS

Don't mind 1-2 piercings in the ears. Don't like other facial piercings. including tongue. Appreciate those piercings covered by clothing. HATE gauges. And dermals creep me out.

jynxxxed

You guys are funny. Gauges is a pretty common slang term for stretched ears. Yes, it is not the absolute correct term but its pretty common and accepted. Ive had mine for almost 15 years and when someone asks about my gauges, I know what they are talking about.

Just because it's common doesn't mean it's right.

It was coined by a bunch of highschoolers who had no idea what they're doing, which is why when somebody refers to jewelry or a stretched piercing as 'gauges' it's just instantly assumed that they're not knowledgeable with body modification in general.

Nolextreme

I have 0g in my ears and a nose piercing. I wear a small stone in my nose, only switching to a hoop depending on where I am going. I clean my gauges almost daily and change my plugs a lot. I like the variety. I am very conscious of cleanliness of the gauges because I think it is very necessary.

sicoe17

I have 3 in each lobe, the bottom ones are 00 and the other ones are 14. I also have an inner conch in my left ear and a helix on my right ear, both 14. My bottom lip is done in the center and my tounge has 2, one in front of the other. I used to have my right eyebrow, but took that one out years ago.

I would love to stretch my lobes a bit more, but I have really small lobes and I don't want to push it.

PaleoPath4Lyfe

You guys are funny. Gauges is a pretty common slang term for stretched ears. Yes, it is not the absolute correct term but its pretty common and accepted. Ive had mine for almost 15 years and when someone asks about my gauges, I know what they are talking about.

Most people that are professionals and very into piercings and such expect people to use the correct terminology.

It offends people on the tattoo and piercing sites I am a member of to use the incorrect terminology.

lamanderanna

I have a few... I've had my cartilage, monroe, and helix close up which I want redone. I am getting a Christina done soon as well. Right now, all I have is my belly button, nipples, lip, three in each ear lobe, plus my cartilage on one side. The first hole in my lobes is at a 10 gauge. I probably won't go bigger than like a 6g, but I also said that I'd stop at a 10 and am reconsidering now that I'm there. We'll see...

On other people, I think anything past a 00 is a bit much. Again, just personal preference.

cardiokitten

Not crazy about stretched ears whatsoever, but I think with the larger jewelry you can get, it makes room for some pretty cool designs to be put on them.

I've had my snakebites for three years and I love them, my face totally feels naked without them and I dread the day I get a job that makes me take them out I would probably get a septum if I had to take them out, just flip it up for work, although I'm very hesitant to have a needle put through my nose.