Belly Button Rings--Trashy or Cute?

Does the opinion of others matter that much If you like it, get it done and to hell with the haters! Mind you, you're braver than me; I'd rather just get more tattoos than dabble in the world of piercings.

haha thats interesting I am of the exact opposite mind on that, Tattoos are so much more permanent that I consider piercings to be more of something to dabble in, you don't like it you take it out. Can't do that with tattoos. But I am with you on the "if you like it get it" it's your body do what you like!

^Agreed, have you ever gotten a tattoo removed? it is NOT fun! imagine bacon grease popping out of the pan and onto your bare skin...over and over and over and over...etc...hurt A LOT worse than getting a tattoo....piercings, you can just take out...although they will leave a scar...

yep yep, this is how I feel. you can always take a piercing out if you don't like it. tattoos are there for goooood, or cost a lot of money and pain to remove.

they're cute!

but warning: they aren't the easiest piercing to care for :frown:

Mix sea salt with warm water in a dixie cup. Half full. while still standing lean over a little bit to the front and push it (the cup) against your stomach (which the belly button in the middle) and hold it there. Tight. Lay down. I promise you it will NOT leak. This worked for me and I have VERY sensitve skin (prone to infections).

Was the skin thin before or after you got the piercing? A lot of the times if it got thinner afterwards that means your body is rejecting it and it will actually come through your skin. I got mine a couple years ago, it barely hurt and didnt take me a long time to heal. Everyone is different, my sister had to have hers repierced twice. Good Luck

This actually happened to me when I got mine done a few years ago. The skin thinned out after I got it pierced and woke up one day and it was just gone and as gross as it sounds, the skin has pretty much thinned so much it literally came apart and the belly button ring fell out.

I've never been the skinny chic, I've always had a little tummy, i got mine pierced on the bottom instead of the top, it turned out really cute, had to take it out for surgery, as soon as i get back to my pre-pregnancy weight i'm gettin it done again!

They are cute, not trashy at all! I even took my daughter who wanted to get hers done when she turned 15.

I got mine on my 14th birthday, and still have it! I never regretted it for a single second. If you're comfortable with it, DO IT!!!

eta- you should probably wait until after the trip, unless you've got a month or so before you go. it takes a while to heal, and you won't be able to swim if you've just gotten it done.

Personally I think it all depends on how you pull it off. I might get mine done when I hit goal, but probably not. I have both my nose and eyebrow pierced and I think they're cute when done right. I'm not going to be that girl that's covered in piercings though. But as one of the above posters said I would err on the side of caution since you are going to the ocean, that may infect it so I would wait.

I like them! Ive had mine since i was 17... i'm now 30, and a mom and i still have it. I also have a ring in my nose and several in my ears, i never really cared much what anyone else thought. if they don't like them, they don't have to get them!

Preggo with #2 right now so had to take it out again. We'll see if the ol' belly bounces back again after this one! haha

Love em! The longer the better! Hence, the profile photo

I dont really like them and didnt think people still got them anymore till recently. Its just weird to me that your bedazzling the place where your umbilical cord attached you to your mom. But thats just me. I find it trashy. Even when i had rock hard abs, i didnt even think of doing it.