Piercings are a great way to express yourself and enhance your style, but there are so many to choose from. How can you be sure you pick the perfect piercing for your personality and look?
You’ve come to the right place. Answer these 13 fun questions below, and we’ll match you to the piercing of your dreams. Ready to revamp your look? Click “Start Quiz” now.
Questions Overview
- Fun & bubbly
- Hip & adventurous
- Artistic & unique
- Edgy & rebellious
- Shopping in Paris.
- Surfing in Sydney.
- Galleries in Rome.
- Punk rock shows in Amsterdam.
- That person is *so* cute—I can’t take my eyes off of them.
- Wow, they’re the definition of effortlessly cool.
- That person looks so intuitive and creative. I love their style.
- Woah, that person is so bold. They seem so sure of themselves.
- A simple, sweet design, like a heart, star, or infinity sign.
- My favorite flower or mountain range.
- A quirky design, like a frog reading on a stump.
- I’d get anything: I already have a few tattoos, and I want to be totally covered someday.
- I’d love the lowest maintenance piercing possible.
- I’m willing to carefully follow a daily cleaning schedule, but I don’t want anything super risky.
- If I like something, I'm willing to risk infections or piercing rejections.
- I’ll do anything for the piercing I really want.
- Are you kidding? I hope it’s almost painless.
- I can handle a little pain.
- I’m tough—I can deal with quite a bit of pain.
- Pain is temporary. I’d do anything for the perfect piercing.
- Ballet flats and charm bracelets.
- White Air Force 1s and bucket hats.
- Doc Martens and long skirts.
- Wolf haircuts and dark eyeliner.
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper or Bejeweled, Taylor Swift
- American Girl, Tom Petty or I Wanna Be Yours, Arctic Monkeys
- Dreams, Fleetwood Mac or Kyoto, Phoebe Bridgers
- Born to Be Wild, Steppenwolf or Beggin’, Måneskin
- 2nd Prom
- Indoor Beach Party
- Murder Mystery
- Saints & Sinners
- To look and feel good.
- To explore everything I can.
- To be creative and love freely.
- To march to the beat of my own drum.
- I want to hide my piercing from my parents or boss.
- I want something that barely hurts and doesn’t scar.
- I want something that’s super uncommon.
- I want a really cheap piercing.
- None
- 1
- 2
- 3+
- No, not at all.
- I guess I want it to surprise people a little, but I don’t want anything that’s too wild.
- I’d love if it was shocking, but wasn’t obvious to everyone on the street.
- I want a head-turning that’s visible to everyone I pass by.
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Everything You Need To Know About Piercings: Risks, Healing, & Care
5 Ways to Prepare for a Piercing:
- Make sure you’re old enough. Depending on your state and piercing choice, you may need to be 18 years of age. Most ear piercings are fine for all ages, but for body piercings, you’ll probably need your parent’s consent if you’re underage (in some states, you’ll need it for tongue piercings, too!).
- Go to a professional. When you get a piercing, sterile tools and a sterile environment are an absolute must. Though you can technically pierce yourself at home (and if you do, you should be extremely careful), it’s best to use a professional to limit the risk of infection.
- Avoid the piercing gun. Though they may look like a less painful option, piercing guns can actually cause tissue damage if used incorrectly. They’re also a less hygenic option, which means your risk of infection goes up.
- Consider going alone. Clutching your friend’s hand might sound nice in theory, but in reality, their nerves might rub off on you! While waiting in anticipation to get their piercing, many people report that other people’s anxious energy actually made them feel less relaxed in the chair.
- Eat beforehand. By consuming a hearty meal first, you’ll build up your strength before your piercing. This way, you’re less likely to feel dizzy or lightheaded when you see that needle.
Pain. Before you get your piercing, you may be wondering just how painful that needle is going to be. Some (cartilage, nipple) are known to be more painful than others (lobe, tongue). But on the whole, the experience is totally different from person to person.
Cleaning & Care. Different piercings require different care regimens, but in general, you should expect to follow a careful, daily plan. That’s another benefit of going to a professional—they’ll walk you through everything you need to know to avoid risk of infection.
Infection. When you get a new piercing, you’ll have to look out for signs of infection. Specifically, the skin around your piercing might be swollen, bright red, very dark, or hot to the touch. You might also notice blood and pus oozing from your piercing. With serious infections, you may even start feeling feverish and sick—if you’re worried that your piercing is infected, go to the doctor (especially if you’re feeling unwell).
Rejection. A piercing is a foreign object, and sometimes, your body might reject it. If your piercing is being rejected, you might notice that more of your piercing is becoming visible outside the skin, and it may move too freely. You may also notice that it appears just under the skin, and that the skin around it is dry and irritated. If you notice signs of rejection, take your piercing out right away and contact your jeweler to discuss other options.
In short, as long as you take care of your piercing and follow your jeweler’s rules, you should be just fine. So what are you waiting for? Go out and get your dream piercing today!
Want to learn more?
For more information about piercings, check out these authoritative guides.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/piercings/art-20047317
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230659/
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/infected-piercings/
- https://uhs.berkeley.edu/health-topics/body-piercings
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