Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Question Thread - Got a question? Ask here

17891012

Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    would you like a smaller stud with an inflamed and swollen piercing, or a longer stud for a lil while longer and be happy out? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 284 ✭✭LavaLamp


    sh1t, you got me on that one, guess I'll have to wait it out then :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 150 ✭✭zacseph


    Hey all,
    Just wondering does anyone know anywhere that would sell a 14g piercing needle? (disposable, and sterile sealed, obv.)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Pierced Off


    Zacseph, I've about 1000 in stock at the moment, but your reason for wanting one is....?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,183 ✭✭✭ironictoaster


    Best/cheapest place to buy plugs/flesh tunnels?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭shanona


    bodyartforms.com ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,120 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Shipping to here is quite pricey though, so unless you're buying a load of stuff, it might not work out too cheap at all.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    Shipping to here is quite pricey though, so unless you're buying a load of stuff, it might not work out too cheap at all.

    Nah quite cheap actually dude. Even with shipping it's cheaper to buy from them


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,120 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Really? I went through before thinking of ordering and it would have cost me ~$14 for shipping... maybe I missed something :s


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Pierced Off


    Wildcat UK
    www.wildcat.co.uk sell some nice stuff not available over here.


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭careymary


    Hey all, just wanted to ask a quick question or 2! I really want to get my conch pierced or punched, but I live in Galway and would prefer to get it done somewhere in Dublin Wildcat/Snakebite both have such good reps, anyways I'm just thinking after reading some peoples problems with conch experiences should I get it done somewhere in Galway so as I am nearer to the piercer should anything go wrong? How much aftercare (from the piercer not me!) is involved? Anybody have it done in Galway that would recommend their piercer? Confused.com! Thanks a mil


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    As long as the piercer in Galway is reputable, uses sterile single-use needles and the studio is nice and hygenic you should be fine.

    There should be no aftercare from the piercer unless you need to go back to him/her if you're having serious problems with it. Aftercare is fairly straight forward, just do your sea salt soaks. Sometimes (very rarely though) my conch can randomly flare up and get a bit sore for a day or two, even though I've had it over 3 years now so just do the sea salt soaks again if that happens. Now that mightn't ever happen for you but just something worth noting. Anyway your piercer will run through all aftercare with you so nothing really to worry about :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭careymary


    Thanks for your reply, I think I am just going to bite the bullet, get it done and hope for the best, well after payday anyways! :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    careymary wrote: »
    Hey all, just wanted to ask a quick question or 2! I really want to get my conch pierced or punched, but I live in Galway and would prefer to get it done somewhere in Dublin Wildcat/Snakebite both have such good reps, anyways I'm just thinking after reading some peoples problems with conch experiences should I get it done somewhere in Galway so as I am nearer to the piercer should anything go wrong? How much aftercare (from the piercer not me!) is involved? Anybody have it done in Galway that would recommend their piercer? Confused.com! Thanks a mil

    From an after care point of view;

    I've both my conches punched at 8mm. If you are going to get it punched at a relatively large size it will take the guts of a year to heal fully so be very aware of that and decide whether you are willing to put in the time to heal it, different story I would imagine if you got it pierced at a standard size.

    My first conch punch was done fine but I swell a lot, and the regular 16mm length tube was being eaten by my ear, long story short I ended up getting a glass piece made which was 19mm long and a hell of a lot of scarring which eventually cleared up. Having learned from the first experience this time round the healing process has lessened considerably. Was healing fine until I got a punch to the ear in work, conch swelled again and was eating the jewellery once more so just popped in the glass piece.

    Important things for dermal punches;

    Appropriate sized jewellery, if you swell a lot ask the piercer to have an adequate sized piece of jewellery for you to accomodate. 16mm is standard but not every ear is uniform.

    Long healing time - so be aware of that, few months of sleeping on one side of your head, or make an L shaped pillow and rest your head between the crevasse. In the unfortunate event of you scarring up chamomile tea bag soaks work a treat at lessening the scarring


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭careymary


    Thanks for the info Will, that must have been a pretty sore punch to get, Hope it wasnt someone being clever, or not as the case may be! 8mm sounds pretty cool, dunno yet what size I am going to go, I'll have to wait and see


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    Was agony first time round as i've dirty old man cartilage seemingly, wasn't too bad the second time. The advantages of punching over standard piercing with a blade is you can go bigger with a punch, and it excises tissue so relieves a lot of pressure on the piercing itself unlike when you get it pierced. Most places would be reluctant to dermal punch someone over 6mm unless they know you and know you can heal it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭careymary


    dirty old man cartilage ~ interesting, shouldnt have that problem anyway!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    just means it was tough to break through, i remember hearing about 3 cracks, agony!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭careymary


    Must have been really wierd hearing the cracks! I think I would be more psyched out before it than anything else, (hopefully!) I remember the amount of horror stories I heard before getting my tongue done, i was a tad stressed going in to get it done but i did and I thought that was totally fine!


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 Darkdream


    any body know where i can get microdermals in ireland...pleeeeaseeee....

    :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,477 ✭✭✭✭Raze_them_all


    snakebite


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 Darkdream


    snakebite


    YEAH!!
    Finally an answer..thanks..
    :)
    BTW..where is it?
    Ever had anything done by them, how do they work?
    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    Yeah snakebite or celestial ring in Stephens green do them as well


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 Darkdream


    Yeah snakebite or celestial ring in Stephens green do them as well


    Thanks
    :)

    where is it?
    Ever had anything done by them, how do they work??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    I've never gotten anything done in snakebite but I've only ever heard good things about the place. Gotten a few things done in celestial and was happy with them. The same with bodyshock but I'm not 100% sure if they do dermals. Snakebite is on abbey street (I think), celestial is in Stephens green shopping centre and bodyshock is in temple bar all in Dublin. Are you wondering how the microdermals work themselves?


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 Darkdream


    I've never gotten anything done in snakebite but I've only ever heard good things about the place. Gotten a few things done in celestial and was happy with them. The same with bodyshock but I'm not 100% sure if they do dermals. Snakebite is on abbey street (I think), celestial is in Stephens green shopping centre and bodyshock is in temple bar all in Dublin. Are you wondering how the microdermals work themselves?


    i actually know how they work, but i also know that there are different ways of getting them done..
    do you know how they do them??
    BTW thanks for the address, will by in dub by the end of the month definetly gaonna check out those places.
    :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 Darkdream


    I've never gotten anything done in snakebite but I've only ever heard good things about the place. Gotten a few things done in celestial and was happy with them. The same with bodyshock but I'm not 100% sure if they do dermals. Snakebite is on abbey street (I think), celestial is in Stephens green shopping centre and bodyshock is in temple bar all in Dublin. Are you wondering how the microdermals work themselves?

    I actually know how they work, but i also know they can get done in different ways, do you know how they do them?
    BTW thanks for the addresses gonna check them out end of the month, i'll be in dub.
    :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 Darkdream


    sorry wrote it twice..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Pierced Off


    Can't speak for the City Centre shops, but I use either a punch or a needle. Method depends on the location and the customer. Punches scar a little more than needles, although it must be remembered that there will be scarring once a microdermal is removed. Some people don't like the thoughts of a biopsy punch removing a piece of their flesh and so the needle is employed. Talk to whoever you choose and let them explain the procedure and their methods to you. Once you're comfortable with the procedure it will be a breeze. It takes me no longer to insert a dermal than it does to pierce an eyebrow.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 49 Darkdream


    Can't speak for the City Centre shops, but I use either a punch or a needle. Method depends on the location and the customer. Punches scar a little more than needles, although it must be remembered that there will be scarring once a microdermal is removed. Some people don't like the thoughts of a biopsy punch removing a piece of their flesh and so the needle is employed. Talk to whoever you choose and let them explain the procedure and their methods to you. Once you're comfortable with the procedure it will be a breeze. It takes me no longer to insert a dermal than it does to pierce an eyebrow.


    FANTASTIC..your a piercer??
    Yeah I know about the methods and i've been told that it's alot more painfull when done witha needle.
    I was looking to get three on my chest right down the middle, can they be done the same day?
    Do you know if it's very expensive?
    What do you do if you need to get a scan or xrays?

    Sorry bout all the questions, your the first person that actually knows something about it.
    :):D


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Pierced Off


    Ok 1st, the needle is slower than the punch and as such can hurt more. If people choose the needle it's usually because of fear of the punch and because they've already been pierced and so reckon they know what a needle feels like.
    2nd Three piercing at once is possible. Eat well before hand, as having a high sugar level reduces the shock factor and minimises bleeding. Most bodies develop minor symptoms of shock when being tattooed or pierced hence the reason why most consent forms ask if you've eaten.
    3rd Prices vary. I can't speak for what other studios charge and as this is an advice forum I hope you'll apprecitae that I don't list prices. Ring around and ask. It will also give you an opportunity to speak directly to the piercer and to have them answer any questions you may have.
    Finally, in short, no problems once the jewellery is titanium.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,441 ✭✭✭pampootie


    this may be a bit of a dim question, but how small can lettering be on a tattoo to still look legible? there's a quote i've wanted tattood for quite a while now but its fairly long and i dont want too large a tattoo for my first! i have a feeling this could be a 'how long is a piece of string' question but if anyone can answer it it would be great! if it could be related to font sizes it'd help....i reckon from playing around drawing it myself by hand and on word i'd be happy with a font size 16 but dont know if it's possible!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2 troublesome85


    Hi guys, newbie here.

    I have 3 small tattoos on my right arm that i got when i was 14, 18, 21. And low and behold i hate them now :rolleyes: I want to get a half sleeve to cover them up, plus i really want to get a sleeve tatt but right now i havent the money. The 3 tattoos are 50/50 black and colour. My question(s) : Recommended Artisit for cover up work? (I have two other tattoos that where done by noobs basically, they are terrible so my next tattoo i want to pay for the best i can get). How much for half sleeve, from wrist to elbow? (average size arms, maybe on the skinny side, but i am starting to keep in shape so hopefully by the time i have the money my arms will be a bit wider). I want my own unique tattoo aswell but not sure what to do, should i just speak to an artist about this? Thanks guys!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,183 ✭✭✭✭Atavan-Halen


    So I got my tongue pierced a little over 2 weeks ago an everything is fine except on the ball on the bottom under my tongue there's these little white things stuck on it. Kinda hard to describe but it's for all the world like little bits of dried on paint if that makes any sense. Now I wasn't drinking paint or anything but any ideas what they could be? I tried brushing it off gently with my toothbrush but that didn't work.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    plaque will build up on the ball, just brush regularly and mouthwash and it should sort it :) if theres a huge build up just scrape it off :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Lummers666


    where would be a good place to get a bio mech/Giger style tattoo in kildare or dublin its my first and i want to get it done by someone good any suggestions thanks dudes and dudettes


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭inkivaari2


    Lummers666 wrote: »
    where would be a good place to get a bio mech/Giger style tattoo in kildare or dublin its my first and i want to get it done by someone good any suggestions thanks dudes and dudettes

    Lum bum? Is this who I think it is? :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭micayla


    Hi, newbie here :) just wanted to check, are we allowed ask about particular tattoo artists on the forum?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Lummers666


    inkivaari2 wrote: »
    Lum bum? Is this who I think it is? :D
    yes it is but who are you


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭inkivaari2


    Lummers666 wrote: »
    yes it is but who are you

    Its Amy! :D


  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭Lummers666


    cool. we better stop this now before the mods do use for going off topic


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 giraffe123


    I have a fairly large tropical Flower tattoo on my upper back and want to get it extended, the same theme only more, also open to suggestions from artist.
    Who are the better artists in Dublin now and especially ones who are good with flower designs and would be good at incorporating my first one in with the new one.
    I got really lucky with my first tattoo and hope the new work will be as good.
    All suggestions will be welcome as I dont want to walk into a random shop and hope for the best.confused.gif


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Sparkles:)


    got my tongue pierced, years ago, it was pierced for a year and i took it out, looking to get it done again, more painful the 2nd time?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Pierced Off


    Sparkles:) wrote: »
    got my tongue pierced, years ago, it was pierced for a year and i took it out, looking to get it done again, more painful the 2nd time?
    Shouldn't feel any worse second time around. What can happen however, is you now know what is feels like so from the moment the clamp goes onto your tongue you can anticipate the pain and so you sometimes feel a pain that doesn't actually exist.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    I got my tragus pierced last week, and have been cleaning it twice a day. It's after getting very sore over the last day. Is it anything to be worried about, or could it just be healing? It's kinda itchy, but painful as well.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,183 ✭✭✭✭Will


    Generally if it's itchy it means it's healing :) Also the big differences in air temperature lately aren't helping much either. Just stick to your cleaning regime. If you are very worried just head back into your piercer and they will tell you what's what.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 882 ✭✭✭fulhamfanincork


    Looking for a maori or tribal design for my leg like this one - http://coyel24.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/a-leg-tattoo.jpg

    Anyone know the best place, willing to travel, that does tribal/maori designs?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 realtinh


    hey. I want to get my first tattoo and I want it to be script. Does anyone know any artists in Dublin who specialise in script? Any advice?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭Teej


    Sorry for dragging this up again but why can one not exercise after tattooing. Is it because

    1 Salt water (sweat) prevents ink setting
    2 skin movement blurs line
    3 a knock inhibits healing
    4 some other reason

    Know I worked out after my last one but not sure if I just got lucky.

    My first tattoo (+15 years old ) looks manky - can a tattoo artist judge by looking at it why?( ie is it age, position, original artist). Would like my next to be symmetrical to it but if the position is inconducive to long term appearance I'll need to start again. Realise no one here can tell me why but dont want to look an eejit showing off me body if the experts cant tell why


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18 DiamondEyez


    um...i just wanted to ask does anybody know if you can get work experience in a tattoo shop??

    im in transition year and we have to do work experience....so if anyone could let me know it would be great!!!thanks
    :)


Advertisement