Getting my upper ear pierced!! OMG!

Hey guys! So today I have some news! I got my upper ear pierced "OMG don't do it " I hear you cry. Well ladies and gentlemen, it's done! So today I thought I would share my experience.
Fist of all I tried googling the technical name and I assumed it was called a helix piercing, but the lady that pierced my ear told me it was called something different, but I can't remember it for the
life of me, so I am now calling it the upper ear piercing .
I got my ear pierced in Blue Banana Cardiff .

Blue Banana is an alternative, emo and funky store that sells clothing, hair dyes and many different piercings. It was recommended to me by my Mum because instead of using those guns like Claires Accessories do (that can shatter skin around your ear btw!!) they use a sterilised needle. The staff in this particular store were very friendly and with the help of them I picked out a titanium labret stud and an aqua jewel ball at the piercing counter.

Once I picked, they make you sign a digital form. The minimum age is 13 with a parent/guardian's permission. After my Mum signed the form, we payed £13 for everything, the peircings included ( bear in mind there was a £10 discount that just happened to be on piercings that day). She then handed me my sterilised stud and I went to sit down in the waiting area with my Mum.

As I sat there I couldn't stop thinking about the needle and I was also worried about crying, until they called my name. I walked into a white, very medically proffesional looking room and sat down on the bench inside. The first thing they do is clean the surface of your ear, then they mark out where you want the piercing using a special marker pen . Before doing this though, I showed the peircer an image of what I was aiming for and the first dot she drew was too high, so she did it again and that looked better . Remember, don't be afraid to be picky people, because your the person that has to live with that placement! Anyway, I had chosen the positioning and my heart started racing from there onwards! She told me to breath in and then to breath out when she said, so I did and when I was breathing out she stuck the needle in! It felt like a little pinch and that was it! My mum could see my face and apparently I looked instantly shocked! The piercer then proceeded to screw the jewel ball on the end and told me i didn't even flinch! She handed me some paper towel just incase there was any small amount of blood as you would expect and out the door we went!

It was a shame we didn't film it but my Mum wanted to be there for me, just incase I fainted! When I walked out it started to sting but my Mum had the genius idea to get some salted caramel ice cream before we went home.

I also showed the lady who helped me pick out the piercing and she said it looked really cool! Earlier that day I told my Auntie I was getting it done and later showed her and she loved it so much she is thinking of getting one herself!

There was no reason behind this piercing in particular,  it was just a fashion choice and a Summer treat from Mum for working hard all year long in school. I would also like to highly recommend getting any piercing at Blue Banana Cardiff because the customer service is great and so is the end result!

Best of luck with any future piercings!

India xx