“Disinformation and discouragement is the norm for such struggling tattoo shops, and they will outright lie to you to try to prevent you from not only obtaining the equipment you need (that they themselves have), but also to delay and thwart your rise as a tattoo artist. This process is also at work when shops began charging ridiculous fees (as high as $5000) for taking on apprentices”
“Just keep in mind that if the reason you have for wanting a re-piercing is purely subjective, and not the fault of your piercer, you may (and should be) re-charged for the piercing. Not only will you endure the original pain (and possibly more if the position of the new piercing(s) are near the original area that was pierced), but the final result may not be any better (or different) than the first time around”
“Not only does using disposable and pre-sterilized body jewelry save you the cost of an autoclave, but it saves you the time of pouching everything yourself, as well as the expense of regular spore testing.”
“During sex, having your partner stimulate them directly will give you sensations you never felt before, with some women reporting the ability to climax just from having their nipples manipulated”
“Remember, as an apprentice, you should never be charged a fee for working at a shop – they are already benefiting from you enough with having you there for free. If a shop tells you that you will have to pay to learn (like a school), you are better off going somewhere else…”
“If you hide your piercings from plain sight, you may have another side to your personality that comes out your partner. If you prefer the ‘in-your-face’ variety of piercings, you are more extroverted and enjoy attention.”
“Be on guard against kits that are sold with loose body jewelry or metal forceps that are unsterilized – these kits can lead to terrible infections, injury, or worse…”
The truth is, 9 out of 10 women are not anatomically built for either type of piercing considering the average sized clitoris is only the size of a pencil eraser and rests within the hood
“Top-down body jewelry is preferable if you are a bit insecure about how your navel looks, or if you have an ‘outtie’ that you want to be less visible. When shopping for top-down body jewelry, make sure that the piece features a hinge at the top so that when you sit down the piece is not poking you.”
“The vast majority (over 95%) of piercing kits sold do not include sterile body jewelry, so contact the company before purchasing (if it is not clearly stated in the listing information) that the kit you are buying includes sterile body jewelry, sterile needles and sterilized forceps…”