This was my little present to myself for my AS and GCSE results - after panicking and stressing over them I decided to go straight away and get my rook done - after all, how could anything be as bad or as scary as awaiting my grades? That was my logic anyway.. So, as I did for my Tragus (which has healed up now, boo) I thought I'd do a little review on my experiences with this piercing so far :)
I know this type of post isn't to everyone's taste so you don't have to read on, I just noticed that there's a great lack of information about this piercing online and of what there is, most of it is really dramatic and scary! I get a lot of people finding my blog because they've searched for 'Rook Piercing' so I thought I'd tell you about my experience...
The first question you get with any piercing is 'Did it hurt!?', in my opinion every piercing will come with some degree of pain but with pretty much all ear piercings it lasts all of about 3 seconds. The rook did hurt me more than the tragus but even so, it was a really quick pricking pain and then it was all over, afterwards I just had a slight throbbing for around 10 minutes and a weird feeling in my temple, not a pain, it was just uncomfortable (I don't know if that's normal or not!). My ear stayed red for a few hours and I was advised to leave it a couple of days before cleaning, I'm now just cleaning it once a day with salt water, as was recommended by the piercer and I can hardly even feel it, there's no pain or anything, just a bit of discomfort if I sleep on my right side.
Once again I can't recommend Kazbah in Leicester enough, they're so friendly and the piercing guy does everything he can to calm your nerves and talks you through everything - I was in and out within 5 minutes and he's really skilled at what he does so there's minimal discomfort.
Once again I can't recommend Kazbah in Leicester enough, they're so friendly and the piercing guy does everything he can to calm your nerves and talks you through everything - I was in and out within 5 minutes and he's really skilled at what he does so there's minimal discomfort.
Before I went and had my rook done I'd been researching it online and found stories that made me really nervous so I just wanted to clear a few things up...
- It is not the worst pain you've ever felt in the world! I know it's all relative, but seriously, it's super quick!
- IT SHOULD NOT BLEED! Much anyway. If you find a reputable piercing place your ear shouldn't bleed - mine didn't at all so God knows what those other internet people were doing!
- Do not watch piercing videos on youtube! The guy at Kazbah told me how much of a bad idea this is - he said half the time they use piercing methods in those videos he wouldn't even think of using! So it's best not to scare yourself :)
- Rook piercings take around 10-12 weeks to heal so just be patient, clean it regularly and obviously, avoid touching it when you can.
- Usually they should use a slightly longer bar for the initial piercing to allow for any swelling, you can always get a smaller one put in later but it's better to be safe than sorry.
All in all, I love this piercing! I think it's quite unique and I haven't seen many people with the same one. It cost me £20 and I think it was well worth it for the quality of service I recieved!
Love Ellen xx
looks amazing! <3
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i love those earrings! i seriously am tempted to have one done.. :P x
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My rook hurted for agessss, then when it eventually healed, I changed it to a hoop and it fell out on a night out :(
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love it, i'd be wayyy too scared!!
ReplyDeleteI've got my rook pierced and I would say it took about 9 months to heal, but I've only ever changed my bar once in 6 years cos it aches when you fiddle too much!
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I would love to have this done. I have taken out a piercing at the top of my ear recently because it kept getting really sore :/ x
ReplyDeleteOoohh I like it! I think I’m going to get my conch pierced next, I have to admit I always watch the youtube videos though.
ReplyDeleteI have a rook piercing and I'm so in love with it.. probably one of the easiest piercings I've had to deal with too.. good on you!
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not many people have that piercing but i really like it, i'd love my tragus and nose pierced but i'm so bad with pain haha
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I love it very much now I'm thinking about getting my rook pierced! x
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It looks great! I love your ying and yang ear-ring. I would love to have more piercings done on my ear but I am such a wimp ahah
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i've been thinking about getting my rook pierced for a while, it looks amazing! and i just saw your post on your gcse results, oh my god congratulations! that's incredible! i got mine recently tooo! xx
ReplyDeleteOhh, it truly looks amazing! Such a good price too! <3
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your yinyang earrings looks very pretty! your blog is very good and interesting. i really like your outfits :)) now im following you. follow me back? keep in touch!
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looks awesome! and I love your earrings!!
ReplyDeleteawn, really, really cool! :)
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It looks really good! I think with any piercing as long as you look after it well then it will be okay, salt water is definitely a good idea. Great post! x
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This is a really good post, I've been thinking about getting this done for a little while now but I don't know anyone who's had it done and like you said, the info on the internet isn't that great. £20 is such a good price! My tragus cost me £45 xxx
ReplyDeleteGreat post, I find that a lot of people only share their experiences if it was bad and not enough people share good experinces. I love this piercing, it looks great :) xx
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I absolutely love your blog! And that your accent colour is purple!
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I love piercings, your ear looks great! I really want my septum done but everyone I speak to hates the idea, I will totally man up and do it soon enough :) Lovely blog sweetie, xxx
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We love your piercings sooo much. Gives and edgy look to all of your outfits!
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