joeyjigsaw

I’m so pissed off with this right now
I’m actually addicted to dyeing it
I dont know what do do anymore

I realise I havent updated in a while but thats pretty much coz theres nothing to update. I think my hair was actually longer in my last entry 2 months ago :L

I’ve been trimming some of the layers to try and sort out the mess I’ve made of thinning it out, and its getting thicker and less-mushroomy now so thats something I suppose

I need to stop trimming it but its so hard :L

I think I’ve dyed it like 5 times since my last entry so that sums up how I’m doing on that front :L

It’s currently bright pinky red (yeah dont ask)
But I WILL dye it back to my natural colour and quit dyeing it soon.

I actually tried to repierce it about a month ago. I used a 14g needle and after plenty of pushing and shoving (more so than I should have done) I hit a vein, my lip bled like a bitch, swelled up to the size of the earth and I had to give up :(

But after letting the scab heal back to a scar, about a month later I decided to do it again. This time I used a smaller 18g needle. It was very painful going through the scar tissue. It was NOT in-and-out-over-in-aminute, I spent a good hour and a half gradually pushing through each layer of skin, adjusting the angle to be positive I would not hit a vein once more. This was my main concern. It DID hurt like a bitch but I wasnt concerned about the pain, I was high on adrenalin and all I wanted was to get it through safely.

Eventually after much frustration where the needle would not go any further despite the amount of strength I was using, I got it through the other side clearly. I left it there twisting for about 5 minutes and attempted to quickly insert the labret bar.

This didnt go as smoothly as planned due to the amount of blood, and I wasnt able to get the labret through. I had no choice but to repierce it with the needle. I struggled to get the right angle but eventually got it through. This time I was much quicker and managed to get the labret bar half way through, before struggling for a further 15 minutes (and repiercing the outside) to get the end in. It wasnt so much hard, it was difficult to find the right angle, and with my lip being so swollen.

Alas I got the bar through and screwed on the end.

That was yesterday and my lip is still very swollen but seems ok. Theres been some blood around the outside but i’ve been cleaning with salt water solution to help this.

I feel the bar I used is a bit too small currently to accomodate for the swelling, the ball-end is causing a slight indent, and its probably a bit too tight, but I’ve ordered a longer bar to switch to as soon as I’m able

I will be stretching my lip up to 16g when its fully healed, as 18g is too thin for my liking and difficult to get jewelery for, but I have my piercing back and thats all that matters :)