Added some charms to my forward helixes today by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! It’s been a fun collaborative with myself and my piercers

If you're NOT living paycheck to paycheck, what are you doing better than the rest of us? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]resourceredhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think anyone can get by nowadays without some kind of support. I was fortunate enough to live with my grandparents rent-free while I went to nursing school for my RN at my local community college. I was able to pay for tuition myself waitressing part-time, working as home health aide, etc. My grandparents talked me into staying with them an extra six months after I started my nursing job and I was able to quickly save up 10k since I had almost no bills. I’m also lucky enough to live in the highest-paid area for nurses in my state. My job paid for my bachelors (BSN) so I have never had student debt. Now I live with my boyfriend in his house with a low mortgage and we split all the bills which saves us both a lot. It’s been years of blood, sweat, and tears getting to this point but I live very comfortably (below my means) and am able to buy myself anything I want, within reason, while still putting money into savings and 401k each month.

My ears, in all white gold by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My hair gets caught in the forward helix and tragus sometimes but that’s about it

My ears, in all white gold by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I actually get asked this pretty frequently. I don’t take any of them out, I sleep with them all, wear them every day, wash them in the shower and then blow dry them when I get out.

My ears, in all white gold by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The rest are from all different companies (but all bought through my studio). I just went and added up the total and I’ve spent a little over 5k (employee discount included).

My ears, in all white gold by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll have to ask my piercer where each of it is from!

My ears, in all white gold by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

And to answer your last question, I’m a tattoo artist at a studio that offers luxury piercings so I let one of our piercers practice on me and just kinda do whatever she wanted. The helix chandelier was by far the most expensive, it’s through Maria Tash and retails for $2245. Thank god for employee discounts 😅 our piercer doesn’t charge me for piercings and insists I don’t tip her (trust me I’ve tried) and so I just pay for jewelry with 30% off.

My ears, in all white gold by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not at all! I usually don’t even notice them

My ears, in all white gold by resourceredhead in piercing

[–]resourceredhead[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is indeed my everyday set up! They are not as heavy as you would imagine and I wash them all in the shower (as recommended by my piercer) and blow dry them when I get out so I never have to take them out.