Hiding lip/Labret piercings...? Suggestons?

[twistedsyn]

I was let go from my job..and I need to find a new one.

Hard enough as it is now, I also have snakebites. I currently have 2 small horseshes in them and I bought the regular retainers from Hot topic, but they do not like them very much. I already lost one O ring, it got pushed off the bar because my newest piercing is irritated and I guess swelled, even if it is a year old..its still sore and is migrating a little, and the other one seems to be sinking into the hole from the inside, where the O ring is. I am afraid it will sink too far in and lose it.

I have seen the clear acrylic balls I can get from Spencers but they still can be seen.

Are there any like this, but maybe flat disks, like on the back? Instead of the balls?

I can get a smaller ball but I am afraid it would sink into it from the front hole.

What does everyone else do when they need to hide them?

I have never needed to hide mine before.

[Joker_in_the_Pack]

Originally Posted by twistedsyn

I was let go from my job..and I need to find a new one.

Hard enough as it is now, I also have snakebites. I currently have 2 small horseshes in them and I bought the regular retainers from Hot topic, but they do not like them very much. I already lost one O ring, it got pushed off the bar because my newest piercing is irritated and I guess swelled, even if it is a year old..its still sore and is migrating a little, and the other one seems to be sinking into the hole from the inside, where the O ring is. I am afraid it will sink too far in and lose it.

I have seen the clear acrylic balls I can get from Spencers but they still can be seen.

Are there any like this, but maybe flat disks, like on the back? Instead of the balls?

I can get a smaller ball but I am afraid it would sink into it from the front hole.

What does everyone else do when they need to hide them?

I have never needed to hide mine before.

Check Bodyartforms.com They've got cool things in that area such as solid glass retainers and flesh covered balls and things of that nature.

[SKULHEDFACE]

This is a problem that I often have as well. It seems that the best you can really hope for are retainers, which are often made of cheap plastic. I know you can purchase better quality quartz ones on certain websites, but they still suck.

I have never really attempted to hide my piercings, but for a time I had to wear retainers while working at a job involving heavy machinery. It really depends on what sort of job you are hoping to get since different companies have different policies regarding that sort of thing. For instance it is quite obvious that you are not likely to be hired for a secretary position with facial piercings. However big companies like Walmart for example often don't care if you have a clear retainer in. For situations like this I suggest going to the interview without any jewelry in at all, and then after being hired show up wearing retainers.

As for the O rings those little fuckers are the most annoying things in the world. If you're going to be wearing retainers a lot I suggest having a lot of clear O rings around because you will constantly lose, eat, and break them. It sounded like you were saying an O ring was going into your lip? If that's the case you should adjust the jewelry and loosen it up some by moving the O ring further away from your lip. I've had O rings migrate down a retainer and find their way into my lip from eating and stuff. They can really irritate the piercing and even cause it to swell so make sure the O rings aren't on too tightly.

[korinna5555]

something like:

http://www.painfulpleasures.com/xcar...&cat=11&page=1

or

http://steelnavel.com/product.asp?ID=811&MID=37&MID2=1

[Underwater Ophelia]

If it comes down to it, don't sacrifice working for a few piercings.

[PortraitOfSanity]

Or do what I did, and get a job in a piercing studio!

[Joker_in_the_Pack]

Now that's just the best idea yet PoS.

But yeah, most places won't care if they're retail. Just stuffy corporate jobs care. Just make sure you're facial (as in non-ear) piercings don't go into double digits, then you'll have issues.

[twistedsyn]

Originally Posted by SKULHEDFACE

This is a problem that I often have as well. It seems that the best you can really hope for are retainers, which are often made of cheap plastic. I know you can purchase better quality quartz ones on certain websites, but they still suck.

I have never really attempted to hide my piercings, but for a time I had to wear retainers while working at a job involving heavy machinery. It really depends on what sort of job you are hoping to get since different companies have different policies regarding that sort of thing. For instance it is quite obvious that you are not likely to be hired for a secretary position with facial piercings. However big companies like Walmart for example often don't care if you have a clear retainer in. For situations like this I suggest going to the interview without any jewelry in at all, and then after being hired show up wearing retainers.

As for the O rings those little fuckers are the most annoying things in the world. If you're going to be wearing retainers a lot I suggest having a lot of clear O rings around because you will constantly lose, eat, and break them. It sounded like you were saying an O ring was going into your lip? If that's the case you should adjust the jewelry and loosen it up some by moving the O ring further away from your lip. I've had O rings migrate down a retainer and find their way into my lip from eating and stuff. They can really irritate the piercing and even cause it to swell so make sure the O rings aren't on too tightly.

yes thats what it is pretty much doing now, migrating down into the hole from inside.

i have it on there as far away as possible, but it is still slipping in, or slipping off.

I guess Ill buy a pack offline, they are cheaper there in bulk, hot topic charges way too much.

Right now Im just trying to find any job, I can get to get some money, since I just lost mine.

[twistedsyn]

Originally Posted by korinna5555

something like:

http://www.painfulpleasures.com/xcar...&cat=11&page=1

or

http://steelnavel.com/product.asp?ID=811&MID=37&MID2=1

I have the 1st one, and the 2nd is for other piecings but they look cool.

I think Im going to just get a small stud with a clear acrylic ball... its clear so not that noticable and if I go into an interview I can ask their policy on piercings.

i mean right now..if Its between the piercings and a good job, the job is the winner. I am almost broke with bills piling up.

But I don't like to sacrifice my individuality , if I don't have too. Its not just a piercing to me...Im not some stupid teenager wanting to keep it just because it is cool (which is it ) =p

[korinna5555]

Dude, don't buy body jewelry from Hot Topic.. >_>

[Underwater Ophelia]

Originally Posted by Joker_in_the_Pack

Now that's just the best idea yet PoS.

But yeah, most places won't care if they're retail. Just stuffy corporate jobs care. Just make sure you're facial (as in non-ear) piercings don't go into double digits, then you'll have issues.

Dude.
Not true.

Most retail places really do care.

[Joker_in_the_Pack]

Originally Posted by korinna5555

Dude, don't buy body jewelry from Hot Topic.. >_>

You can buy body jewelry from hot topic. I had some once that lasted a good while till I gauged myself right past it. Just.. make sure you soak it in really strong antiseptics for about a day ... Just to be on the safe side.

[Joker_in_the_Pack]

Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia

Dude.
Not true.

Most retail places really do care.

Not the ones I've ran into. Guess it depends store by store. All the retails I used to work didn't give half a shit if it was reasonable. If you look like an African Tribe leader then yeah, but snakebites shouldn't be that hard.

[PortraitOfSanity]

I worked at Gap for a year with: a total of 5 lip piercings, 2 sets of snakebites, one inside the other and 1 center labret; 3 rings in my right eyebrow, a stretched nostril and a triple pierced tongue.

If you do your job well, they don't give a shit what you look like.

[twistedsyn]

Yea depends on the place. It normally states right in the application . Safeway, Walmart..those places all had people with a stud or 2 in their face. but food places normally wont let you, or upscale stores. The shoe store had a girl with a nose stud. I can get a feel from the store by looking at the people working there though, but those stores mainly don't pay shit. I was making 17 an hour, with my commission.. if I get a Mall job..id need a 2nd job to back it up, and Ill still be fucked. I guess it will have to do, until I find something better

[korinna5555]

Originally Posted by Joker_in_the_Pack

You can buy body jewelry from hot topic. I had some once that lasted a good while till I gauged myself right past it. Just.. make sure you soak it in really strong antiseptics for about a day ... Just to be on the safe side.

I've never felt comfortable buying jewelry from there, since they don't list the metal content. They're also outrageously expensive. :/

[Wormboy]

Originally Posted by korinna5555

I've never felt comfortable buying jewelry from there, since they don't list the metal content. They're also outrageously expensive. :/

Yeah, didn't say they were the best. Expensive as balls I know. I like BAF. It's aces.

[twistedsyn]

I only bought them from HT because I needed them right then..otherwise i'd do it online. I am going to buy a few right now, some regular studs and retainers.

[Wormboy]

Originally Posted by Wormboy

Yeah, didn't say they were the best. Expensive as balls I know. I like BAF. It's aces.

I need to type slower. It should read

Yeah, he didn't say they were the best.


Damned impatience.

[twistedsyn]

I bought 2 studs and 2 spike studs from Spencers, plus some clear balls.. buy 1 , 50% off the 2nd. Not bad.

Ill wear the small clear balls and see what happens.

[Opteron_Man]

Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia

If it comes down to it, don't sacrifice working for a few piercings.

Yeah, I know it sucks, but a job IS more important then holding onto some piercings, regardless of how smashing they look.

[Sanguine Heart]

You could grow a beard and use the clear balls from spencers, just make sure to keep it neat..

[crucifix]

that's why I had to take my lip ring out only a few months after getting it: my job. Eh, trying to advance in retail is hard enough, but really hard when you have crap in your face. My boss doesn't mind tattoos. Though I am careful to get them in places that can be covered up by long sleeves and a big collar in case I ever get another job someday. I don't like it, but I have to look semi 'normal' at work. Which brings us to the philosophical discussion of 'what is normal'........?

[Mealla]

Though policies vary by company, retail companies typically don't care if you have piercings so long as you have clear jewelry or clear plugs in. Many businesses do tend to have a fit if it's plainly visible unless it's somewhere like Spencer's, Hot Topic, a piercing/tattoo parlor, etc.

Warehouse and factory jobs they typically don't care about piercings so long as they won't interfere with safely operating machinery. *Some* call centers don't care, but that varies by call center. Some have a strict business casual dress code, but I've had friends work for some tech support companies where you could show up in your pajamas and they wouldn't care so long as you met your call quota for the day.

Lots of fashion-oriented places don't care either. The hairdresser that normally styles my hair is covered in piercings and tattoos, for example, and her employers obviously don't care.

In this economy, finding a job should take precedence over appearance, however. Good luck though. I'd start searching in those types of positions mentioned above. Either positions that are fashion-savvy, relating to body modification, or don't deal directly with the public.

[Man In Room 5]

Just get a job where your face is covered all day. Have you considered an exciting career as;

A medieval executioner?
Grand Wizard of the K K K?
Hockey Goalie?*
Member of Slipknot?+











* This option also allows you to moonlight as a serial killer at teen summer camps.
+ No musical experience required.