How to find a decent piercer??

[Big Chicken]

Hey hey people!

Does anyone happen to live in the Cheltenham/Gloucestershire (UK)area, that can recommend a top notch piercer, please?

Thanks...

[corazon_de_oro]

I'm not from the UK but here's a directory from a forum I get on that might help you: http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/piercing_directory/

Here's some info from the Association of Professional Piercers about what to look for in a piercer. It's based in the US but this still applies: http://www.safepiercing.org/piercing/ch ... a-piercer/

Good luck! Choosing a good piercer is super important. The piercer I go to now (who is now the only person I'll let pierce me) is amazing but I've also been to some really crappy shops and I can tell you that the difference is unbelievable.

[stashapistachio]

Try No Regrets at the top of the high street.
Depends what you're after though. Some (rarer) things are always gonna be worth travelling for.

[Big Chicken]

I'm not from the UK but here's a directory from a forum I get on that might help you: http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/piercing_directory/

Here's some info from the Association of Professional Piercers about what to look for in a piercer. It's based in the US but this still applies: http://www.safepiercing.org/piercing/ch ... a-piercer/

Good luck! Choosing a good piercer is super important. The piercer I go to now (who is now the only person I'll let pierce me) is amazing but I've also been to some really crappy shops and I can tell you that the difference is unbelievable.

Thanks for this - really useful.

Try No Regrets at the top of the high street.
Depends what you're after though. Some (rarer) things are always gonna be worth travelling for.

Thanks for this.

I am after a piercer to do my septum. I had my lobes done in there and they used acrylic in a fresh piercing which I hear is a massive no-no. I've had massive problems including more than one infection whilst the new piercings healed. Not saying it was them at all, but once bitten and all that...

[stashapistachio]

....really? Sounds unusual for them...
Who did that?

[Big Chicken]

....really? Sounds unusual for them...
Who did that?

Ah, a gentleman never kisses and tells... I ain't no gentleman, but I'm not really comfortable naming and shaming...

Sorry dude.