I really wish I have read these reviews before going to Claire's to get my ear cartilage done! I have been having sleepness nights and popping pills for a week now due to the uncomfortable piercing, the stud itself really had no free space to move adding to the pressure.
With a holiday looming from next week, I made the decision to remove the piercing this evening to give the ear a chance to breath again!

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I got mine done at a hairdressers, they used a gun (which I don't think guns are supposed to be used on cartilage) and it didn't hurt at all, it just felt like any other ear piercing. Also, mine didn't hurt afterwards at all and I could sleep on it the day I got it done. I got it done quite a while ago but I haven't changed it yet because I'm too scared haha.