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Ear Piercing
Ear Lobe piercings simply pass through the Ear Lobe, which is the soft flap of skin right at the bottom of your ear. They are the most common and least painful piercing.
Helix piercings are a very common Ear Piercing that goes through the cartilage under the outer ridge towards the top of your ear.
Conch piercings go from front to back through the “Concha”, which is the deeper part of your ear cartilage.
A Daith piercing goes through the notch of cartilage half way up your ear where the ear joins to your head. There’s also a strong belief that Daith piercings can heal migraines and anxiety.
A Tragus Piercing is located on the small notch of cartilage that pokes out right above your ear canal, connected to your head.
The Forward Helix Piercing is located on a small piece of skin at the very front of the ear that attaches the ear and the head together.
A Rook piercing goes through the upper bit cartilage that connects the deeper section of your ear with the outer section at the top.
An Scaffold/ Industrial piercing, is a long bar that goes through two or more piercings around the upper ridge of your ear cartilage, usually a forward Helix and a regular Helix on the opposite side.
A Snug piercing is located on the same inner ridge of cartilage as the rook, but about half way down your ear.
An Anti Tragus Piercing goes through the cartilage just above the ear lobe to the inner side of the “concha” (the bit near your ear canal where your headphones go).
A Transverse Lobe Piercing involves a piece of jewellery that's threaded through the earlobe from side to side, rather than from front to back.
Similar to an Industrial piercing, the Orbital features two holes connected by one piece of jewellery, but instead of being pierced with a bar, it uses a hoop or horse shoe ring.
A Flat Piercing is located in the flat area of cartilage below the upper rim (the helix) and above the flap of cartilage where the rook is!
A Faux Rook is located on the lower part of the Flat, just above the Rook, creating the illusion of a Rook Piercing.
“Always a blast at Empress! Piercer was not only a great laugh who made us feel really relaxed but super professional, focused on what would work for us/suit us and advised what else could be done in future. 10/10. Can't wait to come back for my next ones!
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“I had the best experience at empress piercing Barry, with Lucy, she was very professional and was very motivating and she supported me through out the procedure thank you I will defiantly be back for another piercing
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“My experience with Empress Piercing was great! It was my first time booking with them and I can honestly say it won’t be the last. It’s a fab shop with friendly and knowledgeable staff plus the jewellery options were fantastic.
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“Highly recommend!! Absolutely fantastic experience , It was my first time at Empress and everyone was super chill and didn’t make me feel uncomfortable or awkward once ,will be booking again.
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The most important part of getting a Piercing is ensuring you look after it! Outdated cleaning techniques, such as cleaning your piercings with salt water, don't hit the mark. We recommend using the industry's leading Aftercare, Neil Med Piercing Aftercare.
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