Life at 00g:
Many have asked over the years so I thought it would be interesting to share my story of how I ended up with large gauge nipple piercings, how life is with them, and what to expect if you choose that large gauge piercings are right for you. These are all my own personal opinions and experiences so mileage may very. At the end of the day, these are my absolute favorite piercings, I adore their size and aesthetic beauty, and will hopefully never have to go without them. My hope is sharing my journey will educate others on something that while very unique, could be much more mainstream. Larger gauges are sturdier, safer, and in my opinion much better to look at! When stretched correctly over time pain is a 0/10. To me, I think so many others would be happier stretching, even if just to a mid size like 6g. My journey was long but I am so happy with where I am
The Piercing:
I was 21, it was college spring break in Miami and life was fast and fun. If you have never experienced Miami I highly recommend it! Beautiful beaches, sexy people, and lots of fun to be had. I was staying with a group of girls and on the second night while walking back from dinner, we passed a piercing studio that was open. A few girls in the group joked about getting something pierced and the next thing you know, all 6 of us were inside and figuring out what we wanted to do. Nothing bonds a group of friends like getting some piercings, right? At 21 you just go with the flow! 4 of the girls got their belly buttons pierced but myself and another girl already had ours done. We talked about our noses but then she said "I would love to do my nipples, would you do it if I did?" Well, without even thinking I blurted out yes.
Nipple piercings were something I had seen plenty, lots of people had them but I never really had a feeling that I wanted them. In this moment, it seemed fun, crazy, and definitely something I should do. We all got our piercings that night and had a great time. My nipples didn't hurt badly at all... some say its rough, but I didn't find it much worse than my belly button or ears. I got them done with 12g barbells and so did my friend. We spent the rest of the trip flashing our group any time we got the chance because we felt on top of the world! Once they were there, I grew to love them immediately. I have always been a little unsure of my boobs, they are slightly different sized, not huge, somewhere like a 36C-D depending on the day.. not bad, but not what I call my best asset. So, adorning them with these sexy little piercings made them feel complete and so much more confident!
Life After College:
After college I got a job in consulting, traveled a ton, and spent most of my 20s single and loving it. My nipple piercings healed well and I loved buying different jewelry for them. It was always fun to switch from bars to rings and rings to d-rings, I had all the types you could want. At some point in my travels I was in Germany for a week and as usual I was touring the town, seeing sights, eating the food, shopping ,etc. I stumbled upon a piercing studio with jewelry displayed in the window and something caught my eye... gold rings, diamonds embedded in the ring across the bottom, and looked like a continuous circle like there was no bead to remove to put them in. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before and I was instantly drawn to them. I walked inside to get a closer look and was greeted my a kind voice from the back. As the voice came nearer I could see it was a 40 something women, heavily pierced with large gauged ears, a dainty septum piercing, and lots of tattoos on her arms. She wore black jeans and a white crop top and was not your average lady. She was stunning, confident, and her voice sounded so kind. The aura she had was something we all aspire to have
I told her the gold rings in the window had caught my eye and they were beautiful. Her eyes lit up and she said " of course, they are so pretty aren't they". I went on to tell her that I had imagined them for my nipples and would love to know their price point. The lady went and grabbed them from the display so I could see them up close. When she handed them to me my heart sort of sank; up close, I could tell these rings were going to be too thick for my piercings. She noticed my face and asked if they weren't as nice up close. I went on to tell her my nipples were 12g and these would not fit. So kindly, she went to her phone to look up the gauge scale to convert to mm. In Europe piercings are done my mm instead of gauge so she wasn't exactly sure what I meant. Quickly she told me okay, 12g is equal to 2mm... yes, okay, looks like these are 3mm so 8g. Oh yes, I am sorry, that is quite a jump she said. I asked if they had other sizes and unfortunately they did not. My story doesn't stop there, luckily! I continued to chat with the lady and she let me know those rings were special ordered, she said there is only one other set that exists and I am wearing them! Oh wow, I thought, that's so neat. I was standing right there so in love with these rings and the matching set is being worn by this kind and wonderful person working so hard to help me. She went on to tell me that she had ordered the rings as a matching pair to her nipple piercings and had planned to wear them as inner labia rings. She had changed her mind about getting the labia piercings and decided to put the rings on display in the window to see if anyone would buy them. I guess it was my lucky day, but, I still had piercings that were too small for the rings I so desperately wanted. I asked her if she had stretched her nipples to fit these rings and how long it took since she was wearing the matching pair. At this point I felt like her and I had made a special bond and she loved how much I wanted to buy these rings. She said well, I wouldn't normally do this but come on back to my piercing room and I will show you the matching rings I wear. Her offer was accepted with excitement because I was going to get to see these rings in some nipples piercings which is what i wanted. No one else was in the shop so it made it easy for us to jump in the piercing room. She pulled off her shirt and folded it on the countertop. Next, she so confidently unhooked her black bra and grabbed the straps and pulled it off. As she pulled off the bra her breasts fell out of the cups and settled at a perfect and perky angle. Our breast size was so close to identical and her nipples were shaped and colored so similar as well. I could have been looking at my own boobs if I didn't know better. As she folded the bra on top of the shirt and sat it down I could see these elegant gold rings hanging from her nipples as she turned and smiled. The way they moved and hung was nothing like mine, it looked so confident and elegant, I was mesmerized. She took a couple steps toward me and her rings bounced as she moved with every step. Each step they stopped and swayed perfectly as they came to a rest right in front me. They looked so perfect and elegant, so proportionate, and so confident. I was so aww struck that it took my brain a couple seconds to process that these rings were much much larger than the rings on display in the window that I wanted. I spoke and said, these are the most beautiful piercings I have ever seen. She smiled and simply said yes... after a long pause I told her that I had not realized the matching set was such a thick gauge. She smiled and told me that her rings were 10mm thick and she had been at that size for over 15 years. She told me that thicker rings are the worlds best kept secret and I could see what she meant. You don't understand until you see them. She told me that over the years she had stretched a size here or there and learned she loved the larger rings for so many reasons. Once she reached her final size of 10mm she wanted to celebrate and get jewelry she could love and cherish forever.
That day two strangers trusted each other, met on such unique common ground, and became friends instantly as she inspired me on what exactly I wanted to be. She asked if she could take a look at my piercings to make an assessment on the possibility of using the rings from the display. I removed by blouse and let her take a look at my piercings which were currently sporting 12g rings that were silver with pink beads. These were not my favorite rings but I had grown to love rings more than bars and I could change the bead color to make things fresh. As she took a closer look at my piercings she had an optimistic look on her face. She asked how long I had been pierced which at this point was almost 10 years. The 10 years of wearing rings had my well healed piercings fully healed and even naturally stretched a bit. She tugged on my left ring slightly and said yes, this is going to work, love. Your piercings have self stretched enough that I am almost certain I can get these in. I felt so happy for the news she had just given and of course asked her to try. I laid down on the table and she removed the existing ring as she slid the new gold and diamond ring in. Much to my surprise the ring slid through without discomfort and she snapped it shut. Oh my goodness I said, I couldn't believe that it was in. She moved to my other nipple and as she leaned over me to place the next ring I couldn't help but notice her 10mm rings hanging so perfectly from her breasts. It was madness how much I loved them. The second ring went in just as easy as the first and she clicked it shut. I looked down and my new rings looked and felt massive. My piercings felt so full and alive... I stood up and walked to the mirror. They were incredible, such joy I felt. I stood and admired them for a second as the piercer walked up and stood in the mirror next to me. I felt beautiful and she knew it... her rings were even more perfect if its possible. We stood there were what seemed like minutes... no shirts, just two powerful women displaying what made then feel beautiful and oh so powerful. At the same time we both turned and leaned it for an incredibly meaningful and needed hug. I thanked her so many times and told her what an experience this had been. Before walking out of the room I asked if she felt comfortable taking a selfie with me and our matching rings, two friends worlds apart, but connected by matching jewelry and a love for ourselves like no one else. I paid for the rings and left knowing where I was headed on this journey. While i loved my new rings I knew that I had new goals, new power, and my nipples would soon enough hold 10mm rings as well.
My Stretching Journey:
We covered stretch number 1 so we get to start this at 8g which is no joke, they aren't tiny:) Luckily I was able to get my new friends phone number and she would serve as my stretching mentor for many years. I wore my gorgeous 8g rings for 2.5 years until my piercings showed daylight through them when pulled. I was always content with those rings because I knew as I stretched I would need to find new jewelry and give up the 8g rings I loved so much. With only two pairs in existence, I knew that as soon as I went past 8g, I would have to get something else. With all good things they do come to an end and at last I found myself thinking about my 10mm piercing goal and knowing that I would need to stretch to 6g and beyond to get there. This time I knew so much more and ordered some 6g rings online. I figured, why spend a lot of I only plan to wear them until my next size up. It had been 2.5 years at 8g and much to my surprise, my new 6g rings slid right in with room to spare. I ordered 4g rings right away with the goal of getting them in as soon as they seemed ready which was in only 3 months. My 4g stretch had to be the easiest of them all and I felt like I was off to the races! 6 months later I had 2g rings in my nipples and they were finally starting to look sizable.
I was 35 and started to get serious about dating, starting a family, etc. I met a guy and on our first date I knew he was going to be the one. I remember being so nervous the first time as we hooked up and he took off my bra. His hand cupped my breast and my 2g nipple ring but he didn't miss a beat. It wasn't until he went to suck on my nipple that he commented on how much he loved my "giant rings"... and the rest is history. I was worried he wouldn't love them but it turned out he absolutely did and supported me fully. In fact, he encouraged me to show them off more by going braless as often as I could. I felt so loved to have a partner that loved me for me, loved showing me off, and connected with me so deeply.
We got engaged at 37 and married at 38. On our wedding day I wore a beautiful dress and had the most gorgeous fall weather. I had been wearing 0 gauge gold rings with single gold beads the last year and was getting so close to feeling like i was ready to make my final jump to 10mm or 00 gauge soon. I was being patient though, weddings are expensive and since 00 gauge was my final size I knew I wanted to spend a lot of money to get some rings like the shop owner that helped me so many years ago. Luckily, my soon to be husband had a secret and was soon to make my day, my life, and my world.
On the morning of our wedding there came a knock at the dressing room. It was a familiar beautiful woman who was older but still just stunning. Immediately, I recognized her as the shop owner from nearly 16 years ago. She had aged but was still strikingly gorgeous as ever. I couldn't believe she was here, and why? We hugged a long hug and she said I have something special for you today. At that point my soon to be husband walked in with a box wrapped with beautiful ribbon. He handed me the box and my heart sank, tears began to flow. I knew what was in that box. It had to be! They both smiled as I opened it and saw the 00 gauge gold rings, covered in diamonds, the only ones in existence in the whole world. I was in shock. My husband had flown my friend here all the way from Germany to hand deliver these incredible rings. Not just deliver but put them in. So, that morning on my wedding day I watched as the most beautiful rings were placed in my nipples. I couldn't believe how lucky I was that these people loved me so much to do this for me. I walked to the mirror and sat in awe. The 00 gauge rings were more perfect than I could have ever imagined. I sat there admiring them for some time and chatted with my husband and old friend. My husband had reached out and told her how much I talked about these rings and how much it would mean if he could buy them. The two of them then figured out a plan to surprise me which was so kind and sweet. I felt more loved than ever.
A few minutes later I was hit with a sudden curiosity, wait, if I have your 10mm rings, what are you wearing in your nipples? She smiled and said, well, its been 25 years at 10mm and I knew giving these to you was the right thing to do. So, I stretched again... She pulled up her blouse and bra to reveal her new rings which were as stunning as the original gold diamond rings. I reached out to touch one of the new rings and could tell they were even thicker, 12mm she said with a smile. 12mm gold rings with one single rectangular diamond embedded in the center. They were beautiful! Once again we found ourselves in a room with no shirts on and talking about our piercings. My husband suggested we take a picture to remember the incredible experience which we both agreed. We posed side by side and took a picture for everyone to remember.
Just as we were about to snap the photo our photographer walked in and pretended not to be awe struck by the topless women with huge nipple rings. We quickly gave her some background and she loved the story! She suggested we take some pictures just for us but she had us stand back to back and only revealing the side profile of our breast and ring. It came out beautiful and ill cherish it forever. I even loved it so much that I put it in our wedding photo album that sits on our bookshelf. I figured it was fun to sneak in something a little sexy, so far no one has found it, or said anything if they have. But, I love that its there and it was such a special part of my day.
Life Starts at 10mm:
Getting my 10mm rings was one of the best days ever! It really symbolized so much; a goal met, a new life with my husband, and feeling so complete and beautiful.