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THE ULTIMATE

GUIDE TO ALEXANDER McQUEEN

MAXI PIERCING

‘Should I take my earring out if I get an infection?’ ‘How
do I speed up the healing process?’ ‘Can you ever have
too many piercings?’ We asked industry experts all your ALTUZARRA
piercing-related queries. By Amy Bannerman

ETRO

PRABAL GURUNG

What’s better, a piercing gun
or needle?
“Needles are sterile, single-use, and hurt
a lot less, whereas a gun is essentially a blunt
object punching through your ear at high
impact—it’ll always feel more sore,” says UK-
based Penny Burrows at Maria Tash, Harrods,
who’s pierced Kate Moss and Idris Elba.

Is there anything that can help make the
piercing process less painful?
“If you’re on your period, you may be more
sensitive to pain,” says Penny. But, adds Clem
Kirchmeier, GM, Metal Morphosis, a popular
tattoo and piercing parlour in London, Photograph: ELLIOTT WILCOX
“Painkillers shouldn’t be used beforehand as
most are blood-thinning.” Rhianna Jones,
piercer at The Circle, London, suggests “eating