I had my left ear done when I was 10 (as it was cool for guys in the mid 90s), & had a friend do my right ear a few years back with an ice cube and a needle. With the ice, couldn't feel a thing...not that it actually hurts when done with a quick gun...
A lot of pharmacies do it "schmerzfrei". Usually around 30 franks.
Also, Anamun does pain free piercing. It's a proper piercing place.
Chris: that's a super idea
Angel: I was in there last week but then walked out of the shop without ear piercing...
I will do it with that cream....I will cream my whole head that I won't feel a single pain :-)
Does anyone have an up-to-date recommendation on where to get ears pierced in Zurich city?
Cheers
Thank you! I am a grandmother who let the pierced holes in my ear lobes close up, long long ago. I have been wanting to get them re-pierced but was NOT ready to go to a local cheap accessory store and have my ears pierced. I'm a big baby when it comes to pain. I'm so happy to see the recommendation here. I googled the store name and found positive reviews too! YAY!
We went to Manor on Bahnhofstrasse in the end. Very experienced and lovely service. They did both ears at the same time to minimise 'surprise'. Can highly recommend.
I can't thank you enough! I'm going there today if possible!
Can you please explain how do they do exactly both sides at the same time? Could you describe it a bit more detailed as I cannot imagine
Really? Ok. They mark the place on the ear lobe with a pen (or something) and then...wait for it... two people do the piercing simultaneously. I assume they use a variation of "ready, steady, go" to synchronise. I believe it's to solve the issue of people wanting a pair but being put off by the initial pinch.
And it stings, and feels warm and the piercing site is tender for a while but that is to be expected. The actual piercing does not hurt. Stubbing a toe/standing on lego is far more painful!
Just something to consider, those ear piercing guns are actually pretty much the same thing as they use to mark the ears of pigs and cattle. They can be quite imprecise, for instance, I had my ears pierced using one of those when I was nine and it ended up being much too high up. So as an adult I had them redone at Rue de Framboise using the more expensive but more precise method of using a needle. According to my aunt who works with energy flows in the body (yes, yes, I know, it's not scientific, but seems to help people greatly), ear piercing spots should be chosen with care and that needles are better than piercing guns, who apparently "shred" the tissue a bit.
Indeed. I had mine done by a needle as well. My dad did mine, I'd urge anyone to have the anesthetic cream used (they didn't really exist back then). He is qualified and a pro, but it did hurt like hell. Stay away from any higher spots, pierced cartillage is a mess to heal, if it ever does. There is a risk it won't.