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I’m seeing alot of mental health posts today and it’s great we are all speaking about it, but it makes me sad that peopl...
10/10/2026

I’m seeing alot of mental health posts today and it’s great we are all speaking about it, but it makes me sad that people think it’s a problem solely with THEM when I think alot of what people are struggling with is a problem with the fu***ng society we live in.

Your stress, your anxiety, your exhaustion? Maybe it’s not your body working against you, maybe it’s not a YOU problem. Maybe it’s an understandable normal reaction to this insane world and the circumstances we are living in.

I teach about self care, I hold space for people, I teach people tools to navigate the difficulties in their life. But when does that stop being enough?

Because if things keep getting worse in terms of cost of living, tax, diesel whatever, how actually are we supposed to cope?

I don’t like to get political on my page, I try and promote positivity and I’m a massive believer in taking responsibility for your own mental health

But sometimes the way you’re feeling is literally out of your control

We are not supposed to live like this.

And I think we need to stop making people feel like they are failing at life because they’re struggling to cope with circumstances that are genuinely fu***ng difficult.

Yes, Journal. Breathe. Talk to someone. Do the things that help you feel a little more like yourself.

But also, question why we’re all so exhausted in the first place. Doing the inner work is important. Taking responsibility for ourselves is important.
But so is having enough money to live. Having time to rest. Feeling secure. Having access to justice. Being able to exist without constantly worrying about what happens if one more thing goes wrong.

We cannot keep asking individuals to fix themselves in response to a world that is making so many of us unwell.

But maybe today, instead of asking yourself “What’s wrong with me?” you could ask yourself “What am I carrying, and how much of it was ever mine to carry?”

You are allowed to struggle. You are allowed to be angry. You are allowed to acknowledge that things are hard without turning it into another opportunity for personal growth.

And if you’re feeling it too, you’re not alone. 🤎

Beaut lil upgrade for my beaut client Jade! Featuring this beautiful amethyst Avani from Junipurr Jewelry Gawwwwjussss ✨...
17/09/2026

Beaut lil upgrade for my beaut client Jade!

Featuring this beautiful amethyst Avani from Junipurr Jewelry

Gawwwwjussss ✨

Tataaaaa for now my darlings 👋👋When I tell you, I NEED this breakPlease pray to the weather gods that I get a little bit...
30/08/2026

Tataaaaa for now my darlings 👋👋

When I tell you, I NEED this break

Please pray to the weather gods that I get a little bit of sunnnn ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

I need to be in nature and recharge my batteries

I won’t be checking messages, so please be patient!

We will be back on the 9th September ✨

Frensssss! To all my kiddos out there that got their ears done this 6 weeks holidays! 🚨 YOUR PIERCINGS WILL NOT BE HEALE...
29/08/2026

Frensssss!

To all my kiddos out there that got their ears done this 6 weeks holidays!

🚨 YOUR PIERCINGS WILL NOT BE HEALED ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT 🚨

Some schools are super strict for P.E, but you shouldn’t be taking them out. Even for an hour.

Even if you had them done at a place that sells you ‘rapid’ solutions!

It’s physically impossible for your body to heal a piercing, in 6 weeks!

Have a read if this post, and remember there’s a massive difference between feeling fine and looking okay, to being properly healed.

All the love!
Jessicat x

Is this not the most GLORIOUS thing you’ve ever seen? I didn’t pierce this conch, but I sure as hell made it boooouujeee...
25/08/2026

Is this not the most GLORIOUS thing you’ve ever seen?

I didn’t pierce this conch, but I sure as hell made it boooouujeeee!

I was actually a lil nervous, I wasn’t sure whether this would fit, especially as I didn’t pierce it. But my client couldn’t stop thinking about it and said f**k it let’s get it I can always put it somewhere else hahaha here for it!

But it was actually PERFECT!

Genuine diamonds 💁‍♀️ one of the newer ranges from Buddha Jewelry

Cute lil rook from earlier ✨Other piercings not done by me ✨
20/08/2026

Cute lil rook from earlier ✨

Other piercings not done by me ✨

Something I’ve been thinking about for a while.This post is intended to open a conversation - and it’s no shade on pierc...
06/08/2026

Something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

This post is intended to open a conversation - and it’s no shade on piercers as I looooovveeeeee a good educational post and I love love love that clients are so knowledgeable now but I’ve just been noticing a few things.

As I scroll through instagram I’m constantly hit with ads for sh*tty jewellery companies using OUR words.

Implant grade, labret, Threadless, lifetime guarantee. Using our information and words we’ve spent years teaching clients so they can make safer, more informed decisions, to sell products that often don’t meet the standards those words are supposed to represent!

I see people on tiktok piercing themselves ‘but it’s okay because they’re using implant grade and clamps’ Like whaaaaat.

Piercers with shoddy work saying they’re to be trusted because ‘they use blades and not cannulas’

So it got me thinking- are we educating a bit tooooo well and actually creating a lil bit of a problem for ourselves?

Not because education is bad - it isn’t. It’s amazing that clients are so much more knowledgeable!

But information is easy to copy! I’ve had clients invest money on Etsy because the listing uses words I did, and it’s actually turned out to be sh*tty metal!

The language we’ve worked so hard to teach has become marketing!

The confidence that comes from watching a few videos and repeating buzzwords is sometimes mistaken for competence.

I don’t think the answer is to educate less.

I think maybe it’s to keep reminding people that knowing the terminology isn’t the same as understanding the craft.

I’d genuinely love to know what other piercers think. Have we accidentally created this problem, or is this just the inevitable downside of making information more accessible?

Man oh man this is starting to irk me hahahaha “We only use implant-grade titanium.”It’s become the industry’s favourite...
03/07/2026

Man oh man this is starting to irk me hahahaha

“We only use implant-grade titanium.”
It’s become the industry’s favourite buzzword.

And don’t get me wrong - implant-grade titanium is what I choose to use too.

But just because someone says they use implant-grade titanium doesn’t mean they do.
Can they show you the mill certificates that prove the jewellery meets the standard they’re claiming?
And even if the jewellery is genuine implant-grade titanium- that doesn’t automatically make someone a good piercer.

You could have the highest-quality jewellery in the world, but if it’s pierced at the wrong angle, with poor anatomy assessment, incorrect sizing, or inadequate aftercare advice, that piercing can still have problems!

Great jewellery matters. But so does technique, knowledge, experience.

So don’t let “implant-grade titanium” be the only thing you look for when choosing your piercer ❤️✨

The jewellery companies have cottoned onto it too- costume jewellery selling ‘implant grade’ titanium for £15? lol. I smell 💩

It’s one piece of the puzzle- not the whole picture.

I sometimes wonder if we’ve created this problem ourselves as piercers.

We’ve done such a good job educating the public that now the buzzwords are being used as marketing, whether they’re backed up or not.

Food for thought- I’ll write another post about this soon. 😉

Piercings just don’t heal on me.”“I would love to get my ears curated but I can’t heal cartilage piercings.”“They always...
03/06/2026

Piercings just don’t heal on me.”

“I would love to get my ears curated but I can’t heal cartilage piercings.”

“They always reject.”

I hear these things all the time!!! And I always say to people PLEAAASE don’t let a few bad experiences put you off getting pierced!

There are SOOOOO many reasons a piercing might struggle to heal:

• The angle it was pierced at
• The placement itself
• The jewellery quality or fit
• The aftercare advice you were given
• Whether the jewellery was ever downsized
• Trauma from sleeping on it, catching it, or knocking it with a hairbrush etc etc

There are soooo many reasons why your piercing/multiple piercings you’ve had might not have healed

Did it not ‘heal’ because you only waited 8 weeks 😏

The truth is, not every piercing is performed with the same level of skill, experience, or attention to detail! And some piercers don’t have the experience to be able to troubleshoot an angry piercing! I’ve been piercing for 11 years- I seen some shiiiiiiiit *inhales cigarette* (imaginary I don’t smoke lols)

That doesn’t automatically make someone a bad piercer! (Although there’s a lot out there) But it does mean you might not have been set up for the smoothest healing journey possible!

And on the flip side, you can have a beautifully pierced ear with perfect jewellery and still experience bumps along the way. I’ve pierced some BANGING piercings before and they’ve still had problems!

Stress, Illness, Hormonal changes, mental UK weather changes, accidental knocks from your loving but careless boyfriend. Life happens!

So if you’ve had a couple of difficult experiences in the past, don’t write yourself off as someone who “can’t heal piercings.”

You might just need the right placement, the right jewellery, and a piercer who knows how to troubleshoot when things get a little grumpyyyyy!

Don’t let a few bad experiences stop you from getting the ears of your dreams ✨

We are here to help guide you along every step of your healing journey! ❤️✨

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60 Goose Gate
Nottingham
NG1 1FF

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday 11:30am - 3:30pm

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