4g double flares:)

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TheGreyEyedMonster
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Gauge Size:: 00g
Location: Florida, USA

Re: 4g double flares:)

when i put in my first ever pair of double flares at 2g i took me a while to figure it out. next time you try go SUPER slow, let your ear stretch over the flare. it hurts but if you do it properly it wont rip or tear your ear or make it bleed. and whatever you do dont shove it in :P
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WindowLicker
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Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:11 am
Gauge Size:: 3/4"
Location: Lovettsville, VA

Re: 4g double flares:)

One technique I've always used that works well is like up one side of the flare to the back of your ear, not quite perpendicular, but not flush either, kinda at an angle, and gently push it in, applying force inward toward your face...it's kinda hard to explain through a message board and I have no way of uploading a video cause I wouldn't b able to get the angle right lol. If you're confused just let me know.
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LaurenRoyer
Posts: 11
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:45 pm
Gauge Size:: 4g:)
Location: Dothan, AL

Re: 4g double flares:)

Haha i think i know what your talking about. I'll definitely try that today and i will go super slow. :)
My name is Lauren and
I
Have:
16g lip ring
4g right ear
4g left ear
Peace sign tat on my right hip.

Want:
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corazon_de_oro
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Gauge Size:: 00G
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Re: 4g double flares:)

Double flares are only meant for ears that are well-adjusted to their new size and loosened up a bit. So you might have to wait several weeks after stretching before you're ready for double flares. One technique I've heard is to put them in like you would a button on clothing.
I'm Lindsay.
I have 1/2" lobes and 11 piercings: left helix x2, both conches, both nostrils, septum, navel, and VCH.
My lobes are small but I know a lot about stretching and how to do it safely, so message me if you have any questions!
shellbournian
Posts: 39
Joined: Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:48 am
Gauge Size:: 1/2"
Location: Long Island

Re: 4g double flares:)

the easiest way:

hold the plug behind your lobe on an angle. I do it pointing up so that the bottom corner of the plug is sticking through the lobe. with your thumbs on the back and your index fingers on the front of your lobe, gently and I mean GENTLY pull down to make a little room. then carefully move the plug around so that the rest of the plug goes through your ear. it should look as if your skin is getting on the plug bit by bit.

after the first time you put them in, it'll get much easier. think about it: lets say you're at a 0g (8.2mm), but the flares on the plugs are 1mm higher than the size of the jewelry. that means that to wear double flared 0g plugs, your ears have to be ready to wear jewelry that's 9.2mm (00g). You'll also notice that stretching after wearing double flared jewelry is omg-so-much-easier because the outside part of your lobes (where the plugs flare) are already at the next size or pretty darn close.
Current: 1/2" lobes
Retired: 14g industrial (left), 10g second holes, 16g rim (left)
LaurenRoyer
Posts: 11
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:45 pm
Gauge Size:: 4g:)
Location: Dothan, AL

Re: 4g double flares:)

Yeah i've been at a 4g since July so i'm definitely adjusted to the size so hopefully it won't be too hard but i'll for sure take it slow and gently. Is there some kind of lube that would make easier?
My name is Lauren and
I
Have:
16g lip ring
4g right ear
4g left ear
Peace sign tat on my right hip.

Want:
Snakebites:)
WindowLicker
Posts: 334
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:11 am
Gauge Size:: 3/4"
Location: Lovettsville, VA

Re: 4g double flares:)

I've used vitamin E lotion since I started a year and a half ago.
The sound of gun fire so loud and rapid, but it seems to be so quiet around me, and out of nowhere I feel peace cover me. I reach down and reload my ticket home. The taste of cold steel on my lips, and a second later silence fills the January air...
LaurenRoyer
Posts: 11
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:45 pm
Gauge Size:: 4g:)
Location: Dothan, AL

Re: 4g double flares:)

Sweet, thank you. :)
My name is Lauren and
I
Have:
16g lip ring
4g right ear
4g left ear
Peace sign tat on my right hip.

Want:
Snakebites:)
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