Cute OR Trashy??? - Does it shape your opinion???

punkeemunkee'smom wrote: If you see someone with a nosering(stud) or multiple earrings etc. does it make you make automatic assumptions about their beliefs,personality,etc? I am just wondering if a comment I heard recently is the way most people feel....TIA!

A&A'smommy replied: it really depends on how big it is and what it looks like... personally I don't see anything wrong with a stud a small one they can be sometimes pretty cute, BUT if its a big old ring it is derinitly trashy come on who would you rather have serve you, or talk to you about your insurance or be your doctor or whatever someone with a BIG nose RING or sometone who is clean cut?? but that is JMO

TANNER'S MOM replied: Well I personally have my ears pierced five times.. I wear all small little silver or gold hoops in them all..and most of the time my hair covers them.. I have my belly button pierced and a few tattoo's.. but no one can really see any of that stuff...lol
I think a small diamond or birthstone stud is cute.. If I had a cute nose I would do it in a heart beat. A lot of times you can't see it really..

I don't think it's trashy but I think it can be trashy.. lots of facial piercings are not for me and neither are the huge gauged ones.

If my daughter wanted it done would I let her? Yes I would b/c it's something small that she could take out ...not something permanent and life changing.


I have a friend who recently had it done and cute cute cute is all I can say.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: This coming with someone who has 6 tattoos, 5 holes in one ear, 4 in the other, and has had her nose, tongue, lebret and belly button pierced....

I think it's cute when it's a tiny little stud or a tiny little gem. I think it's nasty if it looks like a booger attached to the wrong side of the nostril, ya know? As for rings in the nose... as my grandmother says, "we used to do that to bulls on the farm to pull em around by a rope"

Either way, I don't personally believe that a nose ring, or any other piercing, for that matter, sways my opinion of the person though... But I probably wouldn't hire someone full of piercings as a front desk emplyee, just because the general population tens to have a negative idea on it... i wouldn't think they're satanic or anything like that though. They're probably very nice people... albeit maybe they didn't have enough crayons as a child to express themselves.... jk!

TANNER'S MOM replied:
Wow Rocky I never realized you had all that stuff...lol
What are all your tat;s?

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
I have a small maple leaf on my shoulder, with "made in canada" (like on products... lol) on my upper right arm, I have a rose on my left shoulder blade, a dragon around a sword on my right shoulder blade, an anhk on my stomach where my ribs join under my sternum, I had some lilies added to it, I have a ladybug on my butt/hip, and a dolphin on my left ankle.



You can see some of them in my wedding pictures. My mother was NOT impressed that I'd decided to have the kind of neckline I had for my dress.

I don't wear any of my piercings anymore. My nose, tongue, lebret and belly button have pretty much closed up... although the "inner hole" is still there.

my2monkeyboys replied: (I may be missing something, but what is a lebret, Rocky?)
I only have a few ear piercings myself, but have been really thinking hard about getting a tattoo... just have to find the right one.
As for other people, I find that it means nothing about their personality. I've met great people covered with things, and mean-butt people covered with things.
I think a small nose piercing is cute, and have always really liked a small hoop through the eyebrow. I just think I'm too old for that now!

Hillbilly Housewife replied:
between your lower lip and your chin is the easiest way to explain it

my2monkeyboys replied: Ooooh! I know what you're talking about. I never knew it had a name!

coasterqueen replied: I have WAY different beliefs than 99% of the board on this topic....so I'll just say I don't like them.

C&K*s Mommie replied: I cannot answer the cute or trashy question, sometimes it depends on who it is on. Most of the time I think it looks great on most people, but on others it may not imo on them-- from observing them it may not look right on them at that time. Seeing another with any body piercings will not affect my opinion of them in the least. I will give anyone the chance to make an impression on me, and I will respect their individuality for not wanting to follow the 'mold' of others.

luvbug00 replied: I like them if they are small . but refuse to get.

like because on most people it looks really cute.
not for me because then i get mistaken for somone from india and I hate that. (becasue i am proud to be latina, i have nothing against the country or people from india)

ps. the booger factor also creeps me out.

mom2my2cuties replied: Well in all honesty, I think they are tacky and pointless. I think it's a childish high school type thing to do. I certainly wouldn't hire someone who had a piercing that i could see other than thier ears and I wouldn't think highly of a business where I had to deal with someone with piercings like that. It's VERY unprofessional, even for fast food places where nothing is that "professional"

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: Small tasteful piercings don't bother me. But I don't like huge lip/eyebrow rings. But a small stud can be cute.

TANNER'S MOM replied:
WOW Trish...


I guess I am just of the theory that it's cool. I think after I had my big FAT mid life crisis I suddenly wanted to do something out of the box. Something to express myself about my new self...and my peircing and my tattoo's were one way to do that. They made me feel like a young person which I was but hiding behind so much. I felt like I had some choices in my body for once.. when I had let myself be choiceless for so long..I mean I took power over my body and this was one way to express that.



I think some people get them for different reasons but I think they can be done tactfully.

I am currently going for my 3 rd tattoo.. they are addicting. All mine are where they can be hidden in a professional setting though. I am not sure that this one will be though. Maybe something on my shoulder.. in remember of my Grandma. Her name was Bob.and she was a Leo. A very strong woman..so I am thinking of a bob cat on my shoulder.. or at least the paws.

coasterqueen replied: I have to agree with Tish, that there aren't too many places around here you'd get hired with tattoos or piercings that show. All life, highschool and college I've been told how it's not tasteful to have them showing if you are going to have them. I know many businesses around here, Pier One Imports for example, that make you take out piercings and cover all tattoos. I know that because the lady who used to do my brow waxings tried to work there and quit when she found out she had to remove certain piercings.

In the business community (in my neck of the woods, at least) it would be highly frowned upon and more than likely you would not get the job. Unfortunately appearance is a big factor when hiring someone, as they are who represents the company. You might still get an interview, but I can guaranty that will be the 1st thing they throw your resume away for. Granted you may not want to work for a company who would be like that, but it happens more than you think and there aren't too many professional setting businesses that would go for it.

mom2my2cuties replied: I didn't mean what I said bad, or towards any one here. I think ear piercings are ok and honestly, as long as you are tasteful about it, even more than one hole is fine As long as they are all done with gaudy tacky earings.

I do think that having your nose pierced is tacky, I probably wont ever budge on that one.

Honestly I am more ok with a belly button piercing than any form of facial piercing. I am all great with self expression - but I think in a sort of business setting, it should be able to be covered, and a with facial peircings you can't do that

luvmykids replied: I think in moderation it's ok, I hate the holes in the ear with a beer can through them I'm not a huge fan but can live with someone elses choices, it's their body.

I don't think it's always appropriate though, in certain workplaces or just in the manner they're shown. After kids I let my belly button piercing go just because for me, personally, it didn't fit who I was anymore.

I think like all trends it comes and goes too.....for a while they're hot, then people seem to get over it, then there's another surge.....

TheOaf66 replied: I think it is a matter of personal preference. However in the business world you will have to have non visible ones usually. That being said, I work for a hospital but am allowed to keep my earring in however when I was at the bank had to be out all the time. If you want to have them outside of work sure no biggie. Personally I would not base a hiring upon this though, that says nothing about their work ethic and qualifications, but if they were going to be in view of customers (or whatever) then they would have to cover tats and take out hardware but my decision to hire or not would not be based on if they had either of these.

holley79 replied: I think it all depends on the excessiveness (not sure if this is a word ) of the piercings or tattoos for that matter. I have seen some nose rings that are cute little studs. I have seen some tats (mine included) that are tasteful. I have seen piercings that were tasteful. I have seen tats/ piercing that were just hideous.

Boo&BugsMom replied: Hubby said about what I was going to say. I think it depends on who the person is. Some people look good, others just looks trashy. It depends on the person wearing them. My cousin has a small stud in her nose, she is a VERY straight-edged Christian girl who never does anything wrong (and I'm not exaggerating), and I think it looks cute on her and I know for a fact it certainly doesn't say anything bad about her personality. Others I have seen it looks kind of funny. I would never, however, judge a person based on their choices to get a piercing or tatoo. Just like the old saying goes, "never judge a book by it's cover". Having a certain tatoo or piercing says nothing about who the person really is. Of course, there are times and places where they shouldn't be flaunted, like at a job interview, but I still would never base my opinion of them on their outward appearance.

punkeemunkee'smom replied:
YIKES! That is really harsh and pretty much right in line with the comment I heard the other day...We were at a girl scout function and one of the troop leaders that was there made a comment about the example of one of the other leaders who has a very small stud in her nose-I happen to know this leader well and I know that she is most concerned with her daughter and loves the girls in her troop. I was surprised and saddened (and a little angry) by such a harsh comment. I realized then that the woman who was commenting was probably jealous that she couldn't pull the look off and retorted to her that many things can be considered bad examples(such as being overweight or poor speaking skills-which she falls into both catergories) but I was unaware that being 'trendy' was one of them....I can understand the BIG holes in the ears and visible tattoos could affect your professional life but I was more asking about the snap judgements made just based on appearance... I realized then that I had been guilty in the past of such thoughts (BIG tats or LOTS of piercings) I also realized that if it matters that much to someone I probably wouldn't be their friend anyway! All in All I wish it was so easy to spot someone who may be a bad guy, unfortunately the monsters in the closet aren't usually pierced or tattooed OR easily spotted.......

My3LilMonkeys replied: I like piercings and tattoos for the most part - some go over the top though.

As for being professional, I plan on getting a rather large tattoo later this year on my back but my #1 rule with it will be that I keep it completely covered for work.

Now I do work with a woman with an eyebrow piercing and one of our managers who travels and trains at remote locations has a small tattoo on her wrist and I've never heard a word of complaint from anyone about either. It's just my personal choice that when in a professional setting I won't expose it.

JadensMama05 replied: I like tattoos and piercing personally.. I have my tongue done and 4 tattoos, Garred has his labret and 3 tattoos. I'm planning on getting atleast one more tat, dedicated to Jaden. Throughout my life I've had the following piercings: 1 in left eyebrow, 2 in right eyebrow, septum, labret twice and belly button. I've been thinking about getting a small stud in my nose also. I think it's cute. The only time I'm really repulsed by piercings is when they're infected or like really really stretched holes.. Yuck.. But then again, I'm the type of girl who used to dye her hair blue and other colors, who used to date guys with mohawks and currently has dreadlock

Of course I voted "It's cute"!

Not to mention, I'm not judgemental in the least. I've very very open minded.

Swood75 replied: Well,in all honesty..I think "most" tatoos if done tatseful are fine as I would like to get one sometime on my ankle (don't like pain though is the only thing really stopping me)... As for piercings,I guess the only 1 I think is gross is a nose piercing,as it reminds me of a booger..I worked with a few people (at a sit down restaraunt kind of similar to Applebees) that had them and I just don't think it looks good..Especailly the one girl that had one..She ALWAYS looked like she was picking her now when she was messing with it..