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#15 by nuts on 28 May, 2016 01:54
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I agree with others - the transformation is remarkable . A completley different look. Hope your wife is happy with the changes.
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#16 by Lew on 28 May, 2016 05:30
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Thanks for the positive comments. I'm very pleased with the results.
@AJ Q-Ball - Good luck with your piercing next month. You'll be so glad you did it and will probably wish you had done it sooner. My wife was a little freaked out but now she's on board. It's all good.
@ SirHarry225 - Hair Club has different tiers they use for their systems (hair pieces). I started out on the bronze program which is the cheapest (entry level) program for members. You could detect upon close inspection that it was a hair piece. I eventually moved up to the next tier which was silver. The quality of the system was better and less detectable. A few years ago I moved up to the gold system which is a significantly better product and very difficult to detect. The downside is that I was paying nearly twice as much per month on the gold plan as I was on the bronze. Hair Club isn't cheap. Let's just say I bought a brand new car a month ago and my former Hair Club maintenance dues are paying for my car.
@ mazed - I went with the 18 gauge for starters. I want to start off slow and work my way up.
@ nuts - My wife is happy with my new look. It's weird for me because I have always had a very conservative look which was a prerequisite for my career. Now that I'm doing different work I have more leeway in my appearance. I like it! -
#17 by AJ Q-Ball on 28 May, 2016 07:45
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Thanks for the positive comments. I'm very pleased with the results.
@AJ Q-Ball - Good luck with your piercing next month. You'll be so glad you did it and will probably wish you had done it sooner. My wife was a little freaked out but now she's on board. It's all good.
Thanks Lew! I would've done it sooner but work wouldn't allow me. I'll have a really long break starting next Tuesday on the 7th so that's when I'll get my ears done. I went into the piercing parlor yesterday to make an appointment and the one I talked to said I could just walk in when I'm ready. I'm pretty sure I'll go for 16 gauge CBRs. As far as your wife goes, the change just probably threw her for a loop but it's nice that she's coming around. Like I said earlier, you have a nice look. The earrings just made it even better. Excellent move on your part! -
#18 by paperclip on 31 May, 2016 13:08
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Congratulations on the transformation.
the earrings look good.
I am 51 as well so you're certainly not too old to get it done. -
#19 by Lew on 08 Jul, 2016 08:53
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Today finally arrived; it is the six-week point from the day I initially got my ears pierced and the day I could finally remove my starter earrings and replace them with new ones. I had somewhat of a difficult time getting my earrings out but after exerting a little force I was successful. I compulsively followed the directions my licensed piercer gave me and experienced no problems whatsoever. Putting my new earrings in was completely effortless. Pictured below is one earring out of eleven pairs I have purchased to date.
My wife was initially against me getting my ears pierced but now she's completely on board. It's funny how people can make such a big deal out of a relatively small thing. Anyway, I'm pleased with the results. -
#20 by nuts on 08 Jul, 2016 09:44
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Looks neat. Goes well with the goatee and sly head.
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#21 by Dragon on 08 Jul, 2016 23:44
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Looks great Lew
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#22 by mrzed on 09 Jul, 2016 04:25
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Now I know what to get you for Christmas ... an earring rack! My daughters bought me one a few years ago when they noted I had quite a few earrings on the dresser.
It looks nice, Lew. I'm looking forward to our next Charlotte area SBG get together to see it first hand.
What was the issue getting the starter earring out? Was it removing the clutch in the back? or actually removing it from it's home? I found my started had a very tight clutch, probably on purpose to make it difficult to pull off during the first months. Once the clutch was removed, then the stud came out easily. -
#23 by Lew on 09 Jul, 2016 19:35
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The issue with removing my earrings is that they had an arrow-like device that locked the back of the earring into place to prevent it from falling out. I wasn't aware of it until I removed the first of my two earrings. All of my other pairs are screw backs, so I won't have that issue to contend with future removals.
I got this really cool acrylic jewelry chest off eBay last month that I'm putting my earrings in for storage. It's going to do the job just fine.
Hopefully I can make it to the next Charlotte get together. Let me know once you've got a date set for that. -
#24 by AJ Q-Ball on 09 Jul, 2016 21:50
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Looks good Lew and glad to know things went well!
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#25 by paperclip on 13 Jul, 2016 12:48
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Looks good. You mentioned you got 11 pairs of earrings. Are they all studs and are they just different colours then?.
I have a pair of black studs that I wear quite often and i think they look really cool on guys. -
#26 by Lew on 15 Jul, 2016 07:10
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Looks good. You mentioned you got 11 pairs of earrings. Are they all studs and are they just different colours then?.
I have a pair of black studs that I wear quite often and i think they look really cool on guys.
It's funny you mention that because I put a pair of black studs in my ears yesterday. My wife said she liked them over the pair I was wearing that are pictured in this thread. I got studs of various colors and even splurged on a pair of Versace earrings with a wicked design on them. My ears were very sore when I replaced my earrings yesterday so I think I'm going to leave the black studs in for a while because they're a lot more comfortable to wear when I'm sleeping. -
#27 by Goatee on 15 Jul, 2016 12:27
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Nice one!
The dyed goatee to me is better not dyed but thats just mt view. -
#28 by paperclip on 18 Jul, 2016 07:59
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Looks good. You mentioned you got 11 pairs of earrings. Are they all studs and are they just different colours then?.
I have a pair of black studs that I wear quite often and i think they look really cool on guys.
It's funny you mention that because I put a pair of black studs in my ears yesterday. My wife said she liked them over the pair I was wearing that are pictured in this thread. I got studs of various colors and even splurged on a pair of Versace earrings with a wicked design on them. My ears were very sore when I replaced my earrings yesterday so I think I'm going to leave the black studs in for a while because they're a lot more comfortable to wear when I'm sleeping.
Yes, I like the black studs. I see a lot of guys with the black studs and it looks very masculine.
The Versace ones you mention sound really cool. any chance of a pic of those? -
#29 by Lew on 18 Jul, 2016 10:26
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Looks good. You mentioned you got 11 pairs of earrings. Are they all studs and are they just different colours then?.
I have a pair of black studs that I wear quite often and i think they look really cool on guys.
It's funny you mention that because I put a pair of black studs in my ears yesterday. My wife said she liked them over the pair I was wearing that are pictured in this thread. I got studs of various colors and even splurged on a pair of Versace earrings with a wicked design on them. My ears were very sore when I replaced my earrings yesterday so I think I'm going to leave the black studs in for a while because they're a lot more comfortable to wear when I'm sleeping.
Yes, I like the black studs. I see a lot of guys with the black studs and it looks very masculine.
The Versace ones you mention sound really cool. any chance of a pic of those?
I purchased four more pairs of earrings off of eBay yesterday. One pair I got has a dragon's claw grasping what looks like a turquoise crystal ball. The Versace earrings I purchased are pictured below.