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Read THIS Before Getting a Septum Piercing

Everything you want to know about the pain, aftercare and how to rock one of the hottest piercings of the season

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Septum piercings are having a major moment right now, and they're not just for bad girls anymore. The popular '90s facial piercing is the cool-girl accessory to rock right now, and we're thankful we're well beyond the years of asking our parents for permission, because these nose adornments are cute AF.

"Septum piercings are making a huge comeback," says celebrity piercer and owner of Body Electric Tattoo, Brian Keith Thompson. "We've been doing septum piercings back to back to back lately."

While septum piercings harken back to hardcore punk, celebrities as diverse as Zoe Kravitz, Scarlett Johansson, Bella Thorne (one of Thompson's clients) and Zendaya have been spotted flaunting them — proving that they work with any fashion sensibility.

If you're thinking about getting a septum piercing, it's likely you have some burning questions around it (like how much it hurts). Here, everything you need to know about getting a septum piercing — plus, 17 gorgeous ways to rock it.

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