DIY Ms.Monroe

Ok, So The other night I was really bored. 
So I did the logical thing, and decided to pierce something.
I'm no expert by any means, but I know enough to not end up in the hospital with an oozing mass of infected flesh hanging from my face.
So I went and found the biggest safety pin I could find, and jabbed it through my upper lip, took it out, then replaced it with a stud.
 

:D took less than a minute, and didn't cost me a thing.

Don't have the means to have a Monroe professionally done?
well then follow these simple steps to get a ghetto piercing :P

1. make sure your piercing utensil has been properly sanitized (boiled in hot water, rubbing alcohol) MAKE SURE HANDS ARE WASHED AND AREA IS CLEAN -you do not want to risk infection
2. make sure you have something to place in the pierced hole (labret, or ear stud)
3. You might want to take a pain killer beforehand (ibuprofen, etc)
Place Ice on the area to numb the skin/muscle/nerves for about a minute
4. Hold your lip tight and flat (this will help make sure you pierce through straight, the straighter your hole, the easier it will be to put the labret in)
- it hurts less to pierce from the inside out, but you can get a straighter, more accurate pierce going from the outside in.
5. When you get the safety pin in, you might want to ice it again
6. pull the pin out (this hurt >.<) and quickly insert the labret/stud within 10 minutes, because these holes tend to close up quickly
7. Insert the labret from the inside (duh) or, if you're using an earring, from the outside
-it may be difficult to insert it, if you let go of your lip, because you have all that mushy lip muscle to go through, so that's why it might help to keep your lips help tight between two fingers while grabbing the labret.
8. Take the top of the labret, and screw it on.
9. you want to disinfect your hands after this. and don't eat anything for 3 hours

Care:
use a light mouthwash/ brush after eating
use a disinfectant solution such as "Studex" (highly suggest) twice a day, on the area - or Neosporen, to reduce the risk of infection
If the area starts to swell, take some ibuprofen, and apply ice
There should be some clear discharge from the piercing, this is normal, like any piercing. If it turns green, or some other godforsaken color, it's probably infected, and you should consult a doctor.