"Pushing a needle through the lobe is like pushing a hot knife through butter," Los Angeles-based celebrity piercer Brian Keith Thompson explains. But if you do multiple lobe piercings in one session, each will hurt more than the last

"Navel piercings, for some reason, really freak people out," says Thompson. “The skin around your belly button is so thick — they worry that means it'll hurt more, but that's not true."

"The thing about dermal piercings is that there isn't an exit point. It's a punched hole right into the skin," Thompson says. "But, really, it only feels like a mild bee sting."

"Nose piercings can be a little painful, but only because the most uncomfortable piercings are going to be the ones on your head," says Thompson. Expect your eyes to water a little.

"There's more drag on the needle when pulling it through the cartilage," Thompson explains. "So, yes, it hurts a little more than other holes, but is tolerable enough."

"My nipples hurt the worst out of any piercing I’ve ever personally gotten," Thompson says. If you get both done in the same day, expect the second piercing to hurt more than the first.

"I once had a client have such a jolting reaction, she accidentally kicked me in the chest," Thompson recalls. "If you're getting a piercing on your clitoris, remember that one of its main jobs is to receive sensation."