I found that when you take both plugs out at the same time when you do one ear at a time the one your not stretching can start trying to close so I only take out my jewellery when I’m ready to stretch that ear and that makes it easier for me
At 6:14 - You know when you’re, like, pressin’ on somethin’, and it’s like right there, and all of a sudden it just pops through and you just feel like a sense of relief...” Every viewer who has ever given birth just nodded in agreement. 😂
I’ve watched so many videos on failed 8g to 6g stretches. I just recently ordered and am currently wearing 7g glass plugs, and I’m hoping this makes the transition easier!
A tip I learned for getting plugs in after tapers is to just push it in after the taper. Don't push or mess with the taper at all, just let it fall through. When you do anything with the taper it creates a gap between the plug and the taper, and when theres a gap, your ear wants to close up right away, making it hard to get the plug in. If you switch to glass tapers, have something cushion it to keep from breaking, otherwise just let it fall.
i agree with you tip but honestly it's MUCH easier said than done :/ i find that i have to push the taper towards the tunnel that i'm trying to put in, or else it just falls out too quickly and game over
hey! i have a question; what age do you think is good to start stretching? i've gotten my ears pierced since i was a baby and i think i want to start stretching my ears but i'm 13 and my parents are strict. when i can though; what is the best size to start with? what is the best size everyone usually starts at? thanks!!
@@sxphiexoxo.444 i’m 14 and started stretching around 3 months ago, if u just want a cheap taper kit like i did, just go on amazon, usually the set includes a 14g all the way up to a 00g, JUST MAKE SURE TO AVOID SILICONE OR ACRYLIC, IT IS VERY BAD FOR STRETCHING, GET STAINLESS STEEL, the set usually is around $10-$20
I definitely recommend switching to millimeters so you can do the in between sizes for the 2MM jump sizes, and after a 6G I was told to start waiting 2-3 months in between stretches to make sure your ear is healed internally:)
I am trying to study this subject as much as I can to not fuck up, but tbh, I will probably forget to stretch my ears and then be like: oh, so 4 months passed
Glad your 8-6 stretch was a lot easier than mine was. I was too scared of a blowout to push it too much. Now we are currently at the same size! Now currently stuck at 6g.
i’ve been stuck at 8 for almost a year now :( i’ve tried the taping method and everything.. i’m scared to force it through because it hurts and i don’t want a blow out
Going from a 8g to a 6g was the most difficult for me. From the beginning I've said that 6g is my goal size but I'm thinking 2g. When I stretched to the 6g yesterday, I understood why people said its the most difficult.
I definitely recommend keeping the taper in longer especially when you go up bigger sizes my left ear is at a 0g and my stubborn right ear is at a 2g but I was recommended by quite a lot of people to keep the taper in for a couple days I usually keep the taper in for 24-48 hours incase they get a little swollen and also since it’s a little heavy it makes it a lot easier to get the tunnel through after the taper has been in for that 24-48 hours ❤️
When I stretched from an 8g to a 6g it was fine but when I stretched to a 4g it hurt so badly that I just started taping from then. Eventually I got to a 00g with no more pain!
After healing my 8g stretch, I NEEDED to switch to the taping method. Otherwise I would’ve just busted me ears with the tapers. It took like 40 days with the taping, but then i could readily insert the 6g Tunnel right away :) that was 10 months ago, I’ve been at 2g now for 2 months and I’m terrified to do the 0g stretch 😂
I found using the solid stainless steel single flare plugs easier to stretch with. They have a tapered rounded end and have weight to them to help stretch a little faster. Not as cute as a tunnel but easier on the ears. Arctic Buffalo has them in 1mm increments.
If you ever browse reddit, you should check out /r/stretched for helpful tips on stretching especially as you get to larger sizes! They have a really extensive guide that was super helpful to me! I'm currently sitting at 8g, hopefully making it to 6g soon!
Specifically I'd recommend checking out "dead-stretching" instead of using a taper. Tapers can force your lobes when they're not really ready and may cause damage (or the "cat butthole" effect). www.reddit.com/r/Stretched/comments/aumpqv/earlobe_stretching_guide_2019_update/
6g was the worst for me 😭tried it a few weeks after going to 8 cuz I'm stupid and only waited a week or two in between each stretch and it wouldn't do it so I tried every now and then and it only stretched a week ago and hurt like a bitch after
Just went to 6g after waiting an extra week. A little stingy kinda like when I first got pierced. Anyways I was wondering what makes tapers so bad for your ears?
Does anyone else have more trouble getting the tunnel in than the taper sometimes? Even if you let the taper sit for a second? And not because there’s too much lube lol.
My two ears are different sizes because I was only going to do one at first, but thought it'd look stupid, so now both are being stretched. I had problems from 12g to 10g, but 10g to 8g was easier, smooth as butter. My right is now a 6g. What I did because the taper didn't want to move past a certain point...first I warmed up my ear. Then I cleaned it off with an alcohol swap (I have to use alcohol). Next I took Jojoba oil and massaged my lobe. I then put tons and tons of the oil on the taper and began pushing, When I met resistance, I left the taper in for 10 minutes, added more oil, then pushed a bit more. Met resistance, waited a bit more and then with the taper in, added more oil and massaged it into my lobe with the taper still in. I continued rubbing oil on the back and massaged the back of my ear, constantly. Oil, rub, oil, rub, push, oil, rub, etc. Finally it popped through. No major pain just discomfort. But I had to have my husband help insert the eyelet cause it just wouldn't go through the now 6g hole. It's still a bit sore, but not painful. But man, my hole felt used and abused.
I definitely should not have sized up but i saw you were doing what i was at an 8 to 6 so i decided to kinda force it and it hurts real bad so i might regret it
I started stretching on 1/28/23… and went from the standard piercing (18g?) to a 10g. It was probably the most painful (I was naive 😅) but then I got stretching butter and used it daily. A week later I went to an 8g with no problem or pain, and almost 2 weeks after that I just went to a 6g and it wasn’t bad either. Really wanting to go to 4 soon but I know I need to go at least a month before sizing up again 🙈
I've waited 3 months to stretch to 6g but it just won't go. it gets painful before I get more than half way up the taper before I have to stop. What can I do? Someone help pls
this was by far the worst stretch I've ever done I could get the tapers through but the plugs wouldn't slide through for me and it took FOREVER to get them through
No, it smart because the taper is just a temp to get your ear prepared for the jewelry. If you put the jewelry in right away especially with a big jump, it might make your ears bleed. So letting the ear get use to it for alittle is fine
Omg u stared stretching at October 2018 and I stared stretching at January and I’m at 0g right now and ur still at 6g...did I stretch my ears too fast??
I started stretching the same time you did, and I'm at a 2g. I gunked up😂 i ripped my left ear a bit, so now progress is going to be slower than if i would've just taken my time.
Jessi Miauu mine are at a 0g and I honestly didn’t follow a timeline. You’re supposed to wait a month in between stretches, but I went by how my ears felt and how much resistance they had to being stretched
It’s crazy to me because the bad stretch to me well for me was when I just recently did my 6 to 4g and I know the whole part with my right ear I think with feeding the tunnel in with the taper lord that took 10 minutes lol so now just to keep this 4g in for a while so my ears get use to this enough to where going to the 2 won’t be so bad.
Can I ask why you're stretching your first hole? How big are you going? I've seen some people stretch them so far that the lobe is paper thin, and looks ready to split.
Am I the only one where the 8g to 6g was the easiest stretch for me? Currently at a 00 (been here for years) and hoping to get to my new goal size soon!
Seems that we all have 1 ear that stretches easier than the other. Mine's my right ear. I sleep on my right side, so maybe that's why...idk. Also, definitely don't take out the plug/tunnel until you're ready to go with the taper. At such small gauges, your ear hole will start shrinking practically immediately.
I went from a 20g to a 14g. Had no problems, but it's also only been 4 days😂😂 also I got yelled at for skipping 18g and 16g, but all I found was a 14g so I went with it
@@alanahill13 at the time i thought that was how it was supposed to feel, but going to a 10g and then an 8g didn't even pinch so yeah, it definitely hurt more😅
@@lissifajen185 I bet!!!! The worst for me was 8g to a 6g then once I got to a 2g I kept it for a few months, then took them out because I got bored, now down to a 14 ish
I even went 8g to 7g...but my ears are like, "Nope...I'm done stretching. Hope you enjoy 3.5mm FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!" My skin is super sensitive to plastics, metals, adhesives....everything but glass. So I'm just hoping my ears stop being little farts and loosen up soon. 🤞
I literally had to tape up from 8 to 6 So you’re pretty lucky hahaha Beautiful tho glad it’s easier for you I am at 2G now But I am taping up so I’ll be at 0G very soon
I started doing my gauges about 3 weeks ago starting from the smallest one and I'm currently on my 0 gauge I suggest try taking some ibuprofen before doing it so you don't feel that much pain and will be doing my 00 within another week or two
I'm actually not from there, I was born and raised in Virginia. But I did attend LSU for both of my master's degrees, so that's my connection to the state and why I went with "geaux" in my YT name. :)
You have such beautiful ears, and all the holes are pierced very nicely. Why are you tearing your earlobes?? Small holes look much nicer than the terrible torn holes.
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In my head I always call this "Stretchen with Gretchen"
😂😂❤❤
Moriah Mahan she took it lol
Same 😂
I shall steal this
Omg yessss me too
I found that when you take both plugs out at the same time when you do one ear at a time the one your not stretching can start trying to close so I only take out my jewellery when I’m ready to stretch that ear and that makes it easier for me
At 6:14 - You know when you’re, like, pressin’ on somethin’, and it’s like right there, and all of a sudden it just pops through and you just feel like a sense of relief...”
Every viewer who has ever given birth just nodded in agreement. 😂
I legit laughed out loud at this comment 😂
I’ve watched so many videos on failed 8g to 6g stretches. I just recently ordered and am currently wearing 7g glass plugs, and I’m hoping this makes the transition easier!
Where did you get the 7g kit? I’m really struggling to stretch down to a 6g and think i need to go to a 7
fkb ! The photo on the link I attached looks a bit different than when I bought mine, but it should be the same thing.
fkb ! Make sure you go to “filter by gauge” and select 7g
i literally can't find any 7g tapers and plugs anywhere and I *really* don't wanna have a blowout 💀
Me tooooo!!
A tip I learned for getting plugs in after tapers is to just push it in after the taper. Don't push or mess with the taper at all, just let it fall through. When you do anything with the taper it creates a gap between the plug and the taper, and when theres a gap, your ear wants to close up right away, making it hard to get the plug in. If you switch to glass tapers, have something cushion it to keep from breaking, otherwise just let it fall.
i agree with you tip but honestly it's MUCH easier said than done :/ i find that i have to push the taper towards the tunnel that i'm trying to put in, or else it just falls out too quickly and game over
my worst stretches were 8 to 6 and 2 to 0 tbh
This my next stretch and I’ve watched your journey. You’re soo genuine and such a beautiful person.
hey! i have a question; what age do you think is good to start stretching? i've gotten my ears pierced since i was a baby and i think i want to start stretching my ears but i'm 13 and my parents are strict. when i can though; what is the best size to start with? what is the best size everyone usually starts at? thanks!!
@@sxphiexoxo.444 i’m 14 and started stretching around 3 months ago, if u just want a cheap taper kit like i did, just go on amazon, usually the set includes a 14g all the way up to a 00g, JUST MAKE SURE TO AVOID SILICONE OR ACRYLIC, IT IS VERY BAD FOR STRETCHING, GET STAINLESS STEEL, the set usually is around $10-$20
I definitely recommend switching to millimeters so you can do the in between sizes for the 2MM jump sizes, and after a 6G I was told to start waiting 2-3 months in between stretches to make sure your ear is healed internally:)
Second this suggestion! :)
I am trying to study this subject as much as I can to not fuck up, but tbh, I will probably forget to stretch my ears and then be like: oh, so 4 months passed
Lmao I’m at an 8g right now and I’m scared to stretch to a 6g 😂💀
levi cured my depression . same😂
Same! I have to wait before stretching to a 6g 😔 because I don’t have anything to lube my tapers with, ack 😂
levi cured my depression . saMe i triEd bUt ehh still didn't go through
i did it last night, no lube, hurt like shite.
Satan has me By the left testicle omg I did that once and it hurt like hell!
Glad your 8-6 stretch was a lot easier than mine was. I was too scared of a blowout to push it too much. Now we are currently at the same size! Now currently stuck at 6g.
i’ve been stuck at 8 for almost a year now :( i’ve tried the taping method and everything.. i’m scared to force it through because it hurts and i don’t want a blow out
@@alyrose0334have you tried going to a 7g??
@@Jvpit3rr i’m at 6 now but have been stuck for a long time. i’m just gonna order 5s from arctic buffalo or bodyartforms
Going from a 8g to a 6g was the most difficult for me. From the beginning I've said that 6g is my goal size but I'm thinking 2g. When I stretched to the 6g yesterday, I understood why people said its the most difficult.
I'm literally trying to put in my 6g tunnels as we speak and I'm punching the air right now why won't it just go in 😔
Exactly me right now
Looks great! I actually had my ear lobe pierced with a 6g needle this morning, so I guess I got a head start on the stretching process :-)
Goddamn
I definitely recommend keeping the taper in longer especially when you go up bigger sizes my left ear is at a 0g and my stubborn right ear is at a 2g but I was recommended by quite a lot of people to keep the taper in for a couple days I usually keep the taper in for 24-48 hours incase they get a little swollen and also since it’s a little heavy it makes it a lot easier to get the tunnel through after the taper has been in for that 24-48 hours ❤️
thank you!
When I stretched from an 8g to a 6g it was fine but when I stretched to a 4g it hurt so badly that I just started taping from then. Eventually I got to a 00g with no more pain!
i’m stuck at 8g i’ve tried everything and the 6g tapers just wont go in
Up to now have you succeed it?
im at an 8g and i cant stretch to a 6g :( ive tried four times
Try the tape method and it will ease you in
After healing my 8g stretch, I NEEDED to switch to the taping method. Otherwise I would’ve just busted me ears with the tapers. It took like 40 days with the taping, but then i could readily insert the 6g Tunnel right away :) that was 10 months ago, I’ve been at 2g now for 2 months and I’m terrified to do the 0g stretch 😂
I found using the solid stainless steel single flare plugs easier to stretch with. They have a tapered rounded end and have weight to them to help stretch a little faster. Not as cute as a tunnel but easier on the ears. Arctic Buffalo has them in 1mm increments.
see i’m currently going up to a 6g with the solid stainless steel single flares and they are still a struggle
Omg my 6g stretch was the WORST... Like after that stretch I bought in-between sizes & now I'm at 7/16 & it's been completely pain free since lol
Yep for me going from 8g to 6g was the worst one of the lot ... and i am at 00g now ...nothing was as bad as the 8 to 6....
Ive been using plugs instead of tunnels.. No problems so far I'm at a 6 now
If you ever browse reddit, you should check out /r/stretched for helpful tips on stretching especially as you get to larger sizes! They have a really extensive guide that was super helpful to me!
I'm currently sitting at 8g, hopefully making it to 6g soon!
Specifically I'd recommend checking out "dead-stretching" instead of using a taper. Tapers can force your lobes when they're not really ready and may cause damage (or the "cat butthole" effect).
www.reddit.com/r/Stretched/comments/aumpqv/earlobe_stretching_guide_2019_update/
6g was the worst for me 😭tried it a few weeks after going to 8 cuz I'm stupid and only waited a week or two in between each stretch and it wouldn't do it so I tried every now and then and it only stretched a week ago and hurt like a bitch after
Just went to 6g after waiting an extra week. A little stingy kinda like when I first got pierced. Anyways I was wondering what makes tapers so bad for your ears?
Any advice on how to put the o rings on the back of the plug? its a struggle
I have so much trouble with this stretch, the back of my ear won’t open enough to let the plug go in. Only the taper fits.
Why is it bad to wear tappers as psrmanant jewlery what if we can dish out the extra cash to buy both tappers and tunnels plugs etc.
Oh I remember my stretching days. I'm at a 00g and not going to lie 2g to 0g is painful. I'm not going past 00g
Does anyone else have more trouble getting the tunnel in than the taper sometimes? Even if you let the taper sit for a second? And not because there’s too much lube lol.
My two ears are different sizes because I was only going to do one at first, but thought it'd look stupid, so now both are being stretched. I had problems from 12g to 10g, but 10g to 8g was easier, smooth as butter. My right is now a 6g. What I did because the taper didn't want to move past a certain point...first I warmed up my ear. Then I cleaned it off with an alcohol swap (I have to use alcohol). Next I took Jojoba oil and massaged my lobe. I then put tons and tons of the oil on the taper and began pushing, When I met resistance, I left the taper in for 10 minutes, added more oil, then pushed a bit more. Met resistance, waited a bit more and then with the taper in, added more oil and massaged it into my lobe with the taper still in. I continued rubbing oil on the back and massaged the back of my ear, constantly. Oil, rub, oil, rub, push, oil, rub, etc. Finally it popped through. No major pain just discomfort. But I had to have my husband help insert the eyelet cause it just wouldn't go through the now 6g hole. It's still a bit sore, but not painful. But man, my hole felt used and abused.
The end of ur comment made me giggle
I definitely should not have sized up but i saw you were doing what i was at an 8 to 6 so i decided to kinda force it and it hurts real bad so i might regret it
I started stretching on 1/28/23… and went from the standard piercing (18g?) to a 10g. It was probably the most painful (I was naive 😅) but then I got stretching butter and used it daily. A week later I went to an 8g with no problem or pain, and almost 2 weeks after that I just went to a 6g and it wasn’t bad either. Really wanting to go to 4 soon but I know I need to go at least a month before sizing up again 🙈
How long did you leave in the 8g before sizing up to 6g?
I've waited 3 months to stretch to 6g but it just won't go. it gets painful before I get more than half way up the taper before I have to stop.
What can I do? Someone help pls
yep just stretched from 8g to 6g and it was a doozy. glad to have these videos to watch along the strechen journey :)
this was by far the worst stretch I've ever done I could get the tapers through but the plugs wouldn't slide through for me and it took FOREVER to get them through
You have to be patient, if you force them in you might get blow out weeks or even months later, just be careful
My peircing artist told me to wear my tapers for like 2 days or so. Is that still bad?
No, it smart because the taper is just a temp to get your ear prepared for the jewelry. If you put the jewelry in right away especially with a big jump, it might make your ears bleed. So letting the ear get use to it for alittle is fine
Just did the 8g to 6g, dead stretch, it didn't hurt as much as I thought
Omg u stared stretching at October 2018 and I stared stretching at January and I’m at 0g right now and ur still at 6g...did I stretch my ears too fast??
Oh my gosh - your eyeshadow is beautiful. :)
I started stretching the same time you did, and I'm at a 2g. I gunked up😂 i ripped my left ear a bit, so now progress is going to be slower than if i would've just taken my time.
How often do you stretch your earlobe? Once a month, twice? Or every two months?
Jessi Miauu mine are at a 0g and I honestly didn’t follow a timeline. You’re supposed to wait a month in between stretches, but I went by how my ears felt and how much resistance they had to being stretched
I’ve been doing roughly 6 weeks in between my stretches. Not planned, just how it works out.
Depends on how well ur ears heal id wait 3 weeks but some wait 2 months see if the previous stretch is sore
I'm at a size 8 right now, how long did you wait to go up to the 6?
It’s crazy to me because the bad stretch to me well for me was when I just recently did my 6 to 4g and I know the whole part with my right ear I think with feeding the tunnel in with the taper lord that took 10 minutes lol so now just to keep this 4g in for a while so my ears get use to this enough to where going to the 2 won’t be so bad.
Can I ask why you're stretching your first hole? How big are you going? I've seen some people stretch them so far that the lobe is paper thin, and looks ready to split.
Am I the only one where the 8g to 6g was the easiest stretch for me? Currently at a 00 (been here for years) and hoping to get to my new goal size soon!
I just went up to 6. My ears are throbbed but I'm holding on.
Dude literally same😖shit hurtssss
@@briellesparksinformal9631 I had an ear infection so I let it heal and moved up using tape to slowly stretch from 8g to 6g took about 3 weeks.
How long did you keep the tapers in for?
Tapers went in, but the plug didn't. I'm at 8g going to 6g.
6 g I just did and it sucked. I took a shower and oiled it up and it still stings
Where did you buy them?
I’ve been waiting to see this video 😍😍
That Cajun accent though! Love!
If only it were a Cajun accent! Born and raised in Virginia, so just a small southern town accent.
Going from an 8 to 6 was the worst streach my ears were hurting for 3 days couldn’t sleep on them
Seems that we all have 1 ear that stretches easier than the other. Mine's my right ear. I sleep on my right side, so maybe that's why...idk.
Also, definitely don't take out the plug/tunnel until you're ready to go with the taper. At such small gauges, your ear hole will start shrinking practically immediately.
How do you not have more subscribers?
My hardest stretch is going from 2g-Og cuz it’s 2mm instead of 1mm
Same here it was so rough... 0g to 00g was super easy for me though
Haylee Horton I just got my left ear to 0g right ear has to wait lol
From 18g to 6g at 1month , taping method is actually work 👌👌
GODDAMN
My worst stretch for me was going from a 4 to a 2 the tunnels would not go in even tho the taper was throw with no problems
I just stretched to a 6 about 15 minutes ago and it was the easiest for me so far
I’m excited to stretch to a 6g, currently at 8g right now
My hardest stretch was from a 2g-0g but that's because I'm dumb and didn't do a 1g in between
Am I the only one that leaves the plugs in and then follow through with the taper?? And then after the taper is in I follow through with the plug
I don't because I take the smaller plug out so i can clean my ears quickly before putting in the taper, and then I put the plug in
just went up to six and i agree it’s a tougher one
6g definetley kicks a punch
I've recently started my stretching journey and my goal is to go to 6g
Love your eye-shadow beautiful💗
Yo 8-6 hurtled real bad for me but I just shoved them thru really fast
What is your goal size? I'm curious. I'm at a 2 gauge. And I like it. Stretching to the 6 was definitely the hardest one.
I went from a 20g to a 14g. Had no problems, but it's also only been 4 days😂😂 also I got yelled at for skipping 18g and 16g, but all I found was a 14g so I went with it
I went from 20g to 12g😅
@@lissifajen185 😂😂 did it hurt?
@@alanahill13 at the time i thought that was how it was supposed to feel, but going to a 10g and then an 8g didn't even pinch so yeah, it definitely hurt more😅
@@lissifajen185 I bet!!!! The worst for me was 8g to a 6g then once I got to a 2g I kept it for a few months, then took them out because I got bored, now down to a 14 ish
OWWWEE IM DOING IT RN AND ITS HORRIBLEEEE
Just got done with the 6g and man it sucked lol
I even went 8g to 7g...but my ears are like, "Nope...I'm done stretching. Hope you enjoy 3.5mm FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!" My skin is super sensitive to plastics, metals, adhesives....everything but glass. So I'm just hoping my ears stop being little farts and loosen up soon. 🤞
My stretches haven’t stung since 10 gauge lol
I use in between sizes from Body art Forms btw
It took me 30 min to put a 6g in
I literally had to tape up from 8 to 6
So you’re pretty lucky hahaha
Beautiful tho glad it’s easier for you
I am at 2G now
But I am taping up so I’ll be at 0G very soon
That's what I think I need to do. Been stuck at an 8 forever and I'm no closer to 6.
i started taping since 20g lmao. i'm scared of any stinging if i go too fast straight with a taper
I started doing my gauges about 3 weeks ago starting from the smallest one and I'm currently on my 0 gauge I suggest try taking some ibuprofen before doing it so you don't feel that much pain and will be doing my 00 within another week or two
Jordan Grisso you’re supposed to wait at least 4-6 weeks between stretches
@@ivorytiger I was always the impatient person but so far haven't had any troubles
Tapers stopped working for me at 8g, just had to put the plug right in
Such a beautiful women ❤️
I'm going to guess you're from Louisiana. The way you spell go and the word Y'all. Lol. You're a beautiful young lady.
I'm actually not from there, I was born and raised in Virginia. But I did attend LSU for both of my master's degrees, so that's my connection to the state and why I went with "geaux" in my YT name. :)
When I started stretching, my first stretch was a 6g(":
I’m more interested in your eye makeup that face is beat
You have such beautiful ears, and all the holes are pierced very nicely. Why are you tearing your earlobes?? Small holes look much nicer than the terrible torn holes.
ok
Why are you so heated at what someone else does with their body that you’ve commented negative things at least twice from what I’ve seen?