Thoughts on Leon Mege E-Ring Design?

[Cerulean]

Thank you so much, ally! I looked up your original e-ring — gorgeous, and I’m sure the reset will be even more stunning! Wouldn’t worry about the blank PO at all. Can’t wait to see pics once it’s finished!

I also searched for recent experiences with Leon when he was making my ring, and I couldn’t find much beyond brief (sometimes snide) remarks sprinkled here and there. I think the only dedicated thread in the last year or so was the beautiful reset he did for @UrsTx . I plan to do a full “review” of the ring and my experience with him, because it really was enjoyable. The past few weeks have been go-go-go, so I have yet to get around to it (or to replying to all the lovely comments here!) — but soon!

I actually had the chance to meet him yesterday when I was in NYC. Just wanted to pop in to thank him in person, but he graciously wasted half an hour with me — chitchatting, trying on jewelry, and checking my ring for damage (I dropped it on the kitchen island last week ). It was super fun! You can tell it’s important to him that his clients are absolutely over the moon with his product. A couple of classic Leon moments from the visit, because, after all, he is still Leon:

• Completely unsolicited, he informed me that my ears were pierced too low. “Whoever pierced them really screwed up.” I was like, no duh, it was the work of a 16 year old Claire’s employee. He then went on to tell me a funny story about how he wore an earring when he was a “young idiot” and heard an elderly couple talking sh*t about him in Russian on the train. Moral being that his piercing closed up, and mine will, too, if I leave them be, so go get them redone correctly already!
• He inquired further about my fiancé’s profession, concluding with: “sounds promising, maybe an upgrade in a couple years.”

Love this!

PSA: I also want to add it is highly unlikely that your piercings will close so please do not get them re-pierced.

Leon sounds fabulously gifted in the art of jewelry-making, but do not go for him for piercing advice.

Basically, once you've passed the year mark with a healed piercing, there is a slim to zero % chance they will close...and after a decade more? 1/1,000,000 chance. (Okay, that's not a real scientific fact, but you get the point.) A second piercing nearby could result in a disaster and then you'll get to wear NO earrings!

I have tried re-piercing with a less-than-knowledgeable piercer and ended up with scar tissue in lieu of a hole and a true professional advised me on how to never make the same mistake again. Thank gawd it wasn't my primary piercing for earrings!

 

[adlgel]

Totally agree with @Cerulean on the likelihood that a fully healed piercing would close on its own after that amount of time. Surgical repair of my two stretched out original piercings by a plastic surgeon cost me $500, 3 months of healing time with no earrings then another 6 weeks of wearing the standard gold ball studs. Time and money well spent in my opinion.

 

[allycat0303]

Thank you so much, ally! I looked up your original e-ring — gorgeous, and I’m sure the reset will be even more stunning! Wouldn’t worry about the blank PO at all. Can’t wait to see pics once it’s finished!

I also searched for recent experiences with Leon when he was making my ring, and I couldn’t find much beyond brief (sometimes snide) remarks sprinkled here and there. I think the only dedicated thread in the last year or so was the beautiful reset he did for @UrsTx . I plan to do a full “review” of the ring and my experience with him, because it really was enjoyable. The past few weeks have been go-go-go, so I have yet to get around to it (or to replying to all the lovely comments here!) — but soon!

I actually had the chance to meet him yesterday when I was in NYC. Just wanted to pop in to thank him in person, but he graciously wasted half an hour with me — chitchatting, trying on jewelry, and checking my ring for damage (I dropped it on the kitchen island last week ). It was super fun! You can tell it’s important to him that his clients are absolutely over the moon with his product. A couple of classic Leon moments from the visit, because, after all, he is still Leon:

• Completely unsolicited, he informed me that my ears were pierced too low. “Whoever pierced them really screwed up.” I was like, no duh, it was the work of a 16 year old Claire’s employee. He then went on to tell me a funny story about how he wore an earring when he was a “young idiot” and heard an elderly couple talking sh*t about him in Russian on the train. Moral being that his piercing closed up, and mine will, too, if I leave them be, so go get them redone correctly already!
• He inquired further about my fiancé’s profession, concluding with: “sounds promising, maybe an upgrade in a couple years.”

Hi Mary,

I consider it artistic temperament. I think there’s a lot of people like that. I’m a surgeon and I know the highly skilled ones are frankly a little weird.

I focus on the final product. That being said, I haven’t had any unpleasant interactions with him. I trust his artistic vision… and am not hung up on the details. I feel that’s the type of client that works best with Leon. Essentially I feel as though we are paying for his aesthetic sense so I am fine with the process.