While your level of pain depends on where you get your piercing and pain tolerance, it's safe to say that piercings are, at the least, going to feel uncomfortable. An ear piercing on the lobe is arguably one of the least painful piercings, considering it goes through the fleshly part of the ear. Cartilage piercings, on the other hand, such as the brim of your ear or nose, are more painful because the needle has to pierce through a more structured piece of skin. Luckily, piercings are relatively quick procedures, and the pain felt will only be a quick flash of discomfort in exchange for a cute piercing.