So, after swearing over piercing, I had to take it out yesterday, it nudged inside of my lip, and it started to get slightly bent, after I took it out, I could bend it all over, it was soft, not hard plastic. Maybe I should shed out more than £12 for something proper. Hmm. Anyway, piercings that bend are not fun, they itch more than surgical steel/titan/or whatever metal you prefer to use. At least I got it out before I got proper balcony lip. (You haven't taken a lip piercing before you get balcony lip.)