Thanks for the compliments, ladies!
To be honest, I always wondered about having a nose ring having to blow my nose, too!
So, to answer your questions, the nose ring is shaped kinda like an L, so it actually goes through but lays flat along my nostril. So really, it doesn't affect the inside of my nose much at all.
Janet - no numbing at all! Err...yeah I just had to cringe in pain for a few seconds. But I feel so proud of myself for being so hardcore. (haha) I ain't gonna lie...it hurrrt but seriously only for a few seconds and when it was over, it hasn't hurt since.
For the first few hours after I got it pierced it felt like I had a boogie in my nose...a very strange feeling....but even by that evening, or now, it's not noticeable at all until I see myself in the mirror. It didn't swell, either...I really thought it would, but it didn't.
And the aftercare is sooooo simple. All I have to do is spray saline solution on it every few hours.