Mayduna

Tell us about

about you, ELENA –

what inspires YOU?

Self-development, mindset and passion - Elena on her travels

1. Who are you?

Hi, my name is Elena, I am 27 years old. I am sociable, emotional, and kind person, though at first sight everyone says that I am very serious. I love new and bright moments and emotions. I used to live and work in Odessa, where I had a small studio. Now I moved to Berlin and became a part of MAYDUNA team.

I've been piercing professionally for about 5 years now, although I did my first piercing many years ago. Piercing has been my hobby for a very long time, probably until I was invited to work in the studio. I believe that in my case, I didn't choose my profession, but it chose me.

2. What is your favorite type of piercing you offer at Mayduna?

I don't have a favourite type of piercing, I'm just a fan of my craft and I love all piercings. I love to do unusual designs, double piercings, to emphasize a person's personality and their anatomy. A Flat with large, unusual jewellery; Philtrum combined with labret; Double-Conch piercing; Lobe piercing, which can also be done non-standardly, complemented with a row of piercings or play off of what’s already there in an existing piercing, and create a starry sky or a floral composition on the ears.

5. What’s your favourite piercing on your body?

It’s kind of like the first question. I wouldn’t pierce myself if I didn’t like it. The only piercings on me which I treat differently are my helix, each of them relates to a little story. But probably the most significant of my piercings is my tongue. It all started with it, it took me a long time to decide and I did me research. Afterwards the topic of being a piercer myself became interesting to me.

6. What do you like most being a piercer?

Most of all, I like the emotions of a person after a piercing, because many people need a long time to decide where and if they get one, and there is nothing better than sincere smiles and the joy of customers when you help them make their little dream come true.

7. How would you describe your passion for body jewellery in one word?

Love

3. What do you like to do when you’re not adorning bodies?

Now I am more engaged in self-development, reading books and learning a new language for me. Trying to adapt to a new country, so to speak, and deal with stress.
But in general, I like traveling, it is my passion, I can walk in new streets for hours on end: Paris, Vienna, Prague, Barcelona, Zurich and many other cities left me a lot of impressions. I also love painting and modelling. But since my photographer has stayed in Odessa, it is difficult with the last point. I love dancing as I did modern dance for a long time.

4. Who or what influences your view on body jewellery?

The aesthetics and quality of jewellery. Sometimes I look at jewellery selections of different brands and think who they would fit. In fact I have a theory that some models of jewellery are designed for specific people and waiting just for them. You know, like it happens, when you see something, you fall in love and cannot part with it. And if to speak about people, I have my own piercing idols, I think that in due time I chose my idols correctly and I wanted to make piercings exactly.