/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I'm planning on dressing up as a pierced nipple for halloween. Any suggestions on how to assemble this/how it should look?

I'm thinking of getting a hat that looks like a baby-bottle top and dressing in fleshy tones. Then constructing two rods (tinfoil + papertowel roll) and putting them on either sides of the nipple (on my head).

But my problems:

How would I attach the piercing-ends to the nipple-top? I don't think glue or sewing would work...
Is there a way I can make this snazzier/better? Perhaps dressing in gradients of flesh tone? I may cover myself in fake tattoos too, but I'm not sure yet.