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[Shakey]

The reason I started this thread was because I have a question. But then, I got to thinking....there are a lot of people on here who are into the tattooing, piercing, branding, and scarification forms of body modification. There are a few who are into suspension also.

I don't know of anyone on this board who is into subincision, uretral stretching, self-castration or anything else that is as hardcore as those things, but there may very well be some. In the city where I was born, the more hardcore modifications seem to be more prevalent for some reason.

Anyway, this thread is a centralized location for any questions, pictures, stories, videos, comments, or anything else related to any sort of body modification.

I have been piercing for a number of years, despite my differentlyabled-ness. (saved reference like whoa) I began when I was 18, and was apprenticed by my buddy Dustin for a year before that. The first piercing I ever did was an eyebrow. Anyway, I have pretty much perfected the art. I don't profess to know everything, but I do know a lot more than the average joe. I know the proper depths, angles, and placements. I also generally know where the veins are, as to cause as little bleeding as possible. Most of the time there is no bleeding at all. I will admit, I have fucked up 3 or 4 times over the past 7 years, but I was always able to fix them. The last time I fucked up, she was a bleeder, a heavy one. It literally made me dizzy and pretty much fucked my whole day up. I didn't charge her anything. The next day, after they were all cleaned up, they looked fine. The depth, angle, and placement were top-notch.

Now, my question. I have decided to get into tattooing also. I got a kit today with two guns, a bunch of needles, power supply, pedal, cord to connect the gun to the pedal, 8 vials of ink....everything I would need.

The question is.....what the hell is that transparent, onion skin type paper called? You know what I mean....when you bring in a custom design, they will trace the design onto the onion skin paper, put it on your skin, wet it, and then the design will be on the skin so that they can have an idea of what to do without going freehand. I have never even touched a gun before (but have spent extensive time in shops watching), so I am not even going to begin to try to do freehand now. Also, is it a special type of pen that they use on the paper to get it to transfer to the skin so seamlessly?

1. What the hell is that paper called, and where can I get some?
2. What kind of pen is it that they use on the paper to make the design transfer so seamlessly? Is it a dermal marker?

Any help in these areas would be appreciated.

[Shakey]

ooops...i fucked that one all up.
i am tired.

:specialed:

[Shakey]

1. What the hell is that paper called, and where can I get some?
2. What kind of pen is it that they use on the paper to make the design transfer so seamlessly? Is it a dermal marker?

nevermind on this, i just answered both of my questions.

http://www.unimaxsupply.com/equip/thermal/1thermal.htm

[madeofwires]

woah, are you going to do some practicing with that gun you've never touched before, i mean on something other than human skin?

[Shakey]

well, of course.......on myself, in very inconspicuous places. my foot perhaps, my thigh maybe.

is there anything to practice on besides human skin?

[GiveMeFunkyBeats]

ive only had two piercings my whole life...my tongue and nose...i took my tongue piercing out b/c my mom paid for me to go to london (i thought it was a fair trade)...then i got my nose pierced and took that out when i started this job last aprilish


yep...all my tattoos are pretty much hidden or fairly easy to hide if i need to for job purposes, and ive gotten all of them with this intent in mind



growing up and looking out for my future possibilities by not getting visible piercings/tattoos sucks :crying2:

[5l1mm]

well, of course.......on myself, in very inconspicuous places. my foot perhaps, my thigh maybe.

is there anything to practice on besides human skin?
fruit has skin.:elad:
might help..
:edit: all of my scars are involuntary though, so what would i know.

[LizE]

growing up and looking out for my future possibilities by not getting visible piercings/tattoos sucks :crying2:

Indeed. All I have right now are my ears.

My work is pretty chill. A lot of our guys have tattoos and stuff, so I know they wouldn't freak out if I walked into work with a full sleeve or something (not that I plan on getting a sleeve, just sayin). But I know other places aren't so laid back.

I've been toying with getting my septum done, since I could wear a retainer and flip it up in my nose while I'm at work. We'll see.

[madeofwires]

well, of course.......on myself, in very inconspicuous places. my foot perhaps, my thigh maybe.

is there anything to practice on besides human skin?

fruit maybe. I did a quick search, and apparently there are also " tattoo practice skins" you can buy :shrug:

[The Logic Theorist]

growing up and looking out for my future possibilities by not getting visible piercings/tattoos sucks :crying2:

This is the main reason I haven't gotten any tattoos yet. Piercings can always be taken out.

I have 10g in my ears with no plans to stretch them further.

[Shakey]

I've been toying with getting my septum done, since I could wear a retainer and flip it up in my nose while I'm at work. We'll see.

i'll do it for ya....all i'll charge is a blowjob and a taco, no lettuce please.

[Shakey]

fruit maybe. I did a quick search, and apparently there are also " tattoo practice skins" you can buy :shrug:
awesome, can you give me a link to the practice skin?

[madeofwires]

i got my first tattoo a few months ago, and i'm already craving more.
:ohnoes:

i am a piercing fan too, but think i am content with the amount i have for now...

[LizE]

i'll do it for ya....all i'll charge is a blowjob and a taco, no lettuce please.

:afterbuzz:

I'm surprised you weren't all like :buttsex:

[madeofwires]

awesome, can you give me a link to the practice skin?

I dunno, it came up with several sites, so go to google and type tattoo practice skin.... or here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=tattoo+practice+skin&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

[Shakey]

i'll do it for ya....all i'll charge is a blowjob and a taco, no lettuce please.
oh yeah, and i PROMISE you, it's not as bad as it would seem.
it would seem like it would be one of the worst, but out of my hundreds of piercings over the years, it was one of the least painful.

[Shakey]

I dunno, it came up with several sites, so go to google and type tattoo practice skin.... or here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=tattoo+practice+skin&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
Thank you!!!!

[maynard]

I have the conch in my left ear pierced. I want to get another one, but I'm not sure what. It'd have to be tasteful for work.

Just looking to get another piercing in my ear, I'm not too adventurous on the body-piercing front.

[Shakey]

traguses (tragii?) ftw.
i've had mine for 10 years.
i love them
the ladies drool.

it is a very difficult piercing though...you need to have curved needles and receiving tubes. (which i do)
it's probably the most difficult piercing i've ever done, and some people's tragii arent even developed enough to do it.

[Alexis]

ears & septum
My ears are stretched. I've sized down and bought plugs because I grew tired of the hanging lobe flesh. Seeing through my ear lobes started to gross me out.

I'd like an etching/scarification someday.

[Shakey]

chicks with septums = hawt x 896578967854

i don't know why, its just something about it.

i mean, if it's a 450lb butch with one...no, not hawt.
but the average girl....a septum makes her attractiveness go up at least 25%, to me at least.

[beth]

well, of course.......on myself, in very inconspicuous places. my foot perhaps, my thigh maybe.

is there anything to practice on besides human skin?


pig skin

[Shakey]

pig skin
that's a very good idea beth, thank you.
would i be able to purchase this at a butcher's shop, perhaps?

[beth]

that's a very good idea beth, thank you.
would i be able to purchase this at a butcher's shop, perhaps?

i'm not sure, but that'd probably be your best bet. i have a few friends that used to practice on pig skin when they were first starting out. i'm sure the bme website would be very useful.

[Shakey]

true, i had the hardcore/extreme membership cause of sending pics of my *ahem* private piercings.
it has expired now though.
i guess i could just get another membership though.

[Methodus]

yep...all my tattoos are pretty much hidden or fairly easy to hide if i need to for job purposes, and ive gotten all of them with this intent in mind



growing up and looking out for my future possibilities by not getting visible piercings/tattoos sucks :crying2:

:werd:

[madeofwires]

does any ladies have a christina piercing

[Shakey]

does any ladies have a christina piercing
i have performed a christina......that's another pretty difficult one.
not close to as difficult as the tragus tho.

[Funshine]

does any ladies have a christina piercing
I'm not the biggest fan of surface piercings :no:

[phunkphreaker]

is there anything to practice on besides human skin?


an uncooked whole chicken?

[SOUL4SALE]

i would say im pretty much heavily tattooed. I dont have any on my neck or hands but thats my only two areas that are clean of tattoos. I have to be able to conceal them for work which sucks however, its still worth having them. just gets really hot in the summer time

[SOUL4SALE]

i used to have a good number of facial peircings inclu. streched lobes but after i got deep into tattooing i lost interest in peircings

[SOUL4SALE]

the paper you are referring (used for the stencil) to is called "transfer paper"

[badkitty3804]

Want more piercings OH SO BAD.

I WILL get my nape done before the year ends. And hopefully more stuff on my ears.

Still trying to find an artist for the tattoo design I want on my back, can't seem to find anyone that can get it on paper properly though. :sadblue:

[BuzzCat]

I've been toying with getting my septum done, since I could wear a retainer and flip it up in my nose while I'm at work. We'll see.

Me too. For the same reason, and I think a little pink ring would be cute. I've been a chicken for the past 6 weeks though and haven't done it.

I have:
Nape
2 4 gauge lobes
1 eyebrow
1 nostril
2 nipple (currently nothing in them, but I just need to order new jewelry. They're still open.)
Hood

Semi Retired:
2 conch
2 regular 2nd hold lobe
2 helix

Retired:
2 lip
tongue

I also play pierce & pull. Haven't gotten to suspension yet.
8 tattoo's.

[BuzzCat]

Want more piercings OH SO BAD.

I WILL get my nape done before the year ends. And hopefully more stuff on my ears.

Still trying to find an artist for the tattoo design I want on my back, can't seem to find anyone that can get it on paper properly though. :sadblue:

Sean's is moving away in the not too distant future, I'd get a move on.

[Jenni XO]

Right now all I have is my lip pierced.. and ears [once].

I'm trying to get a tattoo appointment setup with a friend. He's just started tattooing, and they are allowing him to tattoo his friends for free for the next few weeks. He's also the guy who did my lip piercing.

I'm getting headphones done across the top of my back/just below my nape.

[Shakey]

Me too. For the same reason, and I think a little pink ring would be cute. I've been a chicken for the past 6 weeks though and haven't done it.

I have:
Nape
2 4 gauge lobes
1 eyebrow
1 nostril
2 nipple (currently nothing in them, but I just need to order new jewelry. They're still open.)
Hood

Semi Retired:
2 conch
2 regular 2nd hold lobe
2 helix

Retired:
2 lip
tongue

I also play pierce & pull. Haven't gotten to suspension yet.
8 tattoo's.
you have/have had all of that done, and you're being chicken of a septum?
trust, you have had things done that are far worse.

[Shakey]

current piercings:
traguses (wear 14g, but can wear 10g, had them for 10 years. i've left them open for months.....i dont think they will ever close.)
septum (wear a 12g, 10g, 8g, and sometimes 6g if i'm feeling feisty.)
prince albert (8g most of the time, but was recently streatched to 2g.)
frenum (6g)

retired piercings:
anti-traguses
conch (left)
rook (left)
jacobs ladder
reverse jacobs ladder aka gator back
nipples
labret
tongue web
attempted uvula
bridge of my nose
left cheek
right nostril, for a very very short while
scrotal piercing
web between thumb and forefinger (right)
eyebrow


many of these have been done several times, due to loss of jewelry leading to closure. for example, i have had my prince albert done 4 times. but now i have at least 500 assorted sterilized rings, so i will never have that problem again.

[Shakey]

the paper you are referring (used for the stencil) to is called "transfer paper"
as in....you trace a design on it and the design will transfer to human skin?
sorry if it's a stupid question, but i just want to make sure that when i get it, it won't be something other than what i need.

[Shakey]

Sean's is moving away in the not too distant future, I'd get a move on.
he is going to savannah, if i'm not mistaken.
his lady goes to scad.
of course, it is possible that i am mistaken.

[beth]

http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Main_Page

bme wiki page - great reference source for basics w/out having to browse through the whole bme page

[Shakey]

http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Main_Page

bme wiki page - great reference source for basics w/out having to browse through the whole bme page
awesome!
seriously NWS, so don't even try it at work.

[SOUL4SALE]

as in....you trace a design on it and the design will transfer to human skin?
sorry if it's a stupid question, but i just want to make sure that when i get it, it won't be something other than what i need.


now tattoo artists use a machine that is similar to a copy machine. to make the stencil

[Shakey]

now tattoo artists use a machine that is similar to a copy machine. to make the stencil
this is what i am speaking of....

my last tattoo was a custom design. the artist took some sort of semi-transparent paper, and placed it over the design. he then traced the outline of my design. i watched him do all of this, he then put it on my skin, sprayed it with mist from a water bottle, and patted it onto my skin. he removed the paper, and the design that he had just traced was on my skin. there was no machine, it was just him, that paper, and my design.

i'm just trying to figure out what kind of paper it was.

[FutonBunny]

I only have my ears pierced. I used to have my nipples done...I've had my right one repierced 3 times and my left twice. They were done wrong the first time, I just got the right again for like 5 bucks by some apprentice (who fucked it all up of course) and then I got them both redone right on a whim. Then I decided that they were too much of a pain in the ass and I took them out.

And I'm sure everyone here has seen me post my fucked up rainbow brite tattoo.

[beth]

this is what i am speaking of....

my last tattoo was a custom design. the artist took some sort of semi-transparent paper, and placed it over the design. he then traced the outline of my design. i watched him do all of this, he then put it on my skin, sprayed it with mist from a water bottle, and patted it onto my skin. he removed the paper, and the design that he had just traced was on my skin. there was no machine, it was just him, that paper, and my design.

i'm just trying to figure out what kind of paper it was.

most of my tattoos were done that way

[Shakey]

i should probably just call a tattoo shop and ask them what the hell that paper is called.

[Funshine]

Sean's is moving away in the not too distant future, I'd get a move on.
That makes me sad. I'd like to get a tragus piercing.... Sean is really the only person I'd trust to do it because I've gone to East Coast and Ricks and both places told me (this is a few years back) that my tragus was too small to pierce.


I call shinnanigans.

[Shakey]

That makes me sad. I'd like to get a tragus piercing.... Sean is really the only person I'd trust to do it because I've gone to East Coast and Ricks and both places told me (this is a few years back) that my tragus was too small to pierce.


I call shinnanigans.
lauren, actually some people do have traguses that are not developed enough to pierce.
next time i see you, i will tell you the truth about if they are too small.
i have had people beg me to do it, but had to turn them away because they were just not developed enough....it was physically impossible....same with antitraguses, rooks, and daiths.

[Funshine]

Yeah, I know some people can't do it... but I think I should be able to. I grab my right tragus and I can imagine a piercing there :shrug:

Thanks! Now if I can just remember to ask you when next we meet, lol.

[Shakey]

Yeah, I know some people can't do it... but I think I should be able to. I grab my right tragus and I can imagine a piercing there :shrug:

Thanks! Now if I can just remember to ask you when next we meet, lol.
i love my traguses, they are my favorite ones that i have.
i love them all, but i hold the traguses in highest regard.
i think they are absolutely beautiful.

[Funshine]

I think tragus piercings are totally cute. Other than having my tongue pierced again, that's the only other piercing I want.

[Shakey]

i'll do them both for $30 (and that will take care of the $20 that you owe me, so actually...it will only be $10) if you want me to. i have NEVER fucked up a tragus. (fucked up a set of nipples, a daith, and a frenum...but was able to fix every last one of them....no complaints of infection either. i have a pretty good track record.) it is a difficult procedure, but I can definitely do it.

I understand if you don't trust me though, as you have probably not seen any of my work, except for on liz.

[Funshine]

Lemme think about it for a little bit. I'm not too keen on going to see someone that I haven't been to before, but I really want to get it done.

BTW, my main concern is not you per-say. I just remember watching this guy I used to chill with pierce Chris/Phaydn's ears in the living room of my old apartment... and they turned out NOT so good. This is after Will had said he was pretty decent/had pierced himself and others/ect.

[Shakey]

Lemme think about it for a little bit. I'm not too keen on going to see someone that I haven't been to before, but I really want to get it done.
no probs, and it will not hurt my feelings AT ALL if you want sean to do it, because he is experienced as well.

[Funshine]

Read the part I added to my last post.


I should tell Chris to get in here and share his story.

[Phaydn]

Read the part I added to my last post.


I should tell Chris to get in here and share his story.


yeah... they ended up infected for 2 weeks... AFTER I TOOK THEM OUT A WEEK LATER!!! yeh bout the most painful thing, i believe i have ever been through.

[Shakey]

yeah... they ended up infected for 2 weeks... AFTER I TOOK THEM OUT A WEEK LATER!!! yeh bout the most painful thing, i believe i have ever been through.
lol, that really sucks man. he had probably been doing it for 7 days.
i have been doing it for 7 years.

i really am sorry to hear about that though.

[BuzzCat]

Lauren, you still have time to go see him for a bit.

I had an entire folder of my mods that seems to be gone. :( I used to have this in color too. The darker part is navy blue, the lighter is teal. I have them on both hips, and they're nearly four inches wide. They are my favorite.

(the full picture is a bit much for the board. I'd never hear the end of it.)

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3794/starsx1.png

[quantum]

monoxide you can probably buy the tranfer paper out of the same source you picked up the tatoo guns. as for a place to practice, I think most artists use themselves, thats why they are covered and often with less than awesome looking tattoo's.

forearms and legs are OK if you dont mind wearing longsleeves and pants in the dead of summer (like mentioned in the thread), you will basically keep yourself out of most of the professional realm in THIS lifetime. (although lots of professionals in this generation have extensive and great looking tattoo work, including some people in the FBI, state police, attorneys, etc) I think tattooing is on an up-trend which is great imo.

my adivce, just dont get tattoo's on the face, neck or hands unless you plan on being a tattoo artists for a living.

[Funshine]

Lauren, you still have time to go see him for a bit.
Shoot, wanna go with me?

I need a new shiny to make me happy.

[Matt Sanborn]

i would say im pretty much heavily tattooed. I dont have any on my neck or hands but thats my only two areas that are clean of tattoos. I have to be able to conceal them for work which sucks however, its still worth having them. just gets really hot in the summer time


you have badass tatts

Brandon is a baller.

I have 3. and want more.

[FutonBunny]

Hey James, how do you sterilize your piercing equipment? I know they use autoclaves in shops but how would you do that at home?

[SOUL4SALE]

you have badass tatts

Brandon is a baller.

I have 3. and want more.


do it :jeebus: <---jeebus wants you too

[SOUL4SALE]

no doubt about it tattoos are totally fuckin awesome. I feel, however, that alot of people in OUR scene are scared off by them. obviously, not the people in this thread. What i find is that when househeads or (used to be that even some) dnb heads meet me, they dont know what to think. the vibe is somewhat liek 'aren't you in the wrong scene' or 'shouldn't you be at a punk rock show and not at a dance club' this does bother me slightly. I dont give a fuck about old women who get freaked out by me or whatevr. its when people in the EDM scene dissmiss me. But all of that shit is changing. Hooman is getting pretty tatt'd up himself.

[Matt Sanborn]

People in the EDM scene dismiss you cuz you play that fairy trance music not because of your tatts.

duh

[SOUL4SALE]

People in the EDM scene dismiss you cuz you play that fairy trance music not because of your tatts.

duh

put that boner back in your pants before start dissing "fairy trance"
ps. i smell a trance genre discussion thread budding:jtflassh:

[Shakey]

Hey James, how do you sterilize your piercing equipment? I know they use autoclaves in shops but how would you do that at home?
There are these companies that specialize in autoclaving.
You send them a set of equipment, and they autoclave it in steri-bags, and return it to you.
It's fairly inexpensive, and the turnover is extremely quick.
I should just break down and buy an autoclave myself, but that's ALOT of money.

The set of tools I have has everything you could ever possibly need, with duplicates of the stuff. When piercing myself I will just use the duplicates, cause I am all that those tools touch. The needles I have are individually wrapped, and sterilized. Same with jewelry, except for my personal jewelry. If my personal jewelry gets nasty, I' just boil it and it comes out looking perfect. No crusties or anything. Boiling my personal jewelry also seems to bring back the shine and allure of the jewelry as well.

[Shakey]

monoxide you can probably buy the tranfer paper out of the same source you picked up the tatoo guns. as for a place to practice, I think most artists use themselves, thats why they are covered and often with less than awesome looking tattoo's.

forearms and legs are OK if you dont mind wearing longsleeves and pants in the dead of summer (like mentioned in the thread), you will basically keep yourself out of most of the professional realm in THIS lifetime. (although lots of professionals in this generation have extensive and great looking tattoo work, including some people in the FBI, state police, attorneys, etc) I think tattooing is on an up-trend which is great imo.

my adivce, just dont get tattoo's on the face, neck or hands unless you plan on being a tattoo artists for a living.
never on my face, hands, or neck.
Anywhere else is canvas though.
No problem on the long sleeves and pants in summer....I'm from Georgia, and Florida.
Summers here are like spring or fall there.
I'm a hoodie and long pants guy anyway.

[Neptune]

lauren, actually some people do have traguses that are not developed enough to pierce.
next time i see you, i will tell you the truth about if they are too small.
i have had people beg me to do it, but had to turn them away because they were just not developed enough....it was physically impossible....same with antitraguses, rooks, and daiths.

i was told my traguses were too small to pierce :crying2:


i think i want to get another genital piercing, i dont know what tho.. i seem to be getting too much metal down there.... maybe the taint :tarvis:

[FutonBunny]

There are these companies that specialize in autoclaving.
You send them a set of equipment, and they autoclave it in steri-bags, and return it to you.
It's fairly inexpensive, and the turnover is extremely quick.
I should just break down and buy an autoclave myself, but that's ALOT of money.

The set of tools I have has everything you could ever possibly need, with duplicates of the stuff. When piercing myself I will just use the duplicates, cause I am all that those tools touch. The needles I have are individually wrapped, and sterilized. Same with jewelry, except for my personal jewelry. If my personal jewelry gets nasty, I' just boil it and it comes out looking perfect. No crusties or anything. Boiling my personal jewelry also seems to bring back the shine and allure of the jewelry as well.

Cool to know. :thumbsup: thanks man.

i think i want to get another genital piercing, i dont know what tho.. i seem to be getting too much metal down there.... maybe the taint :tarvis:

:whoa: zomg why?! I mean would that even do anything other than dangle in your butt crack?

[Neptune]

:whoa: zomg why?! I mean would that even do anything other than dangle in your butt crack?


a vertical fourchette can be really stimulating for a partner.... and i definitly have enough skin there to do it. and it looks pretty IMO and my other metal down there is towards the front, so the bottom one would give balance... i have liked the ones i have seen on other girls (tho they have told me that wearing a thong becomes uncomfortable for a long time).... also, with my move to texas, i dont think i will be getting many lubbins in the near future, so it will have time to heal. :ponder:

[oh no its nick]

hey Monoxide, maybe you can help me out with this since you've been a piercer for a while...I've had conch/tragus/nipples/nostril/septum/PA done, and all of them within 2-3 weeks have never, ever healed right besides the PA (which i've had 0 problems with). I know that the latter is essentially self-cleaning and sterilizing since everytime you take a leak, you're doing that, but for the rest...could i just have a reaction to surgical steel? I've tried every possible method for cleaning, everything i've read up on, and no matter what none of those aforementioned piercings ever healed right, and as a result I've had to take them all out except the PA.

Maybe I should give bioplast or another kind of metal a try? Maybe I just really, really suck at taking care of them? Maybe the piercer I went to (same shop for all of them) sucked? It's a real pain in the ass.

Those aside I have my stomach and chest covered in a Giger tattoo piece that is still in progress, and have my lower stomach tattooed as well. Once the Giger is done I'll move to working on a full sleeve for my right arm, probably in color, going to talk to a graphic designer friend of mine and start coming up with ideas/concepts/sketches for it. With normal clothes on now, you'd never knew I'd ever had a body mod, heh.

[Jill]

http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Main_Page

bme wiki page - great reference source for basics w/out having to browse through the whole bme page

oh sweet holy christ. I can handle just about anything but this (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Achilles_Piercing) seriously makes me twitch and cringe like a baby.

[FutonBunny]

hey Monoxide, maybe you can help me out with this since you've been a piercer for a while...I've had conch/tragus/nipples/nostril/septum/PA done, and all of them within 2-3 weeks have never, ever healed right besides the PA (which i've had 0 problems with). I know that the latter is essentially self-cleaning and sterilizing since everytime you take a leak, you're doing that, but for the rest...could i just have a reaction to surgical steel? I've tried every possible method for cleaning, everything i've read up on, and no matter what none of those aforementioned piercings ever healed right, and as a result I've had to take them all out except the PA.

Maybe I should give bioplast or another kind of metal a try? Maybe I just really, really suck at taking care of them? Maybe the piercer I went to (same shop for all of them) sucked? It's a real pain in the ass.

Those aside I have my stomach and chest covered in a Giger tattoo piece that is still in progress, and have my lower stomach tattooed as well. Once the Giger is done I'll move to working on a full sleeve for my right arm, probably in color, going to talk to a graphic designer friend of mine and start coming up with ideas/concepts/sketches for it. With normal clothes on now, you'd never knew I'd ever had a body mod, heh.

A Giger?

[Jill]

my adivce, just dont get tattoo's on the face, neck or hands unless you plan on being a tattoo artists for a living.

I have a tattoo on my hand and have never had a single employer bring up any issue with it. And I work in a corporate, professional environment. It's tasteful and not huge though. I also have one on my foot which shows since I generally wear heels/pumps to work.

[BuzzCat]

i was told my traguses were too small to pierce :crying2:


i think i want to get another genital piercing, i dont know what tho.. i seem to be getting too much metal down there.... maybe the taint :tarvis:

I've thought about getting an outer labia piercing, since I already have my hood done. What I really want is a Christina, but I'll never do it. I don't need magnets flying off the fridge towards my crotch.

[BuzzCat]

he is going to savannah, if i'm not mistaken.
his lady goes to scad.
of course, it is possible that i am mistaken.

Which Savannah?

I know what state he's moving to, but it's supposed to be on the DL.

(good job tash)

[BuzzCat]

Shoot, wanna go with me?

I need a new shiny to make me happy.

Of course.

Maybe I'll even talk myself back into my septum.

[oh no its nick]

oh sweet holy christ. I can handle just about anything but this (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Achilles_Piercing) seriously makes me twitch and cringe like a baby.

If that makes you cringe, I'd definitely stay away from the extreme/hard section of BME http://smiliesftw.com/x/kekekegay.gif

[oh no its nick]

A Giger?

H.R. Giger = the artist

http://homepage3.nifty.com/hirapro/hrg/spell1.jpg

[Jill]

If that makes you cringe, I'd definitely stay away from the extreme/hard section of BME http://smiliesftw.com/x/kekekegay.gif

its really just that. the achilles tendon is, um, my achilles tendon of gross out. everytime someone gets one slashed in a horror movie i do the freak out dance.

[oh no its nick]

its really just that. the achilles tendon is, um, my achilles tendon of gross out. everytime someone gets one slashed in a horror movie i do the freak out dance.

Haha, true, it makes the hair stand on the back of my neck. I've looked at BME for a while but it wasn't until I used my friend's account to access the extreme/hard section about half a year ago that I nearly threw up on my keyboard...amputation, stuff with insects, impalement, etc...i looked through it but couldn't handle it

[Jill]

stuff with insects

now that sounds sexy.

[oh no its nick]

now that sounds sexy.

ugh, yeah i'm feeling squeamish just thinking about it now

bme's modblog is rad though, i check that everyday, always cool artwork and ideas up on there

[madeofwires]

ugh, yeah i'm feeling squeamish just thinking about it now

bme's modblog is rad though, i check that everyday, always cool artwork and ideas up on there

some of that stuff on bme is gross

modblog rules, but sometimes they post the sick stuff too on there, a little blurred out, but then of course i still look to see ugh

[oh no its nick]

some of that stuff on bme is gross

modblog rules, but sometimes they post the sick stuff too on there, a little blurred out, but then of course i still look to see ugh

haha yeah i always do the self debate "i don't wanna click, don't click it, but i'm curious, but don't click it, i won't click it, nope, nope, *click* AH SICK"

[Shakey]

hey Monoxide, maybe you can help me out with this since you've been a piercer for a while...I've had conch/tragus/nipples/nostril/septum/PA done, and all of them within 2-3 weeks have never, ever healed right besides the PA (which i've had 0 problems with). I know that the latter is essentially self-cleaning and sterilizing since everytime you take a leak, you're doing that, but for the rest...could i just have a reaction to surgical steel? I've tried every possible method for cleaning, everything i've read up on, and no matter what none of those aforementioned piercings ever healed right, and as a result I've had to take them all out except the PA.

Maybe I should give bioplast or another kind of metal a try? Maybe I just really, really suck at taking care of them? Maybe the piercer I went to (same shop for all of them) sucked? It's a real pain in the ass.

Those aside I have my stomach and chest covered in a Giger tattoo piece that is still in progress, and have my lower stomach tattooed as well. Once the Giger is done I'll move to working on a full sleeve for my right arm, probably in color, going to talk to a graphic designer friend of mine and start coming up with ideas/concepts/sketches for it. With normal clothes on now, you'd never knew I'd ever had a body mod, heh.
There are a ton of possibilities actually. The hypersensitivity of surgical steel could be ruled out, since your PA heals up fine. (i'm assuming that you have surgical steel in there)

It could be that you suck at taking care of them, or it actually could be that you're cleaning them too often. Yes, that's what i said. When I first pierce myself, until it heals up; i wash it twice a day with "softsoap" brand liquid soap. it has less abrasive chemicals than dial or safeguard. i dont think i've ever had a problem with infection, but i am a pretty clean person in general.

it may be that your piercer sucks, and really doesn't know what he is doing. The placements could be wrong. The instruments may not be as sterile as you think.

There are really at least a dozen things that could be going wrong here. I'm sorry, but I am unable to answer your question.

[BuzzCat]

I dump hibaclense on everything. (Sp?) Easier than antibacterial soap and it doesn't dry me out.

[FutonBunny]

The only time I had an easy time of healing my piercings was when I used H20cean instead of the whole soap/water regimen. They healed up in like 3 weeks instead of a month and a half (I am a slooooow healer)

[Shakey]

The only time I had an easy time of healing my piercings was when I used H20cean instead of the whole soap/water regimen. They healed up in like 3 weeks instead of a month and a half (I am a slooooow healer)
yes, h2ocean is highly recommended. it is a salt water solution and it works wonders.

[ransom]

Haha, true, it makes the hair stand on the back of my neck. I've looked at BME for a while but it wasn't until I used my friend's account to access the extreme/hard section about half a year ago that I nearly threw up on my keyboard...amputation, stuff with insects, impalement, etc...i looked through it but couldn't handle it

Last week at Erwin's:

"Did I tell you about the frozen maggots?"

"Huh?"

"Yeah, this guy would take a bag of frozen maggots and stick his package in there..."

"STOP!"

[BuzzCat]

Sea Salt + Warm water = :yes:

[oh no its nick]

Last week at Erwin's:

"Did I tell you about the frozen maggots?"

"Huh?"

"Yeah, this guy would take a bag of frozen maggots and stick his package in there..."

"STOP!"

http://smiliesftw.com/x/roflboweek.gif hahaha, too funny

Thanks Monoxide, seems like the best thing for me to do next piercing is go to a place I -know- is top notch, keep it simple with the cleaning, and see how it goes.

[madeofwires]

yes, h2ocean is highly recommended. it is a salt water solution and it works wonders.

i was using a preservative free saline i bought a cvs that worked pretty well

[Neptune]

hey Monoxide, maybe you can help me out with this since you've been a piercer for a while...I've had conch/tragus/nipples/nostril/septum/PA done, and all of them within 2-3 weeks have never, ever healed right besides the PA (which i've had 0 problems with). I know that the latter is essentially self-cleaning and sterilizing since everytime you take a leak, you're doing that, but for the rest...could i just have a reaction to surgical steel? I've tried every possible method for cleaning, everything i've read up on, and no matter what none of those aforementioned piercings ever healed right, and as a result I've had to take them all out except the PA.

Maybe I should give bioplast or another kind of metal a try? Maybe I just really, really suck at taking care of them? Maybe the piercer I went to (same shop for all of them) sucked? It's a real pain in the ass.




i'm sensitive/lightly allergic to surgical steel. if makes me swell red and get itchy. every piercing i had before i knew about it would constantly abscess. wearing earrings as a kid left my ears constantly red and itchy.

when in the hospital with an IV, I learned that i was allergic to steel. my arm swelled up. they then replaced it with a rubber one (like what they use in infants)and i was fine. thats when they tested me for the allergy. benadryl helps for short term contact with steel, but long term is not pleasant.

since then all of my jewlery has been titanium and i have had no problems....

gold jewlery works great too :kapluto:

[oh no its nick]

Good to know! I'll give Titanium a try next time

[FutonBunny]

Sea Salt + Warm water = :yes:

meh, that's too much work. I'd rather pay the extra money to have it bottled in an aerosol container for my convenience.

[Shakey]

Good to know! I'll give Titanium a try next time
yes, neppie gives good advice. titanium is more friendly, but more expensive as well.
the reason i did not give you the advice is because i don't think you have an allergy to surgical steel, if that is what is in your pa. is surgical steel what you have in your PA?

[Neptune]

sometimes the type of skin / amount of exposure to the skin can make a difference.

since the PA goes thru the urethra the amount of contact it has with healing skin is smaller than the amount of exposure say an eyebrow ring would have. sometimes the problem will only occur during the healing process, and after it is healed, the allergy wont matter as much. i know in women genital piercings heal faster than others, so the shorter healing time in your PA lessened the problems with the allergy... that might make the difference.

i dont know that for sure, just an educated guess if what is in your PA is also steel.

this for sure i do know tho:
sometimes a different alloy can be used too, which will make the difference (amount of nickel in the mix can make a huge difference to how much of a reaction i can have)

sometimes a austenitic steel is used and other times martensitic steel is used, and they both can be labeled as surgical steel, but cause different reactions in people sensitive to steel.


all that being said, have you always had the same piece of jewlery in your PA? changing the jewelry and gauging the reaction in your skin could let you know about the quality of steel in your jewlery.

getting testing for allergies to steel is very easy to do, and recommended IMO if your having the problems you mentioned.

also. because tattooing needles are steel, its recommended to take benadryl if you go in for a tattoo, during the process and for a few days after, to make sure it heals properly without infection, since that is also common in people who get tattoos with steel allergies.

[BuzzCat]

meh, that's too much work. I'd rather pay the extra money to have it bottled in an aerosol container for my convenience.

Oh ditto. Totally. That's why I dump hibaclense on everything. That, and I can't hold a shotglass full of warm salt sea water up to my nape. It's just not possible.

[Shakey]

Oh ditto. Totally. That's why I dump hibaclense on everything. That, and I can't hold a shotglass full of warm salt sea water up to my nape. It's just not possible.
how bad is the nape?
i have never performed one, or had one.
is there anything that you can name that it is comparable to, pain wise?

[Precious12]

growing up and looking out for my future possibilities by not getting visible piercings/tattoos sucks :crying2:


DITTO.

I miss my eyebrow ring. I took that out to be all 'professional'. Used to have my tongue pierced but I took that out (i miss it). I have my nose pierced which doesn't seem to be a problem b/c I use the stud.

But I really want to get my lip pierced. But I KNOW some people I know would have a fit. If I could go into business for myself, or find some lax job to work at, then maybe. I want to get a tatt on the inside of my wrist/forearm....can't say it's out of the question. But I don't want it looking all tacky when I get dressed up either.


:ponder: And I'm getting my bday tatt next week...where o' where should i put it? :ponder:

[oh no its nick]

Wow, tons of great advice, thanks guys. Yeah the PA was originally done with a 10ga CBR that was surgical steel, but after 2 months I switched it for an 8ga Titanium CBB. It was still tender while having sex when the 10ga SS was in, i think partly because it hadn't fully healed internally, partly because sex puts a lot of strain on it, and partly because the ring diameter was too small (i got a much larger diameter on the 8ga CBB).

The way Neptune described very mild reactions to steel is EXACTLY how my piercings have reacted above the belt. I hadn't heard about the Benadryll idea before, that sounds good, and I've seen H20cean as well, sounds like it's a solid investment.

Unfortunately I'm working at a law firm this spring/summer so no visible piercings till next semester, I had the septum for a month or so before i took it out while i worked here but only because I could flip it up and keep it hidden.

Anyone ever done play piercing? I have a bunch of 25ga play piercing needles I got from a while back for fun, did a couple on my stomach surface, put 2 through each cheek to win a bet, silly stuff like that. They're super thin so you barely feel it, I've seen people do full designs though with them and whatnot.

[oh no its nick]

:ponder: And I'm getting my bday tatt next week...where o' where should i put it? :ponder:

if it's a decent size - ribs!!

[Maboroshi]

well, of course.......on myself, in very inconspicuous places. my foot perhaps, my thigh maybe.

is there anything to practice on besides human skin?

frozen turkeys or grapefruit.

couple of my friends apprenticed at tattoo shops that way. and of course, on yourself.

[Shakey]

Wow, tons of great advice, thanks guys. Yeah the PA was originally done with a 10ga CBR that was surgical steel, but after 2 months I switched it for an 8ga Titanium CBB. It was still tender while having sex when the 10ga SS was in, i think partly because it hadn't fully healed internally, partly because sex puts a lot of strain on it, and partly because the ring diameter was too small (i got a much larger diameter on the 8ga CBB).

The way Neptune described very mild reactions to steel is EXACTLY how my piercings have reacted above the belt. I hadn't heard about the Benadryll idea before, that sounds good, and I've seen H20cean as well, sounds like it's a solid investment.

Unfortunately I'm working at a law firm this spring/summer so no visible piercings till next semester, I had the septum for a month or so before i took it out while i worked here but only because I could flip it up and keep it hidden.

Anyone ever done play piercing? I have a bunch of 25ga play piercing needles I got from a while back for fun, did a couple on my stomach surface, put 2 through each cheek to win a bet, silly stuff like that. They're super thin so you barely feel it, I've seen people do full designs though with them and whatnot.
i believe that Buzzcat has done play piercings before.

[Precious12]

if it's a decent size - ribs!!


Hmmmmm it's a thought.



I want the Eye of Horus/Ra....but I dont know what else to get with it.

http://www.tice.com.au/site-content/cms/images/RA.jpg

[Shakey]

frozen turkeys or grapefruit.

couple of my friends apprenticed at tattoo shops that way. and of course, on yourself.
Thanx!!!

[oh no its nick]

you can always build on it based on its history/background and what you want out of it...hell my idea started as having a small section of writing across my left chest, and from the writing idea and researching and artwork, it's turned into this:

http://www.imgplace.com/directory/dir2279/1178421095_3940.jpg
http://www.imgplace.com/directory/dir2279/1178421093_5304.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/6arg6s2.jpg

so you never know :hifive:

[BuzzCat]

i believe that Buzzcat has done play piercings before.

Indeed.

(sorry I don't know how to do the spoiler tag).

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9365/tasha415f1rt6.png

[FutonBunny]

http://i13.tinypic.com/6arg6s2.jpg


are you wearing pants?!

[oh no its nick]

are you wearing pants?!

yeah, i had sweatpants on but they were slung low or something

does look like i could definitely be naked though, that's funny

[oh no its nick]

Cool pic Buzzcat, what gauge were those? You have a friend do it or do it with a piercer?

[ChildoftheBeat]

I know its quite a bit away for most of you but.. Has anyone been to Body Art in Berryville? I'm thinking of going there today for a tattoo today.

[Shakey]

I'm going to a shop in VA beach today to get the web under my tongue redone. I know this girl at one of the shops, and she's working today.....so i'll be hitting her up later this afternoon to get a little bit of work done. She charges even less than me, and I do shit on the low low.

[Funshine]

I want another piercing. I am toying with going ahead and trying to get my right tragus pierced, but since 3 out of 4 people have told me it's probably too small.......

I can't do any more facial piercings (the labret scar and the current nose stud are enough for me, not looking to be held back by my piercings job-wise), and I've already done the girlie bits/nipples and I'm not too keen on re-doing them. So yeah. Busted.

I might just re-gauge my tongue out to an 8g or something, but that seems so boring to me now.

Suggestions? Interesting ear-piercings that are office-friendly?

[Shakey]

rook, anti-tragus, tragus, orbital.
anything goes really at most places, as long as its on the ear of a female.

[Funshine]

http://www.piercings.net/glossary/images/ear004lg.jpg

A daith.... :ponder:

[Neptune]

i will never pierce anything thru my upper ear again. apparently i have really thick ear cartilage. it took the piercer like 5 attempts the last time i had a cartilage piercing, then it took forever to heal.

[Shakey]

i'm back in the game after a small hiatus.
i gave myself a monroe earlier today......and it actually doesn't look completely homosexual. i think it looks good.

[oh no its nick]

i'm back in the game after a small hiatus.
i gave myself a monroe earlier today......and it actually doesn't look completely homosexual. i think it looks good.

Nice!

I keep trying to think of something creative to do, but any microdermals get in the way of training and anything visual is a no no where i'm working this summer :gotme:

[EmmaK]

i'm back in the game after a small hiatus.
i gave myself a monroe earlier today......and it actually doesn't look completely homosexual. i think it looks good.
A monroe on a male...hm...pics?

[beth]

http://www.piercings.net/glossary/images/ear004lg.jpg

A daith.... :ponder:

i had to take all my piercings during my brief stay at the FFX county detention center

i could never get my daith back in .. i kinda miss it!

[Zodiac*Blue]

Still a purist never having had a single piercing or tattoo. Not quite sure how it's possible seeing as I've been involved with edm for 8 years.

Oddly though, I've actually been getting this urge to pierce something lately.

[Funshine]

i had to take all my piercings during my brief stay at the FFX county detention center

i could never get my daith back in .. i kinda miss it!
I thought I remembered you having one. I thought it was cute.

Would you hold my hand if I go?


Still a purist never having had a single piercing or tattoo. Not quite sure how it's possible seeing as I've been involved with edm for 8 years.

Oddly though, I've actually been getting this urge to pierce something lately.
Go do a pulling. And when we get back to the board I'll tell everyone how hardcore you are :wink:

[Shakey]

Marlow...........

Wtf?

They pierced my tongue web last night, and fucked it all up. It is like......almost perfectly diagonal. I didn't see it until this morning. I'm about to go back on sunday and demand my $$$ back and/or that the dude re-pierce it, because this is just bullshit. I will never go back to that place, my only two experiences there have been horrible.

The first time, I had set up an appointment to get a tattoo, and they canceled it on me 3 times before I was finally able to get it done. Now this sort of bullshit? What the hell.

I'm going over there sunday to get $$$$ back and/or re-pierced, and will never go back again. Seriously, fuck that place. That is one of the only piercings that I will not do to myself, and need to get someone else to do it. I am convinced that my 8 year old cousin could have gotten it more straight than this.

[Funshine]

Who was your piercer?

[Shakey]

i went back a few days ago when i was told to, but the dude was not there.
by this time, i just didn't really even care too much anymore.
i went home, and got a call from him later that day saying that he apologized, but he had an emergency on that day.
so, i went back yesterday and got it redone. this time around, it is much straighter than last time. now i'm a happy camper i guess.

[badkitty3804]

I still want my Nape piericed.

[Shakey]

I still want my Nape piericed.
get it done? where would you get it done at?
i want it also.
now that i dont smoke cigs, herbs, or drink nearly as much, i have tons more $$$$ to blow on stuff.

[badkitty3804]

Maybe next pay I can swing iT?

Alcohol takes a precidence right now.

[sassypance]

I still want my Nape piericed.

It would be so hot.

[badkitty3804]

I'll give you $3.50 and a bottle of wine to do it Ms. sassy.

Just need a need and a barbell.

[sassypance]

OK I'm totally gross like that, I'll do it to you for free.

However we must go see the Simpsons movie once it heals!!

Bottle of wine is not optional, it's required.

[badkitty3804]

Let's do it DURING the move.

We can sit in the back. :tarvis:

MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL OVER.

[sassypance]

OMG Emmerly

Fine whatever you want superstar!

[Shakey]

:pron:

[Funshine]

Maybe next pay I can swing iT?

Alcohol takes a precidence right now.
I want to play, too!!!! I guess I can get excited over a daith piercing after all :yes:

[oh no its nick]

5th session on my chest yesterday:

http://i17.tinypic.com/4ktnzmv.jpg

The artist stopped there and is letting it heal before he does the white ink touchup on August 1st (last session!). That's not red ink, that's just my skin beat up as fuck from a wide needle doing hard shading on it over and over. So happy to be finalizing this after a year of working on it...and already thinking about what I want next :eee:

[Shakey]

thats one of the baddest tattoos i have ever seen.
if you had to estimate, how many hours and how much money have you spent on that?
its giger, right?

[oh no its nick]

Thanks!!! Yep, Giger it is.

Sessions went about...2.5, 2, 4.5, 3, 2

so 14-14.5 hours total so far i think with another 1-2 to go.

Rate is $200/hr. I usually tip him in the vicinity of 18-20%. So it's not cheap, at all. That rate for tattoing is actually unusually high, and would be offensively high, if this guy wasn't one of the top in the world for this style of work.

My bank account is hurting http://smiliesftw.com/x/wtcwerd.gif

But then again it's kind of on me forever so I might as well do it properly, haha

[badkitty3804]

Fucking BAD ASS Nick.

You're seriously never allowed to screw up that work of art, so you're not allowed to get fat or anything.

[: ORI :]

I go for my last sitting tomorrow for this:

http://www.knowrhythm.net/proofs/phoenix/phoenix.jpg

[oh no its nick]

Fucking BAD ASS Nick.

You're seriously never allowed to screw up that work of art, so you're not allowed to get fat or anything.

Thank you :)

I am doomed to a life of exercise :crying:

[OhNoesIt'sJohn]

tat pics finally, still a work in progress, but you can see what it is so far

http://www.spartanaudio.com/pics/tat1.JPG
http://www.spartanaudio.com/pics/tat2.JPG
http://www.spartanaudio.com/pics/tat3.JPG
http://www.spartanaudio.com/pics/tat4.JPG

[BuzzCat]

http://www.bmezine.com/news/guest/20070716.html

Just thought it was intersting.

[Shakey]

Interesting read tasha, thanks.
It'e even more so interesting considering what my next mod is going to be.
I've been considering it for a while now, and made my decision to go ahead and do it.

I will be getting a sub-dermal implant on the top of my right hand. I sure as fuck will not be getting it done anywhere around here though. I have only been to two shops around this area, and had nothing but bad experiences with all of my experiences with both of these places. I will get it next time I visit Savannah, because I know tons of reputable people around there who can do it.

I am going to get a small, silicone implant on the top of my right hand. Nothing too outrageous. I already know what I want it to be, but I will just let it be a suprise for anyone who wants to see it. :) I actually know for a fact that I will be going back soon, and getting it done quite soon.

[ChildoftheBeat]

A monroe on a male...hm...pics?

Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes has one...

http://panther1.last.fm/proposedimages/original/6/1090286/498459.jpg

I think its pretty hot.


Does anyone have any favorite websites they go to for barbells and such? I usually have a hard time finding exactly what I want in the right gages.

[badkitty3804]

www.tribalectic.com

[SiKniSS]

It seems like I've had hundreds of piercings over the years ... I still remember when I pierced my eyebrow back in highschool while living with my parents.
My mom saw it on me and smacked my face while I was sleeping.... lol
Since then (92) it seems they've become more accepted by almost every walk of life.
Over time they just got stale though and this last year I finally took my labret out which had the longest run on my face.

I'm left with my 00 lobes which I run silicone eyelets for comfort and my 8g frenum which i like to tap on things when I'm drunk. I've found these are very easy to live with even in a professional enviornment.
Time will tell if any others migrate to my skin...

[Chrississippi]

I've always wanted to be branded but I'm such a moody mofo, I'd hate to do anything where inevitably I will change my mind about liking it.

[BuzzCat]

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8274/gymclassherosqn2.jpg

Sorry, but I think his looks terrible.

[Shakey]

Does anyone have any favorite websites they go to for barbells and such? I usually have a hard time finding exactly what I want in the right gages.

www.bodyartforms.com

thats all you ever need to know.

[BuzzCat]

www.focusbodyjewelry.com

BodyArtForms is good too, of course. I love some of their organic stuff.

I get my basic stuff from there.

[BuzzCat]

I want new earrings. 4 gauge.

Any sugar daddies / momma's out there need a date?

http://www.bodyartforms.com/images/little7_nines.jpg

http://www.bodyartforms.com/images/silverUs.jpg

http://www.bodyartforms.com/images/little7_goddess.jpg

These don't come in my size, but they're neat.

http://www.bodyartforms.com/images/crushedvelvet_design2.jpg

PRETTY

http://www.bodyartforms.com/images/ribbonspirals_BW.jpg

[ChildoftheBeat]

Wow Tasha- whenever you post up pictures of earings you like I want to run out and get my ears gaged immediately.

[BuzzCat]

:afterbuzz: You can always gauge them youself. That's what I did, twice.

[Alexis]

http://www.bodyartforms.com/images/little7_goddess.jpg





I have these in 4's They are so pretty! My favorite earrings hands down.
It took me over a year to find someone that sold them.



That's a good price too. When I ordered mine they were special order and I paid $175 :sadpanda:

[oh no its nick]

my buddy brian's hand dermals:

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t86/OTBodMods/Turboed_2/T2-knuckles.jpg

I keep telling him he should buy wolverine blade attachments and use them for daily activities, such as spearing melons at the supermarket, then gently dropping them in his shopping basket

[BuzzCat]

If I had $120 to drop on them I would.

Maybe in september....

They're so simple. I could wear them all the time. My ears gunk of the organics too fast and I like the weight of steel much better.

[Alexis]

I like the weight of steel much better.

They are pretty heavy, but tolerably so. They're also pretty long.

[Shakey]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JamesBoyd1029/IMG_0249.jpg

[BuzzCat]

mmm drooley.

[ChildoftheBeat]

Thanks for the websites- I really liked the bodyartform site. But I had the same prob as usual- I wear a 20g in my nose and they only had a couple of things in that size. And no retainers. So I ended up getting a few things for my tongue from them and then going to my usual site (painfulpleasures.com) for the rest.


Oh well, new jewelry is always fun. Now I just need a place to go get my tat... :ponder: Suggestions? I'll need an artist that can help me work with what I want as I have the basic idea but I'd like it tweaked a bit.

[ChildoftheBeat]

Oh... and the monroe looks nice- I reallly like them on guys. I wish my guy could pull one off but its not his style.

[badkitty3804]

Thanks for the websites- I really liked the bodyartform site. But I had the same prob as usual- I wear a 20g in my nose and they only had a couple of things in that size. And no retainers. So I ended up getting a few things for my tongue from them and then going to my usual site (painfulpleasures.com) for the rest.


Oh well, new jewelry is always fun. Now I just need a place to go get my tat... :ponder: Suggestions? I'll need an artist that can help me work with what I want as I have the basic idea but I'd like it tweaked a bit.

You know Binger, right?

The chick he's recommending to me for my next one is supposed to be badass. Hit him up for details.

And I've gotten some neat body jewelry from eBay. :elad:

[ChildoftheBeat]

Thanks Em- let me know how it goes ya? I've been wanting this tat for a while but I don't know anyone in the area and I'm pretty finiky about it (with obvious good reason). Really I just need to get off my butt and do some research.

Actually most of the body jewelry I buy is pretty simple, but I'm very picky about small details. As in a lot of retainers aren't made that great that I've found, so I'll only get very specific ones and such.

[badkitty3804]

Yeah, I can't seem to find an artist that can make my tat idea look feminine enough, and since it's larger scale it needs to look pretty damn girly, so I've been on the hunt for a female artist. Binger came to my rescue. I still need to check out her portfolio and have her work on some sketches to get the idea out of my head. But I'll let you know. :D

And I've never messed with retainers much, so I'm weaksauce in that category.

I just can't wait to get my nape done. Maybe I'll get it done for my quarter life crisis...er...birthday.

[OhNoesIt'sJohn]

Yeah, I can't seem to find an artist that can make my tat idea look feminine enough, and since it's larger scale it needs to look pretty damn girly, so I've been on the hunt for a female artist. Binger came to my rescue. I still need to check out her portfolio and have her work on some sketches to get the idea out of my head. But I'll let you know. :D

And I've never messed with retainers much, so I'm weaksauce in that category.

I just can't wait to get my nape done. Maybe I'll get it done for my quarter life crisis...er...birthday.

if you come to SF, gimmie 3-4 weeks notice and i'll get you an appt. with my artist...she is amazing.

[badkitty3804]

If they get on the ball with getting me my damn rep position soon, I'll hopefully be getting out to Cali before the end of the year.

I'll keep that in mind. :D

[ChildoftheBeat]

The nape will look awesome- you have to post up pics when you get it. I'm jealous I want a new piercing... damn work and their standards.

[badkitty3804]

It'll happen eventually. :crying2:

WANT IT NOW.

[Shakey]

Oh... and the monroe looks nice- I reallly like them on guys. I wish my guy could pull one off but its not his style.
Thanks....I just did it on a whim. I grabbed the needle, shoved it through, then put the jewelry in. I wasn't so sure that it would look right on me, but i have been getting a lot of compliments about it. I like it, and a lot of people tell me that it looks very sexy on me.

and i got positive rep saying that someone wishes they could have one at their job......just get a glass retainer.
i work in a professional office.....i have retainers for my septum and monroe. no one sees my tongue frenulum, and they don't care about my traguses.

[Shakey]

mmm drooley.
yeah, i was drunk, on an important phone call not paying attn to anything but the call.......and someone takes a candid photo of me. i drool a lot.

[badkitty3804]

Thanks....I just did it on a whim. I grabbed the needle, shoved it through, then put the jewelry in. I wasn't so sure that it would look right on me, but i have been getting a lot of compliments about it. I like it, and a lot of people tell me that it looks very sexy on me.

and i got positive rep saying that someone wishes they could have one at their job......just get a glass retainer.
i work in a professional office.....i have retainers for my septum and monroe. no one sees my tongue frenulum, and they don't care about my traguses.

LOL. My corporate office would just say :no:

I'll be going out to site to visit with hotel owners fairly often, and it just wouldn't be professional enough. My nape would be a stretch, but my hair is super long and it would be easily hidden.

[Shakey]

Samantha (the new asst. office manager here) says it's sexy. i had forgotten to put my glass retainer in, and left the ring in all night. When she came to work in the morning she complimented me on it.

[badkitty3804]

My company is a little big more tight on facial piercings.

The funny this is that they seem completely loose with tattoos. I've actually had HR compliment my ankle ink several times.

[Shakey]

Yeah, my company has no qualms with my ink either. Most of it is hidden by clothing, so they don't see it anyway. They LOVE my green squashed spade on my forearm though.

[ChildoftheBeat]

I wear a retainer in my nose, but something like a monroe is a lot more visable... even with a retainer...

BUT, I'm about done with the full time reserve thing and once I get a new job back in VA/DC I can prob get a feel for their policies and maybe go get something else.

[BuzzCat]

It'll happen eventually. :crying2:

WANT IT NOW.

Why not go get it then? Go see Sean.

I loooove mine. So much, I've had it done twice.

[Kill Box]

I had intended to get a bunch of arms tats forming sleeves when I was younger and probably some more, but came to realize i don't need to mark up my body for the rest of my life to remind myself of anything, or show/prove anything to anyone else. once i had an eyebrow piercing, but i had it removed. i have absolutely nothing against body mods, if people want to do that it's all them. not for me though.

[Shakey]

i did a little more work on my leg tattoo today....just sitting around chilling and listening to tunes.
i cleaned my new monroe, and the decided to pierce my labret again for like the 37th time.
i'll probably put in a bit more work on the tattoo before i go in to work tonight. i think it's about 1/4 done.

[ChildoftheBeat]

Lol you are the reason I'll never learn how to pierce/tatoo. I can imagine myself sitting at home, having a beer, bored one night and then just going crazy. Eep.

[Shakey]

why thank you hun........its fun.

[Shakey]

i lost my monroe this morning due to an mri that i had to have.
i thought i would be able to push it back through afterwards, but i was unable to. :sadblue:

i'll probably do it again later on today.

[Funshine]

Why not go get it then? Go see Sean.

I loooove mine. So much, I've had it done twice.
I would really like to get Sean's opinion on getting my tragus pierced.

I still want it, dammit!

[Shakey]

last time i saw you, i inspected them.
one of them can definitely be done.
the other one could possibly, but if you came to me....i would turn you away.
i don't think its developed enough. however, thats just my opinion. there are other piercers who i am sure would be able to do it.

[Funshine]

Yeah, I wanted Sean to look at the one that could most likely be done. I've just had notorious issues whenever I've had my ears pierced before, so I figure he'll know if it's worth doing or if I'll just be left with another fun scar on my ear.

[Shakey]

monroe is back!

[Funshine]

Congrats! I bet that made you happy - I'm always happy when I can put piercings back in.

[Shakey]

yeah, i just kinda shoved it through last night.

[BuzzCat]

LOL. My corporate office would just say :no:

I'll be going out to site to visit with hotel owners fairly often, and it just wouldn't be professional enough. My nape would be a stretch, but my hair is super long and it would be easily hidden.

Nobody ever notices my nape here, and I'm 5'2". Even with my hair up. Usually whatever clothing I'm wearing covers it, because I do work in an office. It's totally easy to hide, and usually hides itself.

I want to order jeweled pieces through sean for it.

[Shakey]

got my nip-nips done while in NC.
they are nice.
pics soon.
lol.

[Shakey]

extreme hairiness ahead......proceed with caution.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y104/JamesBoyd1029/IMG_0270.jpg

[EmmaK]

extreme hairiness ahead......proceed with caution.
*ahem* You should have given that warning on your myspace bulletin :shady:


:D

[Shakey]

a friend of mine called and said "OH MY GOD!!!! YOU CAUGHT BIGFOOT, AND PIERCED HIS NIPPLES!!!!"

I thought it was pretty funny.

[BuzzCat]

:haha: aaahahahahahhaa.

[[geek]]

Speaking of pierced nipples... I just got mine done about a week ago. How long are they supposed to heal? The process so far hasn't been fun

[BuzzCat]

6-8 weeks minimum.

Reality - 6 months to really, fully heal.

[Funshine]

']Speaking of pierced nipples... I just got mine done about a week ago. How long are they supposed to heal? The process so far hasn't been fun
For me, by the middle-end of the second week, my crusties had pretty much gone away.

By the end of the first month, they were pretty-much healed up.

However, it was a good 6 months before I'd say they were completely healed.

[oh no its nick]

i miss my nipple rings :( never healed right from the get go...if i had to redo em i'd definitely do bars, probably diagonal

[Shakey]

i like mine a whole lot.
i had them done many years ago, but the left one was ripped out because the gauge was too small. i took the other out. now though, i have proper gauges in them, so all is well.

[[geek]]

Jesus Christ! When can I change to bars so that I'm not constantly flipping them and nearly ripping my nipples in half?

[Funshine]

i miss my nipple rings :( never healed right from the get go...if i had to redo em i'd definitely do bars, probably diagonal
I miss mine all the time - they got ripped out, though, so I'm not too keen on re-doing them, you know?

[[geek]]

I miss mine all the time - they got ripped out, though, so I'm not too keen on re-doing them, you know?

how bad is the scarring?

[BuzzCat]

']Jesus Christ! When can I change to bars so that I'm not constantly flipping them and nearly ripping my nipples in half?

8 weeks. But, you shouldn't feel like you're ripping them apart. It should start getting easier. I can't even tell when my ring is flipped up the wrong way.

[Funshine]

']how bad is the scarring?
Pretty decent. I should have had them stitched or something when it happened.

Anyways, if I were to get them re-done, I'd have to do a vertical piercing, and I don't really want that.

[Matt Sanborn]

I miss mine all the time - they got ripped out, though, so I'm not too keen on re-doing them, you know?


Jesus. Ouch.

Crazy sex? Bar fight? other?

[Funshine]

Jesus. Ouch.

Crazy sex? Bar fight? other?
Crazy sex. What I'm *really* ashamed about is the fact that I went back for more after the first one was ripped out..

:ontome:

[[geek]]

8 weeks. But, you shouldn't feel like you're ripping them apart. It should start getting easier. I can't even tell when my ring is flipped up the wrong way.

Thank goodness, bc at the moment they feel horrible when they flip up on accident. It's painful enough to move them around carefully when I clean them.

[[geek]]

Crazy sex. What I'm *really* ashamed about is the fact that I went back for more after the first one was ripped out..

:ontome:

:afterbuzz:

[FutonBunny]

I've had my right nip done 3 separate times and my left twice. The only time they ever really healed right was when I used this stuff instead of soap and water:

http://www.titaniumonly.com/uploads1/piercing/H2Ocean.jpg

[Funshine]

']Thank goodness, bc at the moment they feel horrible when they flip up on accident. It's painful enough to move them around carefully when I clean them.
What do you do to clean them?

I always used a warm bath of sea salt (put it in a cup, then lean forward) or a compress of the same solution. Then I'd work on moving them/cleaning them.

[Matt Sanborn]

Crazy sex. What I'm *really* ashamed about is the fact that I went back for more after the first one was ripped out..

:ontome:


I totally guessed that one!


:sexaddict:

[Funshine]

What can I say, I'm like an open book...

[[geek]]

I've had my right nip done 3 separate times and my left twice. The only time they ever really healed right was when I used this stuff instead of soap and water:

http://www.titaniumonly.com/uploads1/piercing/H2Ocean.jpg

Actually, that's exactly what I'm using. I like it a lot, and it seems to have worked wonders on my friend's tongue (we got bored one day and decided to go get stuff pierced), it healed in a week. When I got my tongue done it took two weeks to heal using the alcohol-free mouthwash they give you. About three weeks when I got my venoms done with the same stuff. I wish so much now that I'd had that stuff before.

[oh no its nick]

I miss mine all the time - they got ripped out, though, so I'm not too keen on re-doing them, you know?

I took em out the day after they got partially ripped from a bar fight I don't remember. It was kinda the last straw, but they wouldn't have lasted anyhow the way things were going. Every now and then I think about redoing them...but I probably won't.

[beth]

here's a fun picture of my chestpiece

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7564/boobsty6.jpg

really though, i just wanted to post a picture of my boobs.

( o )( o )



as per nipple piercings, i want to get mine done again eventually. barbels this time around tho and not hoops. i, too, have painful "getting ripped out" experiences - but due to fist fights, not crazy sex.

[Funshine]

as per nipple piercings, i want to get mine done again eventually. barbels this time around tho and not hoops. i, too, have painful "getting ripped out" experiences - but due to fist fights, not crazy sex.
That's because you're hardcore :raveon:

[Matt Sanborn]

Thought about making some joke about wanting to pierce my anoos, but I know some of you weirdos probably really have that done

[oh no its nick]

']Thank goodness, bc at the moment they feel horrible when they flip up on accident. It's painful enough to move them around carefully when I clean them.

haha I remember those moments...would always happen when i took off a shirt or something, they'd catch and get flipped up and I'd howl, shirt over face, unable to see, looking like a moron :afterbuzz:

[BuzzCat]

here's a fun picture of my chestpiece

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7564/boobsty6.jpg

really though, i just wanted to post a picture of my boobs.

( o )( o )



as per nipple piercings, i want to get mine done again eventually. barbels this time around tho and not hoops. i, too, have painful "getting ripped out" experiences - but due to fist fights, not crazy sex.

Stop fighting naked silly woman.

[beth]

Stop fighting naked silly woman.

but i am like naked tripping boy @ starscape, but only with more violence

[Matt Sanborn]

here's a fun picture of my chestpiece

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/7564/boobsty6.jpg

really though, i just wanted to post a picture of my boobs.

( o )( o )



as per nipple piercings, i want to get mine done again eventually. barbels this time around tho and not hoops. i, too, have painful "getting ripped out" experiences - but due to fist fights, not crazy sex.


wow thats a cool tattoo! Have you always had that or is this new? The art definately makes your boobs more interesting.

[BuzzCat]

but i am like naked tripping boy @ starscape, but only with more violence

WHY do I miss the fun things.

[beth]

wow thats a cool tattoo! Have you always had that or is this new? The art definately makes your boobs more interesting.

its still pretty new :o)

started in january, completed in june

:beth:

i am going to get a key tattooed on my buttcheek, as a reason to moon the next d00d that tries to say that he has the key to my heart in his pance.

[LizE]

i am going to get a key tattooed on my buttcheek, as a reason to moon the next d00d that tries to say that he has the key to my heart in his pance.

but what if they think you want the :buttsex:???!!!!11

:ohnoes:

[oh no its nick]

its still pretty new :o)

started in january, completed in june

chest piece crew :cheers:

[EmmaK]

i am going to get a key tattooed on my buttcheek, as a reason to moon the next d00d that tries to say that he has the key to my heart in his pance.
Ha! Awesome.

[beth]

chest piece crew :cheers:

:staats:

[beth]

but what if they think you want the :buttsex:???!!!!11

:ohnoes:

god help them

:paddle:

[ChildoftheBeat]

Arg all this piercing talk is making me fiend. Now I'm even rethinking a nape (I never wanted one before because the only one I've ever seen was a friend's gone way wrong). But, for some strange reason, I really want to pierce the webbing between my thumb and forefinger. So bad.

[Shakey]

But, for some strange reason, I really want to pierce the webbing between my thumb and forefinger. So bad.
well, for consolation.......that one isn't bad at all.
i would really only consider that a play piercing. I've had it done several times.
Slides through, right like butta.....just make sure the placement is right.

(i am not suggesting that you do this yourself, just saying that if you were to do it yourself it wouldn't hurt a bit.)

[oh no its nick]

if you were to do it yourself it wouldn't hurt a bit.)

cheeks are like that too, play pierced em once as a dare...didn't feel a thing

[ChildoftheBeat]

well, for consolation.......that one isn't bad at all.
i would really only consider that a play piercing. I've had it done several times.
Slides through, right like butta.....just make sure the placement is right.

(i am not suggesting that you do this yourself, just saying that if you were to do it yourself it wouldn't hurt a bit.)
Lol then don't feel weird when, if I ever meet you, I ask you to shove a needle through my hand. How long have you kept em in and how well do they heal up after you take them out??



(Looks up directions to the sharp thing store)

[Shakey]

Lol then don't feel weird when, if I ever meet you, I ask you to shove a needle through my hand. How long have you kept em in and how well do they heal up after you take them out??



(Looks up directions to the sharp thing store)
we have met before at superfunk, but i'm kinda a generic looking guy so I don't blame you for not remembering.
the longest i've ever had it in for was probably about a week.
i always used cbr's and they got in the way.
if you used a barbell though, it could work out just fine. the placement is important though, to keep them from surfacing. if you want me to do it, i will do it. it's probably the easiest piercing to do, except for maybe earlobes. if you want to come out, i'll do it for you for only the charge of jewelry. ($5) i just require that you let me take a picture of it, for my portfolio and whatnot.

[ChildoftheBeat]

we have met before at superfunk, but i'm kinda a generic looking guy so I don't blame you for not remembering.
the longest i've ever had it in for was probably about a week.
i always used cbr's and they got in the way.
if you used a barbell though, it could work out just fine. the placement is important though, to keep them from surfacing. if you want me to do it, i will do it. it's probably the easiest piercing to do, except for maybe earlobes. if you want to come out, i'll do it for you for only the charge of jewelry. ($5) i just require that you let me take a picture of it, for my portfolio and whatnot.

Dammit... when I was typing that I was trying to remember if we had met... so sorry- I have a terrible memory.

Thanks- once I start (well, find and start) my new job and get a feel for how that would be received I may take you up on that.

[oh no its nick]

1hr of white inking today and this is finally finished after a year of work!!!


http://i15.tinypic.com/6cpvqyb.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4vpqb8n.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/4p9c5m0.jpg



Feels great to get it finished after all this time :)

Next one is already in the works.

[Shakey]

that is AWESOME work.

congrats.

[FutonBunny]

as per nipple piercings, i want to get mine done again eventually. barbels this time around tho and not hoops. i, too, have painful "getting ripped out" experiences - but due to fist fights, not crazy sex.

actually, the last time I got mine pierced the piercer gave me barbells instead of hoops. They actually healed a lot better.

[oh no its nick]

thanks man :cheers:

[Shakey]

on the bod mod tip....

my tongue frenulum is doing nicely, now that it was pierced right.
my nipples are healing up nicely. thats about all of the new news for now.
everything else is fine too. Oh, and I have my plans for the sub-dermal implant. Looks like it will be done next March.

Nick, I have actually been considering getting this done for a while now. It's a Giger piece also, but it won't take up nearly as much space as yours does. I think i will get it done soon.

http://www.poster.net/giger-hr/giger-hr-birthmachine-4800284.jpg

[[geek]]

on the bod mod tip....

my tongue frenulum is doing nicely, now that it was pierced right.
my nipples are healing up nicely. thats about all of the new news for now.
everything else is fine too. Oh, and I have my plans for the sub-dermal implant. Looks like it will be done next March.

Nick, I have actually been considering getting this done for a while now. It's a Giger piece also, but it won't take up nearly as much space as yours does. I think i will get it done soon.

http://www.poster.net/giger-hr/giger-hr-birthmachine-4800284.jpg

That's pretty fucking sweet... do you plan to get the rest of the gun drawn up and inked?

[beth]

Nick, I have actually been considering getting this done for a while now. It's a Giger piece also, but it won't take up nearly as much space as yours does. I think i will get it done soon.

http://www.poster.net/giger-hr/giger-hr-birthmachine-4800284.jpg

BIRTH MACHINE

i have that poster.

[oh no its nick]

Love the birth machine. You'd need to get it done fairly large in order to incoporate most of the detail :yes: Do it!

[BuzzCat]

That's freaking sweet. I forgot that I wanted a poster copy of that.

[Shakey]

I just need to find a place large enough to put it where:
1. there is not a forest of hair.
2. there is not already ink.

This proves to be a difficult task.

[Shakey]

']That's pretty fucking sweet... do you plan to get the rest of the gun drawn up and inked?
probably not.