December 2012
mogitha asked: i definitely agree with your mod comment on the too-low-septum post! I had a VERY different experience getting my septum, they had to pierce it with a retainer and i could change it a month later (for straight healing) and i didn't need a clamp (I guess i have a giant sweet spot that could allow for a second septum piercing) and i had to lay upsidedown with my head off the bench thing so she...
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Last year, my mom agreed to me getting my helix pierced. We found a shop in Troy, NY (I can’t remember the name) and we went to go get it done. When we got there, there was a woman at the front desk yapping on her cell phone and eating, and we were told to wait until she got off of the phone. When she finally hung up, we asked her what the pricing was and what jewelry she would recommend....
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT:I found this beauty on Amazon while looking for some “goal” plugs for myself (a reward for being patient with my stretching)
WHAT’S AWFUL: I don’t claim to be an expert, but I’m pretty sure that uneven/holey surface is not good for a stretched ear, especially one that’s not healed yet.
HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: do your research...
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: find this scrolling through the taper tag, he’s using a pen… to stretch his ear…
WHAT’S AWFUL: it’s a pen in his ear…
HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: stahp. use a real taper next time…
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Stretching with a bolt
Source: http://dayviews.com/piercing-grupp/512008924/ Submitter comment: A sixteen year old guy uploaded this to the “piercing” group on Dayviews.com and stated that his friend tried stretching his ear with a bolt, and that this is the result.
What’s awful:
Disgusting disregard for ones personal health. Even though said uploader has seen the aftermath of poor stretching...
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: A girl I know has a boyfriend who got this tattoo done, the guy said it was his nickname. I found this on Facebook, and most of the comments were positive, with people saying that it was cool and they liked it. The few people that actually said it wasn’t well done got negative responses from him and his girlfriend.
WHAT’S AWFUL: The lines are off,...
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Stick and poke
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I found this on a tattoo tag. The person said that they had a friend stick and poke them using India Ink and this was the result…
WHAT’S AWFUL: Allowing someone to stick and poke you, probably with an unsanitary sewing needle or un-sterilized piercing needle.
HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: Well thats an obvious infection…go see a...
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SOURCE: http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/253740_1747711092907_4823222_n.jpg
SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: This guy does tattoos at his house (very unsanitary). He’s been tattooing everyone he can get his hands on. Even people who are underage.
WHAT’S AWFUL: Look at the line work. VERY wonky and shaky. I’m not even sure what it’s supposed to be. It looks terrible....
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SUBMITTER COMMENT: This pin-up was done by a licensed tattoo artist at a shop I used to intern at. It was done in a sterile environment with sterile equipment and gloves, which of course is good.
WHAT’S AWFUL: Despite this being done in a sterile place, the tattoo is still a bit wacky. The shading is off, the lines are a bit shaky, and the proportions are wrong.
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT:
I know there are quite a few lovely [completely awful] blowouts posted here but I thought I’d give it a go. I use to live in the same town with this kid and thought he was a decent person until these gems came up on my newsfeed. These aren’t your normal blowouts. Goodgawd, this is a perfect example of knowing when to just please stop. This was number one,...
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SAFE PIERCING: In the opinion of a professional... →
safepiercing:
I get lots of clients saying something similar “I’m going to pass out” or “I’m really scared of needles and blood”. As professional piercers we’re not just here to stick a needle in you and send you on your way. We’re here to give you a safe piercing and a pleasant experience. Good bedside…
Things professionals think about that your safety-pin weilding friend won’t
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Born to make mistakes? You just made another...
SUBMITTER COMMENT: To the people commenting on the tattoo owner’s photo: When you are complementing this tattoo, are you lying or lying?
WHAT’S AWFUL: The lines are shaky. The tattoo looks like it was retraced, as some letters’ lines are doubled. Ink usage on each word is not evenly distributed, and on some, too much ink is used. The alignment of the letters are not at...
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SUBMITTER COMMENT: So I’ve seen some posts about people related to/knowing a hairdresser who claims to be a licensed piercer and, while we all know this can’t possibly be true I wanted to offer a little bit of information on where it comes from for those who don’t know. I am a hairdresser, I have a coworker who claims to be a licensed piercer. When he was in beauty school a guy...
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Found this little guy on BAF
Safe Piercing inbox: surface anchor questions
safepiercing:
Q: I’ve been considering getting a hip piercing but I still don’t fully understand the concept of a microdermal piercing. Please explain. And if it’s not too much trouble, can you also explain if getting a hip piercing removed is a complicated/painful process?
Microdermal piercings (surface anchors) are essentially a small post inserted into a single point piercing, different end...
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just plain bad
submitter comment: I came across these photos on facebook. The work is coming out of a shop called Evil By Needle.
whats awful:
As usual, the comment section was flooded with praise for these horrible tattoos. I wish people would just STOP and LOOK at the work for a second before encouraging these atrocious pieces to continue being placed permanently on peoples bodies. Ignorance is tolerated...
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Multiple stories.
1.) The new ASL (American Sign Language) teacher at my high-school is a nice person, supportive, humorous, and a good teacher. He has a few piercings (nostril, a few in his ears), all of them well taken care of from what I can tell. But what I cannot stand is his constant giving of inaccurate piercing advice. He cut into a conversation I had with a friend about her wanting a Monroe piercing,...
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SUBMITTER COMMENT: This chick I used to follow on tumblr is barely 15 years old and has her eye brow pierced. So I asked how she got it done and she said her sister did it for her. She was a bit rude about me warning her of what could happen, obviously people like to stay ignorant. She also plans on getting more piercings done by her sister too, she had a whole list of them asking her followers...
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Dear goodness why?!!
A friend of mine posted this to my wall on facebook a few minutes ago and I HAD to post it on here before going to bed.
SOURCE: Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKI2sazcG8U
WHAT’S AWFUL: Everything… EVERY SINGLE THING! And the scissors?! Why are scissors being used to insert a surface anchor… then the lack of gloves, unsterile piercing area, dirty (and wrong) tools...
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My Neighbors
SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I had a neighbor whose boyfriend bought a tattoo gun. Every couple of days for a few weeks, one of them would come outside and show me their new additions. They were ALWAYS wonky and awful looking. Another neighbor told me to draw out her husband’s name so she could get it tattooed on her ankle by this guy IN HIS HOUSE. So I did. I don’t have a picture of it,...
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SAFE PIERCING: Q: How can you tell if you have a... →
safepiercing:
Good question!
There are many things to consider, but I’ll touch upon the ones I feel are very important. 1) The cleanliness of the procedure is of the utmost importance. Was it a professional studio? Was the studio clean and well kept? Does the studio use an autoclave (sterilizer) that is…
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I stumbled upon this as I am following multiple piercing blogs. Forgive me If the source is incorrect, i’m still getting used to my macbook.
WHAT’S AWFUL: Everything in this image looks wrong. The hip piercings have incorrect jewelry (straight barbells) and are clearly rejecting, both navel piercings are extremely shallow, the tattoo surrounding...
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SAFE PIERCING: Safe Piercing inbox: Nipple... →
safepiercing:
Q: Hi can you tell me some information about Nipple Piercing? like the pain, the care, and how easily it can get infected? or any other information i should know about it?
Most piercings, when done well, are pretty easy. Expect a bit of a pinch but if you choose a skilled piercer it…
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So, there was a girl at school who told me she was getting a tattoo done…in her house. By a guy who is apparently licensed, from what i know he’s around 19, and probably a scratcher; not a professional.
This is how this type of tattoo should look:
And, this is how hers looks:
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: The girl told me in class she was getting a tattoo done, and i was rather...
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A little story.
So, I see a lot on tumblr and facebook about people poorly stretching their ears. I’ve got a little story. I had been stretching for five years. The last three I stretched properly and slowly, but for the first two I was young and super stupid. My ears were totally wrecked and I just spent a grand and a half getting my ears sewn up because they looked terrible. STRETCH THE RIGHT WAY!...
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Microscopic View of Needles
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Source Unknown. But I saw this as a good thing to give to the blog, showing a microscopic view of hypodermic needles after multiple uses. Since they are constructed out of the same material that piercing needles are, you can see the damage reusing piercing needles can be.
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modscene replied to your post: Piercing Your Own Navel (Japanese Style)
Need to say stop posting the crap. More people that watch this. More YouTube rates the video
Followers could always give the video negative votes and also comment on the video itself. And looking at the comments and good/bad votes, they have. Though…guys, I know the girl in this video is doing some dumb stuff, but I...
turnipspirit asked: i think the reason yall keep being called pretentious is because some of the things submitted have really stupid overly sassy comments about how to fix it. like, people looking at this blog must not understand that it's the submitter's comments and not the moderators comments on these pictures, unless clearly stated. because I used to think you guys were assholes but i realized that most...
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Multiple gun piercings
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I was browsing through youtube searching for bridge piercings, when I came across a video of this girl in the “Related Videos” part. I was shocked at first, and I got even more shocked when I went through her channel. There are a lot of piercing gun gems including LIP PIERCINGS with a gun. Also, when people try to correct her in the comments she...
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My Own Story
Source: My photo, my ears
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What’s awful: I got these done when I was really young at Claire’s and they are horribly crooked. The left photo is fine, that’s how I wanted these piercings to turn out. The right photo just makes me want to cry. Both ears look completely different. It’s like the lady who pierced the second holes was blind or...
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A shop recommendation, and my undying love for...
STATE (and city): Rochester, NY Name of the shop and the artist you dealt with: Dorje Adornments (And they have a tumblr! Follow, follow!) and I was pierced by Nick What you had done: Scaffold/Industrial WHY you’d recommend them: It healed PERFECTLY except for the usual scaffold bar issue. I swapped it out for two short pieces and it’s doing just fine, and soon the long barbell will be...
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SAFE PIERCING: Safe Piercing inbox: Stretching... →
safepiercing:
Q: i recently started stretching and i’m at a 14g, but i play basketball and have to keep my piercings out for hours at a time every day. will this affect the amount of time i should wait between sizing up?
It will be pretty counter-productive for stretching since it won’t be able to easily…
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Source: My ear
Submitter Comment: So I’ve been at 5/8” for about 8 months and thought my ears had dead stretched to 3/4” because my jewelry kept falling out and I could almost get my 3/4” plugs in. I was so excited, istead of just taping my existing plugs like a normal person, I put silicone in my lobes because I figured I was close enough already that it couldn’t...
