So I was just going through facebook and I stumble across this… I don’t know what exactly it is but it’s weird… and it looks nasty.

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MODERATOR COMMENT:

1. i totally thought that was a penis.

2. that is someone trying very hard to keep an obviously irritated finger surface piercing in place.

3. what’s wrong: wrong jewelry, clearly annoyed piercing, low quality jewelry

4. how to fix it: seriously just take that out.

(SOURCE) SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: This girl is 16 or 17 and lives in my town. She got this tattoo for her son, and she had it done by some guy who lives on her road. (For anyone from Tallahassee, she lives on highway 20 which says a lot in the first place.) At first she said it looks bad because it’s not done healing, and then changed her mind and told us it looks bad because she was “really messed up on alot of stuff” when she had it done and couldn’t hold still. Either way, no good. WHAT’S AWFUL:The lines are wonky and sloppy, it was done at home by someone who has little experience, poor workmanship, in general a very bad tattoo. HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: I think it would have to be covered up, or modified to look better. but i’m not sure. HELP?
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: This girl is 16 or 17 and lives in my town. She got this tattoo for her son, and she had it done by some guy who lives on her road. (For anyone from Tallahassee, she lives on highway 20 which says a lot in the first place.) At first she said it looks bad because it’s not done healing, and then changed her mind and told us it looks bad because she was “really messed up on alot of stuff” when she had it done and couldn’t hold still. Either way, no good.

WHAT’S AWFUL:The lines are wonky and sloppy, it was done at home by someone who has little experience, poor workmanship, in general a very bad tattoo.

HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: I think it would have to be covered up, or modified to look better. but i’m not sure. HELP?

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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I found this scrolling through my newsfeed. I don’t even know this girl but obviously she’s dumb enough to pierce her nose herself.

What’s Awful: It looks like she’s piercing herself with a sewing needle, and it looks terribly gross.

How it can be fixed: She should take out the needle and let it heal, also get it professionally done.

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Be cautious around Diversified Ink in Bangor, ME. I went in a few months ago to talk to “B” about deep dydoes and various other genital piercings. I’ve had normal, 14g dydoes (10 and 2 position) in the past, but snagged one of them on my jeans which jumpstarted the rejection process. I took them both out because leaving just one in wouldn’t be symmetrical. Anywho, I loved the dydoes but wanted something sturdier, hence the interest in a deep dydoe that goes in behind the ridge and out next to the urethra. She told me she couldn’t do it, but she could give me 16g dydoes with a curved barbell. 16g and curved seemed totally fucked up, so I politely said I’d think about it and possibly come back.

I just came across her portfolio online. Even if 16g curved barbells are suitable for dydoes, I’m glad I didn’t get them. I would hate to support the “pro” who does things like:

The other piercer may very well be competent, so I don’t want to say avoid Diversified Ink altogether..

How it can be fixed: Learning the fundamentals of piercing

SOURCE Submitter’s comment: I found this while scrolling on Facebook. This girl has 16 tattoos that she all gets for free from one of her friends. He tattoos in his home, sometimes in the kitchen or in his bedroom. He’ll wear gloves if he feels like it. What’s awful: That shading is pretty ugly. It’s almost like he got lazy and didn’t feel like doing it completely. The line work on everything is awfully squiggly, too. The other tattoos (that he has done) on her back aren’t that great either.  How it can be fixed: 
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Submitter’s comment: I found this while scrolling on Facebook. This girl has 16 tattoos that she all gets for free from one of her friends. He tattoos in his home, sometimes in the kitchen or in his bedroom. He’ll wear gloves if he feels like it.

What’s awful: That shading is pretty ugly. It’s almost like he got lazy and didn’t feel like doing it completely. The line work on everything is awfully squiggly, too. The other tattoos (that he has done) on her back aren’t that great either. 

How it can be fixed: 

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Submitters comment: This is a kid i went to high school with. He loves his tat and shows it to everyone. He claims its meaning has something to do with the beauty of death and says its a tribute but wont say to who. Got this from facebook.

Whats Awful: Look at it. It looks like a middle school art student drew it.

How it can be fixed: Go to an artist that isn’t terrible, if he even went to an artist. Get this  covered or redone. something. ack.

SOURCE: My mouth, my picture. SUBMITTER COMMENT: So, this lovely little piercing was something I did back when I thought I was a hardcore 15 year old. I pierced it in my bathroom with a sewing needle that I soaked with rubbing alcohol, and then put in a cheap, flaky, painted black, externally threaded barbell. I should also mention that I didn’t clean the jewelry first, because I thought it was already sanitized in the VARIETY store I bought it in. After posting it on my deviantART account, it is now the 8th picture that comes up if you google search ‘Tongue Web Piercing’. Ughh. What’s awful: Home piercing, cheap jewelry, promoting this to others! How it can be fixed: Go to a professional, buy high quality jewelry.
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SOURCE: My mouth, my picture.

SUBMITTER COMMENT:

So, this lovely little piercing was something I did back when I thought I was a hardcore 15 year old. I pierced it in my bathroom with a sewing needle that I soaked with rubbing alcohol, and then put in a cheap, flaky, painted black, externally threaded barbell. I should also mention that I didn’t clean the jewelry first, because I thought it was already sanitized in the VARIETY store I bought it in.

After posting it on my deviantART account, it is now the 8th picture that comes up if you google search ‘Tongue Web Piercing’. Ughh.

What’s awful: Home piercing, cheap jewelry, promoting this to others!

How it can be fixed: Go to a professional, buy high quality jewelry.

awfulmodifications: fnotattoos: awfulmodifications: SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: scrolling through my news feed and this comes up. i knew this guy was an idiot stoner, stretches with electrical tape, shoves bolts and basically whatever in his ears, uses silicone and skips sizes by the truckload, but this was too awful.  WHAT’S AWFUL: “failed attempt” piercing himself, couldn’t even do it “round 2” affecting the most likely already damaged area AGAIN, “my trailer” yeah because that’s sanitary, “gauges” 1) describe the jewelry, not the unit of measurement, 2) suggesting he put even a smaller size other than standard in a fresh (not to mention home-done) piercing.  HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: euthanasia.  “HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: euthanasia. “ Seriously? Yes, the guy is an idiot, but no one deserves DEATH wished upon them because they’re an idiot. You’re not funny. At all. Whoa. I don’t know who put this through, but personally, I’d have added a comment on it…Agreed with the above poster… Jeeze. -Kat Reblogging because I private answered the submitter’s ask apologizing for the comment that I feel doesn’t need apologizing for. My response to the submitter was as follows: I’m not ashamed, I’m the one who let it through. I thought it was funny as hell and obviously in jest. Had you rephrased it in a more triggering manner (i.e. “kill yourself,” “suicide,” etc.) I absolutely would have deleted the section. Yes, I realize triggers are subjective but so is humor. Personally, I prefer a crude joke to seeing the “Reason” section full of broken record preach, “Get help, go to a professional, get that lasered, say plugs not gauges, think about your life, I bet you weren’t hugged as a baby.” To the rest of you: it crossed my mind to edit it before posting, but come on guys. Euthanasia by definition, traditionally speaking, is to alleviate the hopelessly ill. We wouldn’t seriously “wish death” upon someone, but stupidity is a hell of an illness, and that was deadpan humor in all it’s glory. If you’d like to further the conversation or maybe just call me an insensitive prick, take it to my personal account; I leave anonymous turned on for this purpose. -Petra/BabyPieTattoo
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: scrolling through my news feed and this comes up. i knew this guy was an idiot stoner, stretches with electrical tape, shoves bolts and basically whatever in his ears, uses silicone and skips sizes by the truckload, but this was too awful. 

WHAT’S AWFUL: “failed attempt” piercing himself, couldn’t even do it “round 2” affecting the most likely already damaged area AGAIN, “my trailer” yeah because that’s sanitary, “gauges” 1) describe the jewelry, not the unit of measurement, 2) suggesting he put even a smaller size other than standard in a fresh (not to mention home-done) piercing. 

HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: euthanasia. 

“HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: euthanasia. “

Seriously? Yes, the guy is an idiot, but no one deserves DEATH wished upon them because they’re an idiot.

You’re not funny. At all.

Whoa. I don’t know who put this through, but personally, I’d have added a comment on it…

Agreed with the above poster… Jeeze.

-Kat

Reblogging because I private answered the submitter’s ask apologizing for the comment that I feel doesn’t need apologizing for. My response to the submitter was as follows:

I’m not ashamed, I’m the one who let it through. I thought it was funny as hell and obviously in jest. Had you rephrased it in a more triggering manner (i.e. “kill yourself,” “suicide,” etc.) I absolutely would have deleted the section. Yes, I realize triggers are subjective but so is humor. Personally, I prefer a crude joke to seeing the “Reason” section full of broken record preach, “Get help, go to a professional, get that lasered, say plugs not gauges, think about your life, I bet you weren’t hugged as a baby.”

To the rest of you: it crossed my mind to edit it before posting, but come on guys. Euthanasia by definition, traditionally speaking, is to alleviate the hopelessly ill. We wouldn’t seriously “wish death” upon someone, but stupidity is a hell of an illness, and that was deadpan humor in all it’s glory. If you’d like to further the conversation or maybe just call me an insensitive prick, take it to my personal account; I leave anonymous turned on for this purpose.

-Petra/BabyPieTattoo

Hand Poked tattoos

You guys semi-frequently ask if we condone hand-poked tattoos. Usually I respond with that I, personally, don’t unless they’re done by a professional. I’m not about to condone using india ink, pen ink, black paint, etc. and a safety pin that you boiled in a kitchen pot as something you should use to permanently mark yourself.

However, I found this interview because of this post and think it’s quite interesting and also impressive. This guy is 100x better than anything that will EVER show up on “fyeahstickandpoke”.

This was also recently posted to BME. Different artist, but still hand-poked tattooing.

-Kat