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Found this on my newsfeed. This girl is about 15 or 16 years...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:19:00 +0100

Found this on my newsfeed. This girl is about 15 or 16 years old.

What’s awful: She it from her friend with a homemade tattoo gun also it’s her and her ex- boyfriend’s initials surrounded by a big black blob. .

Submitter comment: This was found on my Facebook newsfeed, of...

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:16:14 +0100

Submitter comment:
This was found on my Facebook newsfeed, of this guy asking whether he should ‘keep it’. I left a comment explaining the high risk of infection or rejection due to the jewellery not being fit for a surface piecing, and that placement is ridiculous for a straight barbell anyway. He tried to justify the fact he knows what he’s doing because his dad has ‘more original piercings’ than I do and that he apparently knows it’ll get infected but did it for the ‘havoc’ on Facebook.

What’s awful: the placement, the jewellery, the general lack of knowledge on why that won’t be a success.

How it can be fixed: just take it out!

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Moderator comment: If you picture the beads as eyes, and the fingers as tentacles, it looks like a little upside-down squid. Cthulu bite.

- Petra / BabyPieTattoo

fnotattoos: lasvegastattooco: My client choose this beautiful...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:49:24 +0100

fnotattoos:

lasvegastattooco:

My client choose this beautiful opal piece by ANATOMETAL for her nostril. So pretty!(at Las Vegas Tattoo Co in Tampa Fl) Love me some Anatometal =)

I don’t understand why this is on awfulmodifications. There’s nothing wrong with it at all.

Piercing looks good to me, and it has high quality jewelry in it.

There isn’t! This piercing is perfect! I’m sorry. this was supposed to get reblogged to AWESOMEmodifications.

-Kat

They do sell a lot of junk. I’m not going to deny that. (so does...

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:38:00 +0100

They do sell a lot of junk. I’m not going to deny that. (so does my local piercer)

HOWEVER, they also sell a lot of custom-order high quality jewelry (my local piercer at college keeps anatometal on hand [for fresh piercings] as well as the junk [just because? idk]). At least with metals and glass. For organics, you’re still going to go directly to the maker if you want custom.

And as far as not supporting the industry, I will ALWAYS tell people to first see what their local studio can do. However, if either your nearest studio is too far away to go for jewelry (me at home) or just has a small selection and you’re looking for something specific (me at college), then BAF is the perfect solution. I need money in my pocket too and I’m not about to spend the gas money for a 2 hour round trip+city parking just for a pair of plugs (and I know there are people who go a lot farther for their piercer). I understand your point, but I don’t think it’s always applicable.

-kat
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Hopping in to add that BAF works very closely and has great relationships with jewelry companies and their local piercing shops in Texas. Jewelry companies that are also small businesses. Those companies know very well who they’re selling to. If you find that offensive, you might want to encourage more companies to do what BVLA did and only sell to physical stores. I just think it isn’t fair to call BAF the Walmart of the industry when shit like Ebay goes down with supplies, etc. Not to mention BAF donates quite a bit of money and their time to multiple charities. If I can’t make it to my piercer, that’s a pretty good second choice.

(On a personal note, if you guys haven’t seen my massive collection of jewelry, you’ll see the majority is from local shops or direct from the source and the only website I purchase from if I have to, is BAF.)

- Petra / BabyPieTattoo

I saw your BAF post, and I'd also just like to throw out that they're REALLY good about getting your jewelry to you quickly. They don't waste time. And like you said, they're very reasonably priced/affordable. I couldn't be happier with them. (:

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:00:34 +0100

Yes!!

From texas to DE it takes like…4 days tops to get to me and from texas to GA (and through the college’s mail system) it only takes like a week. Seriously I can order something on Monday and have it by Friday.

Iirc, they’re also fast with outside-the-US orders. :)

-Kat

There is so much wrong with this. High school girls get...

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:35:00 +0100

There is so much wrong with this. High school girls get suspended after sharing needles in the locker room for $5 piercings.

Wait a minute I just noticed, the aunt says, “You gotta tongue piercin’ like you a street walker, you gotta belly pop like you ready to get nekkid on the stage,” AND SHE HAS A TATTOO ON HER TIT.

- Petra / BabyPieTattoo

smugdeadlemon replied to your post: So…I did a stupid thing. Don’t feel bad; I’ve seen quite...

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:21:18 +0100

smugdeadlemon replied to your post: So…I did a stupid thing.

Don’t feel bad; I’ve seen quite a few popular tumblrs do this before. I can’t fathom why there isn’t a prompt for it.

Haha. It’s probably some sort of miracle that it took me this long to do that…

So...I did a stupid thing.

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:22:00 +0100

I hit a button and accidentally deleted our ENTIRE inbox. I didn’t even have an option to be like “no i didn’t want to do that kthnx” because tumblr didn’t ask…

SO, if you had any submissions or burning questions that haven’t been answered or posted, it’d be lovely if you could resubmit. It doesn’t look like there is currently anything in our queue, so if you submitted it and it’s not posted, it’s not getting posted unless you resubmit.

Sorry about that. I feel like an idiot.

-Kat

SOURCE Submitter Comment: Found this on facebook, i’m...

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:35:11 +0100

SOURCE

Submitter Comment: Found this on facebook, i’m pretty sure those are eyebrow bars.

Moderator comment: As I was editing this post, the girl in the picture was fighting with the submitter over FB comments, deleting comments faster than I could screen grab them. Thanks for the fun! c;

- Petra / BabyPieTattoo

i thought you guys would enjoy this. :) -Kat

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:54:09 +0100

i thought you guys would enjoy this. :)

-Kat

Submitter’s comment: Found this beauty on good old...

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:42:59 +0100

Submitter’s comment: Found this beauty on good old facebook. This tattoo is for a girl who passed away about two years ago I believe and I’m pretty sure she got it done by a family friend or uncle or something like that. It is by the looks of it suppose to be a flower. It is placed on her leg.

Moderator comment:

Carry on.

- Petra / BabyPieTattoo

I came across this on instagram. She pierced her own smiley and...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:29:21 +0100

I came across this on instagram. She pierced her own smiley and put an earring in it. This makes me sad.

Mod comment:
How much you wanna bet no needle was involved, just pure stud through flesh penetrative action? This makes me frowny.

- Petra/BabyPieTattoo

(SOURCE) Submitter comment: I was scrolling through tumblr and...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:48:26 +0100

(SOURCE)

Submitter comment: I was scrolling through tumblr and came across this. It’s is one of the worst septums I’ve ever seen, at least placement wise. She said she went to a professional and ‘wanted it that way’. I feel like she’s just saying that because she doesn’t want to go to the trouble of getting it redone, which is ridiculous because it just looks terrible.

What’s awful: The placement, any lower and it would rip through the bottom of her nose, not in the sweet spot at all.

How it can be fixed: Go to a professional with more experience. If it’s not too late perhaps go to the person who did it and ask for money back? It’s really quite awful, or I just can’t stand bad septum piercings.

A gem I found on Reddit. Any takers? - Petra / BabyPieTattoo

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:09:43 +0100

A gem I found on Reddit. Any takers?

- Petra / BabyPieTattoo

Submitter Comment: These popped up on my Facebook news feed.A friend of mine first posted her...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:36:28 +0100

Submitter Comment: These popped up on my Facebook news feed.A friend of mine first posted her boyfriends “tattoos” and then posted herself also getting “tattoos”. I then commented and called her out saying “Have fun with infections and a terrible tattoo” and she goes “what are you talking about? These are completely legit in my kitchen” ….need I go on?
What’s awful?: These are prison style tattoos being done in someones kitchen, they think they look “so good!” It’s not clean, it’s shaky at best. These tattoos are terrifying.
How it can be fixed: HELP!

SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I despise self piercing. She also...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:38:13 +0100

SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: I despise self piercing. She also made a status the day before she did this saying she was “going to get angel bites and they would probably get infected”.

WHAT’S AWFUL: Self piercing with safety pins.

HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: Take them out, don’t put any jewelry in, and sea salt soak those until they heal up.

Piercing Studio Etiquette

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:04:09 +0100

safepiercing:

At the counter:

Don’t handle your piercings (even if they are healed) as you may spread bacteria to the studio’s common areas thereby endangering both staff and fellow patrons.

Bring worn jewelry in a baggie or other sealed container.
Never place worn jewelry on the counter or display.

In the restroom:

Don’t handle your piercings (see above).

It is never appropriate to change your jewelry in the restroom or other locations in the studio.
If you want your jewelry changed at the studio, it should be done by one of the piercers, in the piercing room.

In the piercing room:

Allow your piercer to direct you to an area where personal belongings may be placed BEFORE setting anything down.

Camera flashes can be very distracting during the performance of a piercing.
Check with your piercer before taking pictures.
Turn off your cell phone.

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SOURCE Submitter’s comments: My acquaintance is super into anime. I love Sailor Moon, so this...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:57:49 +0100

SOURCE

Submitter’s comments: My acquaintance is super into anime. I love Sailor Moon, so this breaks my heart.

What’s awful: Lines look like a drunk person did it. The circles are wonky. This doesn’t even warrant a “you tried” star! (Have at it and add in any thing else you see fit)

How it can be fixed: Stop going to your “Tattoo artist” friend. She’s nice but all of the tattoos she has done were just plain awful. Go to a professional! I doubt there’s anyway to fix this…

Submitter’s comment: This is my brother’s ex (and...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:41:43 +0100

Submitter’s comment: This is my brother’s ex (and mother of his son Payton). She posted this picture on facebook a little while ago. Her cousin (who claims he is a “professional” working at a tattoo shop) did the tattoo for only $1! When everyone tried to explain to her that is was a shit tattoo- she and the tattooist got extremely defensive and bragged on and on about how great the work was.

What’s awful: Everything. The lines are wonky and uneven. The letters come too close to the box. It’s just … bleck.

How it can be fixed: Don’t ever get tattoos from a clearly shitty tattoo artist.

Picking Your Piercer - IT’S YOUR CHOICE!

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:23:59 +0100

safepiercing:

From the APP’s Choosing a Piercer brochure

This is meant to be a guideline and to aid you in having a safe piercing experience.

See their autoclave (sterilizer)

An autoclave is a device that sterilizes the jewelry, tools and equipment necessary to perform your piercing/s by eliminating bacteria and its spores. The most effective units available to studios use a combination of steam and pressure. (”Dry Heat” is NOT considered appropriate for sterilization.) Absolutely no studio should be in operation without this vital piece of equipment!

Spore test Results

A spore test (biological indicator) is the only way to know that an autoclave is working properly. Biological indicators actually test the autoclave’s ability to kill even the most dangerous & resistant organisms such as HIV, Hepatitis, etc. The studio should keep recent results on file and be willing to show them to you.

Piercing Set-up

Ask if you can watch them set-up for a piercing and be in the room when they set up for yours. The piercer should first wash and glove their hands. The equipment should be sealed in individual sterilized packages and placed on a tray. The piercer should change gloves if they touch anything in the room other than you and the sterile equipment. All needles should be in individual sterile packages and should be opened while you are present. NEVER let a piercer use a needle on you that was soaked in a liquid. All needles should be disposed of in a sharps container (usually a small red box marked “biohazard”) after they have been used on a single client.

Do they provide aftercare guidelines?

The aftercare for your piercing should be explained to you and provided in writing. Read this sheet BEFORE you have the piercing done! If it tells you to treat your piercing with harsh soap, ointment, alcohol, or hydrogen peroxide, the studio is not keeping up with industry standards.

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For those of you who don’t have an APP member within reach, this can be really helpful.

A piercer doesn’t HAVE to be an APP member to be good, but usually the two overlap.

- Kat