PIERCING SHOW OFF THREAD!

[poorandweird]

hashaha passed out in a taxi. LOVE IT.

well i dunno if you knew or not but I had to take out my septum ring due to somehow growing a wart inside my right nostril ; the ring was aggravating it and I was told by one doctor that I'd have to lose the piercing (even though the next consultant said that was bullshit so I'm not sure). ANYWAY my nose feels mega naked and I am getting the wart cut out next week so I'm thinking when it heals I want my left nostril pierced :^)

Also I want both traguses and some cartilage-y bits of my ears done but that's for when I have money; first priority is nostril

[bacteriadance]

I am mos def getting my nose and back of my neck pierced when i go to uni. I'm not being funny but i intend on working in science and not necessarily with the public, and when i'm at uni for three years nobody's going to give a shit anyway.

Yeah... It's pretty looked down upon here in the States still. I've got 15 piercings, most you can't see when my hair's down, but I still have to hide my septum when I go to NOAA headquarters... I wish piercings were as "normal" as tattoos are nowadays--it's really frustrating when people jump to the conclusion that you don't know what you're doing and don't work hard because of metal you've put through your body. One of my bosses in Hawaii did that--he didn't even give me a chance to prove myself first; he was persuaded once he talked to my other boss who praised my hard work and efforts in the lab.

I also had the same problem with my first academic advisor, who decided I was not disciplined enough [or something] for science the first time we met because I had a blue and green mohawk with piercings and a vest, even though I came in straight from high school with 28 college credits and graduated 12th in my class (out of 261).

I think it's ridiculous how quick people are to judge you, especially in today's society. Body modifications are part of our culture--you can't judge someone because they've decided to change something about themselves!

Sorry for the rant.

[TwistMySister]

poorandweird - can you get the septum re-pierced after the wart gets removed?? id feel naked too!

bacteriadance - yeah even now every 2nd person has a piercing of some kind here, people still hold out on giving you jobs in retail. sucks cause im so sick of manufacturing.

[poorandweird]

^^ I'm kinda bored of the septum ring now, I've been hankering after changing it to a nostril ring for a while but never did anything about it. I think this has given me the incentive to sort it out and get a nose ring.

(ALSO warts are a bit of a mystery and I don't wanna run the risk of getting one in the same place from getting it re-pierced.)

[ghouliina]

^^ I'm kinda bored of the septum ring now, I've been hankering after changing it to a nostril ring for a while but never did anything about it. I think this has given me the incentive to sort it out and get a nose ring.

(ALSO warts are a bit of a mystery and I don't wanna run the risk of getting one in the same place from getting it re-pierced.)

trust me, septums are way more fun. the jewelry options are soooooo much more. with a nostril it's basically a hoop or a stud. and the heal time is wayyy longer. like 6mo - 1yr depending on the person as opposed to the 2-3months for a septum.

(but the wart thing is kinda weird, so it's totally understandable if you don't want to risk getting another one through re-piercing)

[ghouliina]

went from this:



to this! vertical philtrum with a double lower labret!

[CamilleDevine]

^Interesting, I only saw a vertical philtrum for the first time yesterday. It looks good on you.

[devotchka_spikes]

ghoulina! I love it!




I got my vertical labret done!

[AlienShe]

took out my vertical labret and got my chin done. excuse my expression, i couldn't smile yet :/

[poorandweird]

u r an angel



FInally got my nostril pierced

[bacteriadance]

^^Cute! Keeping it as a stud?

[poorandweird]

Nahh I had it pierced a bit lower down so I could get a ring in. I am getting this ring as soon as I can:

[bacteriadance]

I prefer rings for nostril piercings. Studs just look weird to me most of the time... Probably because most people who have them don't want them to be noticeable, which leads me to wonder why they got a facial piercing...

[poorandweird]

I got my cartilage done... nothing to write home about but I am happy

[TwistMySister]

^^ nice! ive always been humming and ahhhing about it.... looks good on you! I dont think it would suit me..