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Triangulum posted:That one is Special Effects Nuclear Red mixed with a bit Napalm Orange. I pretty much wouldn't recommend using any brand but SFX for unnatural, super saturated colors as it hands down has the deepest color and best staying power out of any dye I've used (and trust me, I've used a lot lol). Reds usually are super unstable and fade like a motherfucker but the SFX ones stay red for at least a month (even with heat styling and washing in hot water) and then fades to an awesome neon orange. Not too shabby for a semi-perminant color SFX, gently caress yeah! I use Atomic Pink, which doesn't even bleach out and stays vibrant for months and months. It's a bit of a bitch because the other half of my head always fades so much more quickly. Nuclear Red was gorgeous whilst I had it but it faded through to a yellow-y orange far too quickly for me  I need to find a blue/purple that has similar staying power to my pink...
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Bollock Monkey posted:SFX, gently caress yeah! I use Atomic Pink, which doesn't even bleach out and stays vibrant for months and months. It's a bit of a bitch because the other half of my head always fades so much more quickly. Nuclear Red was gorgeous whilst I had it but it faded through to a yellow-y orange far too quickly for me I fuckin' love Atomic Pink, I always end up having to cut it out of my hair when I wanna get rid of it lol  You aren't gonna be able to find a blue with that staying power (blue's the most unstable color) but Deep purple has the same staying power as AP, if not more. It starts out almost black and fades to a neon magenta over a couple months. Mine faded like this: I don't have a pic of when it turned neon pinkish though sadly, but that was like 2-3 months in. It's a really awesome color but beware: you will turn everything in your house purple. It bleeeeeeeds
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dpack_1 posted:I would add it to the OP, up until you said he used a ring for initial jewellery of a cartilage piercing. Cue me now being paranoid that something will go terribly wrong and my nose will fall off...  Just curious, what's the reasoning for this? Is it because of bacteria introduction and because it's easier to get caught on stuff, or is there something else?
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nerdpony posted:Cue me now being paranoid that something will go terribly wrong and my nose will fall off... Rings move a lot more than a stud, causing unnecessary irritation and uneven pressure on the fistula as well as introducing bacteria into the wound. Especially in cartilage piercings, which are by nature tougher to heal, this can cause a lot of problems during healing and extend the healing time significantly. I'm pretty sure there are some other reasons I'm forgetting at the moment as well.
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| # ? Apr 11, 2012 13:18 |
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The movement of the ring means you're likely to have hypertrophic scarring from the irritation. It's pretty common in nostril piercings anyway, but the ring increases the chance.
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| # ? Apr 11, 2012 13:30 |
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Triangulum posted:I fuckin' love Atomic Pink, I always end up having to cut it out of my hair when I wanna get rid of it lol I know blue bases are the worst for fade, it's a shame but eh. Yeah I've had the Deep Purple and it was alright, still faded super quickly and I apparently missed out on the pink stage, it just went yucky I've tried Deep Purple, Nuclear Red, Atomic Pink, Napalm Orange, Blue Haired Freak and Cherry Bomb from SFX. Are their other blue/greens even worth trying? I generally only use half a bottle or so at a time so I can top up a bit with my conditioner. Any opinions on Crazy Color?Sorry for the derail, thread! Bollock Monkey fucked around with this message at Apr 11, 2012 around 15:55 |
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nerdpony posted:Cue me now being paranoid that something will go terribly wrong and my nose will fall off... Yeah, it's not the absolute worst thing in the world but you can almost guarantee that you'll have issues with that piercing. Due mainly because of all the reasons people have already outlined. Also, shut up about hair already. Especially you Bollock Monkey, you look like a fruit salad. That is all.
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Huh, SFX apparently works way differently on you than me. I had a harder time getting rid of Deep Purple than AP and in the end stages it was almost the same shade as AP. Are you conditioning your hair before you put dye in? That can really gently caress up the dye's ability to cling to your hair. I have really coarse, curly hair though that's pretty heat & bleach damaged so that probably has a lot to do with it. Out of the blues and greens I've used blue haired freak, blue mayhem (my favorite color-wise but again, fades quick), electric blue (turned purplish), iguana green (really great color, but fades quickly to lime green and then blond), limelight (gross color imo), deep purple, and pimpim' purple and honestly they're all good. I wouldn't really bother with Crazy Color, Manic Panic, or whatever that poo poo they sell at Hot Topic is. They aren't very saturated compared to SFX and fade really grossly. My experience has been that literally every brand I've tried besides SFX is a colossal waste of time and money. You're better off just buying an extra bottle or two and doing touch-ups every couple of weeks combined with using a 50/50 dye/conditioner mix a few times a week. Honestly though, there just isn't another dye that lasts as long as AP. it's pretty widely considered to be the most intense and lasting semi-permanent out there, and that's including ones only available to hair dressers. E: D_pack you're not my real dad
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Couldn't hair dye be seen as a body mod of sorts?
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| # ? Apr 11, 2012 16:29 |
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dpack_1 posted:Yeah, it's not the absolute worst thing in the world but you can almost guarantee that you'll have issues with that piercing. Due mainly because of all the reasons people have already outlined. drat. I did a fair amount of research on the Internet about things beforehand but apparently suck at googling piercing-related things, since I didn't come up with anything related to that. Anything in particular I can do to help preemptively deal with issues that might come up? Right now I'm doing sea salt soaks twice a day and being vigilant for signs of infection and other problems.
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Triangulum posted:Huh, SFX apparently works way differently on you than me. I had a harder time getting rid of Deep Purple than AP and in the end stages it was almost the same shade as AP. Are you conditioning your hair before you put dye in? That can really gently caress up the dye's ability to cling to your hair. I have really coarse, curly hair though that's pretty heat & bleach damaged so that probably has a lot to do with it. Out of the blues and greens I've used blue haired freak, blue mayhem (my favorite color-wise but again, fades quick), electric blue (turned purplish), iguana green (really great color, but fades quickly to lime green and then blond), limelight (gross color imo), deep purple, and pimpim' purple and honestly they're all good. I wouldn't really bother with Crazy Color, Manic Panic, or whatever that poo poo they sell at Hot Topic is. They aren't very saturated compared to SFX and fade really grossly. My experience has been that literally every brand I've tried besides SFX is a colossal waste of time and money. You're better off just buying an extra bottle or two and doing touch-ups every couple of weeks combined with using a 50/50 dye/conditioner mix a few times a week. Ah, I dunno. I'll work it out. I want fibre optic hair that I can change the colour of at will, but the transhuman revolution isn't here yet.
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nerdpony posted:drat. I did a fair amount of research on the Internet about things beforehand but apparently suck at googling piercing-related things, since I didn't come up with anything related to that. Getting it switched out to a stud will probably be your best bet. Also a really excellent resource for piercing related information is the Body Artforms forum. It's probably the best piercing related community on the Internet and has a decent search function. Actually might not be a bad idea to add their forum to the OP. E; Haha this is the raddest nipple jewelry ever 
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Both SFX and RAW hair colors worked best for me and faded pretty similarly in my experience. It also depends on what color you are covering over and how well you roughened up your hair with what strength bleach/what color toner you used beforehand. Pink faded to orangey on my hair because I never got it fully platinum blonde first, but blue/aqua worked well with that. Manic Panic is poo poo. On note of initial cartilage piercing jewelry, I got my nostrils pierced on both sides, 2x and 4x respectively, before they both healed well. The first time I did custom bent straight studs into fishtails, then curved screw-shaped bent studs custom to my nose shape, but both moved and put pressure just enough to cause scarring even after initial fitting was comfy. The magic ingredient was both initial piercing and healing with a well-fitted flat-backed and flat topped labret stud in them. Not sleeping with your face on the healing side helps too.
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| # ? Apr 11, 2012 16:58 |
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Triangulum posted:Getting it switched out to a stud will probably be your best bet. Also a really excellent resource for piercing related information is the Body Artforms forum. It's probably the best piercing related community on the Internet and has a decent search function. I pass by a piercing place on my way to and from work every day; I'll try to remember to stop in there soon and see about getting it switched out. Thanks for the advice, y'all.
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| # ? Apr 11, 2012 17:10 |
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To add to the nose discussion: I had my nostril pierced with a stud in mid-October, and it healed well and quickly. I decided I wanted a ring in mid-March. The lady told me it would likely get irritated from changing the jewelry but as long as I babied it I would be fine. I ended up with hypotropic scarring in less than a week just from the movement of the ring while sleeping and washing my face. I was surprised at the huge change and ended up taking it out entirely. You can't see anything outside my nose anymore, but the inside still has a lot of scar tissue. I can totally see why d-pack doesn't approve!
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| # ? Apr 11, 2012 23:05 |
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Triangulum posted:That one is Special Effects Nuclear Red mixed with a bit Napalm Orange. Another vote for SE, its incredible. My sister dyed her hair atomic pink about a year ago, I swear her hair is stained that colour. Trouble is getting hold of it, everywhere in the UK is out of the good colours and it could be another month till they do. Some places have been out since before christmas I'm waiting on Iguana Green to come in, but the wait is killing me!
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I can't guarantee it'll work for anyone else, but emu oil helped my hypertrophic scars a ton. My nostril feels great and the ginormous bump is gone. I'm currently shopping for titanium jewelry to treat myself to when I get some cash. 
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The Oncoming Storm posted:I can't guarantee it'll work for anyone else, but emu oil helped my hypertrophic scars a ton. My nostril feels great and the ginormous bump is gone. I'm currently shopping for titanium jewelry to treat myself to when I get some cash. What would be a vegetarian alternative to emu oil? I'm currently using vitamin E oil for some scars on my skin and if there is a better option I wouldn't mind trying it!
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A few months after I had gotten my industrial I had some hypertrophic scarring. I had been doing sea salt and chamomile soaks, but it didn't seem to be helping much. Then I went to Mexico and played in the ocean for a week and when I came back I noticed they were gone! I imagine being the ocean all the time acted like sea salt soaks, so my recommendation is taking a week long vacation somewhere tropical. It's probably the most fun option anyway.
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 Got my labret done years ago, love it forever. Want to get more piercings but just haven't. I think it's time. Want to get an industrial next, and all this nipple chat has pushed me from thinkin maybe to get em all done. Question about both for healing. I ride a motorcycle and wear a full face helmet, pullin it on messes with the ear of course. How long should I hold off on riding (won't ride without a full face) since it will definitely mess with the ear? I also run and am about to get back into heavy lifting, how long should I hold off on that too?
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Captain Hair posted:Another vote for SE, its incredible. My sister dyed her hair atomic pink about a year ago, I swear her hair is stained that colour. It's not just the UK, they pretty frequently have problems with production and the popular colors become impossible to get a hold of. I remember the terrible AP Crisis of '09 lol. Good news is they've finished up production on mostly everything and said they'll start shipping to retailers on the 19th. Cracker Jack posted:What would be a vegetarian alternative to emu oil? I'm currently using vitamin E oil for some scars on my skin and if there is a better option I wouldn't mind trying it! Vitamin E oil unfortunately is about as good as you're gonna get. I've heard good things about Bio Oil, but have never used it before. I personally really like Holy Butt'r by Punk Medics (it's vegan!), it's not oily or greasy so you don't have to worry about clogged pores as much as with loose oils and it comes in a really handy little container. It contains pongamia pinnata (karanj) seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, glycine soja (soy) butter, glycine soja (soy) wax, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax and is really, really awesome. makes your skin sooooo smooth and soft too OneTribe used to sell these really cool ear care gift packs with the Everyday, Clean, and Stretch oils, a tin of Holy Butt'r, and their Dead Sea Salt & Camomile sachets, which if they ever get back in stock people should really check out. I bought that pack probably a year or two ago and still haven't run out of any of the products except the salt packets. It's pretty cool.
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| # ? Apr 12, 2012 11:37 |
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I lube everything in bacon grease. It's the best for everything. So much so that i learned this piece of literal art: Roses are red, So is bacon. Poems are hard, ... Bacon.
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^^^best poem So I got a vertical labret yesterday:  Please excuse the dumb instagram filter. I'm on an overnight shift and looking like poo poo, so another photo isn't happening right now. Anyway, I love the symmetry it gives my face. My lip is slightly swollen, but it did not swell up as much as we anticipated (you can see how far the barbell sticks out on the bottom). Also is it normal to be able to feel the barbell through the outside of my lip? I keep getting paranoid that it's pierced too close to the surface.
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 Awesome.I had a normal labret on my right side of my lip for a few years, but if I could go back and do it again, I'd do vertical. It looks so great!
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OniPanda posted:Question about both for healing. I ride a motorcycle and wear a full face helmet, pullin it on messes with the ear of course. How long should I hold off on riding (won't ride without a full face) since it will definitely mess with the ear? I also run and am about to get back into heavy lifting, how long should I hold off on that too? Nipples shouldn't be affected by lifting or running unless you're wearing a super-tight shirt that rubs. I can't suggest a time for the bike helmet thing, but cartilage piercings get angry as gently caress when you bash them, and putting your helmet on/taking it off will aggravate it quite a lot I'd think, so be prepared to take a fair while off. The problem with cartilage is that even when it feels settled, a good yank will set it off all over again and you risk bumps etc. So basically, go get your nipples done for the instant funsies, and wait until you don't want to ride for a while for the industrial. dpack_1 posted:I lube everything in bacon grease. It's the best for everything. So much so that i learned this piece of literal art: I am about to eat bacon, which is good because this post made me hungry for bacon.
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Bollock Monkey posted:Nipples shouldn't be affected by lifting or running unless you're wearing a super-tight shirt that rubs. I can't suggest a time for the bike helmet thing, but cartilage piercings get angry as gently caress when you bash them, and putting your helmet on/taking it off will aggravate it quite a lot I'd think, so be prepared to take a fair while off. The problem with cartilage is that even when it feels settled, a good yank will set it off all over again and you risk bumps etc. Thanks, that's what I figured. Knew I shoulda did it while it was still cold, but I was snowboarding so that's still not really a good time Pretty set on an industrial though, so I guess I'll have to figure out when I'm gonna not be doin stuff that will anger it.
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| # ? Apr 13, 2012 16:47 |
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I recently got a medusa piercing and I love it. It seems to be healing well but there are two things about it that worry me and I wanted some goon opinions. 1. It's pierced at an angle. It looks straight on the outside but you can see that it's angled when you lift up the lip. My piercer said he did this to avoid a vein in my lip. Is this ok? 2. When I grin, the back of the bar hooks on my gums. Is this something that is likely to change when I change out for a shorter bar, or am I doomed to gum recession and a short lived piercing? Goatface Killa fucked around with this message at Apr 14, 2012 around 06:09 |
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Goatface Killa posted:I recently got a medusa piercing and I love it. It seems to be healing well but there are two things about it that worry me and I wanted some goon opinions. 1. I've heard of piercer's doing this before but not had it done to me. Particularly with tongues. It makes sense though. And if it looks ok from the outside what's the problem? 2. A shorter bar will help with that alot. If gum recession is a big worry for you you can use bioplast jewelry. It's plastic so much gentler on the gums. I've heard mixed things about whether its ok to wear in a healing piercing. So I'd wait till its fully healed. And you need to replace the bar about every 3 months.
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Goatface Killa posted:I recently got a medusa piercing and I love it. It seems to be healing well but there are two things about it that worry me and I wanted some goon opinions. firstly, once it settles and nests a bit you wont notice the angle at all. its really quite common. secondly, no matter what you do with it you will get gum recession. all lip piercings do this no matter how well they are placed and what jewellery you wear. And to correct Fish Biscuits bits of misinformation, bioplast or ptfe will not help against gum recession at all, any material harder than gum tissue will cause it. Also, if you do decide to wear a bioplast or ptfe labret bar you dont need to replace it every 3 months. It is non-biodegradable and will outlast most metals. You may find yourself inadvertently chewing on it though and if you tear up the bar you may want to replace it if or when that happens.
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dpack_1 posted:You may find yourself inadvertently chewing on it though and if you tear up the bar you may want to replace it if or when that happens. Seconding this. Bought one bioplast labret and it didn't even last a month cause I kept bitin it.
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Thanks for the answers! I just got my medusa and I'm already itching for more... it is dangerous to live with a (licensed, reputable) piercer.
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Goatface Killa posted:Thanks for the answers! It's far worse being a licensed and reputable piercer that works in a shop in the busiest part of one of the busiest cities in the world SOOOOOO much jewellery, SOOOOOOO many needles! How i stop myself from looking like a Connect 4 set up i'll never know?!
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No interest in my poor nipples? One of them has been bleeding slightly from both sides for like a week now. It's not getting worse, but it's also not closing and I don't know what to do. It was definitely caused by someone pulling on them when I asked him not to, but it didn't tear right then -- just swelled up and by next morning formed little bumps at the edges which later opened up into raw patches. I've been soaking them but I'm afraid softening the skin makes them open up again and again. How do I help my body heal?
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I pierced my nipples yesterday and so far so good! Hurt like the dickens but nothing that I couldn't stand. I have an inverted nipple and was sure to ask about that beforehand and he assured me that it was no problem. After reading what the other ladies said about their piercings I am a little worried. I bled very little during the procedure and haven't had any blood, lymph, discharge etc... Is that normal?? I am leaving them alone (as long as you don't count looking. They are so cute!) So glad I got them done! Edit: reread op and the answer to my other question was there. yuk_mistress fucked around with this message at Apr 14, 2012 around 19:27 |
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Does anyone have the coupon code for this month for BAF? I lost the microgem on my labret Edit: WOW WTF I FOUND IT. In other news, after 4 years I think I may have to retire my labret soon. My two front teeth are getting kind of sensitive and I feel like there's been some minor gum erosion. I'm totally bummed I feel so naked without it.
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My nostrils are finally healed hypertrophic-scar free, so I got new coral opal tops put on the flatback studs by my wonderful piercer yesterday  and she informed me she's doing microdermals now, so Help me decide where I should get sparklies?! I have pretty prominent collar bones so I'm thinking maybe somewhere there and/or behind my ears on my neck, so that they're visible through a tunnel. Or maybe sternum? I've got a nice flat sternum. Do microdermals work on lips? A microdermal labret would be ownage, I'm scared to get one cuz of teeth troubles but with a micro that would be no issue, but can microdermals not heal on fleshy spots? Also does movement of collarbones under the skin affect them? Clavicles move a lot. I can't decide where on the clavicles or above or below them would be better Marshmallow Mayhem fucked around with this message at Apr 16, 2012 around 16:16 |
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Shnooks posted:Does anyone have the coupon code for this month for BAF? I lost the microgem on my labret Since we're on nipple chat(sort of), I'm getting mine done at some point this summer. The thing is I'm doing a pair of mud oriented 5k runs -- one in June and one in July. Should I wait until after these just to be on the safe side? I haven't had any issues healing anything I've had done so far but nipples are nipples and mud is mud so I don't want to go doing something that I'll regret the day after.
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Esmerelda posted:I still miss my tongue post but I had it off and on for around 18 years so it makes sense. However I don't miss how sensitive my teeth had grown. Ultimately, even if the bar hadn't tried to kill me while I slept, I would have taken it out soon anyway for my dental health alone. Yeah, I had braces for 5 years. My family invested way too much for me to gently caress up my teeth. 4 years was a long time and I can always get it redone. I joked with my boyfriend I feel like I lost my 'hardcore' badge - my ears are stretched and my nipples are pierced but nobody noticed either lol. I was going to have to take of out soon anyways when I start applying for real jobs. Im going to get my nose pierced next and possibly a tattoo if I can afford it, so I don't want to hand in my bodymod card yet
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| # ? Apr 16, 2012 16:18 |
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How do septum piercings look with a regular nostril one. I want to get one but I think it might be too cluttered as I don't have any other facial piercings. I also can hide it at work and they look really sick in general.
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You can do a GIS for photos of people who have both septum and nostril piercings. I quite like the look, and a nostril piercing or two may be my next venture.
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