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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 3, 2014 9:33:03 GMT -5
I believe they cut the loop and then reattach the strip to make a new earlobe.Ow. I'll just leave my earlobes as they are.
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Post by steph08 on Apr 3, 2014 9:38:42 GMT -5
Piercings (besides one hole in the ear) and ear gauges freak me out. Maybe a little nose one would be okay, but I'm not a fan. I don't really see them on a lot of people though. Tattoos I don't really care about. My DH has two - one on his arm and one on his back. Most people have no clue he has any because they aren't around when he takes his shirt off. Though sometimes the one on his arm dips below the sleeve of his t-shirt, and people think it's a string and try to get it for him. I have done it on occasion - I totally forget his tattoos are there! I've thought about getting one, but there really isn't anything I permanently want on my body at this time.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 3, 2014 9:52:16 GMT -5
DH said he saw someone the other day with a ... lip guage. Said he could see the guy's teeth and gums through the hole. Sorry - totally gross - how do you eat or drink with that?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 9:54:42 GMT -5
I saw that on TV, captain. The gauge has clear plastic in the middle of it.
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Post by raeoflyte on Apr 3, 2014 9:58:10 GMT -5
Promotes OCD flossing! Sent from my ADR6410LVW using proboards
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Post by The Captain on Apr 3, 2014 9:59:32 GMT -5
I saw that on TV, captain. The gauge has clear plastic in the middle of it. Still gross!
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NomoreDramaQ1015
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 3, 2014 10:05:14 GMT -5
There was a thread on EE about those. My first thought was you're not getting a job with that, no way you can cover up a giant hole in your mouth. I'm assuming you can buy flesh toned plugs but still that's a pretty big hole to be covering up, it's not like putting in a neutral colored nose stud.
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Post by constanz22 on Apr 3, 2014 10:19:12 GMT -5
les- PM me if you'd like a referral. I have a very good friend that is a tattoo artist in Scranton. I can give you his contact info and their website/fb page. Personally, I have four now. I had four, but then last summer got a very large cover up on my back. I do love it, but sometimes still, since I don't really SEE it, it shocks me when I do. LOL! I think I am done after that one. It was way more pain than I ever care to endure again.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Apr 3, 2014 10:31:59 GMT -5
I have two tattoos... one over each ankle. both are small and most people don't even notice I have them. I have 7 ear piercings... but don't normally wear earrings in all of them.
I say go for the tattoo... i think it is great!
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Post by Iggy aka IG on Apr 3, 2014 10:34:21 GMT -5
I can see both sides of this situation: I'm in the corporate world, and have tattoos. I cover them up during business hours, conventions and networking events. The few times my blazer sleeve has ridden up exposing the forearm tats during a presentation, the client said nothing. OTOH: I have clients, one in her 20's and one in her late 40's, who both have numerous piercings, including facial. I find it distracting while conducting business. ETA: les63, I think it is fantastic you want to get a tattoo at the same time!
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Post by WholeLottaNothin on Apr 3, 2014 10:36:18 GMT -5
I have 2. One on my stomach that I want to get covered up with my son's baby footprint, and one on my back that is a heart made out of vines and flowers and our wedding date underneath. No one knows they are there unless I wear a tank top that shows the one on my back. My DH has a lot of tattoos but I think they are hot and they haven't hindered his career. He has a tattoo on the back of his neck that is our son's handprint when he was a newborn. I had a belly piercing as a teen but took it out at 23 because I thought I was too old (!) for such things. I had a nose stud until 4 years ago and I had to have a medical test and couldn't get it back in and didn't care enough to go to a shop for assistance. None of that stuff bothers me tho I agree the ear gauge thing just doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
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Post by raeoflyte on Apr 3, 2014 10:51:50 GMT -5
I like the little ear gauges. I would love to do an 8 gauge in each lobe with a hoop through the gauge. I'm not going to because I'm old and boring and don't want clients to judge me based on that. But I do really like them. I would love to go back to 18 and get it all out of my system until I was around 25.
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Post by Shooby on Apr 3, 2014 10:52:42 GMT -5
I have more of a reaction to ear gauges. Those I just cannot stand for some reason.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 10:56:56 GMT -5
I have two tattoos... one over each ankle. both are small and most people don't even notice I have them. I have 7 ear piercings... but don't normally wear earrings in all of them. I say go for the tattoo... i think it is great! I want to get mine by my ankle. Is the pain as bad as everyone keeps telling me?
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Post by imawino on Apr 3, 2014 10:58:43 GMT -5
I want to hijack the thread for a minute...
I'd like to get another tattoo, one that actually would be meaningful to me. I'm undecided on where to put it. I want to be able to see it, so on my back anywhere is out. Ideally I'd like to be able to cover it up, but I don't want it on my boobs or upper arm, so I think that might not be possible. So where is the most "professional-looking" spot to put a small tattoo that might be visible to other - wrist? ankle? elbow?
I have two tattoos - they were silly and fun, and I didn't put any thought into them. But they are in spots that are not generally visible to other people (hipbone and tramp stamp - hey, we were all young once)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 11:00:37 GMT -5
I have a tatoo and more peircing than I can remember at the moment. Still - I maintain to dd that these are adult decisions, and I'm not signing for them. I let her get 2 piercing - one each ear. I wouldn't go for more and she let a friend do it - not the greatest job but she thinks it's ok so I I'm not signing for anything. And - I really want to get my tatoo removed. Loved it for 10 or more years, but now it is meaningless. I got my ears pierced for my 8th Birthday and my second ones done some time in middle school. I did all of my other ones myself when I was in HS. Usually right after my parents left to go somewhere.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Apr 3, 2014 11:00:47 GMT -5
I have two tattoos... one over each ankle. both are small and most people don't even notice I have them. I have 7 ear piercings... but don't normally wear earrings in all of them. I say go for the tattoo... i think it is great! I want to get mine by my ankle. Is the pain as bad as everyone keeps telling me? I'm not going to lie, it hurt, but it wasn't excruciating. if you've ever sliced a chunk of your skin off there while shaving (i have done this more times than i can count) you know how it hurts and burns... it feels like that. nothing I haven't experienced before and can't handle. I mean, obviously it wasn't so horrible the first time, because i went back and got another in the same place on the other leg.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Apr 3, 2014 11:02:59 GMT -5
So, what's your question?
I'm personally not a fan of tatoos or piercings. I probably wouldn't let my 17 year old (if I had one) get a tatoo or piercing (they can wait a year). But adults can do what they want with their bodies. It's generally become more accepted in society than it used to.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 11:03:37 GMT -5
It is the perfect spot for it so I shall endure!
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Post by raeoflyte on Apr 3, 2014 11:05:05 GMT -5
I want to hijack the thread for a minute... I'd like to get another tattoo, one that actually would be meaningful to me. I'm undecided on where to put it. I want to be able to see it, so on my back anywhere is out. Ideally I'd like to be able to cover it up, but I don't want it on my boobs or upper arm, so I think that might not be possible. So where is the most "professional-looking" spot to put a small tattoo that might be visible to other - wrist? ankle? elbow? I have two tattoos - they were silly and fun, and I didn't put any thought into them. But they are in spots that are not generally visible to other people (hipbone and tramp stamp - hey, we were all young once) How small? I am thinking of getting a ring tattoo. Wrist would work too if don't mind wearing bracelets/watches when needed.
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Post by imawino on Apr 3, 2014 11:13:05 GMT -5
I want to hijack the thread for a minute... I'd like to get another tattoo, one that actually would be meaningful to me. I'm undecided on where to put it. I want to be able to see it, so on my back anywhere is out. Ideally I'd like to be able to cover it up, but I don't want it on my boobs or upper arm, so I think that might not be possible. So where is the most "professional-looking" spot to put a small tattoo that might be visible to other - wrist? ankle? elbow? I have two tattoos - they were silly and fun, and I didn't put any thought into them. But they are in spots that are not generally visible to other people (hipbone and tramp stamp - hey, we were all young once) How small? I am thinking of getting a ring tattoo. Wrist would work too if don't mind wearing bracelets/watches when needed. I haven't quite decided on what it will be yet, so I guess it can be as small as I want? I'm not sure. I think a ring tattoo sounds like a nice idea, Rae. get it and post a photo!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 11:14:02 GMT -5
I want to hijack the thread for a minute... I'd like to get another tattoo, one that actually would be meaningful to me. I'm undecided on where to put it. I want to be able to see it, so on my back anywhere is out. Ideally I'd like to be able to cover it up, but I don't want it on my boobs or upper arm, so I think that might not be possible. So where is the most "professional-looking" spot to put a small tattoo that might be visible to other - wrist? ankle? elbow? I have two tattoos - they were silly and fun, and I didn't put any thought into them. But they are in spots that are not generally visible to other people (hipbone and tramp stamp - hey, we were all young once) just below the collar bone, kind of the front of the shoulder
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Post by Iggy aka IG on Apr 3, 2014 11:18:15 GMT -5
I have two tattoos... one over each ankle. both are small and most people don't even notice I have them. I have 7 ear piercings... but don't normally wear earrings in all of them. I say go for the tattoo... i think it is great! I want to get mine by my ankle. Is the pain as bad as everyone keeps telling me? I was told it doesn't hurt as bad as childbirth.
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Post by sheilaincali on Apr 3, 2014 11:18:20 GMT -5
imawino- I've been wanting to get one on the inside of my wrist. That way if I want to cover it up I can wear a watch (I wear my watches with the face side on the inside wrist area anyway). That one is going to be something small for my son- thinking just a simple "S" for his first name (maybe in the superman style- or a cool font).
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Post by sheilaincali on Apr 3, 2014 11:19:23 GMT -5
Beer- the one on my ankle hurt way less than the one over my kidney area. Honestly 10 minutes after it's done you don't remember the pain anyway.
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Post by constanz22 on Apr 3, 2014 11:19:59 GMT -5
I want to hijack the thread for a minute... I'd like to get another tattoo, one that actually would be meaningful to me. I'm undecided on where to put it. I want to be able to see it, so on my back anywhere is out. Ideally I'd like to be able to cover it up, but I don't want it on my boobs or upper arm, so I think that might not be possible. So where is the most "professional-looking" spot to put a small tattoo that might be visible to other - wrist? ankle? elbow? I have two tattoos - they were silly and fun, and I didn't put any thought into them. But they are in spots that are not generally visible to other people (hipbone and tramp stamp - hey, we were all young once) My small ones didn't really hurt much at all. One in center of back, between shoulder blades, one upper thigh, one hip/bikini line and one stomach, under belly button. My large piece I got last summer as a cover up on my back HURT LIKE A MO'FO'. It was awful...little did I know at the time that the back is one of the most painful areas to get one. OMFG, I spent about 4 hours in the chair and had to break it into two appointments to finish it. I have all of mine in areas that they aren't seen unless I want them to be. These days, nobody will be seeing the ones on my belly and bikini line. The one on my upper thigh only shows if I wear shorter shorts or bathing suit. RARE The one on my back ended up being a tad higher than I planned, so, it often shows a bit at the top when I wear summer shirts to work. Nobody has said anything so it's not a real big deal.
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Post by constanz22 on Apr 3, 2014 11:22:34 GMT -5
imawino- I've been wanting to get one on the inside of my wrist. That way if I want to cover it up I can wear a watch (I wear my watches with the face side on the inside wrist area anyway). That one is going to be something small for my son- thinking just a simple "S" for his first name (maybe in the superman style- or a cool font). I wanted to get one on the inside of my wrist too. That was before I did the big cover up on my back. I was a little concerned that it would show all the time. But I still think about it.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 3, 2014 11:56:24 GMT -5
I don't understand back tattoos. If I were ever to get one, which I never will, I would want to see it.
For those who have them on your backs, shoulder blades, etc - don't you guys want to see them? If not, what was the reason of getting them?
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Apr 3, 2014 12:10:28 GMT -5
I have tossed around the idea with DH of getting something over our ring fingers. Mostly me... because i forget to wear my ring all the time. but then I think about all the "What ifs" that could make me regret it...
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Post by chiver78 on Apr 3, 2014 12:24:58 GMT -5
I have two tattoos... one over each ankle. both are small and most people don't even notice I have them. I have 7 ear piercings... but don't normally wear earrings in all of them. I say go for the tattoo... i think it is great! I want to get mine by my ankle. Is the pain as bad as everyone keeps telling me? yes. you have nothing covering the bone! although I will say that everyone told me that if I could survive the one I have, I could get one anywhere and be okay with it. I have a pic of my brand new ink alongside my sister's matching, on FB. if you feel like scrolling through my pics, you can see what I'm talking about.
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