Category: Body Modification

Types of Large Gauge Jewelry

February 18, 2011 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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When I first stretched my earlobes to 0 gauge, the types of available jewelry were confusing to me. There were so many new terms! Plugs, talons, tapers, tunnels, etc. And then there’s the materials: steel, acrylic, bone, etc. I stretched to 00 gauge awhile back, so I was looking at jewelry again, and I figured I’d write the guide I was looking for in the first place. In case you’re curious about all the different… Keep Reading

00 Gauge Ears

February 4, 2011 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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Back in August 2009, I posted about how I’d stretched my ears to 0 gauge. But I completely forgot to post when I went to 00 gauge! I did it in August this year, so they could be stretched by Alchemy. The stretching process was completely unremarkable. I got some tapered 00 gauge talons, put them in, and gradually over the course of 6-8 hours, pushed them through. No problem at all. Here’s the jewelry… Keep Reading

Dreadlocks – November 2010

November 27, 2010 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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I’m getting ready to do a bunch of maintenance on my dreadlocks, which will involve taking out some of the decorations that are in there now and adding in a lot more. I’ve got a plan for how I want my head done when I give birth, and I’m almost ready to get started on that. So I thought it would be nice to make sure I had some photos of the way my hair is now. Keep Reading

What My Tattoos Say About Me

November 5, 2010 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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Where are your tattoos, and does this chart peg you right or miss the mark? Keep Reading

Penguin Tattoos

May 6, 2010 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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Joshua and I finally got our penguin tattoos that I mentioned in this post. We got them done at Only You Tattoo in Atlanta, GA. We looked around a bit for a place to get them in Knoxville, but then we were going to be in Atlanta around the right time, so we just went with a place there that a friend recommended.

Pulling our penguins from the book Your Personal Penguin, Joshua got the penguin from the page with, “Look at these wings, so perfect to hold you.” I got the dancing penguin from the cover (mine’s on the left). They’re about the same size, the photos are just taken from different distances. Keep Reading

Alice in Wonderland Tattoo

April 27, 2010 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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How’s this for full commitment to body modification and Alice in Wonderland? Keep Reading

Dread Trim – 6 Inches Gone

February 22, 2010 Posted by Issa under Body Modification
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I had planned to trim up my dreads come summertime, but even though it’s still winter, they were starting to get heavy. Especially after bathing, when they’re all wet, my dreadlocks are very heavy. When it’s warm, they feel like wool on my neck. Which is partly literally true – the yarn wraps are wool.

Anyway, after a shower the other day, I decided the time had come, season notwithstanding. I picked 6 inches as the right number. I took each individual dreadlock, measured up six inches, and snipped it off. Keep Reading

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