A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Vertical Nose Tip Piercing

Thanks to dispel for sending me this pretty crazy looking vertical nose tip piercing done at the Dunstable Tattoo Expo 2005. Surprisingly, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen things like this.

Comments

2 responses to “Vertical Nose Tip Piercing”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 01-18-2006 04:38:50 by yea
    okay, i cant get past the missing tooth..

    Posted on 01-18-2006 06:33:35 by tokyowars
    the link leads to some impressive nasallang’s. I’d never heard of the piercing before I clicked the link, though it’s a very impressive piercing.
    Regarding the one in the above photo…I think I would prefer it (if done on me) if it wasn’t visible through the septum; that’s just my preference though…

    Posted on 01-18-2006 09:31:26 by Deliverance
    yea, i gotta agree with yea

    Posted on 01-18-2006 11:09:24 by verucassault
    Me three. The piercing’s kinda neat, but the missing tooth just … it follows you, you know?

    Posted on 01-18-2006 14:33:10 by girly
    yeah stick a chicklet in there!

    Posted on 01-18-2006 18:09:16 by moi
    Yeah I agree it looks red neckish.

    Posted on 01-18-2006 19:06:28 by joshua
    you’re all idiots.

    Posted on 01-18-2006 23:52:41 by glider
    Yeah, pretty lame making fun of someone’s teeth!

    Posted on 01-19-2006 00:59:58 by nickolas
    i like the nasalangs. too bad i’m afraid the beads would totally draw my eyes and make me crosseyed…

    Posted on 01-19-2006 01:44:39 by yuri
    sorry shannon, it’ just distracting as hell…

    Posted on 01-19-2006 09:05:46 by mitch
    Shannon-like you weren’t thinking the same fucking thing when you first saw that photo. i guess it’s better to make fun of someone’s clustered cheek/labret piercings. fucking hypocrit.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 09:56:09 by glider
    Um… I also posted that the people making fun of that girl were being lame. Perhaps you haven’t noticed yet that I believe people have a right to look the way they want to look?

    Posted on 01-19-2006 10:32:59 by mitch
    i just thought it was funny that you said we were lame for jokingly poking fun at this guy, but you joking poked fun at the chick with the HARDCORE tat, and then said “people making fun of that girl were being lame”, which would have included yourself. didn’t you write something about people in glass houses. take your own advice. that’s my advice. and oviously i know that you believe people have a right to look they way they want to look. however i doubt this guy chose his missing tooth.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 11:54:34 by glider
    I’ve never poked fun at the girl with the HARDCORE tattoo. Never once. Here’s a link to that entry; show me where I make fun of her, because the fact is that I don’t.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 12:15:17 by mitch
    “Yeah ok haters! 😛 Say what you want, but she’s hardcore for real. Those clustered cheek/labret piercings are intense looking.” seems pretty sarcastic to me.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 13:44:10 by katie
    mitch, you are a moron.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 13:47:57 by mitch
    thanks for your post Katie!!

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:07:21 by glider
    It’s not sarcastic and I’m not making fun of her in any way. I think they are intense looking and I like them. Sheesh. I think you’re reading your own feelings into my words perhaps.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:25:22 by mitch
    maybe. i thought it was very obviously sarcastic. maybe i was wrong. if so, sorry. personally, i really like her HARDCORE tat.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:45:24 by nurse gracer
    just my two cents….i think this guy has an amazing smile :)! it’s infectious….it makes me want to smile too….

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:49:58 by mitch
    uh oh, here we go again.. just kidding

    Posted on 01-19-2006 21:49:35 by yea
    the missing tooth, is what makes me want to smile.. :>

    Posted on 01-20-2006 01:04:03 by Lindsey
    While I admit a missing tooth can be distracting, I agree with the amazing smile comment. It shows his personality and makes me smile back. Smiles are beautiful things in all forms. 🙂

    Posted on 01-20-2006 05:15:21 by dream3r
    The only time I can remember Shannon talking shit about someone was Mr. Cool Ice and his lame as fuck tattoos.

    Posted on 01-20-2006 17:21:45 by BadlyDrawnGirl
    Who is Mr.Cool Ice???

    Posted on 01-20-2006 19:46:02 by broken_wings
    ahahaha i remember mr. cool ice!

    Posted on 01-20-2006 21:47:21 by tokyowars
    I take it you guys mean this? http://www.facesofme.com/images/september/mrCoolIce.jpg

    Wasn’t he featured on Needled a while back?

    Posted on 01-21-2006 00:43:43 by dream3r
    that’s the one.

    Posted on 01-21-2006 03:24:19 by p.’);

    damn it, mitch. shut up.’);

    Posted on r cool ice!

    joshua

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 01-18-2006 04:38:50 by yea
    okay, i cant get past the missing tooth..

    Posted on 01-18-2006 06:33:35 by tokyowars
    the link leads to some impressive nasallang’s. I’d never heard of the piercing before I clicked the link, though it’s a very impressive piercing.
    Regarding the one in the above photo…I think I would prefer it (if done on me) if it wasn’t visible through the septum; that’s just my preference though…

    Posted on 01-18-2006 09:31:26 by Deliverance
    yea, i gotta agree with yea

    Posted on 01-18-2006 11:09:24 by verucassault
    Me three. The piercing’s kinda neat, but the missing tooth just … it follows you, you know?

    Posted on 01-18-2006 14:33:10 by girly
    yeah stick a chicklet in there!

    Posted on 01-18-2006 18:09:16 by moi
    Yeah I agree it looks red neckish.

    Posted on 01-18-2006 19:06:28 by joshua
    you’re all idiots.

    Posted on 01-18-2006 23:52:41 by glider
    Yeah, pretty lame making fun of someone’s teeth!

    Posted on 01-19-2006 00:59:58 by nickolas
    i like the nasalangs. too bad i’m afraid the beads would totally draw my eyes and make me crosseyed…

    Posted on 01-19-2006 01:44:39 by yuri
    sorry shannon, it’ just distracting as hell…

    Posted on 01-19-2006 09:05:46 by mitch
    Shannon-like you weren’t thinking the same fucking thing when you first saw that photo. i guess it’s better to make fun of someone’s clustered cheek/labret piercings. fucking hypocrit.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 09:56:09 by glider
    Um… I also posted that the people making fun of that girl were being lame. Perhaps you haven’t noticed yet that I believe people have a right to look the way they want to look?

    Posted on 01-19-2006 10:32:59 by mitch
    i just thought it was funny that you said we were lame for jokingly poking fun at this guy, but you joking poked fun at the chick with the HARDCORE tat, and then said “people making fun of that girl were being lame”, which would have included yourself. didn’t you write something about people in glass houses. take your own advice. that’s my advice. and oviously i know that you believe people have a right to look they way they want to look. however i doubt this guy chose his missing tooth.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 11:54:34 by glider
    I’ve never poked fun at the girl with the HARDCORE tattoo. Never once. Here’s a link to that entry; show me where I make fun of her, because the fact is that I don’t.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 12:15:17 by mitch
    “Yeah ok haters! 😛 Say what you want, but she’s hardcore for real. Those clustered cheek/labret piercings are intense looking.” seems pretty sarcastic to me.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 13:44:10 by katie
    mitch, you are a moron.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 13:47:57 by mitch
    thanks for your post Katie!!

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:07:21 by glider
    It’s not sarcastic and I’m not making fun of her in any way. I think they are intense looking and I like them. Sheesh. I think you’re reading your own feelings into my words perhaps.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:25:22 by mitch
    maybe. i thought it was very obviously sarcastic. maybe i was wrong. if so, sorry. personally, i really like her HARDCORE tat.

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:45:24 by nurse gracer
    just my two cents….i think this guy has an amazing smile :)! it’s infectious….it makes me want to smile too….

    Posted on 01-19-2006 14:49:58 by mitch
    uh oh, here we go again.. just kidding

    Posted on 01-19-2006 21:49:35 by yea
    the missing tooth, is what makes me want to smile.. :>

    Posted on 01-20-2006 01:04:03 by Lindsey
    While I admit a missing tooth can be distracting, I agree with the amazing smile comment. It shows his personality and makes me smile back. Smiles are beautiful things in all forms. 🙂

    Posted on 01-20-2006 05:15:21 by dream3r
    The only time I can remember Shannon talking shit about someone was Mr. Cool Ice and his lame as fuck tattoos.

    Posted on 01-20-2006 17:21:45 by BadlyDrawnGirl
    Who is Mr.Cool Ice???

    Posted on 01-20-2006 19:46:02 by broken_wings
    ahahaha i remember mr. cool ice!

    Posted on 01-20-2006 21:47:21 by tokyowars
    I take it you guys mean this? http://www.facesofme.com/images/september/mrCoolIce.jpg

    Wasn’t he featured on Needled a while back?

    Posted on 01-21-2006 00:43:43 by dream3r
    that’s the one.

    Posted on 01-21-2006 03:24:19 by p.’);

    damn it, mitch. shut up.’);

    Posted on r cool ice!

    joshua

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