As I post this, a photo of this being done is the current BME cover shot. That healed scar in the middle is intense! I wonder how the new ones will heal. Hibiscus cutting done by by Brian of Pure (NYC) for Canadian television (photo by Atom Moore).
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58 responses to “Recognize the BME cover shot?”
it’s shmylv!
it’s shmylv!
The centre one looks great, like a Rorschach inkblot test
The centre one looks great, like a Rorschach inkblot test
Opps, wrong name… Still the flowers look great.
Opps, wrong name… Still the flowers look great.
That centre one is fucking hardcore. I can’t even imagine how sensitive that would be…
*n
That centre one is fucking hardcore. I can’t even imagine how sensitive that would be…
*n
That scar in her clevage looks like roadkill
That scar in her clevage looks like roadkill
Why not post her name? I just met her at the ROP BBQ, and she’s a sweetheart, but I didn’t catch her IAM name!
Why not post her name? I just met her at the ROP BBQ, and she’s a sweetheart, but I didn’t catch her IAM name!
I didn’t post it because I didn’t know it (it wasn’t with the submission). But you can see her IAM name in comment #1.
I didn’t post it because I didn’t know it (it wasn’t with the submission). But you can see her IAM name in comment #1.
Just an update, Blair did the brand in the center of her chest. I’m glad everyone seems to be enjoying the photos!
Just an update, Blair did the brand in the center of her chest. I’m glad everyone seems to be enjoying the photos!
what is that exactly?
what is that exactly?
The brand is VERY sensitive, although I have little to no sensation in the very center of the brand. It was done by Blair one year ago while he was visiting New York. It’s supposed to be the Pisces symbol, but if you think it looks like roadkill, that’s cool, too.
The brand is VERY sensitive, although I have little to no sensation in the very center of the brand. It was done by Blair one year ago while he was visiting New York. It’s supposed to be the Pisces symbol, but if you think it looks like roadkill, that’s cool, too.
i love sylvia’s scars.
every single one of them is beautiful.
i’m marrying her.
i love sylvia’s scars.
every single one of them is beautiful.
i’m marrying her.
what Canadian television show was this being presented on?
what Canadian television show was this being presented on?
sylvia’s branding rocks, its super hardcore.
sylvia’s branding rocks, its super hardcore.
I’d like to see pics of the center one when it was first done!!
I’d like to see pics of the center one when it was first done!!
The show’s called Vanity Insanity. Also, there are pictures of the Blair doing the brand in his portfolio in the Scarification section of BME.
The show’s called Vanity Insanity. Also, there are pictures of the Blair doing the brand in his portfolio in the Scarification section of BME.
didn’t blair do the centre branding?
didn’t blair do the centre branding?
I’m sorry – but I can’t say that I like her work. It’s a little too much for me to take in.
I’m sorry – but I can’t say that I like her work. It’s a little too much for me to take in.
the only reason i don’t like the brand is because i have a burn that looks similar and it doesn’t feel good at all.i can barely touch the thing because it hurts so bad.
the flowers i really like!!!
the only reason i don’t like the brand is because i have a burn that looks similar and it doesn’t feel good at all.i can barely touch the thing because it hurts so bad.
the flowers i really like!!!
Shmylv, you have the hottest roadkill evar. I’m actually getting kinda hot right now for you…
Shmylv, you have the hottest roadkill evar. I’m actually getting kinda hot right now for you…
this is unrelated but i love Shmylv. she felt me up in the woods this weekend and gave me “happy rub” … her scars are fucking amazing.
this is unrelated but i love Shmylv. she felt me up in the woods this weekend and gave me “happy rub” … her scars are fucking amazing.
I love the middle brand, i think it’s beautiful
I love the middle brand, i think it’s beautiful
The flowers are beautiful. The center scar scares me- it looks like you can reach under the scar (or maybe its just the way the light hits it) But yeah, the flowers are very striking.
The flowers are beautiful. The center scar scares me- it looks like you can reach under the scar (or maybe its just the way the light hits it) But yeah, the flowers are very striking.
Hehehe, yeah, actually, you can hook your finger under the scar. Yeah, it got that big.
Hehehe, yeah, actually, you can hook your finger under the scar. Yeah, it got that big.
i cant believe how huge that scar got, that is absolutely crazy. i dont know if that would be considered keloiding or not, but do all of your scars get like that?
i cant believe how huge that scar got, that is absolutely crazy. i dont know if that would be considered keloiding or not, but do all of your scars get like that?
I’ve never had a third degree burn before, so I wouldn’t be able to tell you if I would normally scar like that from a burn. The chest tends to scar pretty heavily, which is apparent from the suspension scars on my chest. There are pictures on my IAM page that you can check out.
I’ve never had a third degree burn before, so I wouldn’t be able to tell you if I would normally scar like that from a burn. The chest tends to scar pretty heavily, which is apparent from the suspension scars on my chest. There are pictures on my IAM page that you can check out.