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Medical Jewelry and a Philtrum Piercing

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Shannon Larratt

Hey, people get braces these days just because they like the way braces look, but I’m going to guess that the decision was care of an orthodontist… Hopefully he didn’t hassle Notorious about her 14ga philtrum piercing (aka Medusa piercing).

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68 responses to “Medical Jewelry and a Philtrum Piercing”

  1. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I used to have braces, and I loved them! What I didn’t love was my orthodontist…who seemed to go out of his way to cause PAIN in my mouth! I just had my lower retainer taken out (it was cemented in and was starting to separate my teeth) and he hit pretty much every nerve in my teeth! It hurt so bad.

    She’s a cutie! I’m of the opinion that nobody can look bad in braces because they just make everybody look so cute!

  2. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I used to have braces, and I loved them! What I didn’t love was my orthodontist…who seemed to go out of his way to cause PAIN in my mouth! I just had my lower retainer taken out (it was cemented in and was starting to separate my teeth) and he hit pretty much every nerve in my teeth! It hurt so bad.

    She’s a cutie! I’m of the opinion that nobody can look bad in braces because they just make everybody look so cute!

  3. Coley Avatar
    Coley

    Shes a cutie! Her eyes are beautiful!!

  4. Coley Avatar
    Coley

    Shes a cutie! Her eyes are beautiful!!

  5. katie Avatar
    katie

    i love the medusa & braces together. adorable!

  6. katie Avatar
    katie

    i love the medusa & braces together. adorable!

  7. SARAHPANIC Avatar
    SARAHPANIC

    NATALIAAAAAAAAAA!
    😀

  8. SARAHPANIC Avatar
    SARAHPANIC

    NATALIAAAAAAAAAA!
    😀

  9. gillian gamine Avatar
    gillian gamine

    i have braces and although it’s pretty fun to get your bands different colors (mine are turquoise, to complement my magenta hair) i’m so sick of them. can’t wait to get ‘em off in a month. couldn’t you get a braces-shaped and colored retainer (like, mouth retainer) so you could get the look of braces when you felt like it, but not all the time?

  10. gillian gamine Avatar
    gillian gamine

    i have braces and although it’s pretty fun to get your bands different colors (mine are turquoise, to complement my magenta hair) i’m so sick of them. can’t wait to get ‘em off in a month. couldn’t you get a braces-shaped and colored retainer (like, mouth retainer) so you could get the look of braces when you felt like it, but not all the time?

  11. Lil Miss Strange Avatar
    Lil Miss Strange

    luvly!

  12. Lil Miss Strange Avatar
    Lil Miss Strange

    luvly!

  13. Mer Avatar
    Mer

    So …. cute …. oh my ….

  14. Mer Avatar
    Mer

    So …. cute …. oh my ….

  15. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    women with braces i find to be sexy!!!!!

  16. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    women with braces i find to be sexy!!!!!

  17. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    true colors smile ~_+

  18. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    true colors smile ~_+

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