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.

And I thought my beard was prickly!

These were done at Holier Than Thou in Manchester, England.

Comments

74 responses to “And I thought my beard was prickly!”

  1. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    this one has a sharp personality

  2. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    this one has a sharp personality

  3. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    wonder how what size that septum is

  4. Sneezy Avatar
    Sneezy

    wonder how what size that septum is

  5. ChrisFromFrance Avatar
    ChrisFromFrance

    Imagine kissing her !!! Ouch !!!

  6. ChrisFromFrance Avatar
    ChrisFromFrance

    Imagine kissing her !!! Ouch !!!

  7. lou Avatar
    lou

    eyebrow scares me!

  8. lou Avatar
    lou

    eyebrow scares me!

  9. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    that eyebrow jewelry on his left hand side (your right) looks like its putting alot of pressure on the tissue ontop of it. I wonder how new it is?

    I think the goatee of spikes would look .. more striking if he didn’t have that piercing on his bottom lip.. it looks a little measly compared to the big spikes coming out of his lower jaw! Still, they’re are some very attractive piercings there!

  10. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    that eyebrow jewelry on his left hand side (your right) looks like its putting alot of pressure on the tissue ontop of it. I wonder how new it is?

    I think the goatee of spikes would look .. more striking if he didn’t have that piercing on his bottom lip.. it looks a little measly compared to the big spikes coming out of his lower jaw! Still, they’re are some very attractive piercings there!

  11. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    wait!!

    …he or she?? I assumed it was a HE since it looks like he has an adam’s apple.. but #3 said she and he DOES look a little feminine in some areas..

  12. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    wait!!

    …he or she?? I assumed it was a HE since it looks like he has an adam’s apple.. but #3 said she and he DOES look a little feminine in some areas..

  13. Masticate Avatar

    Okay I like the labrets..
    but that emm “right” eyebrow annoys the living crap out of me..

  14. Masticate Avatar

    Okay I like the labrets..
    but that emm “right” eyebrow annoys the living crap out of me..

  15. maddiekins Avatar
    maddiekins

    the eyebrow doesn’t look too happy

  16. maddiekins Avatar
    maddiekins

    the eyebrow doesn’t look too happy

  17. hellonightmare Avatar

    both the eyebrows are making me itch..
    why doesn’t any of the jewelry seem to fit properly?

  18. hellonightmare Avatar

    both the eyebrows are making me itch..
    why doesn’t any of the jewelry seem to fit properly?

  19. georgia Avatar
    georgia

    It’s gotta be a chick. I love how that septum looks. Is it just a curved barbell or something?

  20. georgia Avatar
    georgia

    It’s gotta be a chick. I love how that septum looks. Is it just a curved barbell or something?

  21. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    #9 you’re right on the nose… its the jewelry .. they all seem to be either too long, too short, too curved, too straight… they don’t fit well!

  22. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen Avatar
    LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen

    #9 you’re right on the nose… its the jewelry .. they all seem to be either too long, too short, too curved, too straight… they don’t fit well!

  23. dystropia Avatar
    dystropia

    I cant look past the left eyebrow, it feels wrong.

  24. dystropia Avatar
    dystropia

    I cant look past the left eyebrow, it feels wrong.

  25. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Sigh…

    That ‘custom’ eyebrow jewellery is administering some major pressure on the tissue around it. Embedding and rejection can be achieved with one piece of jewellery! Hurray!

    …and Holier Than Thou have a good reputation amongst the industry over here.

    I despair.

  26. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Sigh…

    That ‘custom’ eyebrow jewellery is administering some major pressure on the tissue around it. Embedding and rejection can be achieved with one piece of jewellery! Hurray!

    …and Holier Than Thou have a good reputation amongst the industry over here.

    I despair.

  27. novare Avatar
    novare

    It’s a girl, it has to be. Shame about the ill-fitting jewellery.

  28. novare Avatar
    novare

    It’s a girl, it has to be. Shame about the ill-fitting jewellery.

  29. Megan Avatar

    Does anyone else think it looks like theres a piece of fishing line of something between her monroe and nostril?

  30. Megan Avatar

    Does anyone else think it looks like theres a piece of fishing line of something between her monroe and nostril?

  31. fauxxrobot Avatar
    fauxxrobot

    What difference does gender make, honestly people.

  32. fauxxrobot Avatar
    fauxxrobot

    What difference does gender make, honestly people.

  33. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    I’m sure it’s a girl. It’s something about the eyes and the mouth. Oh, and the thing that looks like a fishing line is a scar I think.

  34. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    I’m sure it’s a girl. It’s something about the eyes and the mouth. Oh, and the thing that looks like a fishing line is a scar I think.

  35. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    Haha that’s kind of cool. She has labret talons in her ear. And I like her vertical labret.

  36. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    Haha that’s kind of cool. She has labret talons in her ear. And I like her vertical labret.

  37. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    I’m… not sure that any of this was done with this person’s face in mind. On their own, each piercing is a pretty neat piercing, in concept. But.. as it’s been mentioned, some just seem ill-fitting, and I’ll be damned if that isn’t one of the most irritated piercings I’ve ever seen.

    I don’t know. I feel like the whole effect is to make her face look really off-kilter.

  38. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    I’m… not sure that any of this was done with this person’s face in mind. On their own, each piercing is a pretty neat piercing, in concept. But.. as it’s been mentioned, some just seem ill-fitting, and I’ll be damned if that isn’t one of the most irritated piercings I’ve ever seen.

    I don’t know. I feel like the whole effect is to make her face look really off-kilter.

  39. satanycandle Avatar

    as long as she likes it and finds it comfortable, it’s all good.

    loving the spikes on the chin.

  40. satanycandle Avatar

    as long as she likes it and finds it comfortable, it’s all good.

    loving the spikes on the chin.

  41. edible Avatar

    the labret spikes are cool… but her eyebrows don’t look too happy… one looks rejecting and the other…just wonky.

  42. edible Avatar

    the labret spikes are cool… but her eyebrows don’t look too happy… one looks rejecting and the other…just wonky.

  43. louie Avatar
    louie

    re: ill-fitting jewerly: maybe she just threw everything in for a photo op? except for the eyebrow of course.. that looks..um..painfully wedged in there.

  44. louie Avatar
    louie

    re: ill-fitting jewerly: maybe she just threw everything in for a photo op? except for the eyebrow of course.. that looks..um..painfully wedged in there.

  45. ovaryaction Avatar
    ovaryaction

    thank you #16

    also, maybe the eyebrow is just a few days old and swollen?
    sometimes my piercings are like this at first but mellow out within a day or two and turn out fine.

  46. ovaryaction Avatar
    ovaryaction

    thank you #16

    also, maybe the eyebrow is just a few days old and swollen?
    sometimes my piercings are like this at first but mellow out within a day or two and turn out fine.

  47. Warren Avatar

    I wouldn’t put it past someone to wear something like that daily, not just for show.

    I’d definitely agree that the eyebrow, bridge, and labrets appear to all require downsizing to shorter post lengths.

    Not going to comment on the eyebrow weave thing, not without a response from Graham explaining what we’re looking at there. It might be fresh or it might be very irritated/scarred.

    Personally I would have opted to do them initially with curved barbells and then once healed insert a piece of Tygon to sort out the angles required for a custom fitted piece of jewelry.

  48. Warren Avatar

    I wouldn’t put it past someone to wear something like that daily, not just for show.

    I’d definitely agree that the eyebrow, bridge, and labrets appear to all require downsizing to shorter post lengths.

    Not going to comment on the eyebrow weave thing, not without a response from Graham explaining what we’re looking at there. It might be fresh or it might be very irritated/scarred.

    Personally I would have opted to do them initially with curved barbells and then once healed insert a piece of Tygon to sort out the angles required for a custom fitted piece of jewelry.

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