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Hand Poked Swastika Toes

I assume that the gnarly toenails are just discolored from the ink in this fresh toe tattoo done by Marc at Swastika Freakshop in Germany.

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74 responses to “Hand Poked Swastika Toes”

  1. Chaq Avatar
    Chaq

    Having a tattoo put right above a putrid set of toenails is, in my mind, kinda like bothering to put on lipstick when you’ve got a huge glob of snot hanging from your nostril.

  2. Chaq Avatar
    Chaq

    Having a tattoo put right above a putrid set of toenails is, in my mind, kinda like bothering to put on lipstick when you’ve got a huge glob of snot hanging from your nostril.

  3. stabbyLOVE Avatar

    Fungal infection!! Most like from a damaged nail as #24 said. Ok, this is what you do. Collect all the crap from under that nail and all the cuttings of the nail and put them in a little specimen bottle. Bring it to your doctor so they can send it off to a lab. The lab people shall grow the fungi and develop a specific cure for it and wa la! Toenails of death are gone!

    All that black crap is probably dirt that has been trapped under the hollow nail. UNLESS it really isnt a fungal infection, then IDK.

  4. stabbyLOVE Avatar

    Fungal infection!! Most like from a damaged nail as #24 said. Ok, this is what you do. Collect all the crap from under that nail and all the cuttings of the nail and put them in a little specimen bottle. Bring it to your doctor so they can send it off to a lab. The lab people shall grow the fungi and develop a specific cure for it and wa la! Toenails of death are gone!

    All that black crap is probably dirt that has been trapped under the hollow nail. UNLESS it really isnt a fungal infection, then IDK.

  5. Kayla Avatar
    Kayla

    Nail polish maybe?

  6. Kayla Avatar
    Kayla

    Nail polish maybe?

  7. bethiesan Avatar
    bethiesan

    My dads toes have looked that ever since he was in vietnam. No matter how much we complain he SAYS it’s jungle rot and there isn’t anything that can be done about it. I think he just enjoys freaking us out with them.

  8. bethiesan Avatar
    bethiesan

    My dads toes have looked that ever since he was in vietnam. No matter how much we complain he SAYS it’s jungle rot and there isn’t anything that can be done about it. I think he just enjoys freaking us out with them.

  9. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Am currently trying handpoking tattooing, it’s f**king difficult at the best of times so nicely done to get it so well done on a toe.

    Swastika tattoos always nice to see.

    Manky toenails aren’t though. Ewwwwww

  10. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Am currently trying handpoking tattooing, it’s f**king difficult at the best of times so nicely done to get it so well done on a toe.

    Swastika tattoos always nice to see.

    Manky toenails aren’t though. Ewwwwww

  11. feathers Avatar
    feathers

    2 of my toenails are a bit like that.. minus the black-ness.. so er.. you guys just made me feel a whole lot better about that, haha.. been to the doctors though, sent a sample off etc..

    anyway.. oh yeah, tattoos..

  12. feathers Avatar
    feathers

    2 of my toenails are a bit like that.. minus the black-ness.. so er.. you guys just made me feel a whole lot better about that, haha.. been to the doctors though, sent a sample off etc..

    anyway.. oh yeah, tattoos..

  13. eatyourbiscuit Avatar
    eatyourbiscuit

    i think that might be the ultimate juxtaposition 😛

  14. eatyourbiscuit Avatar
    eatyourbiscuit

    i think that might be the ultimate juxtaposition 😛

  15. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    Feet make me squiky to begin with.. so really funky feet make me especially prone to shudders.. but the tattoos are so awesome that I can’t help but look. I just try to avoid looking directly at the toenails, kind of like how you avoid looking directly at the sun for fear of blindness.

    The tats are super sweet. I love the design of the swastikas, it’s hard to see them at first unless you know they are there. Beautiful work.

  16. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    Feet make me squiky to begin with.. so really funky feet make me especially prone to shudders.. but the tattoos are so awesome that I can’t help but look. I just try to avoid looking directly at the toenails, kind of like how you avoid looking directly at the sun for fear of blindness.

    The tats are super sweet. I love the design of the swastikas, it’s hard to see them at first unless you know they are there. Beautiful work.

  17. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    He should really get that treated.
    could be a fungal infection of some sort.

  18. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    He should really get that treated.
    could be a fungal infection of some sort.

  19. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    I deduce that the funkiness of his two toenails has something to do with the tattoos. His other toenails are just fine.

  20. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    I deduce that the funkiness of his two toenails has something to do with the tattoos. His other toenails are just fine.

  21. Erika Avatar
    Erika

    #27, that second toe looks just like a bruise, but i’m sure you’re right about that being fungal, yellow is not a natural toe colour. yuck. get that shit checked out. i sure hope the tattoo artist didnt get too close to that, even with gloves i’d still want to stay clear of that.

  22. Erika Avatar
    Erika

    #27, that second toe looks just like a bruise, but i’m sure you’re right about that being fungal, yellow is not a natural toe colour. yuck. get that shit checked out. i sure hope the tattoo artist didnt get too close to that, even with gloves i’d still want to stay clear of that.

  23. Janice Avatar

    I would not put a fresh tattoo near an obviously infected set of toes.

  24. Janice Avatar

    I would not put a fresh tattoo near an obviously infected set of toes.

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