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.

“Nies” (“Is Not”) Piercing

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Manrique in Costa Rica got “inspired” and decided to do a piercing on himself. Never having seen it before he figured he would have the right to give it a name. He explains how he chose it,

I like to call it the “NIES” which means “it’s not” in Spanish… I call it the nies because its not on the ear and its not on the face, jaja! I simply love my new piercing and would love to see it on Modblog!

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Comments

136 responses to ““Nies” (“Is Not”) Piercing”

  1. James Avatar
    James

    I fucking love the placement and name. I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.

  2. James Avatar
    James

    I fucking love the placement and name. I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.

  3. James Avatar
    James

    I fucking love the placement and name. I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.

  4. James Avatar
    James

    I fucking love the placement and name. I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.

  5. Dylan Avatar

    very interesting .
    i would of never thought of this.

    AWESOME!

  6. Dylan Avatar

    very interesting .
    i would of never thought of this.

    AWESOME!

  7. Dylan Avatar

    very interesting .
    i would of never thought of this.

    AWESOME!

  8. Dylan Avatar

    very interesting .
    i would of never thought of this.

    AWESOME!

  9. Campbell Avatar
    Campbell

    It’d be hell to shave over, but I guess so would cheek piercings.

  10. Campbell Avatar
    Campbell

    It’d be hell to shave over, but I guess so would cheek piercings.

  11. Campbell Avatar
    Campbell

    It’d be hell to shave over, but I guess so would cheek piercings.

  12. Campbell Avatar
    Campbell

    It’d be hell to shave over, but I guess so would cheek piercings.

  13. BigThompson Avatar
    BigThompson

    Haha! Nice one. I had this idea about two years ago but never acted on it then forgot. Looks great though. I wonder how much contact and/or interference it has with the cartilege.

  14. BigThompson Avatar
    BigThompson

    Haha! Nice one. I had this idea about two years ago but never acted on it then forgot. Looks great though. I wonder how much contact and/or interference it has with the cartilege.

  15. BigThompson Avatar
    BigThompson

    Haha! Nice one. I had this idea about two years ago but never acted on it then forgot. Looks great though. I wonder how much contact and/or interference it has with the cartilege.

  16. BigThompson Avatar
    BigThompson

    Haha! Nice one. I had this idea about two years ago but never acted on it then forgot. Looks great though. I wonder how much contact and/or interference it has with the cartilege.

  17. Dreadlocksmile Avatar

    Looks very similar to a piercing I did on myself about 5 years ago. I called it a ‘Slip Piercing’ then because it was piercing the slip between the ear and face.

    Alas, it’s been slowly migrating outwards over the years. For IAM members, here’s a link to a photo of it from last summer:

    Still, Manrique’s piercing looks fucking awesome!!! Nice one.

  18. Dreadlocksmile Avatar

    Looks very similar to a piercing I did on myself about 5 years ago. I called it a ‘Slip Piercing’ then because it was piercing the slip between the ear and face.

    Alas, it’s been slowly migrating outwards over the years. For IAM members, here’s a link to a photo of it from last summer:

    Still, Manrique’s piercing looks fucking awesome!!! Nice one.

  19. Dreadlocksmile Avatar

    Looks very similar to a piercing I did on myself about 5 years ago. I called it a ‘Slip Piercing’ then because it was piercing the slip between the ear and face.

    Alas, it’s been slowly migrating outwards over the years. For IAM members, here’s a link to a photo of it from last summer:

    Still, Manrique’s piercing looks fucking awesome!!! Nice one.

  20. Dreadlocksmile Avatar

    Looks very similar to a piercing I did on myself about 5 years ago. I called it a ‘Slip Piercing’ then because it was piercing the slip between the ear and face.

    Alas, it’s been slowly migrating outwards over the years. For IAM members, here’s a link to a photo of it from last summer:

    Still, Manrique’s piercing looks fucking awesome!!! Nice one.

  21. DragonHeart Avatar
    DragonHeart

    stretch it!

  22. DragonHeart Avatar
    DragonHeart

    stretch it!

  23. DragonHeart Avatar
    DragonHeart

    stretch it!

  24. DragonHeart Avatar
    DragonHeart

    stretch it!

  25. Telyn Avatar

    Heh – ever since hearing about Dreadlocksmile’s slip piercing earlier this year, I’ve been resolved to pierce it myself, only being halted so far by lack of needles. This one looks a little higher up – maybe a better placement to avoid migration? It looks great, anyway.

  26. Telyn Avatar

    Heh – ever since hearing about Dreadlocksmile’s slip piercing earlier this year, I’ve been resolved to pierce it myself, only being halted so far by lack of needles. This one looks a little higher up – maybe a better placement to avoid migration? It looks great, anyway.

  27. Telyn Avatar

    Heh – ever since hearing about Dreadlocksmile’s slip piercing earlier this year, I’ve been resolved to pierce it myself, only being halted so far by lack of needles. This one looks a little higher up – maybe a better placement to avoid migration? It looks great, anyway.

  28. Telyn Avatar

    Heh – ever since hearing about Dreadlocksmile’s slip piercing earlier this year, I’ve been resolved to pierce it myself, only being halted so far by lack of needles. This one looks a little higher up – maybe a better placement to avoid migration? It looks great, anyway.

  29. bucket of bunnies Avatar

    it looks very interesting! Is healing similar to that of an earlobe?

    “I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.”
    piercings would be near obsolete if no one “copied” another.

  30. bucket of bunnies Avatar

    it looks very interesting! Is healing similar to that of an earlobe?

    “I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.”
    piercings would be near obsolete if no one “copied” another.

  31. bucket of bunnies Avatar

    it looks very interesting! Is healing similar to that of an earlobe?

    “I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.”
    piercings would be near obsolete if no one “copied” another.

  32. bucket of bunnies Avatar

    it looks very interesting! Is healing similar to that of an earlobe?

    “I hope nobody copies him though, this is truly unique.”
    piercings would be near obsolete if no one “copied” another.

  33. alienboy Avatar
    alienboy

    Cool ! I like it , its rear to to see I “new” piercing placement 🙂

  34. alienboy Avatar
    alienboy

    Cool ! I like it , its rear to to see I “new” piercing placement 🙂

  35. alienboy Avatar
    alienboy

    Cool ! I like it , its rear to to see I “new” piercing placement 🙂

  36. alienboy Avatar
    alienboy

    Cool ! I like it , its rear to to see I “new” piercing placement 🙂

  37. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Sorry about the image size guys – My fault.

    It’s fixed now.

  38. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Sorry about the image size guys – My fault.

    It’s fixed now.

  39. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Sorry about the image size guys – My fault.

    It’s fixed now.

  40. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Sorry about the image size guys – My fault.

    It’s fixed now.

  41. shiza Avatar

    I like it, and id be flattered if someone copied a piercing i came up with as long as it was acknowledged who came up with it. i too would also like to know how healing goes, maybe he should do a bme encyclopedia entry for it.

  42. shiza Avatar

    I like it, and id be flattered if someone copied a piercing i came up with as long as it was acknowledged who came up with it. i too would also like to know how healing goes, maybe he should do a bme encyclopedia entry for it.

  43. shiza Avatar

    I like it, and id be flattered if someone copied a piercing i came up with as long as it was acknowledged who came up with it. i too would also like to know how healing goes, maybe he should do a bme encyclopedia entry for it.

  44. shiza Avatar

    I like it, and id be flattered if someone copied a piercing i came up with as long as it was acknowledged who came up with it. i too would also like to know how healing goes, maybe he should do a bme encyclopedia entry for it.

  45. Greta Avatar
    Greta

    Gah, I’m so upset that I do not have IAM so that I cannot look at Dreadlocksmile picture! I do wonder if that would heal like an earlobe too.

  46. Greta Avatar
    Greta

    Gah, I’m so upset that I do not have IAM so that I cannot look at Dreadlocksmile picture! I do wonder if that would heal like an earlobe too.

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