Elaine Davidson, the Guinness World Record holder for the “most pierced person” stopped by Southside Body Piercing Studio in Glasgow, Scotland for some work, and Paula sent in a snap. Yes, before you ask, I agree, I’d love to do an interview with her!
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137 responses to “Elaine Davidson, still getting pierced!”
wintermute, i don’t think anyone on here would alter their opinion of her piercings if she were younger. i for one would much rather see modifications to this extent on someone older rather than a teenager.
That’s dedication! I’d love to read about the maintanance of her piercings and what type of jewelry exactly is in her arms. I’d also like to hear about her rejection rate as she’s got a lot of surface-type work.
I think she’s balls deep in awesomeness.
I don’t have any problem with people not liking how this looks, but I’m also really wondering if aesthetics is the point.
her face is REALLY REALLY deep red…. any particular reason?
Pretty sure she didn’t get the piercings in order look good to other people…
like i said before, i love it… jewelry and all. they aren’t my choices but if she is happy, more power to her. about the red in her face…it seems like she has a lot of make-up on…i think even some red tinted make-up.
Warren – Being “entitled” to post one’s opinion doesn’t always mean one should post it publicly. In an ideal world, all action should have a positive outcome, and while we don’t live in an ideal world, if we all sought out ideal actions, we would.
Clearly she enjoys her aesthetic. She’s had enough piercings to understand the technical issues. Lecturing about technique or aesthetics is a little bit like telling an established punk rock musician that they should play classical music and wear a suit.
The color around her eyes is makeup, she is always changing her eye color as well as adding other designs to her face and body.
You can do a search and find a ton of beautiful pictures of her.
I remember her from when I was a kid and seeing her in magazines.
Always she has been interesting to me, I remember being totally shocked the first time I saw her.
Now she is just pure beauty to me, and not because of her piercings but because she has lived her life not by the code of what others like or want from her, but by her own desire.
Always she looks so happy in every picture I have seen.
You always see her soul shinning through her eyes, and to me that gives me inspiration.
I hope that I am that happy at her age.
WOW.
I just looked up on her a tidgy bit. Apparently she has over 3,920 piercings as of 2005 – 500+ of which are “down below”…..
now thats dedication…
Enough respect to her.
ive always loved Elaine since i first saw her in magazines and stuff when i was younger
definitely more then i would do but i think what she does is awesome
i actually got the chance to meet her last year when i was in the UK visiting and she is probably one of the nicest ladies i have ever met, i hope to get to take her out to tea next time i am over there, she is a hell of a conversation artist haha and definitely super happy with what she has done
*however i doubt she would remember me
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My, this is scary!
Guess she’s got sorta of a obsession or something..this is waay too much! +_+
I found her myspace ttp://a869.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/32/l_3ed061cce34fb441ed1a922b75a2bf3c.gif
I met Elaine in Edinburgh, she was working on a street stall and she was fucking lovely. Helped me out with some cool places to chill and I’ve met loads of amazing people because of the tips she gave me. Sweet Chick… and quite a marvel to behold in the flesh I might add. Like a painting with eyes.
Shannon: Agreed, which is why when people post about things being hideous and disgusting,etc those are posts that should just be kept to themselves..As it doesn’t promote a positive dialog.
and yes unfortunately we don’t live in an ideal world because so many people feel they don’t have it “in them” to make said positive changes…Countless times I’ve asked the BME group on MySpace to work towards it, by just asking people to THINK before they type and to try and not put words that could bring forth negative arguments,etc.
Because really…what does anyones fighting online get us? nothing…where does it get us, nowhere…Granted I used to enjoy a good online fight like the most of us…I dunno I guess age is creepin up on me…But I just don’t think it helps ANYONE and we should just work to civil dialog that isn’t so quick to erupt into all out war.
and man oh man a punk rock musician in a suit, i worked with one back in Toronto at the porn company and when he wore a suit…It made him look totally awesome! nothing like a punk in a suit I say lmao
and there was no lecturing her on the techniques, materials used,etc…Although I wonder if she has done serious in depth research into materials, techniques,etc or if she’s just kept a blind eye to the concepts and just gotten work done anywhere and everywhere.
the questions I posed were merely my curious nature involving what was going on in the picture 🙂
Wowza
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Davidson
They say she has 3920 piercings, probably more by now. I think she looks great, although I don’t like all those dangly things, I’d be affraid to get it caught on something or someone (I get caught in peoples Ipod headphones on the metro, hapenned 3 times). If she’s happy with it, it’s the only think that counts and I find her breath-taking. And she’s just amazing. PS, I love her as a blonde, saw pictures of her blonde and WOW!
If someone comments that they dislike it, or “it’s not their thing”, they allowed to express their opinions as much as the people that “love it”. Saying someone doesn’t like something is not really negative, it’s their personal taste and they’re allowed to post it as everyone else. It’s like going to a restaurant and not liking your friends dish, it’s not negative, just not your thing.
As the same with Snap Dragon and Pauly Unstoppable I remember seeing her in magazines through out the years and its nice to she her still doing what she loves and living the way she wants. I have nothing but respect and admiration for her.
I just don’t get this BUT to each his own – whatever floats your boat!
She’s so cool. I’ve only seen one or two other pictures of her before this one.
She’s really pretty. I’d like to see her without make up on though.
“when a Guinness World Records official examined her and found 462 piercings on various parts of her body, including 192 on her facial area alone.”- http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com
pretty cool if you ask me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTo4eqCQ92A&feature=related
Link to a video with an interview with her. She seems like such a happy person ^-^ Got to love her!
I really love how dedicated she is. She looks amazing, and seems so happy. The first thought I had was, “god, I’d love to meet her.” she must be so sweet.
I am not really sure, but I think she is too in MTV program called Senseless… Dating program in dark, where contestants must difference hotties from notties and creepies. She is one of randomly selected creepies, along with Samppa von Cyborg and some other pierced dudes/girls. So much for stereotypes and reinforcing them.
But yeah, interview would be exciting, so Shannon, just cut off the foreplay and ask her for one 😉
I find it worrying how thin a lot of the jewelery she’s wearing is! Such as the rings on her chin and her arm…
If it were me I’d make everything at least 1.6mm 🙂
And yeah, I definitely wouldn’t do this myself… I’m just thinking, “what if it gets caught on something?” or “What if I walk into a wall?”
Nuh-uh
I would absolutely love to see a picture of her before any of the piercings, or at least a minimal amount. I always enjoy “before and after” makeover pictures, and it would be totally awesome to see a before all of the piercings. Maybe even a baby photo? Those are always good too 🙂
I also think an interview would be great, and a lot of people have put on here a lot of great potential questions. I would really be interested in reading an interview with her.
I have enough trouble healing one piercing at a time… lord. what exactly is she getting done in this picture? nipple?
I doubt she does this for that satisfaction of others.
I like the idea and I’m glad she’s happy because she looks like a really cool / nice person but I just don’t dig the aesthetic.
Nice to see elaine on modblog, I have a couple of 35mm pics from 1998/99 at at tat convention (Motherwell in Scotland I think) of her genital eork, at least 75 piercings there back then. I ought to scan them and submit them to BME!
Who gives a crap what it looks like, or if it “suits” her. She did it because she wanted to, and good on her for having the gaul to do so! Most visiters to this site have a mod of some description, and hell, I bet most of your have had the “That looks stupid” reaction, I know that I have, I wonder how often she gets it? Shannon! Interview, swiftly please.
Please do submit them!
Have now scanned and submitted to BME and also my Iam page. They are a ta grainy but thats history for you! I remember Elaine being facinated by my then fresh 3.2 mm PA it would be good to catch up with her again sometime!
I wonder what she looks like sans piercings. And any idea how old she is?
nope,
I don’t know, there seems to be an aestetic that modified women have to be skinny and hot. That, not the age, is what i think is causing the hostile comments.
Yes and no…
Yes: I admire her for fullfilling her dream and for beeing capable of healing thousands of piercings!
No: it is not beautiful in my point of view. (not really ugly, no, but not beautiful, it does not ac as jewelry)
Doing a bit more planning… less “natural growth: of the project, more planning before even start the first poercign, and you could do wonderful things.
You could use 100ds of piercings in the face, only to intensify natural lines, think somewhat about a facial tribal tattoo, but made of steel, surface piercings.
or a cover of the fase with very regular attached piercings, looking like a bit of a chain mail hood, body lines accentuated by different jewelry size or color.
You could do really good artwork, and that is what am missing on the pic, it looks patchy, some parts done nice, very exact, some parts done like by chance, out of line, out of regularity, sometimes like a spot, were by chance there are more, then beside… The same starts to develop with her arm.
Ok, if she likes the patchy style, looking like created by chance – Ok, I feel well with her beeing happy. I would have other ideas…
And yes, please, interviev!!!! i would really like to know how she heales that?! what problems occur, what kind oc care she applies, how to wacsh, dry the face, how to overcome probably extreme ressentiments in allday live (maybe there are good ideas to learn), what are the future plans, can she heal even more, what will be the future style….
The Wikipedia picture shows she like the patchy style – and that pic (even when it is not my style) looks much nicer than that one here, as her hair are fitting well to her face in the Wiki – pic (here they don’t), and simply, the fotography (light) IS SERIOUSLY BETTER. i think a lot of negative comments would have never been written if that photo here would be a good one, showing the benefits of the piercings.
This photo here does the opposite. Picture-google for here name and you will find dozens of much better pics.
She had more facial piercings when I met her in London a few years ago. It seems she took a few out in this photo.
She was gracious to all who waited to take pictures and speak with her and genuinely smiling the whole time. She had this really infectious positive vibe going.
Would love to read an interview with her and get her outlook on life and how she keeps that going in light of the negativity she inspires from many.
Yo thats freakin insane! I really really don’t dig on the million facial piercings. But hey, if it makes her happy then why not, right?
I met Elaine very briefly at a tattoo convention in Derby 2004. She spoke to a few of my friends and looked at the brand on my back, she seemed to be truly happy and positive person who’s more comfortable in her own skin than so many people I’ve met before.
To whomever was asking above- the wiki says she’s 43 years old.
I have done to her some pics last year in edumburgh (at the fringe festival) i talked to her and she’s really nice (though i don’t think she does remembere me haha).
Here you are:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/thebrokenones/scotland/elaine1_grundstuck.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/thebrokenones/scotland/elaine2_grundstuck.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/thebrokenones/scotland/elaine3_grundstuck.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a310/thebrokenones/scotland/elainedavinson_grundstuck.jpg
she’s one happy lady, loveeee and salute her bravery and style.
I saw her at a street market last year when I was on a trip to Edinburgh. I really wanted to go up to her and say something but I couldn’t think of what to say and plus, her mate on the adjacent stall was bawling her eyes out and oh dear, it just didn;t seem appropraite.
I personally don’t like the look, but I often really like it when people are that dedicated to a certain aesthetic. Take my university’s new Union president. He’s a history student and dresses and styles himself in full Edwardian-era garb every-bloody-day. Had I remembered to vote in the SU election, I would have voted for him just to reward him for doing something different (i.e. not Topman) and doing it so well and with such…I dunno…chutzpah???
I also can’t spell this evening, viz the first paragraph.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with being this pierced; I like the number of piercings, but hell, some of the jewelry she’s got in there looks none too healthy. Especially her arms.
However, I think an interview with her would be pretty interesting.
in my opinion, that is ugly. im simply saying that its not attractive at all. shes probably a very nice lady, but i dont like it. but thats just an opinion of a 16 year old with 10 piercings.
Warren;
what’s wrong with BioPlast? I thought it was a pretty safe material to be using, I only ask because I wear it in my cheeks but I find that I have to replace the jewellery every 9 months or so because they get sore for no reason other than the jewellery seems to get a bit “rough” feeling.