Lexci pulled this mangled and tarnished nostril jewelry out of a customer, who’d worn it for six months before giving up on it… I don’t think the picture quite captures how unpleasant it looked.
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44 responses to ““Don’t buy crap””
Ouch.
>_<
Ouch.
>_<
yucky
yucky
How stupid. And painful!
How stupid. And painful!
Six months..? Six months?! Guh.
That makes my nostril piercing wince hardcore.
Six months..? Six months?! Guh.
That makes my nostril piercing wince hardcore.
It’s remarkable how low quality jewelry is anymore. Even from top tier vendors I’ve had trouble getting people to heal properly. Titanium seems to be the best material anymore but even that’s not a sure thing.
It’s remarkable how low quality jewelry is anymore. Even from top tier vendors I’ve had trouble getting people to heal properly. Titanium seems to be the best material anymore but even that’s not a sure thing.
Ooh, that hole looks bad. At lest she learned something that day :S
Ooh, that hole looks bad. At lest she learned something that day :S
Woah, I can’t tell which way is up on that thing. I think the ball is supposed to be on the other end, where the post is and not the curve. What a remarkably shit piece of jewelry. 😀
Woah, I can’t tell which way is up on that thing. I think the ball is supposed to be on the other end, where the post is and not the curve. What a remarkably shit piece of jewelry. 😀
If you look at the picture post before this, you’ll find my initial reaction.
If you look at the picture post before this, you’ll find my initial reaction.
Dear Shannon: Many thanks for posting examples of what happens with cheap jewelry and stupid piercings. I use these postings to show students at Fakir Intensives classes the dangers and hazards of charging ahead in ignorance. This is a much needed service to our community.
Dear Shannon: Many thanks for posting examples of what happens with cheap jewelry and stupid piercings. I use these postings to show students at Fakir Intensives classes the dangers and hazards of charging ahead in ignorance. This is a much needed service to our community.
Sexy! lol. jk
Sexy! lol. jk
euwww
euwww
Hahaha @ Nick!
Hahaha @ Nick!
Unfortunately, this girl had a well-healed nostril piercing once apon a time.
She actually had brought this mystery metal nose bone to a local piercing studio (I don’t need to say which one) and had them put it in for her.
Personally, I don’t even insert this type of jewelry for anyone. It’s WAY too thin (which you can see as it’s clearly cutting a hole to below the original. This piece of jewelry was partly silver, partly tarnished/rust colour and partly WHITE with some sort of calcified bio matter. The jewelry was pitted and rough and her nose had a black spot left where the jewelry had tarnished. Unfortunately, due to how wire-thin the jewelry was, it was crimped down into her piercing and was quite painful for her. It could’ve been crimped simply from compressing a nostril while blowing her nose.
I was able to save the piercing by putting in an Anatometal 18g nostril screw with a 1.5mm gem (which was the original look she wanted when she purchased this thing)
Unfortunately, this girl had a well-healed nostril piercing once apon a time.
She actually had brought this mystery metal nose bone to a local piercing studio (I don’t need to say which one) and had them put it in for her.
Personally, I don’t even insert this type of jewelry for anyone. It’s WAY too thin (which you can see as it’s clearly cutting a hole to below the original. This piece of jewelry was partly silver, partly tarnished/rust colour and partly WHITE with some sort of calcified bio matter. The jewelry was pitted and rough and her nose had a black spot left where the jewelry had tarnished. Unfortunately, due to how wire-thin the jewelry was, it was crimped down into her piercing and was quite painful for her. It could’ve been crimped simply from compressing a nostril while blowing her nose.
I was able to save the piercing by putting in an Anatometal 18g nostril screw with a 1.5mm gem (which was the original look she wanted when she purchased this thing)
6 months?#[email protected]#$
Wow
6 months?#[email protected]#$
Wow
sick. poor girl! at least she got to keep the piercing!
sick. poor girl! at least she got to keep the piercing!
it looks like a tiny worm!
it looks like a tiny worm!
i REALLY want to scratch that…..
it just looks sooooo itchy
i REALLY want to scratch that…..
it just looks sooooo itchy
OMG! That started out as a bone???
This makes me love my nostril piercing soooo much more!
OMG! That started out as a bone???
This makes me love my nostril piercing soooo much more!
This is another example of watch what you buy. I hope her piercing is OK.
This is another example of watch what you buy. I hope her piercing is OK.
Anatometal = <3
It’s pretty much the only thing I’ll wear anymore, maybe IS, neometal, and BCD sometimes too.
Anatometal = <3
It’s pretty much the only thing I’ll wear anymore, maybe IS, neometal, and BCD sometimes too.
Damn…..
Damn…..
I had a nostril screw in my nose when it was fresh and I hated it. It kept twisting around and hanging out of my nose. It looked like a booger. I tried the nose bone with a small ball on one end but that was kinda crappy too, I had to keep pushing it in all the time. Finally I went to a piercer with my problem and he sold me a micro barbell. But the ball is not screwed on it’s held on with tension. It looks like it’s internally threaded but it’s not. It’s hard to explain cause I’ve never seen anything like it. I put it in with the attached ball on the inside (that was tricky) It’s very strong and has never popped out or come loose. It was $20 which I thought was expensive but to this day it’s the best piece of jewelry I have ever bought and I would recommend it very much for anyone with nostrils.
I had a nostril screw in my nose when it was fresh and I hated it. It kept twisting around and hanging out of my nose. It looked like a booger. I tried the nose bone with a small ball on one end but that was kinda crappy too, I had to keep pushing it in all the time. Finally I went to a piercer with my problem and he sold me a micro barbell. But the ball is not screwed on it’s held on with tension. It looks like it’s internally threaded but it’s not. It’s hard to explain cause I’ve never seen anything like it. I put it in with the attached ball on the inside (that was tricky) It’s very strong and has never popped out or come loose. It was $20 which I thought was expensive but to this day it’s the best piece of jewelry I have ever bought and I would recommend it very much for anyone with nostrils.