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Self made symmetry

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Sean Philips

I love the symmetry and simplicity of this picture, it really showcased her (mostly self done) piercings well.

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These paired nostril piercings on Skittles5000 were self pierced at an 18 gauge and self stretched up to the 2 gauge you see here, the septum was self pierced at a 14 gauge and then stretched to a 0gauge.

Comments

124 responses to “Self made symmetry”

  1. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Looks beautiful. I’m not a huge fan of septums on women usually, but she carries it really well.

  2. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Looks beautiful. I’m not a huge fan of septums on women usually, but she carries it really well.

  3. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Looks beautiful. I’m not a huge fan of septums on women usually, but she carries it really well.

  4. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Looks beautiful. I’m not a huge fan of septums on women usually, but she carries it really well.

  5. Magdalena Avatar
    Magdalena

    so pretty!

  6. Magdalena Avatar
    Magdalena

    so pretty!

  7. Magdalena Avatar
    Magdalena

    so pretty!

  8. Magdalena Avatar
    Magdalena

    so pretty!

  9. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    i love this girl <3 so nice

  10. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    i love this girl <3 so nice

  11. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    i love this girl <3 so nice

  12. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    i love this girl <3 so nice

  13. mela Avatar
    mela

    i´m in love with mrs. symmetry now 😉

  14. mela Avatar
    mela

    i´m in love with mrs. symmetry now 😉

  15. mela Avatar
    mela

    i´m in love with mrs. symmetry now 😉

  16. mela Avatar
    mela

    i´m in love with mrs. symmetry now 😉

  17. Quality Avatar
    Quality

    Love it…
    but how can you guys bitch so much about blurriness
    and photo quality on submissions and post stuff like this?

  18. Quality Avatar
    Quality

    Love it…
    but how can you guys bitch so much about blurriness
    and photo quality on submissions and post stuff like this?

  19. Quality Avatar
    Quality

    Love it…
    but how can you guys bitch so much about blurriness
    and photo quality on submissions and post stuff like this?

  20. Quality Avatar
    Quality

    Love it…
    but how can you guys bitch so much about blurriness
    and photo quality on submissions and post stuff like this?

  21. Pixol Avatar
    Pixol

    It finally happened. I sadly removed ModBlog from my RSS feeds.

    Minor updates, mostly based on bad pictures. I have nothing against Skittles5000 or any other member of this community, really, but I’m don’t get where is a point in posting such images. Especially when it constitutes the majority of content. “Hey folks, here’s a blurry picture! See you tomorrow for more cellphone images!”

    Where are the interesting articles by Paul King or the piercers debates on various topics? Where are the real photographs? The more the time passes, the less the content is valuable. What happened here?

  22. Pixol Avatar
    Pixol

    It finally happened. I sadly removed ModBlog from my RSS feeds.

    Minor updates, mostly based on bad pictures. I have nothing against Skittles5000 or any other member of this community, really, but I’m don’t get where is a point in posting such images. Especially when it constitutes the majority of content. “Hey folks, here’s a blurry picture! See you tomorrow for more cellphone images!”

    Where are the interesting articles by Paul King or the piercers debates on various topics? Where are the real photographs? The more the time passes, the less the content is valuable. What happened here?

  23. Pixol Avatar
    Pixol

    It finally happened. I sadly removed ModBlog from my RSS feeds.

    Minor updates, mostly based on bad pictures. I have nothing against Skittles5000 or any other member of this community, really, but I’m don’t get where is a point in posting such images. Especially when it constitutes the majority of content. “Hey folks, here’s a blurry picture! See you tomorrow for more cellphone images!”

    Where are the interesting articles by Paul King or the piercers debates on various topics? Where are the real photographs? The more the time passes, the less the content is valuable. What happened here?

  24. Pixol Avatar
    Pixol

    It finally happened. I sadly removed ModBlog from my RSS feeds.

    Minor updates, mostly based on bad pictures. I have nothing against Skittles5000 or any other member of this community, really, but I’m don’t get where is a point in posting such images. Especially when it constitutes the majority of content. “Hey folks, here’s a blurry picture! See you tomorrow for more cellphone images!”

    Where are the interesting articles by Paul King or the piercers debates on various topics? Where are the real photographs? The more the time passes, the less the content is valuable. What happened here?

  25. Devro Avatar
    Devro

    Yay Erica 😀 love her DIY stuff

  26. Devro Avatar
    Devro

    Yay Erica 😀 love her DIY stuff

  27. Devro Avatar
    Devro

    Yay Erica 😀 love her DIY stuff

  28. Devro Avatar
    Devro

    Yay Erica 😀 love her DIY stuff

  29. Rip Me Open Avatar
    Rip Me Open

    gorgeous!

  30. Rip Me Open Avatar
    Rip Me Open

    gorgeous!

  31. Rip Me Open Avatar
    Rip Me Open

    gorgeous!

  32. Rip Me Open Avatar
    Rip Me Open

    gorgeous!

  33. Livia Avatar
    Livia

    Very nice! Not the best photo quality but the piercings are great.

  34. Livia Avatar
    Livia

    Very nice! Not the best photo quality but the piercings are great.

  35. Livia Avatar
    Livia

    Very nice! Not the best photo quality but the piercings are great.

  36. Livia Avatar
    Livia

    Very nice! Not the best photo quality but the piercings are great.

  37. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful…. and I don’t even like piercings! (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!)

  38. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful…. and I don’t even like piercings! (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!)

  39. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful…. and I don’t even like piercings! (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!)

  40. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful…. and I don’t even like piercings! (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!)

  41. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful!!!! And I don’t even like piercings. (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!!!

  42. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful!!!! And I don’t even like piercings. (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!!!

  43. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful!!!! And I don’t even like piercings. (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!!!

  44. skittles5000'sMom Avatar
    skittles5000’sMom

    I think this picture is beautiful!!!! And I don’t even like piercings. (I’m allowed to say this because I’m the Mom!!!

  45. Melaina Chole Avatar
    Melaina Chole

    i think she is really beautiful and her piercing is amazing

  46. Melaina Chole Avatar
    Melaina Chole

    i think she is really beautiful and her piercing is amazing

  47. Melaina Chole Avatar
    Melaina Chole

    i think she is really beautiful and her piercing is amazing

  48. Melaina Chole Avatar
    Melaina Chole

    i think she is really beautiful and her piercing is amazing

  49. Catherine Avatar
    Catherine

    Great photo 🙂 <3

  50. Catherine Avatar
    Catherine

    Great photo 🙂 <3

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