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August 17, 2006

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Seashell Scarification

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Shannon Larratt

This photo (from badhairdo) of her self-done scarification (cutting and skin removal) taken the morning after is kind of neat in its bloodlessness…
August 17, 2006

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Advanced Static Rigging

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Shannon Larratt

More amazing suspension rigging demonstrations by Oliver at the 2006 Oslo Suscon. Photos by INKstar (so you may see these and more in the next issue of EXPAND perhaps as well as on BME).
August 17, 2006

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Slashed Face

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Shannon Larratt

Don’t get me wrong — I think that scars across faces look great. However, I wonder why people choose to have “lifestyle scars” applied by professionals rather than “by life” (see also: dueling scars and defensive wounds). Cutting by Ben at Future Skin in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
August 17, 2006

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BME Newsfeed for Aug 17, 2006

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Shannon Larratt
- 2006-08-17: USA: Local health unit reports increase in hepatitits B cases [by deadly pale]
- 2006-08-17: PA: Health Briefs: Clinic includes nicotine patches [by deadly pale]
- 2006-08-17: MI: Tattoo parlor plans extra staff and lots of ink [by rebekah]
- 2006-08-17: ON: Order lifted, tattoo parlour reopens [by Frisky_Vixen666]
- 2006-08-17: CA: Tattoo artist sues to leave mark on Hermosa Beach [by Frisky_Vixen666]
- 2006-08-17: CA: Removing tattoos, changing lives [by Frisky_Vixen666]
- 2006-08-17: MI: DREAM CRUISE NOTEBOOK: Tattoo parlor plans extra staff and lots of ink [by Frisky_Vixen666]
- 2006-08-17: Uganda: What aTatoo says about you [by rebekah]
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August 16, 2006

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Throat Corset

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Shannon Larratt

I think this may be the first corset up the throat I’ve seen?

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Category: ModBlog

Seashell Scarification

Advanced Static Rigging

Slashed Face

BME Newsfeed for Aug 17, 2006

Throat Corset

Latest Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News