Inner Pinner w/flat back bar
This is an inner pinner, pierced with a 1.2mm x 8mm (flat back) labret bar. I like this customers triangular earring, my stud looks like the sun or a moon, over a pyramid.
Inner Pinner w/Labret Bar
Piercing Portfolio
Captain’s Self Pierced Septum
Captain’s Self Pierced Septum
I pierced my own septum about a year into piercing, though this septum shot is from last year. I pierced my septum with a 1.2mm x 8mm CBB and would say it healed within a month. Won’t lie, it was the only one of my piercings that actually hurt, but then I believe pain is mostly in the mind and as it’s a mental thing; I don’t think you can lie to yourself thus you feel it.. I think I’d recommend this body piercer!? ; ) Within the year I changed it down to this 1mm x 6mm seamless ring which is pretty discreet.
How We Do…
Tools of the Trade
Here’s a basic set-up for a piercing in my studio. Top left, torch, spare pen and KY-Jelly. A mirror, measuring gauge and my making up pen. Then tools wise from left to right, clamps, scissors, grips and a needle. I’m all set, are you?
Smile
Smile
This is a smiley piercing, which is the frenulum within your mouth behind your upper lip. I pierce these with a 1.2mm x 8mm CBB although I can use a bar if you wish to keep it discreet or are worried about your teeth. These look awesome, are real popular and a lot of fun to do. Depends how big your frenulum is in regards to if you can get it done, but it does add a bit of bite to a smile!
Dermal Anchor Arm
Dermal Anchor Arm
Micro Demal Anchor at the top of the arm w/a 6mm aqua gem stone.
Dicey Spiral
Conch w/CBB
Here is a returning customer for a jewellery change following successful healing post-me piercing her. I pierced the conch with a bar but changed it for a 1.6mm CBB w/clear plastic 4mm balls. The conch looks awesome with a CBB and I also have to say that I really like the spiral in the inner pinner above. I’m not sure if she had it stretched as it wasn’t pierced by me, but it looks around 3mm. My conch looks great next to it though and the clear plastic balls off set the spiral in a real nice way.
Healed Diath w/CBB
Here’s a great shot of the left ear with a healed diath piercing, so we changed it up to make it a casino style CBB…
Diath w/Dice
Various Work…
Various Work pierced by myself: Rook, Tragus, Lobe, Conch & Rim.
Everything here was pierced by myself over the course of a couple of years on this lovely client, including the rook w/1.2mm x 8mm curved bar, tragus w/1.2mm x 8mm labret bar, lobe w/1.2mm x 8mm bar, conch w/1.6mm x 10mm bar and the top ear/rim cartilage w/1.2mm x 8mm bar. If you are new to what I do, like with any business continued and returning custom should speak volumes; it’s also really kool to create an astronomical universe of metal!
Nape Dermals
Two Nape Dermal Anchors
Two dermal anchors pierced at the nape of the neck.
Nape Surface
Nape Surface w/PTFE
Nape Surface w/1.6mm PTFE and 5mm titanium balls.
Original Shiva Studios
My old office, my old desk…
This piercing studio actually wasn’t the first in the fifteen years Shiva was located on Greenwich Church St. Originally the piercing studio was upstairs, before that was later turned into a tattoo studio and the piercing room was moved downstairs and out back around 2008/2009.
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