Time for bling?
Here’s a micro dermal w/clear gem on the side of the wrist. I can also tell you this was done at ten past five on a Monday afternoon. With wrist dermals be mindful of watches, bracelets and clothing. To my knowledge this lady hasn’t had any problems.
Spiky Nose Piercing
Here’s one of the most popular piercings, the nose. At Shiva we charge £20 for a plain stud or a spike (shown here) or a range of gem stones for £25. We pierce with 1mm titanium corkscrew/spiral back studs. I never pierce noses with rings as rings spin and thus infection is inevitable, as is it easier to catch rings on things. I usually advise a minimum of three months before I’m happy to change it to a ring for you. It’s also not uncommon for a nose stud to fall/be pulled out. If this happens, in the initial healing period they will heal/close up; ridiculously quick. If this happens, do come back and see me and I’ll happily re-open or re-pierce it.
Snakebites
Snakebites are two lip piercings, both of these done here with 1.6mm x 10mm titanium labret bars; later changed down for 1.6mm x 8mm.
ear lobe piercing (left) triple pierced top ear/cartilage (right) (customers photo)
Here’s two customers from last summer in the original shop, left side is an ear lobe piercing whilst on the right is a triple pierced top ear. Great fun, you meet a lot of kool people visiting Greenwich n’ London in general.
Claire’s Micro Dermal’s along the collarbone
Two micro dermal anchors alongside the collarbone. This is as close to the bone as we could go, as there’s not much/tighter skin around there.
Dan’s Scaffold
Scaffold done w/a 1.6mm x 38mm , I think. The extra length is, as with most piercings; to allow for an initial swelling period. With a scaffold, I usually give at least 2mm either side when measuring up/piercing.
old studio sink set-up
Inner Pinner w/CBB
This is an inner pinner pierced with a 1.2mm x 10mm CBB (circular barbell.) The two horseshoes (other is a snug, not pierced by me) compliment each other nicely.
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!
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.
[ EL CAPITAN x BODY PIERCER ] 