Another day, another beauty

It seems like this week has been pretty good for BMEGirl submissions so let’s have another one today.  Pincusion Princess here always manages to send in fantastic pictures and this week she sent in quite a few.  Below are just two of the ones you can find in the BMEGirls Gallery.

To see the other one, you’re going to have to do some clicking…

Here’s the rundown on some of her modifications.

Tattoos by Ryan Bolton, hand implant by Steve Truitt, and her piercings are from her lucky husband, Dominick269.

As an extra little treat, check out her four month old ear implants that were put in by Dom.

(BME)Girls On Film

Those of us that were around in the 80s might remember Duran Duran’s single “Girls on Film”.  It’s a safe bet that if you’ve seen the video, you’ll never forget the song.  So when a BMEGirl sends in some photos including a heart with the chorus for Girls on Film you know you’re in for a treat.

Those legs belong to lavenderbrown, who is the BMEGirl in question.  To see the rest of her, you’ll have to keep on reading.

Credit for the heart goes to Loz from Westside in Brisbane, Aus, while the 80s cartoon inspired sleeve in progress is a collaborative piece from the artists at Illicit Tattoo in Auckland, NZ.  If you look close you can see the outlines of Jem and Rainbow Brite.

You can see more photos of this lovely BMEGirl in the BMEGirls gallery.  As well, you can check out more heart tattoos here, and cartoon tattoos here.

Pop rocks and soda pop!

Once upon a time,  I was working in a bookstore and one of my coworkers saw my own tragus piercing and proceeded to inform me that the piercing was incredibly dangerous because there is a nerve there and if they pierce it, it will paralyze your face.  “No, there isn’t,” I said dryly, trying to extract myself from her eager jabbering.  She continued to explain that this was dangerous and then did something that I really, really hate.  She reached out and put her grubby finger on my piercing while asking, “Doesn’t that hurt?”  I actually flinched and likely responded by telling her that yes, it hurt terribly and I was in constant pain, followed by a roll of my eyes.

What’s the purpose of this trip down memory lane?  Urban legends, myths and misconceptions.  We’ve all heard them, I’m sure.  The dreaded nerve that will paralyze your entire face.  Piercing your tongue will cause you to lose all your sensation of taste.  If you have a tattoo over your spine you can’t get an epidural.  Some of them are funny, some of them are ridiculous but the point is, people believe them and that can have consequences.

BME has always tried to serve not only as a documentation of body modification but as a platform for education.  Here’s where you come in readers.  Tell me about what urban legends, myths and misconceptions you have heard regarding body modification and if you have the knowledge, feel free to also debunk the myth with solid facts.  The information we all come up with is going to be included in the new Misconceptions FAQ on the BME Wiki.

So let’s have them!  And just so you don’t think I don’t love you, here’s a gratuitous photo of a beautiful woman pulled from the moderation queue.

meizy

Meizy’s piercings were done by Mike French and Spider.  Her stone trinity spirals are by Oracle.

Smoking hot

To round out today’s posts here’s a stunning BMEGirl from my hometown of Toronto.

Kat here is a piercer at Ultimate Tattoo, the shop the photographer Dylan Leeder lives above.

While you can find this photo in several galleries on BME thanks to the new system of being able to tag modifications in a photo, the easiest place to find photos of all the BMEGirls is in the BMEGirl gallery.

Life’s a beach

Flavia sent in some photos of herself and her friends while hanging out on Palmas Beach in Santa Catarina, Brazil.  Of course that means Friday gets not only a BMEGirl post, but also a BMEBoy post!  All in one!

There’s an entire section of the galleries made up of BME folks just hanging out and enjoying life.  If you’ve got some of you and your BME friends spending time together, send them in!