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Body-Art: Scarification

Written by: Tim Cowan
Topic: Body-Art Practices

Of all the ways we have to mark the body in our wide-ranging western cultures, scarification has a few people quite shocked, and understandably so. Pictures of flesh chiseled off the body would have anyone thinking of what they had for breakfast. But, as you can tell from the images below, the results can be quite striking.

Bamboo Scar

Bamboo Scar

Flower

Flower

Scarification is either cutting repeatedly with a scalpel or by “strike branding,” which is much like cattle branding. Apparently, over the last ten years or so, scarification has become remarkably widespread in the U.S. and Australia and across Europe, from London to Prague (Pitts, Victoria. 2003. In the Flesh, The Cultural Politics of Body Modification).

The resulting scar heals slowly, and with more potential aftercare issues than with tattooing. With some of the detail being lost during healing, it can be a pain, pardon the pun, to look after it.

Tribal Scars

Tribal Scars

Torso Decoration

Torso Decoration

Elephant

Elephant

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6 Creative Places to Pierce Your Body

Written by: Heidi
Topic: Body-Art Practices, Getting a Piercing, Types of Piercing

Body piercings will make most non-pierced people think of one of four places: the bellybutton, the nipple, the genital area, and of course the face. But if you want something a little bit different here’s some unusual body piercings to check out. These are called surface piercings because they don’t go in one side and out the other like the ear, nose, bellybutton, etc. If you get a surface piercing be sure to go to a professional that has the special surface bar - these ones are especially easy targets for infections.

1. The Chest Piercing

From a simple barbell to a full-on corset, chest piercings have gone far beyond the nipple.

Sternum Piercing

Sternum Piercing

While the corset on the back has been getting more and more popular, it’s not seen as much on the chest.

Chest Corset

Chest Corset

A little bit higher on the chest, the collarbone piercing is more beautiful and more permanent than any old necklace.

Collarbone Surface Piercing

Collarbone Surface Piercing

2. The Neck Piercing

I’m a fan of neck piercings on the back of the neck. The neck is a big time erogenous zone, and a nice barbell brings the eye to this elegant area of the body.

Neck Piercing - Back of Neck

Neck Piercing - Back of Neck

If you really want that shock factor, piercings on the front of the neck definitely will bring it … to be honest I’m a little freaked out by some neck piercings like this neck corset. When you learn any kind of self-defense, you learn that you need to protect ya neck - it’s a basic instinct - maybe that’s why I get a little queasy about doing anything to the front of my neck.

3.  The Leg Piercing

Speaking of corsets, here’s one I hadn’t seen before - the leg corset. This one must take a lot of care to make sure it doesn’t catch on anything, since the legs are what moves us around.

Leg Corset Piercing

Leg Corset Piercing

4. The Foot Piercing

It might be easier to get a foot piercing a little further up like this one - no worries about your shoes getting in the way ;)

Foot/Ankle Piercing

Foot/Ankle Piercing

5. The Hand Piercing

There are lots of options for hand piercings, you can even get a piercing as an alternative wedding ring. A surface piercing on the side of the hand is definitely different - I like this symmetry of this one on both hands.

Surface Hand Piercing

Surface Hand Piercing

6. Last but definitely not least! The butt piercing! Okay let’s keep it clean here folks, this is at the top of the butt crack.

Butt Piercing

Butt Piercing

The options you have for surface piercings are as limitless as … well, the entire surface of your skin, really. If you have a surface piercing send your pics to blog@freshtrends.com and we’ll post it up.

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Modern Day Pinup Girl

Written by: Kro0608
Topic: Body-Art Practices

Modern Day Pin-up Girl
Modern Day Pin-up Girl

Can you say H.O.T.? Hot! The sexy glamour abounds, first of all from her beauty and shape, but then secondly from the interesting mix of design from the tattoos and piercings. It is unbelievably unique. How many times have you personally seen anything like this? Like the cliché saying, “If you are gonna go…go all out!” and she did, and perfectly.


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Dark Angel Tattoos

Written by: Heidi
Topic: Body-Art Practices

I have always wanted to expand my little back tattoo in that typical spot at the bottom middle of my back to a full back tattoo. I had planned to get a dark angel who is always watching over me but ever since I saw these amazing sexy wing tattoos, I can’t decide if I want to do the whole angel or if I want to be the dark angel (just put wings on my back). This dilemma of mine has been aggravating me for months. I’m pretty sure that what I want is the angel wings, but do you think I would regret it when I wanted the angel herself for so long?

I can get a dark angel:

Dark Angel Tattoo

Dark Angel Tattoo

Or I can become a dark angel:

Dark Angel Wings

Dark Angel Wings

I find the wing tattoos give this sense of motion that looks so freeing.

What would you do? Email blog @ freshtrends.com.

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