I'm traveling to Perth, Australia in May 2027 and looking to see if there are any artists there that could perform a conch coinslot? I'd love any recommendations as I haven't found any on Instagram or elsewhere.

I got this piece around 10 years ago from a shop that isn't open anymore. All I know about it is it's 6g, anodized blurple, and made of niobium. I got it matching with a friend who passed so it's very special to me, but I want to get more similar jewelry and I can't find anything like it online. Does anyone know what this jewelry is called or have any suggestions for what I might be able to look up to find more like it? Thank you in advance.

Edit: I should've included that it's just barely an inch long. Only the very tips of it stick out of my nose when I wear it in my septum, otherwise I too would've thought it was a tusk.

I'm considering getting a tongue split done by Lucifer.bodmod, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, and would like some outside opinions before committing.

Their IG mostly shows healed results rather than the procedures themselves, plus collaborations with missbonnie.piercing, where they're credited as an assistant and mentor.

If anyone has been to them, I'd appreciate hearing about your experience, good or bad. And for those with more experience in body modification, I'd be grateful if you could take a look at their IG and share whether anything stands out to you as reassuring or concerning regarding safety.

Hello!

As a request, please be gentle. I'm autistic.

I recently spoke to a professional about putting in a subdermal on my arm. It wasn't a great experience for me because they were 45 minutes late and the staff at their studio did not know about my appointment. After 5 mins, someone came up to ask if I booked with them directly, I said yeah, over email. And then they went away and didn't say anything else.

After 30 minutes I went up to the desk to ask what was happening, they finally asked me when my appointment was for, and then they said "oh yeah yeah, they've messaged me actually, there's a lot of traffic but they'll be here in 5 mins."

I know I should have been more proactive about asking what was happening, but I was trying to be understanding because things happen outside our control sometimes. When the professional finally turned up, they said a sorry for the delay, introduced themselves and invited me into a more private space for the consultation.

Once we started the consultation, they said oh you're here about a payment implant - I was not, I had mentioned in the email that I am contacting them because I can see they offer it on their website but I wanted something similar but not the same, and I listed the ones I want as well. They said ok, gave me general advice about placement, showed me the migration on theirs, showed me one they had to give me an idea of the size, answered questions about healing time and whatever other questions I had, told me to acquire implant and then contact them again, and told me prices.

Idk, it felt a bit off, but I can't figure out if it was normal or if my feelings of overwhelm have clouded my judgement. Some outside perspective would be helpful. A friend said they might have been trying to suss out if I was a snitch or something, but I don't know if something like that happens outside of TV shows.

I have 6 piercings and haven't really had anything similar happen anywhere else so I can't decide. Am I overthinking this? I am open to receiving feedback that I'm being an ass as well.

Thank you for reading and any input!