Tattoos, piercings and body modifications: why?

[fool-ish]

I'll try to post a pic, or should I say someone will do it for me as I'm useless at stuff like that! They're not being red now, more a sparkly, dark grey-near black colour. It is a great weekend. Fantastic costumes ranging from Victorian-Gothic to Steampunk and of course vampire!

I can't understand the false nails thing either. They are scandalously expensive and in my humble opinion, don't look too great either. Plus, they'd be wasted on me as we can't wear them at work, infection control and all that.