Body Art and Extreme Modification

Tattoo Tips: How to Keep Temporary Totally Original

Temporary tattoo art is amazing, fun, and well, temporary, but sometimes it can be hard to rock a temporary tattoo without feeling like your art is the same old thing.  Well kiss those body art bla...
Belly Piercings

Video Firsthand Look: Belly Button Piercing – Up Close and Personal

Hi guys.  It’s Lorna from Body Candy, and this is me, about to get my belly button pierced. Like with all piercings, the entire area around the piercing has to be cleaned first.  As you can see, th...
Body Jewelry History

Once Bitten: the New Aesthetics and Standards of Lip Piercing

One of the biggest trends in piercing in recent years has been the advent of new and interesting forms of lip piercing.  From the rise of the use of circular lip jewelry, to the growing popularity ...
Body Jewelry Information

Turning Over a New Leaf for Fall: Leaf Jewelry Makes a Statement

From home decor, to brilliant jewelry, to stunning kimono-inspired designer fashion awash in leaf motifs, it seems that everyone is turning over a new leaf this Fall.  Let’s break it down: Kimono b...
Body Jewelry Information

Size DOES Matter: Queen Sized Cocktail Rings

Do you remember playing the game “Pretty, Pretty, Princess”? Well take that majestic aesthetic and add a touch of old Hollywood glamour, a dash of quirky kitsch, and you will be in vogue. Colossal,...
BCRs

Ball Captive Rings: Amazing Multi-Tasking Body Jewelry

For anyone who doesn’t know, this is a ball captive ring (also called a BCR or captive bead ring.) These items consist of two parts: the ring with a small opening, and the ball, bead, or decoration...
Belts and Buckles

Style History: Men’s Jewelry for National Aviation Day

Today is National Aviation Day!  This holiday was first declared by sitting president Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939, over 35 years after the first successful flights in an air vessel were catal...
Body Jewelry Information

Body Jewelry FAQ: How Do I Size This?

Here at Body Candy, we get questions from time to time about the sizing, styles, and materials of our body jewelry, so we’ve decided to answer some of your most pressing questions right here on the...
Body Jewelry Information

Right Handed? Don’t Feel Left Out

What do Barack Obama, George Micheal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Phil Collins, Dan Akroyd, Bart Simpson, and Angelina Jolie all have in common? Well, for one they are awesome, but that’s not the topic o...