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Crash Course: Body Jewelry Back to School Supplies

It’s that time of year again.  The time for back to school shopping, stacking up that new new Fall wardrobe, and prepping for yearbook photos and homecoming dances.  But for those who are pierced, ...
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Crash Course: Finding the Right Body Jewelry Shade

When it comes to hair coloring products, makeup products, and all of the clothing and accessories we wear, the first step is to determine skin tone.  Once you know if your skin’s undertones are war...
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Crash Course: Dermal Piercings and Jewelry Overview

When we say “dermal,” we’re making a reference to a class of piercings that appear to have a single entry point in the skin, rather than both an entry and an exit point like a traditional piercing....
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Crash Course: Standardized Body Jewelry Sizing

For every body or facial piercing, there is a set of common sizes that the majority of persons will be pierced at.  Knowing these sizes won’t be a failsafe, but it can help tremendously when buying...
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Crash Course: Lip Piercing Jewelry

Depending on the type of piercing, there are four basic styles of jewelry generally worn in the lip.  Those are: the stud, the talon, the curved barbell, and the circular.   For those who have a ve...
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Crash Course: Troubleshooting for Modified Moms to Be

It’s almost Mother’s Day, and all of those soon to be mamas whose buns are still in the oven are getting ready for an amazing year.  But for those of us who are modified, there can be some pitfalls...
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Crash Course: the Basic Types of Body Jewelry

Barbells Straight Barbells Straight barbells are usually used in tongue piercings, nipple piercings, in industrial ear piercings, and occasionally in other ear cartilage piercings. Depending on pre...
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Crash Course: the Basics of Buying and Wearing Gold Jewelry

Gold jewelry.  Most of us own at least one piece that’s made out of some type of real gold, especially those of us who are pierced.  For persons who have an allergy to certain metals or just prefer...
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Crash Course: Names and Jewelry for Ear Cartilage Piercings

It may come as a surprise that there are over thirteen recognized piercings of the ear other than the standard lobe.  So what are they called, where are they situated, and what do people wear there...