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Industrials
Video: Mandy’s Industrial Piercing – Up Close and Personal
We have a treat for fans of our real body piercing YouTube series. Watch as Mandy gets her industrial pierced. This is the second time she is getting her industrial pierced; she has had her other e...
Body Art and Extreme Modification
Modification Appreciation: Going Skin Deep for Dermals
Once upon a time, any piercing other than those of the ears or nose was pretty rare too see, and hardly anybody wore multiple visible piercings. The times have definitely changed a great deal, and...
Ear Piercings
Modern Ear Piercing Styles and Standards: the Rook
Getting your rook pierced is a fun and subtle way to decorate your ear and give it that little extra sparkle. Erik Dakota was the first piercer to popularize rook piercing. The piercing is located ...
Body Jewelry Information
Quick Take: Body Jewelry Replacement Balls 101
Shopping for body jewelry can be a very confusing experience, especially if you’re new to the world of piercing. There are many different items that may look similar but have very different uses, a...
Piercing and Aftercare Information
Video: Michele’s Nape Piercing – Up Close and Personal
A nape piercing is a contemporary surface piercing through the back part of the neck, just below the hairline. Surface piercings have a higher rejection and migration rate and must be measured and ...
Body Jewelry Materials
Quick Take: Hypoallergenic Jewelry for Sensitive Skin
Most of us know of at least one person with an allergy to nickel. In fact, it’s estimated that up to 28 percent of the American populace is allergic or sensitive to nickel, which is one of the lea...
Ear Piercings
Say No to Guns: Switching to a Professional Piercer
It makes sense, if you want your car fixed you go to a trained professional auto mechanic, if you’re sick you go to a doctor, if you want a hair cut you go to a hair salon, and if you want a pierci...
Oral Piercings
Q and A: Tongue Piercing – Fact Versus Fiction
The Question: Can a tongue piercing really close up if you leave jewelry out of it for just a few days? The Answer: Actually, yes. There are any number of factors that contribute to how quickly or...
Jewelry Fashion
What to Wear Where: the Summer Music Festival Guide
The weather is heating up and that means it’s time to rock out with your piercings out. Whatever your musical taste, there is a festival out there waiting for you to enjoy. There are a lot of thing...



