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...