Piercing and Aftercare Information

New Year, New You: Choosing a New Piercing for 2012 – Part 1

It’s the end of the calendar year again, and like usual all of us are taking a look in the mirror and thinking, I really wanted to do that last year, but I didn’t.  So of course we’ve made a vow th...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Dermal Piercings Overview

Any piercing that’s referred to as a “dermal” is basically a non-traditional piercing.  What does this mean?  Well, the easy difference is that a traditional piercing has both an entry point and an...
Body Jewelry Information

A Piercing Chill: the Ins and Outs of Winter Aftercare

As anyone who’s pierced knows, the change in seasons can be a particularly difficult period of biological adjustment, especially for those of us with piercings that are still healing.  But just fol...
Body Jewelry Information

What’s That Called?: Oral Piercing Names and Locations

As piercing of the face, ears, and just about anywhere becomes more popular, shopping for jewelry for ourselves or as gifts for others may be more confusing.  One surefire way to be certain you’re ...
Body Jewelry History

Coolest Piercings You May Have Never Heard Of: the Daith

The daith is a piercing of the upper ear cartilage close to head.  This is one of the few piercings that has more than one placement (mostly due to the variations in cartilage shape from person to ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

What’s That Called?: Facial Piercing Names and Locations

As piercing of the face, ears, and just about anywhere becomes more popular, shopping for jewelry for ourselves or as gifts for others may be more confusing.  One surefire way to be certain you’re ...
Halloween Jewelry

Getting Pierced on Halloween: Best Idea Ever, Right?

You want a new body piercing, and it would be amazing to get it done on one of your favorite holidays of the year: Halloween.  But is it really a good idea to get a piercing on one of the busiest d...
Belly Piercings

Body Jewelry Video: How to Change Out a Belly Button Ring

Watch as Lyndzi teaches you everything you need to know about how to change out a belly ring.  From standard banana bell styles, to rings with beautiful dangles, and even top drop navel jewelry, sh...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Coolest Piercings You May Have Never Heard of: the Madison

The Madison Piercing is a horizontal surface piercing at the base of the neck, just above the collar bone.  Because of its placement, it is sometimes also referred to as a “clavicle piercing” or “j...