Body Art and Extreme Modification

Superhuman: Feats of Extreme Body Piercing in India

In the Western world, body piercing is done primarily for fashion or the purpose of experience, but in other parts of the world, piercing can be an amazing and extreme religious experience.  Just t...
Jewelry Fashion

Jewelry Fashion Fix: Going Gaga for the Modern Geisha

Asian Invasion   Ready to learn a little Chinese?  Then cool kanji-covered jewelry is the way to go.   Traditionalist Vintage   If you like the look of artistic, old-school kimono fabrics as much a...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Modification Generation: Body Art Bridging the Generation Gap

I’m in my twenties, and like a lot of twenty-somethings, I have a few tattoos.  The really cool thing though?  So does my mom.  Plus, she got hers after I got mine.  Pretty sweet, right? For a lot ...
New Body Jewelry

Body Jewelry Update: Mystery of the Kraken

Ever heard of the colossal squid?  Old mariners’ tales of sea monsters that looked like gigantic squid or octopus have been circulating for centuries, but it wasn’t until 1999 that the truth of the...
Jewelry Fashion

Piercing Fashion Flash: Going Galactic

Remember that brief period in the 90s when stellar fashion was totally in vogue?  Well if you were still pining then it’s time to rejoice, as all things cosmic make a major comeback, especially in ...
Piercing and Aftercare Information

Curiosity: The Whys and Hows of Body Mod – Getting Nosey

Ever wonder why so many people cry during nose piercings?  Or exactly where a septum piercing is really supposed to go?  Then stay tuned, because we’ve got the cure for curiosity.   Q: Why does eve...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Superhuman: Raising the Bar on Extreme Piercings and Mod

In May of 2010, modification artist Tyson Turk shocked the world by breaking the 3,000 mark in “Most Piercings in a Single Sitting” for a new Guinness World Record.  Unfortunately, just over a year...
Holiday Jewelry

Hidden Holiday Minute: Jewelry, Fashion, and Food Go Blue

Did you know that the month of July was National Blueberry Month?   It’s never too late to celebrate the awesomeness of all things blue.  Here are some fun ways to bring blueberry month to a close ...
Jewelry Fashion

Jewelry Fashion Fix: Too Cool for School

Schoolyard Break   For all those days that you’re ready to make a break for it, calm your over-algebra-ridden nerves by wearing your feelings on your sleeve, or maybe just on your wrist.  Rock your...