Piercing Aftercare Tips: Can I Use A Tea Bag Compress?
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Piercing Aftercare Tips: Can I Use A Tea Bag Compress?

Piercing aftercare can be quite tricky. Everyone's body is different and every piercer is different, meaning each and every time you head to a piercing shop, your experience will be unique. Sea sal...
The Flat: What You Need To Know About This Cartilage Piercing

The Flat: What You Need To Know About This Cartilage Piercing

Named for it's location in the ear, a flat piercing is literally positioned in the flat area of cartilage in the upper ear. Whereas the helix or industrial is located in the rim of the ear, a flat ...
Tongue Piercing
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Tongue Piercings: Everything You Need To Know About Tongue Rings

Everyone has one! The tongue is a very important organ located in the mouth. While it's typically referred to as a "muscle," it's actually a series of two muscles with independent blood supplies th...
What Does It Feel Like To Get Your Septum Pierced?

What Does It Feel Like To Get Your Septum Pierced?

What does a septum piercing really feel like? We asked several pierced Body Candy customers what their septum piercing experience felt like... Everyone's time at the piercing shop will be a little ...
What Does It Feel Like To Get Your Nipples Pierced?
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What Does It Feel Like To Get Your Nipples Pierced?

All piercings hurt - that's a fact. But your nipples are a very sensitive part of your anatomy. With such a nerve-filled area, it can be a very intimidating prospect to go and get them pierced. We ...
What Jewelry Should I Get Pierced With?
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What Jewelry Should I Get Pierced With?

Knowing how to select jewelry for your first piercing can be difficult. Even if you already have a piercing, the act of picking the correct size/material for a new, fresh body mod can be intimidati...
Why Does My Piercing Smell Bad?
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Why Does My Piercing Smell Bad?

Pierced and modded folks - have you ever moved your plugs or nose ring (or any other piercing) and noticed a strange, distinctive smell? For most people, that smell is cheesy and a bit putrid. What...
Vitamin C Serum: Why It's Good For Young Skin

Vitamin C Serum: Why It's Good For Young Skin

Starting a skin care regimen early can help keep you looking youthful and vibrant for a long, long time. Your future self will thank you. Luckily enough, there's a naturally occurring substance tha...
Am I too Old to get Pierced?
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Am I too Old to get Pierced?

There comes a point in everyone's life where they feel a certain pressure to "grow up." For some people that means buying a house. For others, it means getting married... And for some of you, that ...