PSA: Know Your Jewelry Size Before You Buy!

PSA: Know Your Jewelry Size Before You Buy!

One of the trickier parts of buying body jewelry is knowing what size to get. While there are “standard sizes” for jewelry, not everyone has a standard body. You may have unusually thick or thin sk...
What's Your Summer Music Festival Piercing Personality?

What's Your Summer Music Festival Piercing Personality?

Regardless of what kind of music you listen to, summer is coming and that means one thing: festival season is on its way! Whether you’re Coachella couture or Burning Man boho, everyone knows that p...
How To: Prevent Your Lobes From Thinning

How To: Prevent Your Lobes From Thinning

So, you want to stretch your earlobes but are concerned about thinning. First, congratulations on doing some research first! It’s much easier to prevent a problem than it is to fix one that’s alre...
Why do people get piercings?

Why do people get piercings?

    People get piercings for a virtually endless range of reasons. Some are trying to make a statement, some are trying to become closer to who they feel they truly are inside, and some just like t...
Septum & Nose Piercing Care: Cold, Flu & Allergy Edition

Septum & Nose Piercing Care: Cold, Flu & Allergy Edition

Depending on where you live, cold and flu season is either just about to get started or getting ready to finish up. But what comes before and after cold and flu season? Allergy season! So whether y...
What Can You Wear In A Septum Piercing?

What Can You Wear In A Septum Piercing?

Septum piercings never go out of style, but there are a multitude of style options for septum jewelry. So, we are going to take a moment to discuss them in all their glory, so you can make an infor...
Piercing Stories: Kayla's Tragus Piercing Interview

Piercing Stories: Kayla's Tragus Piercing Interview

BodyCandy: What inspired/motivated you to get a tragus piercing? Kayla: "I started getting headaches and migraines when I was pretty young. As I got older and began treating my migraines with m...
Opal, Opalite, Moonstone: What is the Difference?

Opal, Opalite, Moonstone: What is the Difference?

Opals are super-hot these days. Ya know what else is hot? Opalite. And Moonstone. Which is great because all three types of stone are gorgeous but…. They also look a lot alike. What is the differen...
What Do You Call It?

What Do You Call It?

Terminology is a funny thing. Words go in and out of common usage, they get adopted by the community, they may fade out of use or become the replacement for whatever we were calling a thing previou...