Piercing and Aftercare Information

Photo File: Rare Piercings Peek

Rare piercings are a sight to behold, and if you’re as obsessed with body art as we are, they might just give you some ideas of your own.  Check out these beauties: Triple Tongue Piercing Three pie...
Ear Piercings

Video: Holly’s Triple Outer Cartilage Piercing – Up Close and Personal

Follow along as Holly gets a three part piercing on her outer ear cartilage. (Watch for the needle insertions at about 0:30, 0:55, and 1:13). Our piercing professional, James from American Skin Art...
Piercing and Aftercare Information

Dimple Piercings Overview

Piercings of the cheeks can go by a variety of names, but perhaps the most common is “dimple piercings.” These are cheek piercings specifically positioned to give the appearance of natural dimples,...
Ear Piercings

Upping the Ante with Anti-Tragus Piercings

The tragus piercing is a piercing of that small nub of cartilage that extends out from the side of the face in front of the ear canal’s opening.  An anti-tragus piercing is a piercing of the cartil...
Ear Piercings

Body Modification Moment: Rocking the Rook

A rook piercing is a piercing of the antihelix of the ear, where it meets the triangular fossa at the inside edge or crus of the helix (the ear’s outer rim).  This is an outcropping of cartilage be...
Nose Piercings

Video: Lulu’s Septum Piercing – Up Close and Personal

Watch as the lovely Lulu gets a fun new septum piercing.  Look for the needle insertion at about 37 seconds. First the piercer cleans the entire septum and nostril area thoroughly, and then he uses...
Eyebrow Piercings

Overview: Eyebrow Piercings

As one of the first facial piercings to go mainstream, the eyebrow piercing has had a long time to grow and evolve.  From single vertical piercings worn with a small curved barbell, we now have mul...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Tid Bits: Dermals

Did you know there are actually three basic types of dermals?  They are the transdermal, subdermal, and microdermal. Transdermal piercings are those that involve both a piercing and an incision. Ba...
Piercing and Aftercare Information

Body Mods and Summer Sun: Why Aftercare is Cool

Summer is coming around again, and that means it’s time to talk about something that’s incredibly important for those who have body art: summer skin care. Tattoos Most tattoo artists will advise th...