Oral Piercings

Q and A: Tongue Piercing – Fact Versus Fiction

The Question: Can a tongue piercing really close up if you leave jewelry out of it for just a few days? The Answer: Actually, yes.  There are any number of factors that contribute to how quickly or...
Body Jewelry Information

Radioactive: Modified Summer Club Life

If you live in a large city with glorious trans-genre nightlife, then one of the best parts of Summer is definitely going to the club.  Whether it’s a teen spot frequented by our younger readers, o...
Jewelry Fashion

What to Wear Where: the Summer Music Festival Guide

The weather is heating up and that means it’s time to rock out with your piercings out. Whatever your musical taste, there is a festival out there waiting for you to enjoy. There are a lot of thing...
Body Jewelry Information

Quick Take: Monroe Jewelry Sizing and Styles

So you have this amazing new monroe piercing that you’ve been checking out in the mirror every morning for the past few weeks and are super psyched about, but now it’s healed up enough to finally c...
Life in ink

Life in Ink: a History of Tattooing in the Armed Forces

Tattooing in the US military has a long and colorful history, from the first returning sailors in the early 1900s, to the policy changes effected during World War II.  In the beginning, the tattoo ...
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Body Jewelry Update: All That Jazz

Did you know that today is International Jazz Day?  That makes it the perfect time to celebrate our love of not just jazz music, but all styles of music.  From the streets of New Orleans, to histor...
Body Jewelry Information

Quick Take: Ring Sizing

Cocktail rings are some of the hottest jewelry around, especially when it’s time for a slew of warm weather parties.  The only issue though: how do you know what size to get?  Once you know the bas...
Belly Piercings

Great Lengths: Dangling Belly Rings and Weird Tan Lines

Summer is finally here. There is no better feeling in the world than finally getting a chance to wear that new bikini and navel ring that you have been working so hard to rock. Your summer skin loo...
Body Jewelry History

Summer Vacation: the History of Getting Down Islander Style

Summer is finally about to be here, and we can’t hardly wait to break out the bikinis, the board wax, and the beach.  Before we let loose and get buck wild though, it’s always appropriate to give a...