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Body Art and Extreme Modification
Taping Up Gauges: an Ironic Way to Avoid a Sticky Situation
If you’re stretching your ears at all or are planning on it and have looked at the sizes, you may have noticed that it’s not exactly a straight increase. As the size of the plugs gets larger, the ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification
Stretching Your Piercing: Weird New Trend or Cultural Habit for Centuries
If you guessed weird new trend, PLEASE do not stop reading. I know that myself and many others have heard similar remarks “why do something so weird” “what’s the point of making yourself look like...
Belly Piercings
The Comprehensive Users Guide to Belly Piercing: Part 4
Even once it’s healed, a piercing that’s only a couple months old can be prone to irritation, especially in the sweltering heat of Summer. Belly rings with fancy large designs or long decorative d...
Body Jewelry History
Party Like It’s…: Jewelry of the Seventies, Eighties, and Nineties
Going to a costume or themed party this Summer? Want a retro styled look for a cocktail or garden party or a special night out? Vintage clothing and jewelry is one seasonal trend that’s running f...
Body Jewelry History
Born This Way: Body Jewelry for National Gay Pride Month
So a lot of you might know that June is National Gay Pride Month, but what you might not know is that the rainbow and pride themed jewelry is heating up something fierce this Summer. More and more...
Body Jewelry Information
Summer Piercing Care: What to Know
Today is the first official day of Summer, and to celebrate the long awaited return of our favorite sunny season, we’re breaking out the aftercare rulebook for a quick overview of everything the pi...
Body Jewelry Information
Tongue in Cheek: a Tongue Ring Style Overview
Today we want to show a few of the most common basic styles of tongue rings. All of these styles include a straight barbell of standard length (12 to 19 millimeter), and some type of decorations o...
Body Jewelry Information
All Tied Up: Trend Spotlight on Bows
Bows. They’re stylish, they’re purposeful, both feminine AND masculine (think bow tie); every culture in the world is acquainted with some form of the bow. Ribbons, fabrics, animal hides, straw, ...
Body Jewelry Information
To Anodize or Not to Anodize? – Titanium Body Jewelry Overview
There are two basic types of titanium body jewelry: solid titanium, and anodized or electroplated titanium, which is a hard titanium coating placed over another metal. In most piercing jewelry, an...



