Tattoo & Piercing

Video Firsthand Look: Belly Button Piercing – Up Close and Personal Hi guys. It’s Lorna from Body Candy, and this is me, about to get my belly button pierced. Like with all piercings, the entire area around the piercing has to be cleaned first. As you can see, the belly button can’t be clean enough to make the chances of infection as small as possible. The piercer that I went to prefers to use iodine for this, because the brownish-orange coloring helps him see that everything gets nice and clean. Next he uses a special marker to center and mark […]

Video Firsthand Look: Septum Piercing – Up Close and Personal Recently we had an amazing opportunity to follow BodyCandy friend, Lulu, as she embarked on a mission for her first septum piercing. Here’s how it went: “Alright, we ready?” the piercer asks. “I think I am ready,” Lulu answers, getting excited for her new piercing. “Is there anything I should expect?” she asks. “Ummm… it’s gonna tickle your nose a little.” “Noooo!” she yelps, poking fun. The piercer begins cleaning the nasal area. “Is a clown gonna like, come out of the cabinets?” Lulu continues. “Maybe,” the piercer smirks. “And […]

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, first cleans the ear and marks three small dots where the piercings will go. He then has our piercing enthusiast double check in the mirror that the markings are aligned how and where she would like. He instructs her to take a deep breath, and pushes the hollow piercing needle through, corking the free end. Next, […]

Video: Glow in the Dark Body Jewelry – Party People Approved The newest craze in the dance world is glow! Glow paint parties are ethereal and magical. When your body is painted and you’re dancing in a black light to heart-thumping electronica music it feels like you have been teleported to another planet. On this planet everything is futuristic, and all humans have been transformed into dance crazed glowing space aliens, with neon painted skin and intergalactic illuminated accessories. Glow in the dark and ultraviolet reactant jewelry, especially belly button rings, is huge in the rave and club kid scene, […]

Video: Interview – Nicole and Her Multiple Mods Watch as we talk to our own Body Candy team member, Nicole, and she gives us an insider look at some amazing tattoo art, one inch stretched ear lobes, and the scoop behind her very first body piercing. Nicole has been getting mods for a long time, and her impressive collection includes a monroe piercing, tragus piercing, pierced and stretched ear lobes, about a dozen colorful tattoos, and a few “discards,” like the first piercing she ever got as a teenager. Here we get her to spill some fun stories, talk about […]

Video: Jennah’s Lip Piercing – Up Close and Personal Watch as Jennah gets pierced by James at American Skin Art in Buffalo, NY. The needle pierces her lip at around 30 seconds in the video. James, a professional piercer, cleans and marks the area. (She eventually wants to get snakebites so he measures appropriately, then has her check it.) It is always important that you check the placement of your piercing before your piercer continues, there is no turning back once that needle is through your flesh. After it’s approved by the customer, the piercer will clamp the lip with […]

Video: Jojo’s Lip Piercing – Up Close and Personal Get ready to meet beautiful and fearless burlesque artist, Jojo, and watch as she gets a cool new addition to her flirty retro pinup style: a labret lip piercing. Jojo performs live on stage, as well as modeling for still photography, so she’s no stranger to being in front of the camera. Just check out some of the cute and hilarious faces she makes during this up close video of her sweet new piercing. First the piercer cleanses the area to be pierced, and marks where the needle will enter the […]

Video: Kaitlyn’s Double Belly Piercing – Up Close and Personal Watch as the lovely Kaitlyn gets a double belly piercing. That’s right, we’re talking piercings on the top and the bottom. Look for the needle insertion at about 26 seconds. The site of the bottom belly piercing is marked for accuracy. The placement of the mark is double checked, then our modification enthusiast is told to take a deep breath, and lets it out as the needle is inserted. The master piercer then corks the needle to avoid any unnecessary pokes, matches up the jewelry with the free end, and […]

Video: Kalea’s Double Belly Piercing Follow along as pierced beauty Kalea gets a double belly piercing (look for the needle insertion at about 28 seconds). After thoroughly cleaning the area, our piercer marks two tiny dots, reflecting where the piercing itself will be placed. Kalea approves, and a pair of forceps are clamped over her lower navel rim, followed by the insertion of a hollow piercing needle. Our piercing enthusiast takes it like a champ, and the needle is chased with a barbell belly ring. A couple finishing touches, and she’s ready to rock her fun new look. Although less […]

Video: Kaitlyn’s Industrial Ear Piercing – Up Close and Personal We’ve got a treat for all of the body piercing fans out there: a sweet little video of our team member Kaitlyn’s spankin’ new industrial piercing. Not only does her left ear look absolutely amazing, but the piercing goes so smoothly, you can tell it was well worth the long and weary wait. Here’s what Kaitlyn had to say about her awesome piercing adventure: I lay quietly upon the piercing table, breathing slowly and evenly. “Okay,” says James in that soft, soothing voice that could ease any trouble, and convince […]