Tattoo & Piercing

Aftercare Myths and Misinformation As many folks who have piercings know, getting them is the easy part. It’s healing them that can be the hardest part! Piercings can take months to heal and require regular care and cleaning during that time. While we have, as an industry, gone to great lengths to discover what works best as far as healing goes, there is unfortunately a ton of misinformation out there about how to heal a body piercing. This article addresses 7 of the most common incorrect statements I hear about piercing care! Twist the earring every day so it doesn’t […]

Professional Hand Holder- A Guide to Etiquette for Friends and Family in the Piercing Room Your friend or family member is getting a new body piercing! That’s pretty exciting. Even if you aren’t the one being pierced, going with someone can be just as big of an experience. You are their rock and their cheerleader, here to support them through their awesome new adornment. Maybe you have plenty of piercings, and you get to tell them how easy it is. Or maybe you have none, and you get to see what the process is like first hand! Either way, it’s […]

Stigma and Superstition: Friday the 13th To most of us today will be just another day, but to an estimated twenty percent of Americans, it’ll be a reason to run and hide. Why? Because today is Friday the 13th. Triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number thirteen, isn’t really a contemporary phenomena. This simple two digit number has wrought havoc on the psyche for centuries. But why is thirteen so unlucky? And what makes an inanimate entity so frightening? Thirteen is believed to be a number of evil, as twelve has long been purported to be the integer of divinity. There […]

Stretched Ears Can Be Feminine Too, Darling To say a body jewelry style belongs strictly to a certain demographic is silly. Humans are a complex species. No two of us are alike. There’s bound to be some overlap in personalities and interests, across all sexes, gender, race, etc. It’s sometimes assumed that individuals who choose to stretch their earlobes are of some underground, hardcore form of being. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it is pretty hardcore… hardcore awesome! Stretching, much like any form of body modification, is an individual choice. For some it’s a journey of self discovery and […]

Stretched: the Magic of Mix and Match Classes have started again, and with a hectic schedule, unseasonable weather, and some major first day fashion scrutiny, you’re looking for something new and fresh. Maybe something fun to wear in your stretched lobes? Then look no further. This season it’s all about fashion that’s fun, and one of the coolest ways to change it up is by mixing and matching what goes in your ears. All of these wooden plugs are organic, available in sizes up to one inch, and sold separately for easy interchangeability. You can even mix rich sawo wood […]