Tattoo & Piercing

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Dimple Piercing Location: In the natural dimple, or the area of the cheek just outside the smile crease, horizontally aligned with the outer corners of the mouth. Alternate Names: Dimple piercing, cheek piercing, cheek bites Piercing: As with most oral piercings, both the inside and outside of the area to be pierced will be cleansed, and then a mark will be made to determine placement. Although dimple piercings are primarily performed in pairs, the piercing of a single “dimple” is not uncommon. In order to lessen healing pain and guard against oral hygiene issues, […]

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: The Mandible Piercing Location: This is a piercing that starts at the base of the tongue and passes through several layers of tissue, emerging underneath the chin. Alternate Names: Sprung Piercing, Deep Tissue Oral Piercing, Jawbone Piercing, Chin Piercing. Piercing: Although it doesn’t penetrate the body cavity, the mandible piercing does pass through a sensitive area that includes muscular tissue and runs in close proximity to a variety of veins, important nerves, and some delicate cartilage. Thus this piercing unequivocally requires the attention of a master piercer with extensive knowledge of both the potential risk […]

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Horizontal Eyebrow Looking to draw attention to your eyes in a whole new way? This piercing is much different than the punk rock safety pin or hoop that we are familiar with. Horizontal eyebrow piercings are gaining popularity but are still more exotic and hard to find than a traditional “through the eyebrow” vertical eyebrow piercing. A horizontal eyebrow piercing is a surface piercing that is placed just above or below the eyebrow hairs or in some cases within the actual brow. Sometimes it may be slightly angled to suite specific anatomy. It is […]

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Hip Piercing Location: Anywhere between the belly button and the hip bones, usually at the top of the pelvic region and situated in close proximity to the visible frontal portion of the hip bone itself. Alternate Names: Hip surface piercing, dermal hip piercing, anti-navel piercing Piercing: Hip piercings are generally done in one of two ways: either as a surface piercing, or a dermal anchor piercing. When performed as a microdermal piercing, they are most often completed with the use of a dermal punch, though occasionally a hollow piercing needle may be used to […]

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Sub-clavicle Location: This piercing is the only one of its kind that has been successfully performed on multiple persons. It enters the skin underneath the collar bone, passes through the actual body cavity beneath the bone, and emerges on the other side. Alternate Names: Sub-clavicle piercing, clavicle bone piercing, sub-collar bone piercing, Farscape piercing. Piercing: Due to the extremely sensitive nature of the underlying anatomy, only a very experienced piercer who has studied the basics of that anatomy should perform a sub-clavicle piercing. Much like regular piercings, the designated entry and exit points will […]

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: the Vertical Labret Location: Through the bottom lip, normally in the center, but on an angle so that both ends are visible, one atop the lip and the other just underneath it. Alternate Names: vertical labret piercing, inverse labret piercing, vertical lip piercing Piercing: The piercing of a vertical labret is done much the same as a standard labret. The bottom lip will be thoroughly cleaned, a marking will be made to assure proper placement, and a pair of piercing clamps will be used. The lip will then be pulled away from the gums, and […]

Roaring Twenties and Casino Themed Parties – Accessorizing Costumes Roaring Twenties theme parties are a new and interesting take on the get together, dinner party, or barbecue, and have been popping up everywhere in the past few years. The biggest part of this trend that makes it so much fun is the aspect of dress-up or playing a part. Women dress as flappers or young privileged socialites, men as mobsters, whiskey runners, politicians, or bartenders. Zuit suits, tassels, fringe, red and white stripes, hats, boas, feathers, pearls, and sequins and sparkles of all kinds really set the mood. Art deco […]