Tattoo & Piercing

Summer Jewelry Trend: Fabulous Foot Jewelry Summer is in full swing! Put some zest in your step and feel more than just the sand in your toes. This is the time to break out those fabulous new sandals, get a pedicure, and head to the beach. That also means it is the season for foot jewelry. Currently barefoot sandals (aka “foot thongs”or “footlets”), anklets, and toe rings are all the rage. Foot and ankle henna, foot tattoos, and fabulous toe nail art are also en vogue. These styles are so cute that I want to kick my shoes off and […]

Sugar Rush: Sweet Springtime Jewelry Fashion That Takes the Cake Spring is the time for showing some skin, celebrating the warm weather, and letting your wild side peak out a little after all those frigid months kept hidden under layers. But the sweeter side of the season can be just as fun and fashionable, particularly when it comes to body jewelry. Pastels, modern florals, and pieces reminiscent of bright little candies are all right now while managing to also maintain a classic appeal. Just look at what little strategic pops of color can do: For belly piercings especially, size can […]

Summer Piercing Photo File: Bare Belly Body Art Regular, run of the mill belly piercings can be worn so many different ways. The standard banana bell is most common, but ball captive rings, spirals, and dangly belly jewelry are all fun ways to change it up. Single “bottom belly piercings,” or piercings made at the lower rim of the belly button rather than the upper, are also a great alternative, especially for those that have anatomical difficulty with upper rim piercings. Belly Piercings with Tattoo Accents Another way to add interest to a standard belly button piercing is with tattoo […]

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 pierced need to know about summer aftercare. During the Summer months, fun in the sun (and the pool) is a major mainstay, but there are a few things to know about piercing care that can make the difference between irritation and seasonal bliss. When going out in the sun: Even if your piercing is healed, sunburn is a serious safe piercing […]

Summer Sports Superfans: Body Jewelry With Your Favorite Sports Teams The Month of May is Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and in celebration of our love of sports, we’re wearing jewelry featuring all of our favorite sports teams. Once upon a time, NFL, NBA, and MLB items were hard to come by, expensive, or had to be custom made or purchased only from the gift shops at sporting arenas and coliseums. Today however, supporting your favorite teams both in the stadium and the everyday world is as easy as one, two, three. Choose the style you like, point, and click. […]

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 little nod and remember where our fave beach fashion and pastimes come from. That’s right; we’re talkin’ about Hawaii. Nobody knows Summer like Hawaiians know Summer, and to prove it we’re breaking down the history behind the hottest beach trends of the modified generation. Just check out what the great 50th state has […]

Summer Style: Crop Tops and Belly Chains If you’ve set foot into a women’s clothing store in the past year or so, you’ve probably noticed there’s a trend towards shirts that are not a full shirt. Like the 90’s belly shirt trend, crop tops are coming back with a vengeance. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve decided against purchasing a shirt because my bare midriff showing just seems so… bare. High-waisted shorts and maxi skirts are one way to complement the crop top look. If that’s not really your thing, you might want to try going the accessories […]

Super Kawaii – Japan’s Cute Fashion Movement Pastel colors, plush dolls, and everything cute may seem childish but the kawaii movement is much more. Kawaii is Japanese for cute, lovable, or adorable. This popular fashion movement encompasses personal appearance, behavior, food, toys, clothing and entertainment. Related to this is the Lolita style, which is much like a pastel version of the Victorian look including: lace, parasols, petticoats, bloomers, and bows. The Kawaii movement is in it’s original form, an act of rebellion. In 1974, Japanese women mostly in the teen aged group, rejected the traditional style of handwriting. They created […]

Superhuman: Body Modification Stretched to the Limits In today’s day and age, most of us have seen plenty of stretched ear piercings, and many have experienced stretching firsthand. There are a few individuals whose stretch mods stand out though, because of their amazing and extreme size and nature. Take Daryl Belmares, for example. Mr. Belmares, often referred to as “Bear” or “Bear Big Ears,” has the largest recorded lobes in the Western world, at a massive five and a half inches in diameter. With the average tunnel/plug coming in at a max manufacturing size of approximately 2 inches (or 50mm), […]

Superhuman: Feats of Extreme Body Piercing in India In the Western world, body piercing is done primarily for fashion or the purpose of experience, but in other parts of the world, piercing can be an amazing and extreme religious experience. Just take some of the practitioners in India, for example. Every year at a specific time (usually in January or February), thousands of Tamil Hindus flock to cities in India for a festival called Thaipusam. During this festival, those who want a favor from the gods will often make them an offering called a kavadi to garner their favor. That […]