I started gauging my ears about 6 years ago – I came home from the local body shop with a couple of tiny tapers, and sat in my bathroom cringing for about half an hour with a jar of petroleum jelly as I gently pushed the taper through my tiny, standard sized ear piercings, and […]
read moreOh man, I love this time of year. Judge me if you will, for I care not my friends – ain’t no party like a Christmas party ’cause a Christmas party don’t stop! Now that we’re all loaded into our tryptophan-induced turkey comas and ready to sleep off the sheer volume of food (and beer […]
read moreThe face of the modern workforce is changing, and yes – it’s pierced. A lot of our customers often express frustration that their body modifications aren’t tolerated at their place of work. While we can definitely understand safety concerns, I will say that the old adage of body art being indicative of a lack of […]
read moreOnce upon a time, I was a wild, free spirit. I danced on tables, went to bed at 3 in the morning, and then woke back up at 7, just barely functional, to start the day all over again. When I think of how much I spent on my tattoos in those days, versus how […]
read moreI am hopelessly in love with the holidays. I’m that dork that orders artisan-style candy canes, makes homemade hot cocoa after a day of sledding, plays the She and Him Christmas album for a month straight while I make dinner…it’s bad. Real bad. I won’t apologize for loving this glitzy season, full of fanfare and […]
read moreI’m not a Nance when it comes to pain – I can take a lot. But even someone who’s had a natural childbirth can look at a piercing and just cringe, and that’s definitely what I do when I toy with the idea of getting my nipples pierced. As much as I love the look […]
read moreI love the boho hippie trend, mostly because I am a tattoo covered flower-child, and hello – make ALL the things lace and feathers. This rustic earth child look keeps evolving, and the results get more and more beautiful all the time. I gotta say though, with my sleeve and gauges, sometimes I feel like […]
read moreWe’ve been talking a lot about daith piercings lately – they’re all over social media, getting attention not only as a unique bit of cartilage in your ear to adorn, but even a possible cure for migraine sufferers. There’s a lot of anecdotal evidence and some hit and miss science to suggest that it might […]
read moreThe Beauty of Stretched Ears I remember when stretched piercings first hit mainstream America – I was a teenager, swooning over the punk band boys, and thinking to myself, “That is just so undeniably kinky”. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there is something that even as a “mature” adult I find so endearing […]
read moreWith Halloween right around the corner, we all officially have excuses to wear our wildest accessories and boldest outfits – I know I’m excited. Whether you have rainbow colored hair, tattoos, or body piercings, it’s always fun to incorporate a little bit of who you are underneath into the costume you put together. With that […]
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