Those who have followed the golden rules have ended up with winning combinations. Glittery clutches have always worked well with simple shifts; ankle boots have added pizzazz to sweet dresses; and chunky bangles have jangled upon many a famous arm. Even the humble safety pin has had its moment in the spotlight (remember Elizabeth Hurley and that Versace dress?).
read moreEveryone is enthralled with Angelina Jolie. Whether it’s her sexy figure even after having six kids, including giving birth to twins in the last two years, or her devotion to superstar partner Brad Pitt – the woman is on TOP of the world and there is rarely a soul who doesn’t want to read about her or check out images of her. So when Angelina gets a tattoo, people know about it.
read moreA Spiritual Side to Tattoos and Piercings? At the age of 20, I went to see Fakir Musafar give a talk and demonstration in Dallas. It was there that I first learned of some of the ancient rituals surrounding body modification. I saw suspensions and an ancient Sun Dance whereby a cage of arrows was […]
read moreWhen most people think of body modification, usually one of several images comes to mind; ancient African or South American tribes with giant lip piercings or stretched earlobes, a fully tattooed person from Soho (London) with the a full back tattoo, or something in between. The origin of body modification is so interesting that for years, National Geographic has devoted entire documentary series on the subject. One of the most interesting styles of tribal body modification comes from the Māori tribe of New Zealand.
read moreHolidays 2010 – Makeup Trends You Love Makeup trends come and makeup trends go even though most of the time practically anything goes anyway – but with each year’s Holiday season you want to shine, stand out and do it with pizzazz! So, this year the trends out there make it a little easier because […]
read moreBefore super short and platinum blond hair became the “in” thing, Jean Harlow appeared in a major Hollywood hit and bared the new style to all. Mismatched and unkempt accessories with scrunched hair became a HUGE hit after Madonna released her debut album, aptly called “Madonna” and a slew of fans shortly followed her wardrobe […]
read moreWe have been carrying these plugs for a little while now, but I am finally getting the chance to talk about them. I stretched up to an 8 gauge when we got in some organics because I loved the look of these plugs. But these CZ plugs are getting me to stretch up to a […]
read moreWhen does body modification go too far? Is there such a thing as going too far? What drives people to perform these acts of “extreme” body modification? Are people that are doing this type of extreme body mods just to be different? Or is this just a form of self expression that should be encouraged […]
read moreSure, body piercing has become mainstream. It has even grown beyond what most of us thought it would, with the impact of celebrity piercings and the face of modern fashion aesthetics both giving the industry a great push in the right direction. But have we forgotten what it can mean to wear jewelry? For example, […]
read moreOf all the ways we have to mark the body in our wide-ranging western cultures, scarification has a few people quite shocked, and understandably so. Pictures of flesh chiseled off the body would have anyone thinking of what they had for breakfast. But, as you can tell from the images below, the results can be […]
read moreI am torn. I love the Monroe, as well as tiny nose piercings. If I were 15 years younger and not already in a company fo a long time where everyone knows me, I think I would do it in a heartbeat. Where I become split is that I think piercings can add so much […]
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