Jewelry 101
Conch Piercing Healing: What to Expect
The conch sits in the large, central bowl of your ear cartilage — a striking placement, but a patient one. It's thick, dense cartilage with limited blood flow, so it...
Conch Piercing Healing: What to Expect
The conch sits in the large, central bowl of your ear cartilage — a striking placement, but a patient one. It's thick, dense cartilage with limited blood flow, so it...
Lip Piercing Swelling: How Long Does It Last?
Some swelling after a new lip or labret piercing is completely normal — in fact, these piercings tend to swell more than almost any other placement, because the mouth is...
Lip Piercing Swelling: How Long Does It Last?
Some swelling after a new lip or labret piercing is completely normal — in fact, these piercings tend to swell more than almost any other placement, because the mouth is...
Industrial Piercing Not Healing? Causes & Fixes
The industrial is one of the toughest piercings to heal — and it's not because you're doing anything wrong. A single rigid barbell connects two separate cartilage holes across the...
Industrial Piercing Not Healing? Causes & Fixes
The industrial is one of the toughest piercings to heal — and it's not because you're doing anything wrong. A single rigid barbell connects two separate cartilage holes across the...
Why Does My Daith Piercing Keep Getting Irritated?
The daith sits in the innermost fold of your ear cartilage — a tight, tucked-away spot that takes longer to heal and gets irritated more easily than an earlobe or...
Why Does My Daith Piercing Keep Getting Irritated?
The daith sits in the innermost fold of your ear cartilage — a tight, tucked-away spot that takes longer to heal and gets irritated more easily than an earlobe or...
Why Is My Nose Piercing Still Sore? Causes & Fixes
Your nose piercing is weeks — maybe months — old, and it still aches, throbs, or stings every time you brush against it. A little tenderness during the initial healing...
Why Is My Nose Piercing Still Sore? Causes & Fixes
Your nose piercing is weeks — maybe months — old, and it still aches, throbs, or stings every time you brush against it. A little tenderness during the initial healing...
Why Is My Helix Piercing Not Healing? Causes & ...
You got your helix done months ago, and it still gets sore, crusty, or angry every time you look at it wrong. Frustrating — but usually not a sign that...
Why Is My Helix Piercing Not Healing? Causes & ...
You got your helix done months ago, and it still gets sore, crusty, or angry every time you look at it wrong. Frustrating — but usually not a sign that...
Piercings for Your Wedding: Timing & Styling Guide
A new piercing can be a gorgeous finishing touch for your wedding day — a little extra sparkle in the photos that lasts long after. But the single biggest mistake...
Piercings for Your Wedding: Timing & Styling Guide
A new piercing can be a gorgeous finishing touch for your wedding day — a little extra sparkle in the photos that lasts long after. But the single biggest mistake...
How to Spot Fake Gold Body Jewelry (Before You ...
"Gold" is one of the most abused words in body jewelry. Plenty of pieces sold as gold are really a microscopic layer of it sitting on top of something cheaper...
How to Spot Fake Gold Body Jewelry (Before You ...
"Gold" is one of the most abused words in body jewelry. Plenty of pieces sold as gold are really a microscopic layer of it sitting on top of something cheaper...
Titanium vs Gold: Which Is Better for a First P...
When you're getting pierced for the first time, the metal you heal in matters more than almost anything else — more than the shape of the end, more than the...
Titanium vs Gold: Which Is Better for a First P...
When you're getting pierced for the first time, the metal you heal in matters more than almost anything else — more than the shape of the end, more than the...
Helix vs Forward Helix: Which Piercing Should Y...
They sound almost the same, and they live on the same part of your ear — but the helix and forward helix are two different piercings with two different vibes....
Helix vs Forward Helix: Which Piercing Should Y...
They sound almost the same, and they live on the same part of your ear — but the helix and forward helix are two different piercings with two different vibes....
Can You Get a Piercing on Your Period? What to ...
It's one of those questions you might Google at 2 AM but feel a little too awkward to ask your piercer in person: can I still get pierced if I'm on...
Can You Get a Piercing on Your Period? What to ...
It's one of those questions you might Google at 2 AM but feel a little too awkward to ask your piercer in person: can I still get pierced if I'm on...
Ear Piercing and Anxiety: Managing Nerves Befor...
Let's get one thing out of the way: feeling anxious before getting a new piercing is completely normal — the anticipation is usually the hardest part of the whole process....
Ear Piercing and Anxiety: Managing Nerves Befor...
Let's get one thing out of the way: feeling anxious before getting a new piercing is completely normal — the anticipation is usually the hardest part of the whole process....