Jewelry 101
Piercings and Pregnancy: What to Keep, What to ...
Pregnancy changes your body in big ways, and if you have navel or nipple piercings, you might be wondering what happens as those areas start to stretch and shift. The...
Piercings and Pregnancy: What to Keep, What to ...
Pregnancy changes your body in big ways, and if you have navel or nipple piercings, you might be wondering what happens as those areas start to stretch and shift. The...
Piercings in the Bible & Ancient Near East
Body piercing is often thought of as modern, but it runs through some of the oldest texts humanity has preserved — including the Bible. Nose rings, earrings, and gold ornaments...
Piercings in the Bible & Ancient Near East
Body piercing is often thought of as modern, but it runs through some of the oldest texts humanity has preserved — including the Bible. Nose rings, earrings, and gold ornaments...
Birthstone Body Jewelry Guide: Your Month's Gem
There's something special about wearing your birthstone. It's more than a pretty color — it's a tiny, wearable piece of your own story, carrying centuries of symbolism tied to the...
Birthstone Body Jewelry Guide: Your Month's Gem
There's something special about wearing your birthstone. It's more than a pretty color — it's a tiny, wearable piece of your own story, carrying centuries of symbolism tied to the...
Piercings in Ancient Greece: Myth vs. History
Search for "ancient Greek piercings" and you'll quickly run into some bold claims — that Greek athletes pierced themselves for sport, that elaborate genital piercings were a mark of the...
Piercings in Ancient Greece: Myth vs. History
Search for "ancient Greek piercings" and you'll quickly run into some bold claims — that Greek athletes pierced themselves for sport, that elaborate genital piercings were a mark of the...
Aztec & Maya Piercings: Gods, Jade & Blood
Long before piercing was something people did for style or self-expression, it was a sacred act. For the Aztec and Maya civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica, perforating the body was woven...
Aztec & Maya Piercings: Gods, Jade & Blood
Long before piercing was something people did for style or self-expression, it was a sacred act. For the Aztec and Maya civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica, perforating the body was woven...
How Much Do Piercings Cost? (2026 Guide)
It's almost always the first question before booking: how much is this actually going to cost? If you've tried to google it, you've probably been met with the frustrating "well,...
How Much Do Piercings Cost? (2026 Guide)
It's almost always the first question before booking: how much is this actually going to cost? If you've tried to google it, you've probably been met with the frustrating "well,...
Working Out With a New Piercing: What's Safe an...
Good news first: in most cases, you don't have to stop working out just because you got a new piercing. A fresh piercing is still a healing wound, though, and...
Working Out With a New Piercing: What's Safe an...
Good news first: in most cases, you don't have to stop working out just because you got a new piercing. A fresh piercing is still a healing wound, though, and...
Piercings in Ancient Rome: Status, Soldiers & a...
Ancient Rome has one of the most repeated piercing stories in all of body-mod history — the idea that Roman soldiers pierced their nipples so they could fasten their capes...
Piercings in Ancient Rome: Status, Soldiers & a...
Ancient Rome has one of the most repeated piercing stories in all of body-mod history — the idea that Roman soldiers pierced their nipples so they could fasten their capes...
Why Quality Body Jewelry Costs More (and Why It...
You can find a "titanium" nose stud online for a few dollars, and a similar-looking piece from a reputable piercing brand for ten or twenty times that. From the photos,...
Why Quality Body Jewelry Costs More (and Why It...
You can find a "titanium" nose stud online for a few dollars, and a similar-looking piece from a reputable piercing brand for ten or twenty times that. From the photos,...
Piercings in Ancient Egypt: Gold, Status & the ...
When we picture ancient Egypt, we picture gold — and a lot of that gold was worn through pierced ears. In Egyptian society, a piercing was never just decoration. It...
Piercings in Ancient Egypt: Gold, Status & the ...
When we picture ancient Egypt, we picture gold — and a lot of that gold was worn through pierced ears. In Egyptian society, a piercing was never just decoration. It...
Rejecting or Just Irritated? How to Tell the Di...
Your piercing is red, sore, maybe a little angry-looking — and you've started to worry it's rejecting. Take a breath: most of the time, what looks like rejection is just...
Rejecting or Just Irritated? How to Tell the Di...
Your piercing is red, sore, maybe a little angry-looking — and you've started to worry it's rejecting. Take a breath: most of the time, what looks like rejection is just...
The Oldest Piercings Ever Found: From Boncuklu ...
We tend to think of body piercing as modern, or at most a few thousand years old. The archaeology tells a very different story. Thanks to a major discovery in...
The Oldest Piercings Ever Found: From Boncuklu ...
We tend to think of body piercing as modern, or at most a few thousand years old. The archaeology tells a very different story. Thanks to a major discovery in...