Jewelry 101
Modern Primitivism: The Movement That Brought B...
If you walked into a mall in 1999 and saw teenagers with eyebrow rings, stretched lobes, and tribal armband tattoos, you were looking at the downstream effect of a movement...
Modern Primitivism: The Movement That Brought B...
If you walked into a mall in 1999 and saw teenagers with eyebrow rings, stretched lobes, and tribal armband tattoos, you were looking at the downstream effect of a movement...
Mixing Metals: Gold & Silver Piercings
Somewhere along the way, a lot of us absorbed the rule that you don't mix gold and silver—that your jewelry should all match, all the time. It's one of the...
Mixing Metals: Gold & Silver Piercings
Somewhere along the way, a lot of us absorbed the rule that you don't mix gold and silver—that your jewelry should all match, all the time. It's one of the...
Hippie Movement & Nose Rings in the West
For most of Western history, getting a piercing meant one thing: earlobes. Then, in what felt like a single generation, the nose ring went from a distant cultural curiosity to...
Hippie Movement & Nose Rings in the West
For most of Western history, getting a piercing meant one thing: earlobes. Then, in what felt like a single generation, the nose ring went from a distant cultural curiosity to...
Asymmetrical Piercing Looks: A Styling Guide
For a long time, the unspoken rule in the piercing world was simple: everything had to match. Same studs in both lobes, and a cartilage piercing on one side eventually...
Asymmetrical Piercing Looks: A Styling Guide
For a long time, the unspoken rule in the piercing world was simple: everything had to match. Same studs in both lobes, and a cartilage piercing on one side eventually...
Can You Wear Makeup with a New Piercing?
You just got a gorgeous new facial piercing and you want to show it off—but you also have a makeup routine you love, and you may be wondering whether you...
Can You Wear Makeup with a New Piercing?
You just got a gorgeous new facial piercing and you want to show it off—but you also have a makeup routine you love, and you may be wondering whether you...
Piercings in the 1980s: MTV & Mainstream
If the 1970s gave birth to modern piercing, the 1980s gave it a television channel. Where punk had made piercing a fringe act of rebellion, the eighties pushed it toward...
Piercings in the 1980s: MTV & Mainstream
If the 1970s gave birth to modern piercing, the 1980s gave it a television channel. Where punk had made piercing a fringe act of rebellion, the eighties pushed it toward...
How to Build an Ear Stack on a Budget
A beautifully curated ear — that effortless mix of studs and hoops climbing the lobe and cartilage — can look like an expensive habit. It doesn't have to be. With...
How to Build an Ear Stack on a Budget
A beautifully curated ear — that effortless mix of studs and hoops climbing the lobe and cartilage — can look like an expensive habit. It doesn't have to be. With...
Piercings in the 1970s: Punk & Rebellion
If you can walk into a clean, professional studio today and get safely pierced with a sterile needle, you have the 1970s to thank. It was the decade that transformed...
Piercings in the 1970s: Punk & Rebellion
If you can walk into a clean, professional studio today and get safely pierced with a sterile needle, you have the 1970s to thank. It was the decade that transformed...
Piercing Superstitions & Folklore
Piercing is one of humanity's oldest customs, and wherever a practice is that old, superstition follows. For thousands of years people have pierced their bodies not just for beauty but...
Piercing Superstitions & Folklore
Piercing is one of humanity's oldest customs, and wherever a practice is that old, superstition follows. For thousands of years people have pierced their bodies not just for beauty but...
Hoops vs Studs: Which Should You Choose?
It's the question almost everyone faces at the jewelry case: hoop or stud? Both are classics, both suit nearly any piercing, and there's no universally "right" answer — just what...
Hoops vs Studs: Which Should You Choose?
It's the question almost everyone faces at the jewelry case: hoop or stud? Both are classics, both suit nearly any piercing, and there's no universally "right" answer — just what...
How to Prep Your Piercing for Surgery
If you have surgery scheduled and you also have piercings, you've probably been told the jewelry has to come out — and you may be wondering why, and how to...
How to Prep Your Piercing for Surgery
If you have surgery scheduled and you also have piercings, you've probably been told the jewelry has to come out — and you may be wondering why, and how to...
Cultural Meaning of Ear Piercings Worldwide
Ear piercing is so common today that it can feel like a default — a quick trip to a shop, a pair of studs, done. But that universality hides an...
Cultural Meaning of Ear Piercings Worldwide
Ear piercing is so common today that it can feel like a default — a quick trip to a shop, a pair of studs, done. But that universality hides an...