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Body Piercing Interviews

Interview: Firsthand Look – Gauged Ear piercings

We had another amazing interview this week, with Body Candy staff member and blog contributor Morgan S.   Here’s what he had to say about the process of stretching his cool ear lobe piercings: Body...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Taping Up Gauges: an Ironic Way to Avoid a Sticky Situation

If you’re stretching your ears at all or are planning on it and have looked at the sizes, you may have noticed that it’s not exactly a straight increase.  As the size of the plugs gets larger, the ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Stretching Your Piercing: Weird New Trend or Cultural Habit for Centuries

If you guessed weird new trend, PLEASE do not stop reading.  I know that myself and many others have heard similar remarks “why do something so weird” “what’s the point of making yourself look like...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

The Ins and Blow-Outs of Stretching My Ears

About 5 years ago I decided that I wanted to finally get my ears pierced with the intent of stretching them to a larger size.  Going into it I will openly admit that I knew nothing about the proces...
Body Jewelry Information

Don’t Forget to Stretch: Stretching Piercings – Overview

The stretching or “gauging” of piercings, particularly in the ears, has become increasingly popular in recent years.  Other piercings as well, in harder to stretch places, are being experimented wi...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Plug and Taper Sizing: What to Know for a Perfect Fit

They’re caled by many names: plugs, gauges, expanders….But how do you know what size you need for YOUR SPECIFIC EAR PIERCING?  Well here we’re going to take the guess work out with a comprehensive ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Plugs: Styles and Materials

Plugs, also called gauges, have been worn by many diverse ethnic groups throughout history, primarily throughout African and South Pacific regions.  With globalization throughout the world, the cus...