Body Jewelry Information

Measuring Up: Body Jewelry Sizing Basics

Sometimes sizing body jewelry can be difficult, especially when making a first-time purchase, but here’s a few simple things to remember that should make new jewelry sizing a bit easier: Gauge The ...
Piercing and Aftercare Information

Rising Stars of Modern Piercing: Getting Cheeky

Location: The cheeks, starting from just underneath the eyes, extending downward towards the chin, and outwards to the jaw. Names: The anti-eyebrow piercing (high cheek piercing, Cleopatra piercing...
Body Jewelry Information

Need to Know: Toe Rings

Toe rings are a fun and feminine accessory, perfect for the summer and early fall (otherwise known as sandal season).  But there are a few key points that it pays to know before shopping for any ne...
Modification Culture

The Modern Modification Lifestyle: It’s a Stretch

Even if we’re not including the earlobes, most of us can say we have at least one piercing or tattoo, but what about other types of modification?  Stretched piercings, also known as “stretch mods,”...
Modification Culture

Superhuman: the Magic of Modified Skin

Human skin serves multiple purposes, and is considered to be a separate bodily organ.  It facilitates communication through our sense of touch, assists in regulating the body’s temperature, acts as...
Jewelry Fashion

Body Jewelry Update: Cuckoo for Kanji

Nothing’s cooler than awesome body jewelry, except maybe awesome tattoo art inspired body jewelry.  One of the biggest trends in contemporary tattoo culture is the use of Chinese and Japanese symbo...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

The Future of Body Art: Facial Tattooing

As tattoo art in general continues to move into the mainstream, newer, bolder, and more interesting types and locations of ink are beginning to take a foothold amongst the more heavily modified gen...
Jewelry Fashion

Jewelry Fashion Fix: a Taste of the Tropics

Summer is all about sun and fun, including tropical and exotic beauty.  Summer style should be natural, understated, and effortless, because every possible moment should be lived to the fullest whi...
Piercing and Aftercare Information

Modification Overview: Surface Piercings

Surface piercings are piercings that are made across a flat plane of skin, rather than through a fold or outcropping of tissue or cartilage.  They’re composed of two separate punctures, connected b...