Ear Piercings

Video: Natori’s Tragus Piercing – Up Close and Personal

Take a front row seat as BodyCandy friend Natori gets her tragus pierced by James at American Skin Art.  (Look for the needle insertion at about the 27 second mark.) First, the piercer uses cue tip...
Jewelry Fashion

This Month in Modification: Blueberry Beauty

Did you know that the month of July is National Blueberry Month?  It’s easy to see why these sweet little berries deserve a whole month to celebrate their awesomeness.  They’re good for eating, jui...
Modification Culture

Piercing Knowledge: Threading the Needle

In honor of Thread the Needle Day (which occurs tomorrow on the 25th), we figure it’s time to have a little talk.  Specifically, we just want to let everyone know why professional piercers are so i...
Jewelry Fashion

Piercing Fashion Flash: Very Vanilla

Today is Vanilla Ice Cream Day (and you know how much we all scream for ice cream), but if you’re looking for other ways to celebrate that are a little less messy, cool vanilla color is an awesome ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Body Art Symbolism: Counting Stars

The star has been a powerful and mystical symbol since time immemorial, with a slew of associations both dark and divine.  So it should come as no surprise then to a modified generation that it pop...
Piercing and Aftercare Information

Photo File: Rare Piercings Peek

Rare piercings are a sight to behold, and if you’re as obsessed with body art as we are, they might just give you some ideas of your own.  Check out these beauties: Triple Tongue Piercing Three pie...
Body Jewelry History

Modified Mammals: Getting Cool with Cows

Unless you happen to be a dairy farmer, today marks a holiday that you’re probably not too familiar with.  It’s Cow Appreciation Day.  Now, for those of you who are thinking, “wait, is that a real ...
Modification Culture

The Modern Modification Lifestyle: Piercing and Tattoo Statistics

In the late 1970s when America’s first body piercing studio opened its doors, less than one percent of the population had piercings in places other than their earlobes, and the percentage of tattoo...
Body Jewelry History

Summer Celebration: The Teddy Bear Picnic

Today is Teddy Bear Picnic Day!  That means it’s time to let your inner child out to breathe.  Plan a picnic, have a tea party, adopt a new teddy bear from your neighborhood second-hand store, or j...