Body Art and Extreme Modification

Body Beautiful: Celebrating Modification Now

Body modification is not just for punks, bad to the bone bikers, and prisoners anymore. Everyone from your mom to the girl next door is now proudly modified and it’s just fine by society. Even the ...
Body Jewelry Information

The Body Jewelry Survival Guide: School Daze

Braving the pitfalls of high school can be even harder than usual if you’re a member of the modified community, but it doesn’t have to be an unpleasant experience.  Just check out these solutions f...
Jewelry Fashion

Jewelry Fashion Fix: This Little Piggy Wants to Sparkle

Today is Wiggle Your Toes Day, and what better way to get your wiggle on than with some sweet summery toe jewelry?  Toe rings might sound just a little bit nineties, but there are tons of more mode...
Eyebrow Piercings

Quick Take: All about Eyebrows

Eyebrow Piercings The actual piercing itself is done in a variety of ways depending on exactly where along the brow you’re getting pierced, what size needle is being used, and the general preferenc...
Jewelry Fashion

Body Jewelry Update: Summer Bling and Besties

Tomorrow is Friendship Day, and in the Summer, our friends become practically like members of our family.  Hanging out together at the beach, taking awesome road trips, going to get piercings or ne...
Body Jewelry History

Behind Alternative Beauty: the Nose Chain

In the past couple years, nose and septum piercing chains have become popular amongst recording artists, young celebs, and all of us “regular” folk, but the nose chain actually has cultural signifi...
Body Jewelry Information

The Photographic Dictionary: Body Jewelry Barbell Styles

BCR (Circular Barbell): The ball captive ring is essentially a hoop with a small opening.  A ball, bead, gem, or decorative dangle is held into the opening by divots, closing off both free ends at ...
Body Art and Extreme Modification

Modification Around the World: Tongue Splitting Then and Now

In recent years, the splitting or bifurcation of the human tongue has become a popular body modification in many countries.  The reasons for this practice are widely varied, but in many cases, soci...
Jewelry Fashion

Jewelry Fashion Fix: Riding the Heat Wave

July is coming to a close and those fiery final days of Summer are upon us, so why not let everybody feel the heat with some flirty skin-baring style? Tribal Tattoo Art A trek through the scorching...