Flat Piercing 101
Today let’s talk about Flat piercings! This is the name given to piercing done on the upper portion of the ear, usually a flat or fairly...
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lynnloheide
- Jan 27
- 10 min
Piercers or Clients: Who Comes First?
Todays blog post is for the piercers, and it’s one that is a bit of an uncomfortable topic. I would say that the vast majority of...
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lynnloheide
- Jan 20
- 6 min
Why So Much Body Jewelry Is Wholesale Only
Something I hear from clients often is frustration with buying body jewelry online. There’s a definite lack of quality online vendors,...
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lynnloheide
- Jan 6
- 12 min
Holy Blood: Scarification and Blood Ritual in the Christian and Catholic Churches
I recently was having a discussion with a peer about play piercings, a format of body piercing you can learn about here. That discussion...
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lynnloheide
- Dec 30, 2022
- 10 min
What is a Surface Piercing?
Surface piercings! Depending on who you talk to, they may have a different idea of what classifies as a surface piecing. And this is...
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lynnloheide
- Dec 23, 2022
- 5 min
Cold Weather and Piercings
As I sit to write this, the first real snow of the season here is settling outside. It’s that time of year- where the world is...
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lynnloheide
- Dec 16, 2022
- 6 min
Piercing Needles
When it comes to piercing, perhaps the most important tool and the most misunderstood is the needle. For decades needles have been the...
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lynnloheide
- Dec 9, 2022
- 5 min
Self Advocacy with Medical Professionals and Procedures
I often discuss my experience with medical procedures as a modified person on my social media and here on this blog. As anyone with many...
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lynnloheide
- Dec 3, 2022
- 4 min
Climate and Piercings
There are many factors that go into your piercing healing correctly. Placement, jewelry, aftercare. These are often things that most...
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lynnloheide
- Nov 25, 2022
- 6 min
Imposter Syndrome and the Body Piercer
Today marks my 11 year piercerversary, the anniversary of when I started in this industry. To think that it has been 11 years that I have...
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lynnloheide
- Nov 18, 2022
- 6 min
Anxiety and Piercings
I love to joke about the correlation between folks with mental illnesses and getting body modifications. The internet loves to joke about...
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lynnloheide
- Nov 11, 2022
- 7 min
The Girl with a Pearl Earring- A Look at Transfem Piercing History
Authors Note: This blog post is a look at the history of ear piercings in the LGBTQ community, specifically the transfem community....
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lynnloheide
- Nov 4, 2022
- 6 min
Is Anyone Entitled to an Apprenticeship?
What did you want to be when you grow up? When I was younger I wanted to be an artist- a painter, a sculptor, a photographer. I wasn’t...
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lynnloheide
- Oct 28, 2022
- 17 min
From Surviving to Thriving: How We Can Support Surviors of Abuse in the Industry
CW: Abuse, Domestic Violence, Mental Health Issues As an industry I think we have taken major strides in recent years to deal with issues...
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lynnloheide
- Oct 21, 2022
- 8 min
Fine Jewelry vs Body Jewelry
Let’s talk about jewelry! And not just any jewelry- today we are talking about gold and diamonds, rubies and platinum, sapphires and...
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lynnloheide
- Oct 14, 2022
- 11 min
My Nipple Piercing Experience- an Honest Look at Longterm Effects
Anyone who has followed me or interacted with my content for a bit knows that I am deeply passionate about piercings. And more than just...
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lynnloheide
- Oct 7, 2022
- 5 min
The Moche of Peru- Traditional Andean Body Modification
When we think of traditional indigenous cultures that practice body modification, there are a range of beautiful, unique cultures many of...
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lynnloheide
- Sep 30, 2022
- 6 min
Shadowing- A Guide For Piercers
Many folks are aware of the path to becoming a piercer- getting an apprenticeship, learning from a mentor, and then working on your own...
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lynnloheide
- Sep 16, 2022
- 4 min
Psoriasis and Piercings
To learn more on YouTube click here Psoriasis- a skin disorder, considered to be an autoimmune condition that effects the skin, leading...
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lynnloheide
- Sep 9, 2022
- 5 min
Retiring A Piercing- How to Heal After Removal
Sometimes, things don’t go the way we intended with our piercings. Maybe we simply changed our mind about what we wanted, or perhaps a...
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