"Now Offering Needle Piercing"- The Reality of Mall Kiosks Performing Body Piercing
The piercing industry has seen an incredible amount of growth over the last 10 years, and we’ve watched the popularity of piercings...
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lynnloheide
- May 19
- 4 min
Emergency Series- Swallowing Jewelry
Accidents happen, and so do emergencies. What do we do when something is wrong with our piercing, at 3 am, and there are no piercers we...
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lynnloheide
- May 13
- 3 min
Accutane and Piercings
Todays blog is to address a common questions piercers get asked- “Can I get a piercing if I am on Accutane?” Unfortunately, the answer is...
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lynnloheide
- May 5
- 15 min
On Suicide & Mental Health In The Piercing Industry
CW: Suicide, Mental Illness, Abuse, Sexual Assault This blog post is really, more of a journal entry. Something deeply personal,...
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lynnloheide
- Apr 28
- 15 min
Cheek Piercings- an In-depth Look
Many years ago, when I was first beginning my blog, I wrote what would become one of the first iterations of my 101 series- cheeks 101, a...
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lynnloheide
- Apr 21
- 4 min
HRT and Piercings: My Experience 1 year In
This week is a big milestone for me- I am celebrating a full year on HRT! I started taking low dose testestrone a year ago as part of my...
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lynnloheide
- Apr 14
- 4 min
Emergency Series- Over Swelling
Accidents happen, and so do emergencies. What do we do when something is wrong with our piercing, at 3am, and there’s no piercers we can...
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lynnloheide
- Apr 7
- 23 min
Nostril Piercing 101
Nostril piercings- these piercings are among the most popular piercings we do, from modern times all the way through history. Piercing...
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lynnloheide
- Apr 1
- 3 min
Elf Ear Piercings- Safe or Not?
Recently I’ve seen a new ear piercing trending online, particular on TikTok. Hailed as the “elf ear piercing” it’s a pair of helixes, one...
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lynnloheide
- Mar 24
- 5 min
Allergies and Piercings
Spring is upon us! We are free of the cold, dreary months of winter, and it is time for the world to be reborn anew. Grass growing, trees...
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lynnloheide
- Mar 17
- 7 min
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Piercings
I’ve discussed before how skin conditions such as psoriasis can effect our piercings, from how we get them to how they heal. It makes...
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lynnloheide
- Mar 10
- 5 min
Threaded VS Threadless
When it comes to high quality body jewelry, two styles reign supreme for studs. Threaded, and Threadless. Internally Threaded jewelry has...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 24
- 4 min
Cash and Accessibility in the Piercing Industry
Blog Topic Suggested by Lena Cemal When we as an industry discuss what makes a studio good we often focus on safety and hygiene. Proper...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 17
- 5 min
Emergency Series: Loosing a Ball
Accidents happen, and so do emergencies. What do we do when something is wrong with our piercing, at 3am, and there’s no piercers we can...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 10
- 9 min
Body Modification and Workplace Acceptance
It’s 2023, and more than ever before we are seeing visibly pierced and tattooed folks in all walks of life. This is a refreshing change...
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lynnloheide
- Feb 3
- 5 min
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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