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Safe Body Jewelry Means Safe For Clients- And For Those Who Make It
Safe Body Jewelry. It’s something you hear piercers talk about all the time. Make sure the pieces that are in your piercings are actually...

lynnloheide
4 days ago6 min read


Tragus 101
We are continuing my 101 series with a personal favorite- the tragus piercing! Tragus is the medical term for the prominent piece of...

lynnloheide
Jul 46 min read


Why Are Cartilage Piercings So Hard To Heal?
Of all the piercings I offer, and of all the piercings I have, cartilage seems to stand out as the most frustrating to heal across the...

lynnloheide
Jun 263 min read


Gold Tarnish
You’ve finally decided to make the jump and invest in some high-quality, beautiful, solid gold body jewelry. You’ve spent weeks perusing...

lynnloheide
Jun 214 min read


Asking for an Apprenticeship
Apprenticeships! I’ve written about what to understand when looking to get one, my concerns with the modern apprenticeship system, and...

lynnloheide
Jun 146 min read


TransMasc Healing Guide
A few years ago, I co-wrote this guide to HRT and piercings for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, designed to be a...

lynnloheide
Jun 67 min read


When Do Piercings Close or Shrink
I think we’ve all been there. Just casually going about our day, maybe showering, out running errands, just sitting around at home. And...

lynnloheide
May 307 min read


Summer and Piercings
Summer! After the long grey dark of a Seattle winter, I am the most excited for bright, hot summer days. It’s no secret, that while...

lynnloheide
May 224 min read


Preparing For Your First Body Suspension
Body suspension is something deeply near and dear to my heart. My first suspension was nothing short of life-changing, and it’s been a...

lynnloheide
May 165 min read


Cleaning Vs Healing
For years a common turn of phrase around my piercing room has been “I’d rather get a piercing and heal a tattoo.” And it’s true!...

lynnloheide
May 24 min read


Conference Interactions & Neurodivergence
Conference season is upon us, the time of year when most of the large piercing educational conferences are held around the world. It’s...

lynnloheide
Apr 265 min read


Anti Eyebrow 101
We have been talking all about eyebrows here recently, from classic eyebrow piercings to the recently popular centered brow piercings ....

lynnloheide
Apr 187 min read


I Am Bad At Healing Piercings
I have a confession to make. I’m a bad healer. I know, I know, I do this for a living, I work as a piercer! I should probably be amazing...

lynnloheide
Apr 115 min read


Floral Edits Pt2- A Conversation Continuation
A two blog post week it seems! Last Monday I decided to do something fairly out of character- I skipped my usual post schedule to publish...

lynnloheide
Apr 49 min read


Unpopular Opinion: The Genital Edits Need to Stop
Portfolios have always been an essential part of being a professional piercer. It’s important for clients to be able to see examples of...

lynnloheide
Mar 237 min read


Time Off as a Piercer
Time Off. Vacation. Holiday. A Mental Health Day. All across the world, people in every profession take time away from work for various...

lynnloheide
Mar 214 min read


TransFemme Healing Guide
A few years ago, I co-wrote this guide to HRT and piercings for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, designed to be a...

lynnloheide
Mar 148 min read


Septril 101
I don't know if there is any piercing out there more unique and interesting than the Septril. A unicorn amongst unicorns, these are one...

lynnloheide
Mar 87 min read


Minors- It's OK to Wait to be Pierced
When I was 13, all I wanted in this life was to get my nose pierced. There was an older girl at my middle school who had hers done and I...

lynnloheide
Feb 285 min read


Vertical Helix 101
So we’ve taken a look at classic helix piercings , and their popular variation, forward helix piercings. But of course, I couldn’t miss...

lynnloheide
Feb 228 min read
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