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Genital Piercing Etiquette- What to Expect and How to Prepare
Genital piercings are some of the most empowering, magical, and affirming piercings we as piercers get to do. They also can be some of...

lynnloheide
Mar 4, 20226 min read


Realistic Genital Piercing Reviews
Genital piercings have a mixed reputation depending on who you ask. And the internet is awash with conflicting, wild stories about these...

lynnloheide
Feb 18, 202214 min read


Accessibility Vs Entitlement: Client Interactions during Covid
It’s time for another in our unpopular opinions series. I’m always a little nervous publishing these cause I’m never excited to cause a...

lynnloheide
Feb 4, 202215 min read


Bad Piercer Gone Good: A Step by Step Approach to Improving as a Piercer
Todays blog post is for piercers, and apprentices. Specifically those who have realized that they are perhaps not in the best situation....

lynnloheide
Jan 28, 202212 min read


Prince Albert (PA) Piercing 101
Prince Albert piercings! These are one of the most popular penile genital piercings that are done, and with good reason. Many clients...

lynnloheide
Jan 21, 20229 min read


Piercings and Gender Affirmation: A Transfemme Experience
The following is a beautiful piece from one of my amazing clients Happy. They have been getting piercings from me for a little over a...

lynnloheide
Jan 14, 20225 min read


Unusual Lip Piercings
We’ve talked at length on this blog about lip piercings. From classic labret piercings, philtrum piercings, and Monroe piercings, to...

lynnloheide
Jan 7, 20225 min read


Monroe Piercings 101
Monroe piercings! These upper lip piercings are named for Marilyn Monroe’s classic mole. Placed on either side of the upper lip (or...

lynnloheide
Dec 31, 20214 min read


Are Q-tips safe?
Q-tips! Those are those little cotton bits we are very familiar with for cleaning out our ears. And, a hotly debated topic in the...

lynnloheide
Dec 17, 20214 min read


Ear Weights
Lets talk about ear weights! Ear weights are an incredibly fun, fashionable way to wear stretched lobes. Ear weight designs range from...

lynnloheide
Dec 10, 20215 min read


It's Not Goodbye Forever, Just for Now- Announcing my Hiatus from Piercing
Last Friday was my ten year piercer-versery. Ten years is quite a long time to spend doing any one thing, and of all the things I could...

lynnloheide
Dec 3, 20215 min read


Labret Stretching
Next up in my series on stretching- Labret Stretching! Stretching this piercing has long roots cross culturally- the Mayans and Aztecs,...

lynnloheide
Nov 26, 20218 min read


HRT & Trans, Non-Binary & Intersex Experiences in Relation to Body Piercing
Disclaimer: Lars: Before I get into all of the details that this article has to offer, I think it’s important to acknowledge my...

lynnloheide
Nov 19, 202115 min read


Inverse Vertical Labret 101
We’ve talked about traditional labrets and vertical labrets, and today it’s time to talk about inverse vertical labrets! Sometimes called...

lynnloheide
Nov 12, 20215 min read


Vertical Labret 101
Vertical labrets! The logical follow up to labret piercings which you can read more about here. These are piercings vertically through...

lynnloheide
Nov 5, 20215 min read


Labret Piercing 101
Labret piercings! This term applies to any piercing through the lower lip into the mouth. Not to be confused with vertical labrets or...

lynnloheide
Oct 29, 20214 min read


Commodified Bodies- Societies Entitlement toward Modified Individuals
There is a saying in the modification community that has been echoed for years. “You buy the ticket, you ride the ride.” As visibly...

lynnloheide
Oct 15, 20217 min read


Fatphobia in Body Piercing
Fatphobia is a chronic issue across many areas and spectrums, and piercing is no exception. Piercing and body modification is inherently...

lynnloheide
Oct 8, 202114 min read


Hair Dye and Styling with Piercings
Like many folks out there, I dye and process my hair. I lighten it, I style it, I do all sorts of weird and wonderful things to it. And...

lynnloheide
Oct 1, 20215 min read


Outer Conch 101
Last weeks article was all about the conch piercing. So to this weeks is the logical follow up, the outer conch! This placement has been...

lynnloheide
Sep 24, 20214 min read
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