"Every man is the builder of a temple, called his body, to the god he worships, after a style purely his own, nor can he get off by...

Today, let's talk about reopening piercings! Around the world, piercers are familiar with this situation- a client comes in crestfallen...

Getting a new piercing should be an exciting, happy moment! Getting to go to the studio with your moral support of family or friends,...

I’ve talked at length on this blog before about irritation bumps, the weird and scary ways people try to treat them, and just general...

It’s time to talk about ear stretching once more! Some of you may already know I have a guide to general ear stretching on my blog, and...

This is a common request for clients of piercing studios- I have my own jewelry. Can I bring it in and be pierced with it? And at first...

I don’t know when it started, the fear of needles. I can’t pinpoint the moment when an innocuous metal object became a source of terror...

In piercing there are lots of terms and phrases we use that many clients may not be familiar with. Today I want to discuss one term in...

I saw a quote from an Olympic coach today about the rule of thirds. He said “When you are chasing a dream or doing anything hard you are...

As much as we all love our piercings and showing off our pretty jewelry, there are some circumstances where we need to not have our...

Ah, the beginnings of summer, warm weather, fun in the sun, and banishing those winter blues. I am at heart a warm-weather person and a...

How is it we are here? Almost 2 years ago I was drafting a piece to commemorate the 100th post on my blog. Now, here I am, writing a...

It’s the day you’ve been waiting for- the day you are getting a new piercing! Maybe it's a piercing you’ve been planning for a while,...

As many of you know, in 2021 I announced my hiatus from piercing. I left Icon in 2022 to take a few months away from piercing to work on...

The piercing industry has seen an incredible amount of growth over the last 10 years, and we’ve watched the popularity of piercings...

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...

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...

CW: Suicide, Mental Illness, Abuse, Sexual Assault This blog post is really, more of a journal entry. Something deeply personal,...

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...

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...