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Nostril Piercing 101
Nostril piercings- these piercings are among the most popular piercings we do, from modern times all the way through history. Piercing...

lynnloheide
Apr 7, 202323 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Apr 1, 20233 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Mar 24, 20235 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Mar 17, 20237 min read
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Threaded VS Threadless
When it comes to high quality body jewelry, two styles reign supreme for studs. Threaded, and Threadless. Internally Threaded jewelry has...

lynnloheide
Mar 10, 20235 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Feb 17, 20235 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Feb 10, 20239 min read
3,447 views


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...

lynnloheide
Feb 3, 20235 min read
31,900 views


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...

lynnloheide
Jan 27, 202310 min read
1,956 views


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,...

lynnloheide
Jan 20, 20236 min read
5,437 views


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...

lynnloheide
Jan 6, 202312 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Dec 30, 202210 min read
10,873 views


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...

lynnloheide
Dec 23, 20225 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Dec 16, 20226 min read
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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...

lynnloheide
Dec 9, 20225 min read
1,643 views


Climate and Piercings
There are many factors that go into your piercing healing correctly. Placement, jewelry, aftercare. These are often things that most...

lynnloheide
Dec 3, 20224 min read
2,249 views


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...

lynnloheide
Nov 25, 20226 min read
1,754 views


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...

lynnloheide
Nov 18, 20226 min read
4,067 views


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....

lynnloheide
Nov 11, 20227 min read
3,279 views
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