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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

When it comes to high quality body jewelry, two styles reign supreme for studs. Threaded, and Threadless. Internally Threaded jewelry has...

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...

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...

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...

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...