Thinking about Piercing Yourself?

“You will know if it includes sterilized body jewelry because they will be packaged in light blue color-changing sterile pouches, and usually the company will clearly state that the body jewelry is sterilized. If the description of the kit does not clearly state the body jewelry is sterile, it is not…”

An Open Letter To Tattoo Shop Owners: Don’t Be Hypocrites

“The old way of learning how to tat or pierce was that you would go under the wing (more like armpit if you ask me) of a shop artist who would teach you how to do it. What you mostly learned was how to clean up, take out trash, dispose of bloody needles and towels, etc. etc. If you were lucky, after about 6 months of this slave labor…”

Do You Have What It Takes to be a Body Piercer?

“…more than ever, people are looking for a place to get a safe and professional body piercing. In the past, the only place to get pierced was in a tattoo shop, by tattoo artists, which generally look upon piercing as a side-line or just do it for the money. The need for body piercers and dedicated piercing parlors is growing.”