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Body Jewelry

When it comes to body jewelry, there's no end to the number of body parts that creative people choose to adorn. Use these tips to find and choose the best kinds of body jewelry for your body piercings.
  1. Shop for Body Jewelry (28)
  2. Piercing Aftercare Q&As (6)
  3. Temporary Tattoos (4)

Best Jewelry Metals for New Piercings

Use this advice to determine which metals are best for new, unhealed body piercings.

Find a Unique Toe Ring

Shop for toe rings, sold singly and in cost-saving sets.

Piercing Guns - Tell Us What You Think About Piercing Guns

Has someone used a piercing gun on you? Tell us about your piercing gun experience.

Are Piercing Guns Safe?

Piercing guns may have been used for years, but there are many reasons why you should avoid them. Get the facts about piercing guns before you allow someone to use one for your piercing.

Body Jewelry and Body Piercing Advice

Use these resources to learn more about body piercings and to find and choose body jewelry that works with your piercings and your style.

Facts About Ear Piercing Variations

An explanation of different types of body piercing on the ear.

Healing Times for Above the Waist Body Piercings

Learn the average healing times for several common above the waist body piercings.

Body Jewelry Gauge Chart

A body jewelry gauge chart illustrates how jewelry thickness increases as its gauge number decreases (from 20 to 00 gauge).

Unique Belly Button Rings

Unique belly button jewelry that goes beyond the norm.

Getting My Belly Button Pierced

Just a little pinch and it's over. The lure of belly button jewelry finally convinced me to take the big step.

Earlobe Gauging

Learn to use gauging techniques to stretch the piercings in your earlobes.

Selecting Gauge

Specialist Piercing outlines their recommendations for gauge (wire thickness) for piercings on different parts of the body.

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