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How To Know If Your Body is Rejecting a Piercing

Piercings have become a very popular cultural norm in the past few decades. Whether you have been dreaming about starting your piercing collection, you are concerned about the possibility of infection, or you are concerned about a piercing rejecting, we have some important tips on how to minimize your risk and make your piercing experience enjoyable. The Piercing Process More people from all walks of life are choosing to pierce various parts of their body to enhance their features and show off...

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Stages of Healing After a Body Piercing

One of the first questions that almost every customer asks after getting pierced is “When can I change the jewelry?!” With all of the jewelry options available, it’s no wonder that’s the first thing on your mind. However, giving your piercing ample time to heal is incredibly important and here we’ll explain why. One word we like to use with customers to help understand the importance of healing is “wound.” Which is exactly what a piercing is. A piercing is a...

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Healing Bumps & Keloids

There are many reasons for getting a piercing and a lot of positive things that come with getting one. They are unique, they make you feel good, they are appealing to look at, the list goes on. Thrown in there, though, are a handful of things that can go wrong. Most of which are preventable. Keloids and healing bumps are among those but people have a tough time telling the difference between the two. Let us help you out with...

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Piercing Myths

Almost Famous Body Piercing was incorporated in 2005, and since then, we have heard many piercing myths and a lot of false information that gets passed along by word of mouth and even more so on the internet. We correct these fabrications by doing extensive training with our new piercers and using our blog to reach our customers. If you ever hear information pertaining to piercings and you are left wanting to know if it’s true or false, we are always...

What earrings are in style? All the Jewelry You’ll Want in 2018

With the new year comes a handful of fun, new trends in the world of jewelry – specifically regarding earrings and ear piercings ideas. Gone are the days when a single piercing in each ear and a plain stud was one of the few options to choose from. Now, creativity has gotten the upper hand, and the latest earring trends have taken a turn towards the unique. Here are a few of the top earring and ear-piercing trends to look forward...

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Healing New Nipple Piercings

If you are considering getting nipple piercings, you're not alone. Pierced nipples are quite popular at the moment, thanks to celebrities who have been rocking them out in the public spotlight. You might be nervous about getting your nipples pierced, but the good thing is, these piercings are easy to care for, and you don't need to make drastic wardrobe changes to accommodate them. Here are some helpful nipple piercing tips to consider when it comes to clothing. After The Initial Procedure Your nipples...

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Body Jewelry Holiday Gift Guide 2017

The holiday season is here, and that means buying presents for all the special people in your life. At Almost Famous Body Piercing, we’ve got you covered with gifts for your favorite piercing enthusiast and even the piercing hopeful. Our stores have a variety of jewelry and aftercare products so you can give them what they really want this year! Running short on time? Not sure what size to get? Sometimes the holidays can be overwhelming, so get them a gift...

Piercings on the Catwalk: The Most Fabulous Looks from Fashion Week 2017

New York Fashion Week may be a show where the clothes are paraded down a runway but it is about so much more. It is about all forms of fashion – from clothing to makeup and from shoes to jewelry. Piercings made a couple of notable appearances on and off the runway this year along with some fabulous looks to go in those piercings. One of the piercings that was covered everywhere was actually not a piercing at all. Millie Bobby...

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Breaking Body Piercing Stereotypes

Have you ever felt the stereotypes of people with body art misrepresent who the body art community is? Do the stereotypes misrepresent who you are as an individual because of your part in the body art community? Have the negative stereotypes against body art kept you from getting a body piercing? Piercings have been heavily influenced by African and Asian cultures for centuries. Facial and body piercings have increased in popularity since the 1970’s, and they have been gaining momentum...