While some people may believe that body piercing is a trend first made popular by young people and the punk rock movement, it’s actually been a cultural practice and way of life for many world societies throughout the centuries. Body piercing is anything but new; in fact, it has an interesting history that goes back thousands of years and has touched nearly every continent on the planet.
Some of the most common questions about body piercing concern the level of pain associated with a specific piercing. Just how much is it going to hurt? There’s next to no limit on how creative you can get with your piercings, with options for just about anywhere on your body. Naturally, you’d expect some piercing locations to hurt a bit more than others, depending on factors like skin thickness, nerve endings, and personal pain threshold. If you’re debating your next piercing...
Do you love body piercings? Much of the fun in getting pierced is coming up with new, unique piercing ideas and jewelry combinations. With National Piercing Day coming up on May 16, 2019, we’ve put together a guide to help you decide which unique piercings you may want to plan for. There’s virtually no limit to how creative you can get. As a result, choosing your next piercing offers the opportunity to use your imagination to its fullest. The world of...
It’s that time of year again! The holidays are quickly approaching, and people are out buying gifts for those they love. Holiday shopping can be difficult, but we are here to make it a breeze! Even if you don’t know much about body piercings or body jewelry, this guide will help choose a great gift for that someone special. Stop into any one of our six store locations and our professional staff would be more than happy to...
Have you seen someone out and about with a septum piercing and wished you had one yourself? Or maybe you’ve decided you’d like more information before making this your next body piercing. Our ten tips below will help you learn more about septum piercings and may convince you to try this hot trend for yourself.
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.
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...
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...
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...
