I started at Almost Famous Body Piercing when I was 16 years old. I was still in high school and was too young to pierce so I was hired as a clerk. I loved working in the fast paced environment, helping customers choose jewelry for their piercings, and seeing the grin on customers faces as they came out of the piercing suite with their new addition. After a short time, I decided I had to be a piercer! After working...
Good Oral hygiene Oral hygiene is obviously important if you want a healthy mouth. If you have a new mouth piercing, oral hygiene becomes paramount for proper healing. For the most part, though, your regular dental health routine won’t change a whole lot. Use this guide to learn more about how to make sure you’re caring for your new mouth piercing the right way after you get it. Brush and Floss Regularly You already know that brushing and flossing your teeth regularly is important...
Choosing a Good Piercer When you want to get a body piercing, you want an experienced professional. There are certain factors that are essential for you to consider. At Almost Famous Body Piercing, we not only have a great time with our customers, we take your health and safety very seriously, too. Here are the top things you should consider when you’re trying to make sure you’ve found a good piercer. You need a piercer that has experience Body piercing is a simple...
Piercings have become increasingly popular and significantly more accepted then they ever were before. While they are somewhat customary in the workplace these days, they’re not always allowed out on the field. If you take part in sport activities or working out and are looking to get a new piercing, it’s important to know a little about healing and the special care that you’ll have to put into your new adornment. Healing Time After receiving your new piercing, your piercer will go...
Getting a body piercing is extremely exciting and chances are, you’ve been thinking about what you want for weeks, months or even years now. If you’ve finally decided to go through with it, we at Almost Famous Body Piercing are just as excited as you are! Even if you have a dozen or more piercings, a new one is always exciting. Where you get your piercing and what kind of jewelry you choose are highly important as well as the...
Once you have finally managed to stretch your ears to the desired size for your favorite plugs or tunnels, you may find yourself missing the look of dangle jewelry or hoop earrings. We’ve got you covered! Plug Hoop We carry a wide variety of ‘earrings’ that can be worn through your tunnels, stretched piercings, or even as earrings for lobe piercings that have not been stretched! Whether you’re into dreamcatchers, pentagrams, or lotus flowers, we made sure to choose a little...
National Piercing Day is an unofficial holiday observed annually on May 16. Though it may seem like yet another obscure holiday like National Sea Monkey Day or Eat a Red Apple Day, National Piercing Day is arguably deserving of observation for several reasons. While its exact origins are subject to debate, National Piercing Day is generally believed to have been started in 2007 when a group of body piercing enthusiasts, joined by their common interests, declared May 16 the...
Piercings can be a beautiful way to express yourself, but they can pose unique problems while you are pregnant. During pregnancy, your skin becomes more elastic and much more sensitive. Everyone is different when it comes to their jewelry and it often becomes a matter of personal choice as to when you remove your piercings or if you choose to leave them in for the duration of your pregnancy. Many women opt for the safest route and choose to remove...
Surface and Dermal Piercings Body piercings can be both very beautiful and unique. Dermal piercings and surface piercings offer a very different look because they don’t have a separate entrance and exit point and just stay on the surface of the skin. The jewelry lies along the surface and is held in place by an anchor located just below. Both types of piercings offer a creative way for an individual to express themselves using a wide variety of jewelry and accessories. Dermals Dermals can...
