Piercings

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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...

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Getting Creative with Your Jewelry

We are all about getting creative with jewelry at Almost Famous Body Piercing! We love taking the time to work one on one with our customers to make sure they leave with jewelry and a new piercing that they are more than happy with. Different Types of Jewelry Depending on which particular piercing you are wanting to get, you can typically get pierced with different types of jewelry, such as hoops, studs, horseshoes, etc.  While you might not want to...

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Wearing Multiple Earrings: Choosing Your Combinations

With piercings becoming more common as a fashion consideration, it's a perfectly reasonable measure to think about coordinating and incorporating your piercings into your overall fashion style. Below are some suggestions on areas of the body that can fit multiple piercings and even ways to personalize those piercings. We get a lot of people in, asking if they can try jewelry on to see what it would look like before they get pierced. We’re not able to do this but some of...

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Fun with Daith Piercings

The Daith reigns as one of the most popular piercings at our locations, so we want to provide you with an array of new jewelry to choose from for that piercing. Straight to the Heart We recently got in an assortment of Daith Hearts. These have been a popular option for customers and AFBP employees alike. They are available in steel, yellow gold plate, and rose gold plate. You can also get them with gems or opals. There is a Left or...

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Why Doesn’t My New Piercing Look Exactly Like The Picture?

We live in a time where we have mass amounts of creativity at our fingertips. You can use websites such as Pinterest to find your next piercing idea and there will be a multitude of options to choose from. Using this kind of inspiration is perfect. It’s a quick and easy way to share new ideas. The thing to remember, however, is that these photos are of fully healed piercings. When you get a fresh piercing, remember that it is a...

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Chart Your Own Stars: A Guide to Constellation Piercings

A lot of people are comfortable with just having a single piercing. Some are comfortable with two or three. But suppose that there could be more, and not just randomly placed on the ear or wherever there was enough room. Suppose something more interesting could be done. The idea of constellation piercings certainly qualifies. Constellation PIercings: Point By Point If the term is unfamiliar, don't worry. It's a fairly recent sort of style, or at least one that has only recently been...

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10 Reasons You Need to Be Pierced by a Professional Piercer

Get Pierced by a Professional Being pierced by a professional body piercer is hands down the safest possible way to get a piercing and have it look its best. A trained piercer has the experience to do the job right the first time. There is a long list of reasons why you should visit a professional body piercing shop, like Almost Famous Body Piercing, if you are considering having any type of adornment added to your body. Consider all of the following...

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The History of Popular Piercings

Piercings Through The Ages It seems that people have always had piercings. Putting sharp objects through our skin dates back nearly 5,000 years. The oldest mummified body discovered to date even had piercings! Ancient African cultures pierced lips and tongues, while nose and ear piercings were popular in ancient Israel. In ancient times, body piercings signified a number of things, from one's stature in the community to the wealth of one's husband… even as a means of warding off evil. While we've...

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What Kind of Person Gets a Piercing?

Why Do People Get Piercings? While many question why people get piercings, those who choose them often do so for a variety of well-thought out reasons. Piercings are used as identifiers. They can enhance beauty and give the bearer a sense of pride in the way they look and feel about themselves. Many people have chosen to get piercings for personal reasons ranging from remembering a loved one to pure aesthetics. Piercing Tradition Many cultures use piercings as a rite of passage. Nose...