Navel Piercing

              Probably the most common body piercing among women. The navel piercing is also known as: belly button piercing, or a belly piercing. It can be anywhere through the tissue around the navel, but is most commonly placed vertically threw the top piece of flesh above your belly button. This piercing is most common with women but is found on men also. The reason for the navel piercings popularity is that it is easy to hide, but also easy to show off, the navel piercing doesn't usually attract criticism or any type of discrimination. The jewelry put in this piercing is usually a curved bar with two balls, one on each end, a smaller one on top and a bigger one with a design or image on it. There is also jewelry with dangling decorations on them, though they are heavy on your piercing, I don't recommend wearing these until the piercing is completely healed. Some don'ts for when you get this piercing are: do not wear tight fitting clothing that will rub up against, and irritate the fresh piercing, don't touch your piercing for any other reason than to clean it, do not change the jewelry until it is completely healed, don't wear heavy jewelry or dangling jewelry, when you first get it, heavy jewelry will pull the piercing down and irritate it, and danglers will do the same thing, there is also a risk of danglers getting caught on belts or pants, and ripping out a new piercing is not good. Do not go into any pool, hot tub or spa with a navel piercing until it is completely healed, the bacteria in the water is bound to irritate or infect, contrary to most rumours, chlorine is not good for the piercing, it is way to harsh on the piercing, same with hand sanitisers, strong soaps, or peroxide. Try to stick to a saline solution, or a piercing spray. One of the most common body piercings among women, the navel piercing.

    
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Septum Piercing

                   Beautiful, and one of my favourites. Increasingly popular among alternative fashions, the septum piercing is super cute! This piercing is named after the thin wall of cartilage separating the right and left nostril called the septum. The piercing does not go through the cartilage but usually through the tissue slightly below the septum. Pain varies with every one, but you are sure to tear up, this doesn't mean your crying, it is a natural response when your nose is hit or pierced. Down sides to this piercing is that your nose is not necessarily the cleanest place, if you have allergies during a certain season, I suggest you avoid getting the piercing then, the healing process is also some what slow, due to where it is. One great advantage of the septum piercing is that with certain jewelry, usually an open circular bar bell, it is very easy to hide by simply flipping it, to let it rest in the nose. There are many options to how you want your piercing to look, it can be small and cute, or big and in-your-face looking. I want, and love this piercing .


   
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Scarification

                              Vanity or Insanity, some people won't see the difference. Scarification has been around for ages and will not die out anytime soon. This is a method going beyond tattoos, it is done by burning and or cutting patterns, designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent mark. There are religious and social reasons for scarification, for example, it is very common in African tribes to mark milestones in a man or woman's life, such as puberty and marriage. It can also be a symbol of identity, that may emphasise a social, political, or religious role. But in more developed places is just a way of being unique or expressing ones self. there are many risks that come with scarification, including a high risk of infection. There are many methods of scarification, some include: Strike branding, Laser branding, Packing, Abrasion, and skinning. Strike branding is very similar to livestock branding, is where a piece on metal is heated and pressed to the skin, this method is also linked to slavery, or punishment of criminals, but as body art less perferable because it is not very precise and tends to spread greatly while healing. Laser branding, is not exactly using a laser, but a device which uses electricity to cut and cauterise the skin, this is more precise than strike branding because it is possible to regulate the depth and nature of what is being done. Packing is traditionally from Africa, and is when a diagonal cut is made and then a substance such as clay or ash is packed into it, when healing the wound pushes out what had been put into it. Abrasion, is when skin is removed by friction using material such as an ink less tattoo device, or very strong sandpaper. Skinning is where many single lines are cut, creating thin scars, the cuts should be in a large group, the out line of the skin that needs to be removed will be cut and peel away. So, vanity or insanity? What do you think?  

    
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"Bites" Lip Piercings

                    I love all of these piercings! "Bites" are two piercings on the lip, there are five types of "bites": Angel bites, Snake bites,Spider bites, Cyber bites, and Vampire bites . Angel bites are two piercings on each side of your upper lip, if you have only one, on the left is called a Monroe, and on the right is called a Madonna. Snake bites are just like Angel bites but they are on the bottom lip to each side. Spider bites are two piercings beside each other on one side of your bottom lip, it does not matter what side. Cyber bites have a piercing on the top and bottom lip, they are placed directly in the middle of your lips. Vampire bites are probably the most uncommon of the "Bites", the piercings are placed on one side of the mouth, but farther apart than Spider bites. All five piercings are done with basically the same procedure, they are not known to be very painful but lip piercings tend to bleed a bit more than others. I love all of these piercings!!

   

        

     

1: Angel Bites

2: Cyber Bites

3: Spider Bites

4: Snake Bites

5: Vampire Bites 

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Top 5 Tattoos

                      Tattoos are extremely popular among most civilisations, but have you ever wondered what the most popular ones are? Here are the top 5 most popular tattoos. Number one: Tribal tattoos, these are seen on both males and females, they can be traditional or self designed and are found all over the body. Two: Stars, this has become an increasingly popular fad among more of the mainstream public, there is not specific type of star but nautical stars are most common, this is also a unisex tattoo choice. Three: a cross, People have been getting crosses tattooed on themselves forever, religion is very important to a lot of people, also found on all genders. Four: Angels, there are a lot of different kinds of angel tattoos, most common are linked with religion, for a loved one, or a fallen. Five: flowers, both female and male also, the most popular flower tattoo is a rose, the most common placement can not be told because of the endless possibilities. Those were the top 5 most popular tattoos.

Lower Back Tattoos

             This is the most popular female tattoo placement ever! The lower back tattoo is the most popular tattoo place among women, probably because of the fact that it is easy to hide, but also easy to show off when you want to. There are so many different things you can put there, from a floral pattern, to tribal, to a short quote, women have been coming up with original and quirky ideas to tattoo on there lower back. This placement has no boundaries to who will get it, there are no stereotypes attached to  getting a lower back tattoo. Lower back tattoos are most commonly nicknamed "Tramp stamps". These are obviously placed on your lower back, just above your tail bone, or where most jeans cover to. Some downsides to a lower back tattoo are, pain, the rule is: the closer to the bone, the more it hurts, and price, it of course depends on your design, but the more detail and colour the more it costs, the price is also affected by the artist or shop you go to, whether they are high quality and extremely professional or not so much. That is it for the most popular female tattoo ever!!   
  
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Basic Ear Stretching

                      Ear stretching is a very easy thing to do, but its also very easy to mess up. I suggest that if you want to stretch your ears, you already have an existing ear piercing that is completely healed. The first thing you want to do is get your piercing to at least a 12 gauge (2mm)  hole before you really big, with this size you can see through the ear lobe, but the hole is quite small. Some people will go from 12 gauge to a much bigger size like 00 gauge (10mm) or a 5/8" (16mm), some problems with this is you can "blow out" your ear lobe, this means the lobe will rip open causing obvious problems, or your ear could swell from the new pressure caused from the large increase in size. Others choose to increase slowly, going up every next or second size, this is how I prefer to stretch. Once you put a new size earring in, you should let it be for a while, let your ear completely adjust to the change. You should also keep tour ears clean, I suggest cleaning every night with a good disinfectant soap, a intense facial wash works good. If your piercing gets badly infected seek professional help, do not take this lightly, infections can grow into bigger and more serious problems.

        *** This blog is in MY opinion, I am not a professional and am not claiming any of my opinions in this blogs are facts or mandatory when stretching your ears***

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