Urban Body Jewelry Blog

10 Popular Types of Ear Piercings

There used to be a time when lobe piercings were the most popular ear piercings, with second lobe piercings and helix piercings seeming extreme. About 83% of Americans have ear lobe piercings. Howe...

Top 8 Reasons Why People Get Pierced

Piercings have been a part of ancient cultures for hundreds of years. The reasoning behind piercings is different for different cultures and individuals. Some of the top reasons for getting pierc...

10 Most Popular Piercings for Girls

  Piercings come in all different shapes and sizes, also in all different locations. There are some very popular locations that seem popular for the girl population. Check out the different locati...

Ear Stretching by the Book Part 1

Ear stretching or gauging, as some call it, is a very well-developed process. The cultures of the past have used this technique to show their beauty and manhood. However, the process of stretchin...

Piercings of the Cartilage

Cartilage is firm connective tissue found throughout the body. Piercings of the cartilage are commonly referred to as cartilage piercings, which are usually referring to piercings of the ear and ...

Medusa Piercing: One Lip Above the Rest

There are many types of lip piercings out there, but the medusa piercing is one of those that tends to be more unique. This is one of the few piercings that doesn’t go by its anatomical location,...

Picking The Perfect Hoop Nose Ring

Here are some things to know before making your purchase. Gauge The thickness of any body jewelry piece is referred to as the “gauge”. The gauge correlated to the needle size used to make your ...

Nose Ring Issues and How to Solve Them

Nose rings are great, and they actually offer more variety than some people believe. But not all nose ring styles are created equal, and not all noses are the same size and shape. This sometimes ...

All About Captive Rings and Circulars

Today, body piercings have become so diverse that it’s sometimes hard to keep track of all the different jewelry and piercing names. But don’t worry: here’s a sneaky guide that will help you diff...

Girls With Tattoo Sleeves Are Hot!

Tattoo sleeves- they are not the most common tattoo that you will see around. But what is it that makes them so especially attractive on girls especially? What is it that makes you want to turn aro...

5 Styles of Plugs Perfect For Halloween

Its that time of the year again! I lined up five styles of plugs that might fit well with your costume this Halloween. All plugs are sold in pairs and orders over $20 ship for free. With that said,...

Guys with Piercings and Tattoos and Why We Love Them

Why is it that when a guy turns around and shows off his enormous dragon tattoo that some women begin to drool? Why do some females simply can’t get their eyes off that guy with an industrial pierc...

The Difference Between Internally Threaded and Externally Threaded Plugs

There might not seem to be much of a difference between the types of body jewelry that exist out there, but really, there are two majorly different types that someone with a new piercing especially...