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New Body Piercings: What to do When Something Goes Wrong

by becauseilive

Modifying your body with a piercing is a little more tricky than modifying it with a tattoo. Although a piercing is a quick pinch that's over in an instant, the pain and discomfort afterwards lasts much... published 16 months ago

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Illustrated Guide to Navel Piercings

by becauseilive

A navel, or belly button piercing, passes through the rim of the navel. Although typically done just above the navel on the top ridge, belly button piercings can go anywhere around the outside of the navel... published 14 months ago

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Extreme Body Mod: Surface Piercings

by becauseilive

As opposed to a traditional nose or tongue piercing, a surface piercing has both entrance and exit holes that go through a flat area of skin such as the arm, leg or sternum. Corset piercings are one popular... published 13 months ago

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Standard single earlobe piercing85

Guide to Ear Piercings: Definitions & Diagrams

by becauseilive

When I was six months old my mother took me up the mall to get my ears pierced. What began as two small gold studs in each lobe grew into a second hole at age 12, a cartilage piercing as a teenager, and a... published 14 months ago

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Extreme Body Modification: Corset Piercings

by becauseilive

One of the newest trends in body modification comes in the form of corset piercings. The corset was an undergarment made for women primarily worn in the 1800's. It's intent was to use a metal brace... published 14 months ago

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Illustrated Guide to Eyebrow Piercings

by becauseilive

The earlobes and cartilage are not the only places that can be pierced on an ear, the center is not the only spot that can be pierced on a tongue, and the eyebrow is not the only place that can be pierced on,... published 14 months ago

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Alternative Dating -- Information & Sites

by becauseilive

Dating can be a blessing as well as a burden, and nothing is worse than the thought of a blind date. Luckily, for those of us living in Generation Y there is an easier (and much more affordable) way to go. Online dating lets you browse thousands of profiles until you find someone you'd like to contact. Unfortunately, most major dating sites are only interested in matching one man to one woman, virtually neglecting the many subsets of people looking for "alternative" love. This is a guide that fo published 11 months ago

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There are over half a dozen types of tongue piercings other than the standard center piercing77

Illustrated Guide to Tongue Piercings

by becauseilive

When most people think of a tongue piercing, they conjure up an image of a single barbell inserted through the middle of the tongue, front and center. Despite the long-standing myth that says if the piercer... published 14 months ago

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Guide to Nose Piercings: Nostril, Septum

by becauseilive

When you hear about a nose piercing, chances are you think of a nostril piercing, which is the most common, or a septum piercing, which is the second most common and looks like a bull ring between the... published 14 months ago

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Lip Piercings: Labret, Lowbret, Madonna Pictures

by becauseilive

You may have thought that humans only have one set of lips, comprised of two separate entities, but lip piercings actually fall into eight separate categories. Lip piercing is an ancient body modification,... published 14 months ago

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