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To Pierce Or Not To Pierce

Updated on September 29, 2015

The oldest mummified remains ever discovered were sporting earrings, attesting to the existence of the practice more than 5,000 years ago

Woman With Facial Piercings

Woman with septum piercing and labret piercing
Woman with septum piercing and labret piercing | Source

The Coquetry Of Piercing

Whether it is a ring on the ear, nose or belly button the aesthetic piercing has innumerable adepts. In some countries, a baby girl’s ears are pierced for earrings even before she leaves the maternity hospital and christening presents include gold earrings. From a very early age, women are introduced to the coquetry of adorning their ears with tiny gold earrings.

The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing
The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing
Piercing pioneer Elayne Angel has performed over 40,000 piercings since the 1980s and has brought many practices, such as tongue-piercing, into the mainstream. She brings her exhaustive knowledge to this groundbreaking manual that covers everything you need to know about the process
 

But What Do Men Think About This Coquetry?

Apart from a few men who think of piercings as body mutilation, most of the men I know are curious about piercings. They think about it as something original, a little extravagance that arouses their interest in a woman. For some of them, a pierced woman in an extravagant place of her body (belly button, nipples, genitals) is a woman who can face pain, a strong woman who would dare anything, and that in itself is a challenge!

Model Isabel photographed by Walter Hell-Hoeflinger for Tauerngold KG (www.tauerngold.at)
Model Isabel photographed by Walter Hell-Hoeflinger for Tauerngold KG (www.tauerngold.at)

Piercing As An Erotic Accessory


Extravagant piercings

Nowadays the piercing market has widened and one can find all sort of jewels for her piercings. From blinking jewels to transparent ones which are great for those who want to be discreet or those who are not allowed to wear piercings at their work place.

There are also vibrating piercings –recommended for the tongue and genitals. And for those who are pregnant you can find jewellery specially designed for pregnancy which stretches along with a woman’s tummy.

Eskimo Piercing

yeah, I got sparkly lips.. my peircing is all off center...lol..it's cuz I chew on one side..
yeah, I got sparkly lips.. my peircing is all off center...lol..it's cuz I chew on one side.. | Source

Nipple Piercing is the most popular Piercing with Tongue Piercing coming in second.

— Painful Pleasures.com

Nipple Piercings

Nipple piercings, vertical labret piercing and stretched ears
Nipple piercings, vertical labret piercing and stretched ears | Source

How To Do An Instant Marilyn Piercing

Fake Tongue Piercings

Faux Piercings


For those of us who are sceptical about piercing their body, do not want to experience the pain or simply do not want to go ahead with a permanent body modification, there are in the market false piercings for almost every part of the body. From clip on rings for ears, belly button and lips to stick on piercings and even rings that can be placed on top, like the nipple rings that are held by your nipple like a ring in your finger.

So if you want to experience the power of a piercing you do not need to commit yourself to piercing your body, just for fun, try one of the faux piercings and see how it goes!

Corset Piercing:

Body piercing is an invasive procedure with some risks, including allergic reaction, infection, excessive scarring and unanticipated physical injuries

Elaine Davidson, The Most Pierced Woman In The World

Front shot of Elaine Davidson, the most pierced woman in the world, according the Guinness Book of World Records.
Front shot of Elaine Davidson, the most pierced woman in the world, according the Guinness Book of World Records. | Source

World Record

The Scottish Elaine Davidson holds the Guinness World Record for most permanent piercings, first setting this record in 2000 with 462 body piercings, with 192 at the time being around her head and face.

In June 2006, her Guinness-certified piercings numbered 4,225.

In February 2009, The Daily Telegraph reported that she had 6,005.

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