Elegant Piercings

Piercing prices vary throughout the country. If you live in Manhattan, expect local body piercing studios to charge higher than average prices. Their cost of doing business, including paying very high rents, is higher than average so their piercing prices will be higher than average.

Most piercing studios charge a set fee for the piercing based on the location on the body you select for the piercing.  Easier to pierce locations like the ear lobe cost the least, genitalia piercings are the most expensive.  The body jewelry is extra but some piercing studios offer basic steel pieces free with the piercing. You just pay extra to upgrade to titanium or other more expensive choices.

Average Body Piercing Costs:

• Ear lobes and  ear cartilage piercings: $20-$30
• Belly Piercings: $25-$35
• Nose Piercings (nostril): $25-$30
• Eyebrow Piercings: $30
• Lip/ Labret  & Tongue Piercings: $30

You get what you pay for in body piercing so pick the best studio you can comfortably afford and you’ll enjoy your piercing more, trust us.

Choosing a body piercing shop with sanitary body piercing procedures, the best quality initial body piercing jewelry, and diligently following your aftercare instructions are the three best ways to minimize the likelihood of encountering serious problems getting a body piercing.

Choose a Good Body Piercing Studio

Take your time and find a really good piercing artist that you can feel confident in. Don’t get pierced on a whim just because you saw a piercing shop and you were feeling adventurous and thought a belly ring would be fun. Piercing artists are  professionals. They use sanitary procedures like cleaning and disinfecting the area to be pierced and professionals always use gloves, sterile needles, piercing instruments, and sterile jewelry.

High Quality Initial Body Jewelry

Look for piercing studios with a good stock and a variety of piercing jewelry.  They will advise you on choosing the right piece of body jewelry for your type of piercing. See our body piercing risks page for the recommended type of body jewelry used in initial piercings.

Follow Your Aftercare Instructions

A reputable piercing studio should provide clients with both written and verbal aftercare instructions. Follow them. The things you’ll need, like Sea Salt (DO NOT use table salt), anti-bacterial liquid soap, cotton balls or paper towels, a few small disposable cups, these are all very cheap items to buy. If you can’t spend the 99 cents for some anti-bacterial liquid soap, don’t get pierced.

Today, it’s not enough to buy a nondescript belly ring or eyebrow ring to give as a gift as body jewelry with semi-precious stones  that have long been used to convey personalized messages is so readily available online.

But how do you know what individual stones mean? Sapphire, the September birthstone, conveys sincerity and fidelity, makes an excellent choice for a belly ring as a gift to someone born in September. Garnet body jewelry symbolizes loyalty, passion and love.

For a mother (yes moms do wear body jewelry). the moonstone was thought to protect women’s health, as well as promote nurturing. Moonstone belly rings are adorable.

Be careful giving coral body jewelry. Harvesting coral — which is actually the exoskeleton of tiny marine animals — can destroy coral reef, which are already severely threatened by fishing practices and climate change. In fact, some scientists say that 20 percent of the world’s coral has already been destroyed, and that another 23 percent may be lost in the next 30 years.

You may also want to choose a piece of body jewelry with a stone based on your loved one’s individual interests. For example, amber, or fossilized tree sap, has an ancient, enduring quality that any history lover will appreciate. A meditative type will enjoy cool stones, such as aquamarine. Amethyst is traditionally used in crown jewels, making it an appropriate gift for the “princess” of the family.

Would you hire this woman to represent your company to the public based entirely on her looks? Surprisingly, many employers would worry about her nose piercing jewelry offending their customers.

While a tiny nose ring on a retail clerk today barely raises an eyebrow, piercing-based discrimination does exist.  Piercings are definitely not an uncommon thing any more – they are no longer just for musicians and exotic dancers. Professional women who opt for piercings should realize some employers won’t like them and they may face discrimination for their choice of jewelry.

Getting pierced is not nearly as painful as you might believe, but honestly it does hurt. Naturally, pain is relative, some people can tolerate pain much better than others. Thankfully, the pain of a body piercig is short-lived.

Some piercings hurt more than others. Nipple piercings will hurt more than a belly piercing but both are fast procedures that hurt less than the average visit to the dentist to get a tooth filled.

You should never do your own piercing at home. Not only do you risk infection and having a crooked piercing, the pain will be much greater. A professional will do the job as quickly as possible with the proper tolls, minimizing any pain.

Diamond body jewelry is elegant, fashionable, and quite affordable in 14K nickel free yellow gold or white gold.  Diamond body jewelry is available in diamond nipple rings, diamond earrings, diamond barbells, diamond navel jewelry, nose jewelry, lip rings and more.

Since the beginning of time, people have adorned themselves with jewelry- in different kinds, styles, sizes and colors. Jewelry has evolved through the years, body jewelry is one such evolution. Elegant types of body jewelry include   earrings, belly rings aka navel rings, belly chains with or without a matching belly ring, eyebrow rings, lip rings, nose rings, toe rings, tongue rings and more.

If you’ve got a great belly-show it off! Navel piercing has expanded beyond celebrities and college-age women to soccer moms and grandmothers even.  Women of all ages, incomes, and social class are finding belly rings a sexy addition to their jewelry wardrobe.

Unlike other body piercings, a belly button piercing is one of those piercings you can easily keep under wraps if you want to, perfect for career women. In the summer, if you want to show off a newly flat stomach, a belly ring is a socially acceptable choice for women of all ages.  Selecting an age-appropriate belly ring for any outfit or occasion is easy with so many inexpensive, good quality belly rings for sale online.  For around $30, you can get several good pieces of jewelry with shipping included. There are literally thousands of styles in a range of different materials and if you really can’t find just the right one, you can also have a navel ring custom-made online fairly cheaply ($25 and up).