The Chain Gang Body Jewelry Blog

Body jewelry has been worn throughout history for a variety of reasons from religion to showing the class status of a family. Jewelry has been used to accent clothing, facial features, and other parts of the body such as naval rings.

Today, body jewelry is more popular today than ever before. Once Americans saw, the unique beauty of nose rings while visiting India in the 1960’s this became a huge and important beginning to all types of body jewelry we see today. America was more than likely the last place on earth for body jewelry to be in such demand, believed to have been caused by the Puritan beliefs that are so prominent in America since its early days. Read More

Comments (0) May 31 2009

Organics are all the rage, and body jewelry has been and is going even more organic and eco friendly! With more and more designers turning to organic jewelry, the trend is fast catching on and has taken the world, fashion ramps and runways by a definite storm. These jewelry pieces are beautiful, low maintenance, cost effective and a sure-shot fashion statement! Read More

Comments (0) May 25 2009

We have decided to raise our guarantee to 90 days on all of our body jewelry.

We don’t think that it will change much on our end because of the quality of our piercing jewelry, and that is the reason that we are doing it. We are just sorry that it took us 16 years to do this.  So from now on the 30 day limitation is no more. Now you have 3 full months to decide if you like the piece or not.

Comments (0) May 19 2009

Big and bold jewelry designs have been making their presence felt for a very long time. But lately, dainty designs had gained popularity again. However this season is all about the bold body jewelry making a huge come back. Even in regular jewelry, light bangles will be replaced with chunky bracelets and fine finger bands will be replaced with large, stone studded rings. This fact has been validated by biggies such as The Wall Street Journal (http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/apparel-accessory-stores-womens-specialty/4159878-1.html) and Christian Dior (http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/11/style/rgem.php). Read More

Comments (0) May 17 2009

Many women wonder about this when considering getting nipple piercings. Will piercing my nipples inhibit me to breast feed my children? There are no studies that have proven that nipple piercing will cause any problems. The most important thing that you want to remember is to remove your jewelry when you are feeding the baby. There are a lot of little parts on most jewelry that if they come lose they can cause your child to choke.

The most common side effect to having this done is that milk may leak out of the piercing holes. Some say chose a piece of jewelry that is easily removed so that you can insert it back into the piercing after each Read More

Comments (0) May 11 2009

Piercings are so hot and in right now! No matter how much some folks frown upon them, everyone wants and gets pierced left, right and center, very literally! While it is completely your decision to get pierced and/or tattooed, there are some times when the decision seriously has to be thought over.

It is a common notion that you have to tolerate at least some pain in order to look nice, and it is true as well. But sometimes, it is just not worth it, especially if the result is too much pain, bleeding and/or perennial discomfort. Read More

Comments (0) May 06 2009