The Chain Gang Body Jewelry Blog

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Comments (10) Jun 09 2009

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

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

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

Tongue piercings are very popular and there are many people with pierced tongues that would surprise you. Celebrities, young, and old alike are sporting tongue jewelry even if you cannot see them.

Today, there is a large variety of tongue jewelry available. The majority of style includes barbells. The uniqueness of the barbells is far reaching as the end can include various gems, metals, and more.

If you are wondering what’s hot in tongue jewelry today, you may be surprised to learn that the most popular barbells for the tongue include acrylic straight barbells, French ticklers, and obscene saying tongue straight barbells.

The acrylic straight barbells are awesome for those that travel all the time as the metal detectors will not find your unique tongue jewelry and cause you to slow down at the airport. Today, many clubs are also using metal detectors to ensure the safety of their patrons; with these acrylic barbells, you will not have any worries. You can always wear your normal tongue jewelry at other times. Why not wear the acrylic barbells at the clubs? They will glow or change colors under blacklights giving you even more fun and ways to show off your stunning tongue jewelry. You can find these barbells in many different gauges and sizes. The colors available in glow blue, glow green, orange, pink, clear, purple, yellow, red, light blue, blue, light green, green, and black.

The French tickler tongue jewelry is created with implantation silicone and fits 10 gauge, 12 gauge, and 14 gauge straight barbells. They also fit on any standard ¼-inch ball. These are truly unique and offer a new look to your tongue jewelry. The options available include spikey sphere, sea mine, pleasure dome, bubble ball, and atom. This tongue jewelry comes in a variety of colors including glow in the dark, black, blue, green, orange, pink, purple, yellow, and red.

The obscene saying tongue straight barbells may be the most fun of all the tongue barbells available as you do not have to speak a word to say what is on your mind, just stick out your tongue. This tongue jewelry is made from surgical steel. The sayings include lick me, licker, 69, spunk, babe, teaser, and more.

These are just the top sellers of the tongue jewelry you may wish to add to your collection. The idea of tongue jewelry is to give your personality a chance to shine with attractive and unique tongue jewelry. Finding the perfect tongue jewelry will be fun as you browse all the selections and designs.

Comments (0) Apr 19 2009

And now for our next post, we would return to the basics and talk a bit about wooden jewelry. Wood has been used as a material for jewelry since times immemorial. But lately, metals had kind of displaced it. This season, with the coming back of organic jewelry, wood body jewelry has come back with a bang!

Wood is one of the most versatile materials available. This ensures that wood jewelry is everything you want your jewelry piece to be, and more! Read More

Comments (0) Apr 13 2009

Nickel is a metal that is commonly used and found in eyeglass frames, watches, utensils, paper clips and most importantly in jewelry. Nickel is also one of the most common allergen, i.e many people are allergic to nickel and their bodies react towards the metal, severely. Many people are highly sensitive to Nickel and are in grave danger when exposure to nickel is prolonged. This is a very common problem. Since body piercing involves insertion of jewelry into the body, it is very important that the body jewelry one chooses is absolutely nickel free.

Nickel allergies in body take place mainly due to the contact of wet skin with metal. Water or sweat can break the chemical bonds between nickel ions and cause them to immerse into the body, thereby inducing Read More

Comments (1) Apr 06 2009

Whenever we think of piercings, the first ones that come to our mind are ‘ear piercings’. This easily makes them the most common place, but despite that, these are the most sought after piercings. Almost everyone’s initiation into the world of piercings is done through ear piercings. This is one fashion statement that will never, ever go out of style.

Ear piercings are probably one of the oldest forms of body modification. These have stood the test of time! Also, there is so much more to ear piercings than simple lobe piercings. Most definitely, ear piercings can never go out of style! Let’s see why: Read More

Comments (0) Mar 30 2009

Jewelry is for women and women alone, at least according to beliefs which were prevalent some decades back. Things are different now. Contemporary men have ushered in the new age and are proud of their body piercings and jewelry. Men now flaunt different jewelry pieces which adorn their many piercings. Body jewelry and piercings are no longer a woman’s world!

Ear piercings are the most common, even when it comes to men. With so many different styles and jewelry pieces to choose from, it is no wonder that there are so many men out there sporting all kinds of ear piercings and body jewelry.

Male body piercings have now progressed much beyond just the earlobes. It is not uncommon to see men with their nose pierced in several places, with a stud or a ring making it definitely noticeable. Eyebrows, septum, lips, tongue, nipples, genitals, all are equally pierced by man and women. While some piercings remain more common than others, trends are fast catching up. Navel piercings are probably the only ones which are seen much more on women than men (we do come across one or two males with navel studs though). Read More

Comments (0) Mar 24 2009