The Chain Gang Body Jewelry Blog

Celebrities are definite trend setters, and there is no better way to know about the upcoming body jewelry trends than to keep an eye on what the stars are sporting. The Oscars have always been one high profile event where the bling is much more than anywhere else. Do we, then, need to look anywhere else to know what jewelry trends will rule this summer? Certainly not! Let’s look at some bling bling you absolutely must add to your collection this year. Read More

Comments (0) Mar 17 2009

What is the one thing that you really, really need to have if you are a piercing lover or considering getting one? Patience that’s what! There is no definite answer to how much the healing period is for you, but it is, in no way, a day or two. Different piercings have different healing time periods. While oral/facial piercings heal sooner, others take some time. It also depends on the piercee’s body and skin type and lifestyle.

The healing period is generally divided into two phases – Primary Healing and Full Healing. Full healing Read More

Comments (0) Mar 11 2009

No matter how popular or common piercings get, there are always some special ones which remain reserved for the daring few. And this does not apply men alone. Women are as much a part of the world of exotic piercings as men are. Here is a look at some of the most uncommon piercings. Only the most daring have the courage to get these and actually flaunt them.

Corset Piercing – A corset piercing is made up of a series of surface piercings on the back, which are done to imitate the appearance of the lacing on the back of a corset. Two rows of bilaterally symmetrical piercings are made. These can be composed of as few as four piercings (two on each side) to as many as the complete length of the back. Due to the difficulty and risks associated with permanently healing single surface piercings, most corset piercings are intended to be temporary in nature. Read More

Comments (0) Mar 05 2009

Body piercings have been around for centuries and we really don’t know who started what trend. But there are some icons of our times who have manged to make uncommon or lesser known and practiced piercings much more common and popular. Let’s look at some of these famous people who have revolutionized the body piercing world.

Elayne Angel – A professional body piercer and body modification enthusiast, Angel is well known for her ‘angel wings’ back tattoo and for being the first person to register a tattoo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Her technical contributions to the field of body piercing include the invention, naming and popularizing of several piercing. She is also widely credited with popularizing and promoting the tongue piercing. Read More

Comments (0) Feb 23 2009

Body Piercing is a fascinating form of Body art and there is hardly any young individual who is not drawn in by its exclusive air and charisma. Body Piercing definitely lends one’s personality the X-factor and an edge over others. Body Piercing means different things in different cultures. Sometimes, it signifies marriage and in other times it represents death of a near and dear one. However, apart from these representations, body piercing symbolizes coolness and attitude, simultaneously adding a distinct character to the person.

The field of Body Piercing is full of innovations and involves greater inventiveness in the arena of body jewelry design. People indulging in body piercing have definitely become more and more experimenting and Read More

Comments (0) Jan 22 2009

Trends in body jewelry change faster than you can say ‘jewelry’. In a matter of days, hot becomes the not and jewelry lovers are left exasperated. Unlike celebrities, we cannot afford either the time or the money, to change our jewelry with the changes on the runway or on magazine covers. The good news is as the trends change, you don’t have to change your complete collection; a few pieces would do the trick. Another way is to stick to some basics which always were, and will be, hot.

Here are a few simple ways to keeps up with the ever-changing fashions in the body jewelry world: Read More

Comments (0) Jan 07 2009

Have you ever looked at your piercings and discovered your Jewelry is just nasty? Well that is because like all Jewelry, body piercing jewelry needs to be cleaned too. You get a build up of dead skin cells, drainage, lint, and anything else that can make your jewelry dull. Most metal jewelry cleans up best with an ultra sonic cleaner and it will make jewelry look as good as new. Please keep in mind that this does not sterilize your jewelry just cleans it to make it look pretty and new once again. If you decided to get a sonic cleaning done on your jewelry most shops and jewelers charge a fee and expect at least a 20 minute wait so that the Jewelry get the proper time need to clean. Read More

Comments (0) Dec 23 2008

You might have heard the saying, ‘There are no dumb questions’, Well, it is time to revisit that statement and come to terms with the fact that there actually are questions which can be defined in no better way than dumb. If piercing is painful for the person getting a piercing, then what is it that pains the Professional Piercer? No points for guessing, it is obviously Dumb Questions that people ask before, during and after the procedure of body piercing. Asking questions is a very good habit and should be encouraged in order to get proper information, especially about the aftercare. However, asking dumb questions is kind of well dumb!, and more than you actually learning something useful, it can really just piss off the piercer in whose hands lies your ‘flesh’ to be pierced. Read More

Comments (1) Dec 10 2008

Welcome to The Chain Gang, the Internet’s leading online body jewelry superstore. We offer quality jewelry for all piercings at reasonable rates. In our ‘Clearance Section‘, our trendy and attractive jewelry pieces are available at amazingly low rates. We have slashed our rates even further in the Clearance Section so that you can shop for your favorite jewelry pieces without burning a hole in your pocket. Read More

Comments (0) Nov 09 2008

The tradition of adorning body with beautiful jewelry came into practice during the time of early civilizations. They carved attractive shapes out of organic material such as wood, animal bones, ivory, horns, stones, jade, etc. Therefore, in a way organic body jewelry is a predecessor of metal and surgical steel body piercing jewelry. However, today it is gold, titanium and surgical steel that has gradually become the dominant material for producing body jewelry. So much so, that organic body jewelry is more or less viewed as a symbol of obscure tribal sensibility. Read More

Comments (0) Nov 04 2008