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Best jewellery for a fresh helix piercing in Australia
What to actually buy for a healing helix in Australia: implant grade titanium, 16g flat back labrets, correct lengths, and the mistakes…
Mixing gold and silver: how to style a two-tone ear
For years there was an unspoken rule that you should never mix gold and silver, that you had to pick a lane…
Flat back labrets: what they are and why they are so comfortable
If you have spent any time reading about piercing jewellery, you will have seen the words flat back labret again and again,…
How to change your piercing jewellery safely
Changing your jewellery is one of the great joys of having piercings. It is how a single piercing becomes a canvas you…
Piercing bumps: why they happen and how to calm them
Few things worry a new piercing owner more than a small bump appearing next to a fresh piercing. The good news is…
Threadless vs threaded: which is better for piercings?
The tiny detail that changes how your jewellery feels to wear and swap, and why threadless is kinder to your piercings.
How to know your jewellery is genuinely nickel-free
‘Nickel-free’ is printed on a lot of unsafe jewellery. How to actually tell, and why implant-grade titanium is the safe standard.
Your first piercing: what to expect while it heals
What the healing journey really looks like, from the first tender days to fully healed, and how to give a new piercing…
A guide to ear piercing placements
The ear is a surprisingly large canvas. Between the soft lobe and the folds of cartilage at the top, there are more…