Types of Body Piercing Jewelry

If you couldn't tell by our site's name "Gold Silver & Bling Bling", bling bling stands for jewelry that is worn for beauty and status and right now we'll be discussing what types of body piercing jewelry there are. Body piercing jewelry is any type of jewelry that is put inside a body piercing, which needs to be the right size in order to fit. Piercings differ and can be anywhere on the body and anywhere in size, such as the lips, face, body, ears, nose, and the more discreet parts. So we'll be walking you through what kinds of jewelry you can wear for each.

Types of Body Piercing Jewelry

For ear piercings

For ear piercings you can choose from a large selection of fine jewelry meant especially for the ear. Yeah, you have the well known earring that sits inside the ear lobe but there are rings that can fit almost anywhere on the ear. There are a ton of places you can get an ear piercing and there's always enough ear rings to fit in each. Not only are there rings but you can also fit in plugs in your lobe. It's not so much a ring as it is a standard plug, like a manhole cover that plugs up the hole that leads to the sewer. I know, bad comparison but it's basically the same. Below is a bunch of ear piercings you can get and the most common type of jewelry for it are rings.

For nose piercings

Rings and studs are the usual jewelry used for nose piercings. Studs are commonly known as nose studs and rings are known as nose rings, although septum rings are something else entirely. Barbells can also be used for a bridge piercing or a vertical tip nose piercing. Nose piercings are really popular among men and women and there are different kinds of piercings you can get. Just do a simple search for it on Google and you'll learn all of them in a minute or two.

For body piercings

There are dermal anchors, studs, and barbells that are used specifically for body piercings. A body piercing is a piercing where the skin must be pierced in two places and dermal anchors looks like little beads. Barbells can be used for navel piercings and studs are used everywhere else. Body piercings usually hurt more than other piercings that deal with cartilage and that's because the skin is pretty sensitive. Now, if you have sensitive skin it'll be extra painful.

For lip piercings

Rings, barbells, and studs are the common jewelry used for lip piercings. Labret piercing uses rings and barbells while a Monroe, Madonna, Medusa, and Lowbret piercings make use of the stud. You can also use rings for snake bites and angel bites and barbells are usually used for Jestrum piercings, where the barbell beads stick out from the top of the upper lip as well as under it.

Gold & Silver Jewelry: Better or Not?

A lot of people ask the question: is gold and silver jewelry really better options? It's pretty obvious that gold and silver are really popular among many people but not many people know why. Well we're going to give you our take on the matter today and hopefully by the end of it you'll agree with us that they are better.

Gold & Silver Jewelry: Better or Not?

Why is gold and silver jewelry so popular? Well, for one thing, neither of these precious metals corrode. That is, both gold and silver are resistant to rust. Not only that but both are very malleable which means that they can be shaped easily into many intricate designs. Gold and silver also don't tarnish and the skin doesn't react to either metals as opposed to other materials, such as nickel or copper. This is very important for certain types of jewelry that that will be worn, especially for body piercing jewelry. You might even have heard of custom body jewelry, which can be made to your exact specifications.

Gold and silver are also valuable, which makes them great investments for putting your money into. Platinum, which used to be used in jewelry also, is more expensive than gold even and can sometimes be found in jewelry. The prices of gold and silver might fluctuate over time but the consensus is that both are very valuable and will remain valuable for quite some time. 

Gold and silver are also very popular because they are expensive, which makes great jewelry. Jewelry is worn as a symbol of status and wealth, which is why you won't see many of the affluent wearing plastic. There are different kinds of gold and silver products. Gold can be found commonly in 14K, 18K, and 22K. 14K means that 58.22 percent of the material is gold, while 18K has 75%, and 22K has 91.66%. Silver on the other hand comes in fine silver and sterling silver. Sterling silver has 92.5% silver while fine silver is 99.9% silver.