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lynnloheide
Jul 9, 20216 min read
Guest Spots 101
Guestspotting! This is a super fun process by which piercers travel to visit other studios they don’t typically work at, and pierce and...
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lynnloheide
Jun 25, 20216 min read
Piercing Slang Terms
Piercing slang terms! For as long as piercing has been around, different people have used different terms to refer to the same piercing,...
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lynnloheide
Jun 18, 20214 min read
Professional Hand Holder- A Guide to Etiquette for Friends & Family in the Piercing Room
Your friend or family member is getting a new body piercing! That’s pretty exciting. Even if you aren’t the one being pierced, going with...
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lynnloheide
Jun 11, 20218 min read
How to get a Good Apprenticeship- and Why They are Hard to Come By
I get asked about becoming a piercer all the time. And my answer never changes- the only way to become a great piercer is an...
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lynnloheide
Jun 4, 20214 min read
Vertical Philtrum 101
Last week we talked about philtrum piercings, which you can read about here. So, the natural follow up seems to be talking about it’s...
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lynnloheide
May 28, 20214 min read
Philtrum Piercing 101
Let’s talk philtrum piercings! Philtrum piercings, sometimes called medusa piercings, are a piercing through the center of the cupids bow...
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lynnloheide
May 21, 20213 min read
Forever Learning- Why I'm Apprenticing, Again
I’m apprenticing again! And you may hear that and say wait, Lynn, you are already a body piercer, and isn’t this year your 10 year? What...
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lynnloheide
May 14, 20214 min read
Seam Rings, and Fresh Piercings
When it comes to body piercing jewelry, there is a whole wild wonderful world out there. Dozens of companies producing thousands of...
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lynnloheide
May 7, 20214 min read
Is Client Courtesy Dead?
Recently, while reading the news, a trend in headlines stuck out to me. “Airlines report record number of unruly, aggressive customer...
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lynnloheide
May 1, 20219 min read
Genital Piercing FAQ
Many clients I meet are interested or curious about getting genital work done. But many have no idea where to start in learning about...
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lynnloheide
Apr 23, 20216 min read
How to Research a Piercing or Piercer
We say it all the time. Over and Over again- do your research before getting a piercing! Make sure you know what you are signing up for,...
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lynnloheide
Apr 16, 20215 min read
Post 100- A Thank You Note to Clients
As a piercer we spend a lot of time talking about what we do- about cool piercings and nifty jewelry, about safe practices and...
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lynnloheide
Apr 9, 20213 min read
Piercing Both Ears
“So, I was hoping to get a tragus and a helix on my left side, and then a conch and a flat on my right to balance things out!” At first,...
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lynnloheide
Apr 2, 20215 min read
Play Piercings
Play Piercings! These fun, sometimes festive piercings, are one of the more light hearted, entertaining sides of body piercings. Play...
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lynnloheide
Mar 26, 20213 min read
The Forgotten Apprentice
It’s a situation I unfortunately see and hear about all too often. Someone starts an apprenticeship, things are grand, everything’s going...
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lynnloheide
Mar 19, 20215 min read
The Anatomy of Safe Body Jewelry
“So, I read your blog about surgical steel and I know better than to get that. This time I definitely got pierced with titanium, so I...
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lynnloheide
Mar 12, 202110 min read
Piercing, Pilfering, and Positive Endings- A Story of Ethical Manufacturing in the Industry
Today’s blog post is very different. We are going to discuss ethical manufacturing and sourcing- a problem that faces every industry in...
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lynnloheide
Mar 5, 20214 min read
Tapers- The Truth Behind this Tool
Today we are talking about tapers! Tapers are a very handy and useful tool both inside and outside the studio, but are also unfortunately...
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lynnloheide
Feb 26, 20216 min read
Oral Piercings and Tooth & Gum Damage
Oral piercings are super cute! From lip piercings to tongue piercings, these are a staple in body piercings and make such an awesome...
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lynnloheide
Feb 22, 202112 min read
The History of the Piercing Needle
How is a piercing done? With a needle. Seems like a pretty easy, straight forward answer. But, it hasn’t always been that way. While...
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