Pierceable
The Journal
The Aftercare Timeline Nobody Writes Down
Most of aftercare is a schedule, and most aftercare failures are scheduling failures — stopping too early, downsizing too late, or forgetting which week it is.
How to Choose a Piercing Studio
The single most consequential decision in getting pierced happens before any needle appears: choosing where to go. Almost every avoidable problem traces…
What "Implant-Grade" Actually Means
What jewellery is made of matters more in a healing piercing than in any other kind of body adornment, because it is in continuous contact with an open…
Getting Jewellery Length Right, Before and After Healing
Jewellery that is the right thickness and the wrong length causes more problems than almost anything else in a healing piercing — and the correct length…
Why Piercing Gauge Runs Backwards
Body jewellery gauge runs backwards from every other measurement people are used to: a higher number means a thinner bar. A 20g nose stud is 0.8 mm; a 0g…
Why Cartilage Takes a Year and a Lobe Takes a Month
“How long does it take to heal?” has an answer that surprises most people the first time they hear it, because they are thinking of the earlobe they had…
Stretching Takes Far Longer Than You Think
Stretching a piercing is not difficult. It is slow, and almost every problem people have with it comes from being unwilling to accept how slow.
Irritated or Infected? When a Piercing Needs a Doctor
An irritated piercing and an infected one look similar for the first day or two and need completely different responses. Knowing which signs mean “keep…
Piercing Tools: Needles, Clamps, and What Each Is For
Body Jewellery Materials: What Is Safe to Wear
Placement and Angle: Why Precision Matters in a Piercing
Piercing Safety: The Decisions That Matter Most