PIERCING

Piercings are not new fashion trends in the beauty industry, you must have read beauty tips blog about it for a very long time. It is a way of decorating bodies to give expression to the wearers' taste, evening makeup, and lifestyle. Piercing parts of the human body is a phenomenon that ]goes back thousands of years. History is evident how in the past, people used to pierce their tongue as a religious ritual, and during the Roman civilization, they used to wear full-body suits that were attached to their nipples. There are numerous recent piercing rituals too. The Surmi-women is one such example who pierce their lips with large disks on their wedding day. The list is never-ending, the piercings you witness today in the beauty tips blog finds its roots in the '70s. Piercing mainly nose and ear has been a part of the culture and tradition in India. Although nose piercings did not originate in the country, it came to the Indian culture from the Middle East. Nose piercings are immensely attractive and are mostly done on the left side of the nose. The rest of the body piercings comes from Western culture. Over the years piercing of other parts of the body has gradually increased and more socially acceptable than earlier in India. Fashion blogger for women and Bollywood stars were the gateway for making piercing popular with a wider audience. The fact that more and more fashion bloggers for women and Bollywood celebrities are spotted with piercings enhancing their evening makeup looks made clear that piercings were to become a permanent piece of jewelry and the latest new fashion trend of western civilization.

Getting Pierced For The First Time?

Before you decide to buy piercings, you first need to get pierced. Most of you must be familiar with the term 'shooting' or 'piercing'. But for those of you who are not known, 'shooting' is only to be used for piercing the earlobe. Any other type of piercing should be done by hand. 'Shooting' piercing still happens, specifically for ear piercings, that is extremely risky as the cartilage might break and shatter on the force of impact. Broken and shattered cartilage can result in scar tissue and mutilated ears. These are the reasons that piercings should be performed with a needle. Pushing a pointed needle through the skin with controlled pressure will prevent scar tissue growth. The essential aspects of piercings are hygiene. Before you get it done with a needle make sure both the needle and secondary equipment are clean, as in bacteria-free(especially during the ongoing situation).

Types Of Body Piercings

I Knock Fashion will be schooling you on all the different types of piercings you can get. If you are looking to get a body piercing but don't know exactly where to start, check out our list of piercing types below for ideas and specifications about each. There are numerous types of body piercings you can go with, so we've broken them down by body part. Let's get started-

Ear piercings are the most popular one in India, here are the ones you can get-

⁃ Piercings- It is a piercing of cartilage directly across from the Tragus.

⁃ Triple Helix Piercings- It is 3 Helix Piercings in a row, mostly connected with a single piece of spiral jewelry.

⁃ Helix Piercings- It is the piercings of the cartilage towards the top of your ear.

⁃ Tragus Piercings- Piercing of the lower flap of cartilage where your ear connects to your face is known as Tragus Piercing.

⁃ Conch Piercings- It is the piercings of the lower cartilage just inside the ear, where it scoops inward.

⁃ Snug Piercings- It goes through the cartilage along the inner edge at the center of the outer ear, just above where the lobe ends.

⁃ Daith Piercings- It is done right above the Tragus, where the ear curves in from where it attaches to your head and towards the Conch area.

⁃ Rook Piercings- It is a piercing of the cartilage that goes deep between the upper half of the Conch and the top of the ear.

⁃ Earlobe Piercings- One or more than one piercings that go through the earlobe, typically starting towards the bottom-center of the lobe.

⁃ Orbital Piercings- It is two earlobe piercings, done along the edge of the lobe, connected with a single piece of jewelry.

⁃ Industrial Piercings- It goes through 2 points of cartilage at the top of your ear.