Body Piercing ornaments

The past and progression of body piercing and body piercing jewelry

Many old books mention that body piercing was admired amid wandering tribes about 2000 years ago. Whereas, at some places like Egypt only people from the noble family could get body piercing done. Various reasons have been associated with diverse cultures and different castes for getting body piercing. For example, it was a sign for power for roman warriors, who had a realistic approach towards body piercing. Whereas body piercing jewelry was just a way of beauty improvement in some other cultures.

In the Medieval times, the art of body piercing was damned by the masses and was prohibited by a few communities. But it regained recognition again. Citizens started using body jewelry as a way of showing off their affluence and rank by wearing a lot of jewelry and getting body piercings done. About a decade ago, body piercing jewelry was considered to be a symbol for defiant and stylish youth. In the recent times, importance of body jewelry has changed a lot.

Present Scenarios of body piercing and body piercing jewelry

Captivatingly, there are diverse public and individual attitudes attached to contemporary body piercing and body piercing jewelry in the recent times. Whereas ear piercings and nose piercings have been very trendy since the ancient times in countries like India etc. The new forms of body piercings had unusual reasons for coming into being. More often than not, it became a way of pleasing to the eye & enhancing good looks and adorning the body. It soon became a style testimonial among youth and populace saw it as a type of self expression and body art. For several, it became a way of ever-increasing sexual pleasures. These days, there are a lot of stores available for body jewelry and body piercing jewelry and numerous celebrities sport them as well.

Unusual kinds of body piercing jewelry:

Ear piercing jewelry is the most widespread and most accepted forms of body piercing. Ear piercing is popular all round the globe among both men and women.

Naval piercing, also known as belly piercing is a very fashionable form of body piercing. Naval is considered to be extremely seductive. More and more women sport attention-grabbing tummy buttons and belly piercing jewelry to beautify them.

Nose piercing has been rampant since ages. Till date, it is a very unique form of body piercing admired amid teenagers. Stars like Madonna and Lenny Kravitz also sport nostril body piercing and wear piercing jewelry.

Nipple piercing has also been in existence since the ancient times. These days too, many natives get this form of body piercing done as it enhances bodily stimulations.

You can sport chic piercing jewelry on your labret piercing for pleasing to the eye good looks. It is very fashionable variety of body piercing in Central America.

Eyebrow piercing too is also a very well-liked form of body piercing amid the youth since a long time. Many celebrities sport it too.

Tongue Piercing Jewelry is a very attention-grabbing form of body piercing. Celebrities like Janet Jackson and Mel B of Spice Girls wear tongue piercing jewelry.

Supplies used for body piercing and body piercing jewelry

In the earliest times materials like timber, metals and so on were used for making body piercing charms, body piercing ornaments etc. These days, there are a multiplicity of materials being used for making body jewelry and body piercing jewelry like semi-precious stones, steel, bronze, silver, titanium, gold, diamonds and so forth. Stress is laid on quality standards as it is now a very trendy fashion statement. Gold and diamonds are increasingly being used for this purpose, as they are a store house of value and are more trendy and elegant at the same time.

Facts and after-care

You must be well aware of body piercing procedures, healing process and the after-care in order to enjoy your body piercing.
Also, make sure you get your body piercing done from an expert.
Corroborate the value of your body piercing jewelry before buying it. Make sure you obtain broad understanding about the store you are buying your body piercing jewelry from.
Quality principles are of a great deal of import in body piercing jewelry to stay away from any problem in maintaining and after-care of your body piercings and body piercing jewelry.

From aesthetic to funky... the changing trends in jewelry!

A country which boasts a rich history replete with powerful kingdoms and empires, indeed deserves illustrations and books penned on its rich culture. And, to me, Indian culture ushers the memories of those exotic and dazzling pieces of jewelry donned by the opulent Maharanis.  In fact, the latest flick, Jodha Akbar, starring the world’s most beautiful woman, Mrs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan spotting some of the most spectacular jewelry, is quite a delight for the jewelry lovers like me.

 Looking at the trends in jewelry, it is imperative for me to start right from the dawn of the civilization. Some of the earliest form of humans, the tribals, made abundant use of raw materials like wood, feathers, stones et al to carve something what we now call, jewelry. In fact, any thing and everything handy, like, fruit seeds, animal bones, claws, were picked to fashion their jewelry. Even today, visit the tribal groups like Munda from Jharkhand, Khasi from Meghalaya et al and you'll find some odd women spotting similar kinda jewelry.

Delving into the pages of our oldest epics, I found elaborate pages on gold and silver ornaments. Watch any of these epics telecast on television and you’d know what I am talking about. An elaborate piece of jewelry for every part of the body... tikkas for the forehead, anklets, bangles, mangalsutras et al. Well, so many jewelry forms do reflect the talent and creativity of our goldsmiths, dont they?

Rich, beautifully designed gold ornaments where a forte of that period. Even the warrior animals, like elephants, horses were beautifully adorned in ornaments much to the dismay of their contemporary situation. Then came a revolution in the business of jewelry making by the onset of the Mughal empires. They brought the fashion of gems engraved jewelry on the forefront. India became the major source and trading centre of the precious stones.  The ostentatious display of jewels worn by the mughals in my history books and museums are big head-turners for sure.

Any way,then came the jewelry for divinity. Rudraksh, sandalwood beaded necklaces were meant to don the spiritual souls and their portraits.

Ask me and I believe, today’s era the best. The concept of spiritual and aesthetic jewelry has today merged into costume jewelry. An era where fashion is the driving factor for one’s jewelry purchase and not just financial security, spirituality or opulence. 

It is well observed that the old and gone is yet creating a rage today. Take for example, the kundan work, filgiri work et al. Also, precious and semi-precious stones designed in delicate and chic designs are in. Wood, glass and other stones engraved jewelry are today in and fashionable. 

Jewelry is no more feminine... as both guys and girls indulge themselves into sleek, definitive jewelries to make a statement. Also, piercing is what they say, the cool thing today. So, one may find funky stuff like sleek earings, nose pins, rings used as popular accessories for piercing.