High quality plugs from Flesh Tunnel

If you are in the market for stylish, high quality plugs, I absolutely recommend shopping Flesh Tunnel. Flesh Tunnel are UK-based but ship to the U.S. as well, and their jewelry is gorgeous and top of the line. I have several items from Flesh Tunnel and truly love them all. From the basic to the breathtaking, they carry a vast variety of plug styles, including a selection of plugs made from natural materials.

These jade stone plugs from Flesh Tunnel are among my daily jewelry, the staple pieces that I have in almost every day. I think they look exotic and expensive, and they are enough flair that I can dress simply and still look done up. They get lots of compliments and I love how they look against my skin. (The site also sells stunning blood jade plugs.)

I am also crazy about these white Killer Clam Shell plugs. They really pop more than my other jewelry and make a statement. Like the jade plugs, these are very feminine. Oh how I wish I had these back when I got married... But that's for another post.

For an edgier look, I'll always be a fan of stainless steel tunnels. These are my husband's go-to jewelry. Also known as eyelets, tunnels are perfect to thread hoop earrings through - Just make sure they are infinite hoops without a traditional clasp. I love how big & dramatic my holes look with these in. Flesh Tunnel sells high-quality steel tunnels in both double-flared and single-flared (with an open back and an o-ring) styles.

I was lucky enough to receive jewelry to review courtesy of Flesh Tunnel. I was not otherwise compensated and all opinions are my own.

Poshly Pierced FAQ

 

This pic was found here, and was too cute not to share!

There are a few comments I keep getting over & over on this blog. Rather than email every person individually, here are some of the most frequent comments and questions I've received and my responses. If you have a question or feedback regarding this blog, please email me (see sidebar) as I don't necessarily read all comments in a very timely manner. :) If you have an idea for a blog post you'd love to see here, please let me know!

Which piercings hurt, and how much?

Everyone is different but I think that general consensus would be that nipple piercings hurt! Not enough to deter you from getting them done if you want them, but let me put it this way: My piercer asked me to choose which nipple to pierce first, just in case I left with just one. I took a group of girlfriends with me to ease my nerves and it was a kickass time - I highly recommend it! We all accompanied another friend in the group to get hers done a few weeks later.

My septum is the piercing I was most anxious before getting, but in reality the clamp hurt more than the piercing itself. I didn't even know that the needle had gone through until my husband told me. I sat there sweating bullets, totally soaking through the paper towel in my hands, but the pain wasn't all that bad at all. Any piercing on your nose is likely to make your eyes water but I find them to be the most fun piercings, and totally worth it. I am contemplating re-piercing my nostril for a third time, I miss it so much.

Lip piercings hurt like a big pinch but then it's over. Belly button piercings are easy peasy. The most painful for me has definitely been stretching my ears, especially when I've rushed the process, but obviously it's not too bad as I keep coming back!

You shouldn't stretch with acrylic or wear acrylic jewelry.

Everyone's body is different and reacts differently to various materials. While I don't recommend leaving in acrylic tapers or using acrylic jewelry for a brand new piercing, I do think that it is fine to use intermittently or in healed piercings. I have used acrylic tapers, leaving them in for 1-3 days before switching to stainless steel or stone jewelry, and had no problems. Obviously if you have had a reaction to wearing acrylic, you should not use it for stretching. Your first time trying acrylic jewelry should always be in a fully healed piercing, and you might want to skip it altogether if you know that you have sensitive skin.

ZOMG you idiot, don't you know that it is called stretching not gauging. Obviously you know nothing about piercings.

For the dozens of people who have commented or taken the time to email me about this, obviously you know nothing about blogging and search engines! "How to gauge your ears" is the most popular search term that leads visitors to this blog. Piercing newbies frequently refer to the process as "gauging" and really, who the hell cares what they call it. Stop being a snob.

I am not a professional body piercer or an expert, but I am someone who has several years of experience with my own body piercings, some of which were done by professionals and others that were done at home by myself. If you suspect an infection or other medical issue with any piercing, you should consult a professional piercer or your doctor.

Tattoo fever and a tattoo book for kids

Lately the husband and I have been getting into a show on Spike called Ink Masters. Hosted by Dave Navarro, the show features 10 (to start) professional tattooists competing for $100,000. They complete tattoo challenges to show their skills, primarily using live canvases. NY Ink is also on air right now, the latest installment of the TLC series that included Miami Ink and then L.A. Ink with Kat Von D.

Needless to say, the shows are giving my husband and I major ink fever! I am coveting too many tattoo ideas to count. I want to fix/cover up the massively stretched (pregnancy) star on my hip, and I have wanted "Home" in Korean for a long time now. I have a "<3" on my wrist that desperately needs to be redone or covered. I also want a design to represent my son in an abstract way. I have contemplated getting a character from Dr. Seuss' The Foot Book, Sebastian's first favorite book. The international breastfeeding symbol is another idea I've considered, and I especially love the idea of a breastfeeding mother & child shown pin-up style.

I really love this fish design, and the placement over the breast. Not really an option for my ever-changing breastfeeding boobs but lovely just the same.

Eventually I want a half-sleeve (shoulder to elbow) on one arm and I would love to have my feet tatted.

My son Sebastian is 16 months old and will point to my husband's tattoos and say, "tattoo," not clearly, but audibly. Donny's tattoos are all solid black - I'm not sure Sebastian realizes that my cherry blossoms are also a tattoo. Of course he doesn't know what they really are yet, but he has already had his first temporary tattoo! When he is a little bit older we will be introducing him to the tattoo concept with books, like Mommy's New Tattoo (recommended for ages 5 and up), which is by a local Portland author and tattooist. I'm sure that he will also accompany us to the tattoo shop at some point. Hopefully we can instil common sense in him when it comes to tattoos as with anything else.

I received some new body jewelry recently (posts on that later) and am pretty content with the piercings I have now, although I miss my nipple rings (as does my husband) and my nose (nostril) ring. I am contemplating re-piercing my nose myself but am hesitant. I did it myself the first time, in high school, but it has also been pierced twice after that and has a good amount of scar tissue. I always get flames when I talk about doing my own piercings and the way that I stretch... Truth is, it works for me. I have no visible scarring or damage, nor do I have time for piercing nazis trying to tell me the 'right' way to do things. Tattoos and piercings are a form of self-expression and there are many different cultures who do them in many different ways.