I recently learned that! I always knew tattoos were considered body art, but I guess I never thought about piercings as being a form of body art! There are some creative and even crazy designs for body piercing, and lots of unusual places that people are getting piercings now. You can find nearly any style or color of earring or body jewelry for your piercings nowadays.
Body piercings can also convey sexuality. A belly button piercing was originally meant to signify sexual attraction, or to draw sexual advances to the woman wearing it.
These days, most girls just like them because they are cute, but when women first started piercing their belly buttons, it was for a sign of sexuality! Many religions in countries overseas require a body piercing. Most of them are tribal or pagan religions, but not all of them.
If you study out certain religions in the Middle East and Asia, you will find that while not all religions DEMAND a piercing, many people who follow these religions will all pierce certain parts of their bodies to signify unity and bonding.
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Definition of piercing Entry 2 of 2. Synonyms for piercing Synonyms: Adjective biting , bitter , cutting , keen , penetrating , raw , sharp , shrewd , smarting , stinging Visit the Thesaurus for More. Examples of piercing in a Sentence Adjective She looked at me with piercing eyes, and I was suddenly frightened that she knew what I had done. I tried to avoid his piercing stare. She felt a piercing sadness when she heard the news. Noun There's a small shop in town where they do tattooing and body piercing.
Which of the following body parts can be pierced? Your HR person is as likely to be as pierced as your barista. She also commented on what might be her most distinguishing feature, her pierced nose. As unlucky as Gama was to have been hit, he was incredibly lucky that neither bullet had pierced his skull into his brain. The blade pierced his liver and diaphragm, missing his heart and aorta by a fraction of an inch. Instead of blonde and bubbly, the women tend to be tattoed and pierced.
As the bright glow of a little cascade of sparks pierced the darkness, a voice in our rear called sharply: "Hands up! The blood rushed in a hot tide into the girl's pale wet face, and yet she shivered as if an arrow had pierced her heart. An Irish sergeant, on a march, being attacked by a dog, pierced the animal with his halbert.
Stainless steel or titanium barbell cheek piercings will irrevocably scar a smooth expanse of skin but are fairly uncomplicated to insert, and completely unmissable. A cheek piercing adds to a gallery of facial piercings for the true devotee of skin puncture art. Piercings that can be camouflaged by clothing venture into the realm of private seduction and titillation. Nipple piercings enlarge and sensitize the nipple through constant stimulation men's and women's.
These may have once been recommended to prevent inverted nipples and facilitate breastfeeding. Low-cut medieval necklines exposed the breast, making gem-encrusted nipple rings high style according to some historians.
Today, nipple piercings just look extremely 'hawt' and daring. The arousal from clothes rubbing against the ring -- or partners playing with it -- was and is reserved for audacious and bold personalities. If that sounds like you, a discreet nipple piercing or two may be in your future. Why waste a perfectly good bikini on a boring old belly button when a navel piercing will draw attention to your flat abs and your alluring innie or outie?
These days, it seems as if everyone has a navel piercing, but beware. A puncture in your belly button takes four months to one year to heal properly -- that's a lot of care and tending for a bit of belly bling.
Navel piercings for women are pretty modern, and they have been a trend among women in current years. Many just like the way they look. Any sexual symbolism may come from the jewelry's proximity to the genitals and the slight resemblance of an innie belly button to the folds of the labia.
Most are not piercing the clitoris or foreskin just to show off gold or gemstones. Genital piercings are not only exotic in appearance, but are also about the sensation.
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