A Simple Guide to Shopping For the Best Body Jewelry

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Once you finally get your ears, brow or nose pierced the next task is to find ideal body jewelry to dress accentuate the pierced region of the body. The most important thing to know about shopping for piercing jewelry is that it is a fun and easy process just like shopping for clothes or shoes.

The technical bit about shopping for piercing jewelry is learning about gauges. The measurement of the piercing jewelry is referred to as a gauge. It is important to know the size of the piercing made on your body as a reference point when shopping for piercing jewelry. Gauge measurements indicate the thickness of the jewelry piece and generally lower gauges indicate that the jewelry piece is very thick. For instance, 20 gauge jewelry pieces are very thin while it is possible to find 0 or 00 gauge jewelry pieces which are very thick.

Understanding gauges and their relation to jewelry will save you a lot of pain which comes with trying to fit thick jewelry pieces on your body piercings. The next step is to choose appealing jewelry pieces which will help you to accentuate the pierced areas of your body and complement your outfits.  Long gone are the days when people settled for plain silver or gold jewelry pieces, most of which didn’t do any justice to ensembles. The reason why people get body piercings is because they want to draw attention to specific regions of their body. It is for this reason that you should also go for bold jewelry that will not only accentuate the pierced region of the body, but also help you to create a fashion statement.

In short, you should use your sense of fashion to guide you when shopping for body jewelry. Bold colors and the color blocking trend have stayed relevant in fashion for a while now and if you are into this trend, you should likewise get color-blocked piercing jewelry. The color-blocked pieces also use the color wheel as a guide to combine different conflicting colors which pair well.

Diamonds will always be a girl’s best friend, and the current piercing jewelry available in the market come bedazzled with jewelry. Just like on rings, the stones that come with piercing jewelry can be demure or big enough to make a grand statement.

Last but not least, it is also important to consider the storage and maintenance of the body jewelry you buy. It is wise to go for jewelry pieces which are guaranteed to last through considerable periods of time, and also get a jewelry box to store your jewelry pieces safely.