My first piercing experience was nothing special. I walked into a children’s hair salon in suburban Virginia at seven years old with an emotional support stuffed animal and a dream. I walked out with ...

Thinking about getting a nose piercing? You're in the right place. Welcome to Nose Piercing 101: Cosmopolitan's handy guide to what to expect on your trip to the jewellery counter. Maybe you're trying ...

My granddaughter and I had a special bonding experience last week. We both got our ears pierced for the first time. Yes, you read that correctly — first time for Kaia, who is 8 years old. And first ...

If you were a kid in the '90s or early aughts, chances are your first ear-piercing experience took place at Claire's or a kiosk in the mall. It seemed totally normal at the time, but in hindsight, the ...

Unprofessional, trashy, a marker of low self-esteem -- these are just a few words that I've heard used to describe my many piercings. While our society is fortunately moving toward eliminating that ...

Kimberly Hinojosa, a piercer at Lark Tattoo in Westbury, recently pierced the ears of a 7-year-old girl and then gave her father his first piercing the same day — in his eyebrow. “Piercings are for ...

The past year has been so bad migraine-wise, I did something completely out of character: I got a piercing with zero scientific backing because I heard it can help migraines. I am naturally skeptical ...