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Piercing

This ancient form of body adornment, has gone through a major revamp. Facial piercing has moved beyond the traditional nostril-piercing to the lip, tongue, eyebrows, bridge of the nose, the temple and even the cheeks being pierced. The belly, of course, wins hands down , as for as the 'sexiness' quotient is concerned. Club that with low-riding jeans and get them swooning. There are other unmentionables, where piercing is popular too. A new trend is piercing the neck or back area.

Popular stones in body piercing include crystals, diamontes( think Christiana Aguilera) and colored stones. Other than stones, silver rings are also hot. Traditional piercing has given way to newer styles like raised designs, which include beads and rods that are placed under the skin .

All those wanting to create a first impression and add a bit of sparkle to their lives, can opt for body piercing. It is a definite fashion statement and the psychology remains the same, endure pain to assert individuality. Some people even opt for body piercing to highlight their best assets like facial features or a sexy flat stomach.

Piecing enthusiasts claim that it's the best way to express themselves physically. Whatever the reasons, piercing is the surest way to rev up your sexiness quotient . Many employers, especially in professional fields, look down on tattoos or regard them as contributing to an unprofessional appearance . Tattoos can therefore impair a wearer's career prospects, particularly when inked on places not typically covered by clothing, such as hands.

It has been suggested that a majority of prisoners in US prisons have at least one tattoo. It is said that most triad members in Hong Kong have a tattoo of a black dragon on the left bicep and one of a white tiger on the right; in fact, many people in Hong Kong use "left a black dragon, right a white tiger" as a euphemism for a triad member.

It is widely believed that one of the initiation rites in becoming a triad member is silently withstanding the pain of receiving a tattoo the size of one's entire back in one sitting, usually performed in the traditional " hand-poked " style. Tattoos, particularly full traditional body suits, are still popularly associated with the yakuza (mafia) in Japan ; in reality, however, many yakuza members are choosing not to be tattooed to avoid this very stigma.