Category: Blog

What’s in a body piercing blog?

Thanks for checking out the New Flower Studio body piercing blog. We take piercing seriously and you’ll find many of our posts to be informative. But it’s also an easy and quick way to see what’s happening in our Long Beach studio.

We also like to have fun, so we hope you enjoy seeing the piercing industry through our eyes as you click through our posts. Healthcare professionals can learn more here.

Body piercing in the media

Body piercing is very fashionable today. Once, not long ago, piercings and tattoos would be something you’d expect to see on the villain in a movie. Today however, internet bloggers and news sources feature piercing related stories regularly. Often though, they’re written with very little research by authors with little experience with the topic of body piercing.

Piercers, like us, see websites and Youtube videos all the time with some suggestion or idea that we can only laugh at or be frustrated by. The best example is the unfortunate internet phenomenon of the Daith piercing. We hope that you find our piercing information to be both interesting and useful.

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John Johnson presents at NEHA 2022

Shortly after the Association of Professional Piercers‘ 2022 conference in Las Vegas, APP member John Johnson traveled to Spokane, Washington to represent the association’s Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee (LRAC) at the annual education conference hosted by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). APP members Matt Bavougian, Steve Joyner, and John Johnson each have positions […]

Bedside Manner Definition

Bedside Manner, what is this? The industry you’re in might determine how you define this. When searched for on Google, all ten results on the first page were for the medical/healthcare environment. Each definition Google provided included references only to doctors, nurses, patients, and healthcare providers. For example, Merriam-Webster.com result reads “the manner that a […]

10 Years of Piercing in Long Beach

As we celebrate 10 years of piercing in Long Beach, California, we really celebrate this piercing journey that we’re on with so many wonderful people who have shared time and space with us. Below is only a small sample of images of the many people who’ve contributed to New Flower and some early images of […]

John Johnson Has Returned to Piercing Black Raven Tattoo in Torrance

After a 22 month pause in piercing services, we’re thrilled to announce that New Flower is once again offering body piercing services to adults 18+ at Black Raven Tattoo at 1313 Sartori Ave. in downtown Torrance. The COVID shutdowns that began in March of 2019 have kept our piercer John Johnson at New Flower Studio […]

Rest in Piece Dave Kelso

It seems too soon to restart the grieving process, but we must. On January 7th, 2022 the body piercing community lost yet another of its beloved members. Dave Kelso from Evolved Body Arts in Columbus passed away leaving us all shocked and saddened. Dave was a member of the Association of Professional Piercers volunteer staff […]

Tightening Body Jewelry

Tightening your threaded body jewelry is an important part of maintaining your piercings. At New Flower Studio in Long Beach, California we sell the internally threaded barbells commonly placed in navel piercings (belly button) and nipple piercings. Whether you’re wearing internally threaded barbells or the externally threaded style, tightening them regularly is necessary. Since the […]

Frequently Asked Questions About Body Piercing

Here are a few important things to know about visiting our piercing studio in Long Beach, California. We appreciate your interest in piercing and our studio. We do not piercing minors. We are 18+ only. We are strongly encouraging appointments scheduled online. This includes all sales and services. If you wish to buy a piece of jewelry […]

Body Piercing Safety

Safety is important in body piercing. We comply with OSHA standards to protect our staff and local environmental health regulations to protect you. Many piercing studios and piercers work differently so your experiences will vary as you get pierced at other places. However, there are some common precautions all studios should implement. Below is a […]

2022 Horoscope for Body Piercing

New Flower Studio body piercing in Long Beach, California produces a monthly newsletter with thousands of subscribers. Each month we deliver content regarding what’s happening in our studio, our industry, and our community. If you love reading about constellation piercings, migraine relief, piercing bumps, and all new piercing trends, our email is something you’ll love. […]

Rest in Peace Alicia Cardenas

We must once again make the unfortunate announcement of the passing of one of our industry family members. Alicia Cardenas, owner of Sol Tribe, was one of the victims, along with studio manager Alyssa Maldonado, of the December 27th mass shooting in Denver. Alyssa’s husband James Maldonado was also shot, but survived. Many of the […]