Have you ever wanted to memorialize some travel with a tattoo? Here´s how Rae, BellaOnline´s own body art editor, commemorated her recent trip to Hawaii.

Captured bead rings are one of the most comfortable, long-term jewelry choices for many styles of body piercing. Here´s how to change out a captured bead ring.

From the mark of the outcast to the sign of the hip and cultured, the tattoo is clearly now part of the American mainstream. Tattooing is everywhere, from the world of politics to the shopping mall.

In 2009, a new Star Trek movie will be released, directed by JJ Abrams (Lost, Cloverfield). A new detail he´s brought to this series restart is tattooed Romulans.

A reader recently emailed, looking for advice for pierced nipples that seem to keep flaring up after a few years. Here´s some advice for those having a hard time healing nipple piercing.

Would you ever get a tattoo in exchange for a lifetime discount? A German brothel is offering just that to its customers who get their logo tattooed on their arms.

The Red Cross has just revised their rules on tattoos and blood donation in Virginia. Is this a sign of better industry regulation or a more serious need for blood donors?

One of the modern art world´s ongoing controversies are the tattooed pigs of Belgian artist Wim Delvoye. Here we take a closer look at this high-debated expression of skin art.

Writing about body art takes a lot of research, but it can lead to having a great tattoo and piercing library. Here are just some of the books I have that talk about circus freaks, specialty magazines and publications and tattoo fiction.

The big question that many people have either before or after they pick a tattoo design is "Where should I put my tattoo?" Here are some things to consider when you think about where to put that new piece of ink.