Do I Want a Nose Ring or Nose Stud?

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by David Tang

Getting wholesale body jewelry like wholesale stainless steel jewelry and wholesale titanium jewelry has increasingly gained popularity over the past couple of years. This is because there have been many fresh styles and designs created by wholesale body jewelry manufacturers.

One of the earliest and most popular modifications to piercing is nose piercing. All over the world, studs and rings are both worn through the septum or in the nostril. Nose piercing is important to a lot of cultures. In India, brides have ornate gold rings that are connective to earrings with ornate chains. In the Amazons, tribesmen wear bird feathers and bones through enlarged septum piercings.

The curve of the nostrils is considered the most common place in making nose piercings. Placement of the jewelry pierces can be anywhere in the nostril, hinging on the wearer's preference. Typically, a cork is put into the nostril so that it can catch the needles' end, while a straight needle is pushed through. People interested in nose piercing have to get a reputable piercer and not allow themselves to be subjected to piercing using tools such as ear piercing guns.

Along with the many available kinds and designs of wholesale body jewelry, wholesale titanium jewelry and wholesale stainless steel jewelry, there are also many types of nose piercings. One of them is nostril piercing, which is healed with a ring or a stud-style item of jewelry. Studs are maintained with the help of a stud earring, or a nostril screw. The shorter post ends in a semi-circle turn, so that the jewelry screws in and pops down to stay in place. This style has become trendy again since it is secure and comfortable to the wearer.

Another common placement method for nose piercing is by way of the septum, which is the piece of tissue separating the side of a nose. Avoiding the major piece of cartilage found at the edge of the nose, and then going through softer tissues is important. The placement is also considered in the selection of a ring-style jewelry to enable the initial piercing not to be place too low. Usually, a small ring is used in this kind of piercing. U=shaped septum retainers can also be used, especially if the wearer still has to heal the piercings.

Both nostril and septum piercings may take anywhere from 6-12 weeks for them to heal. To support proper and immediate healing of the piercing, it is important to maintain good health. Fresh piercings need to make use of a stainless surgical steel stud for established piercing. It is also advised that wearers change pillow cases regularly during the healing period.

Usually, nose piercings do not mend as easily and promptly like most people assume. Compared to pierced ears, pierced noses do not heal fastly and easily. The nose has a tissue which is a hard yet flexible material in the body. Blood flow is not as plenty as compared to soft tissues, which is the kind of material forming the lobes of the lower ear.

Accidental snag or yank, or a rubbing from nose stud which is too tight, can cause a kind of scar tissue named a keloid. This is the kind of bump that almost all piercers talk about.

Getting a nose stud or a nose ring would depend on what your taste and preference is. Nose studs are usually more low profile while there are generally more styles available for nose rings which would let you flaunt your nose piercing with style. Whatever kind you decide to get, make sure that you would be consulting with your body piercer on how you can take care of the new nose piercing even before you have your nose pierce.

Once you have decided on what kind of nose jewelry to get, you could then go online and search for the great wholesale body jewelry manufacturers that offer the finest selections of wholesale titanium jewelry, wholesale stainless steel jewelry and a lot more.

AchaDirect.com ( http://achadirect.com/store/ ) is a body jewelry and stainless steel manufacturer ( http://www.achadirect.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=109 ) and sterling silver manufacturer. They offer the best working relationship with their customers, with many friendly and knowledgeable sales representatives. They also have a strict 3-step quality control system to ensure their customers are getting the highest quality jewelry made.

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Swimwear: evolution and changing trends

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by Mejo John

The history of swim wear - be it menswear or women's wear - makes fascinating study. Women's swim wears have always been a heated topic in the fashion industry and there has been several changes in women's swim wear according to the trends of the passing eras. Women's swim wears were initially introduced with the purpose of covering up certain essential body parts of those women who were daring enough to bathe publicly. Since then, there have been several changing styles and functions of the female bathing suit. It is indeed amazing to know that so much has been achieved in the swim wear with such scant material.

The first known use of a bathing costume was in Greece during 350 B.C. The fourth century mosaic wall was discovered depicting girls dressed in what resembles the modern-day bikinis. But, swim wear went out of fashion after the fall of the Roman Empire when water sports were no longer encouraged and the prudish Europeans regarded the sea more as a source of physical therapy than recreation.

Spas where men and women together engaged in public bathing began in France and England during the 18th century. The typical swim was nothing more than a brief symbolic dip in the water with ladies on one side of the beach and men on the other.

The earliest bathing suit was an old smock more in the nature of a bathing gown. Thus these suits were far from comfortable and ladies started sewing lead weights into the hem of the bathing gown to prevent any indecent exposure.

The early 1800's were presumably the starting point of a revolution in swim wear when Americans openly and publicly flocked to the beaches for seaside sports and recreation.

When public swimming, sun bathing and water sports became increasingly popular, the time was ripe for change in women's swim wear. The necessity arose for a specially designed swim wear that not only protected one's modesty but also convenient enough to engage in swimming and sports activities.

By the end of the 19th century, swimming had come to be recognized as an acceptable form of water activity and as well as an intercollegiate and Olympic sport. By the 1880's the women's swim wear was introduced, consisting of a blouse and trousers in one piece. There was also a separate skirt that extended below the knee with buttons at the waist to conceal the figure.

Then we had the swimsuits that started gradually exposing more and more skin. The beginning of the twentieth century signaled a bold era in swim wear for women. After that swimsuits began the trend of becoming more transparent and briefer. This was followed by a bikini or two-piece women's swimwear consisting of two separate items - one covering the breasts and another covering the groin or the entire buttocks region. The rest of the torso was left uncovered.

As the women's swim wears witnessed a gradual evolutionary process, men's swim wear also underwent many changes over time. From the beginning men's swim wear was distinctly different from the female's suit, with pronounced characteristics of boxiness and solidity contrasted with the exaggerated curves of the women's wear.

Though men were beginning to look sexier, there was still some controversy regarding baring the chest. However, men continued to fight for their right to expose their chest and by the early 1933, we had a convertible-style suit that allowed the top to be removed.

With women's suits becoming more and more daring and flamboyant during the 1950's and beyond, the male bathing costume saw an explosion of color patterns and fancy artwork.

Mejo is a Copywriter of 2xist underwear
He had written various articles in different topics on Mens Underwear. For more information visit: men swimwear
Contact him at internationaljock1@gmail.com

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