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 ...

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 ...

Whether you’re tiptoeing into the world of body art with a classic earlobe piercing or diving right in with something more exotic, getting pierced for the first time is a big deal. After you’ve ...