When I asked Thompson what his most popular curations are at present he said, “delicate diamond studs and motifs like stars or tiny floral designs, dainty gold hoops and created in a constellation style pattern which is very feminine or edgy depending on the earrings you wear…

Brian Keith Thompson, owner of LA’s Body Electric Tattoo and piercer to the likes of Beyoncé, Emma Stone, and Jennifer Lawrence, thinks that “the back is a good place to start” for first-timers or commitment-phobes. “It’s a good spot if you’re not sure about [tattoos],” he said…

Body modification is huge right now. Whether that’s supermodels getting tiny dainty tattoos stamped all over their bodies or actresses turning the 2010s arm party trend into a party on their ears instead, needles are no longer taboo…

As celebrity piercer Brian Keith Thompson once told us, your ears are meant to be decorated — and by the looks of our Instagram saved collections, he's not wrong. We've rounded up some of the raddest new piercings we can't wait to get this season, ahead…

Since Thompson has been in the piercing business for decades and sets so many piercing trends, who better to get the scoop on the piercing mistakes he sees most frequently? Piercing is clearly a permanent thing, and it's best to be well informed going into it, so consider this required reading if you're in the market for a new one.,,