It's a good kind of pain.

As my children enter their new stage of life and prepare to leave home, I enter a new stage, too. One where I can more completely focus on growing my business, spending more time with my husband and expanding my online show. And that is an exciting and scary thing.

My pipe dream came to an abrupt halt about a day and few frozen yogurts later when she declared she was going to get a nose

With the holidays upon us, many families will want to avoid contentious issues. They will hide tattoos and piercings. They'll ban from their dinner tables discussion of the traditional taboo subjects. But I wonder if these festive occasions are the best times to catch a glimpse of a new viewpoint.

Guys weigh in on clit and nipple piercings.

A gorgeous pair of earrings is a great accessory -- but what's the deal with the holes in your ears smelling like rotten cheese? Turns out it's a mix of skin cells and natural oils getting clogged all up in there. Um, gross.

Blame it on the rebellious phase.

Septum piercings are everywhere. We've spotted them on slew of celebrities including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Jessica Biel, Zoë

Body modification includes anything from piercings and tattoos all the way to surgical augmentations such as implants and

From standard tattoos to implants, dye injections and dental work, the modifications ran the gamut from basic to extreme.