Opal

Rings are not evil.

We've used rings for piercings for over 30 years and found they work fine for most piercings*, though healing may take longer. This is great if you're on a budget. You can switch to barbells or gold later, giving you time to save for a piece you love.

Don’t like rings? Get pierced with plain!

*Rings are not an option for all piercings. We only use barbells for the following: Nipple, conch (sadhu), some male and female genitals, Monroe, forward helix, tragus, and tongue.

Titanium captive bead ring anodized to look like yellow gold.

Once you are all healed you can also upgrade just the beads to Opals or gem sets too!

Healed Conch with a captive bead ring and a fresh Daith with a ring.

Please not that rings do not do well in fresh conch (Sadhu) piercings, wait at least a ear for a ring.

October Birthstone - Opal & Tourmaline!

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Opals and Tourmaline represent hope, creativity and innocence. They also protect the wearer from envious, mal-intentioned people.

Opal is a gem-quality form of hydrated amorphous silicon dioxide. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'stone'. It is gemologically classed as a mineraloid rather than a mineral, owing to its amorphous form. Opal is considered to be the national gemstone for Australia, owing to the fact that Australia produces roughly 97% of the world's entire supply of Opal Gemstones. Opals can be divided into three main subgroups: Precious Opal, Fire Opal and Common Opal (potch).

For ages people have believed in the healing power of Opal. It is reported to be able to solve depression and to help its wearer find true and real love. Opal is also said to stimulate originality and creativity. Opal is porous and because of this, it is quite absorbent. Due to its ability to absorb, it is thought that it can pick up the thoughts and feelings of people and amplify emotions.

Synthetic Opals can be made into almost any style jewelry you need.

Chemical Formula: SiO2 * nH20

Color: A

"play of color"

ranging from white to black

Hardness: 4.5 - 6.5

Transparency: Transparent to opaque

Tourmaline

(TUR-me-leen) 

Tourmaline is not a single mineral, but a group of several closely related minerals. The three most well-known members are Elbaite, Schorl, and Dravite. Tourmaline can be bi-color or tri-color; watermelon (seen below) features green, pink and white colors. Tourmaline is found in many locations including Brazil, Afghanistan, East Africa and the United States.

It is estimated  that tourmaline has been used as a gem material for over 2000 years. The Chinese carve Tourmaline into beads, badges, buttons, girdles & various ornaments. The Dutch noticed that the stone attracts ashes and straw when heated and named it aschenstrekkers (ash drawers). 

All Styles set in solid gold 14kt with Tourmaline gems

Chemical Formula: 

(Na,Ca)(Mg,Li,Al,Fe2+)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4

Color: 

Colors include black, brown, green, red, pink, blue, and gray. White, colorless, yellow, orange, and purple colors. Crystals are frequently multicolored, containing two or more distinct colors.

Hardness: 7 - 7.5

Crystal System: Hexagonal

Transparency: Transparent to opaque