It was an unremarkable afternoon in the Noughties, and I was working a slow shift at my Saturday job. There I was, behind the tills at Matalan, waiting for my next customer to appear, when I felt it.

Among frosted lips and barely-there brows, belly button piercings were one of the most distinctive beauty trends of the ‘90s and early ‘00s. Icons like Britney Spears and Beyoncé rocked the popular ...

I've been pierced over 20 times, so I know which spots are more and less painful to get done. My daith and tragus were especially uncomfortable placements on my ear. Both the upper and lower naval (or ...