Folks are starting to play around with multiple piercings and dipping into nostalgia with a rise in some popular piercings from the 2000s.
Just like fashion and beauty trends, nostalgia is winning once again with piercings, seeing as belly rings had their last heyday in the 2000s. But lately, folks have been adding a bit of a twist to the placement by getting both the top and bottom of their bellies pierced rather than choosing just one or the other.
Folks are becoming more interested in receiving multiple piercings at once rather than just one. "Right now, I think the piercing trends of 2022 are being influenced by the excitement and relief of returning to travel, celebrations, and concerts with new trends
of bold self-expression," Lisa Bubbers, co-founder of piercing studio Studs where they focus exclusively on ear piercings, shares. That's why she predicts that a trio of piercings on the flat helix will be big in the new year. The flat helix is specifically the flat area of cartilage located in the upper ear. Bubbers says it's a great spot because you can try out a few different types of jewelry options and have fun with customization. She's also noticed an increase in asymmetrical placements, which can be done in this area.
Recently, we've noticed certain celebrities with new eyebrow piercings — some fake, some real. On September 27, Lil Nas X showed off his 
new eyebrow piercing on TikTok to fans' praise. (Since then we haven't really seen it make another appearance, so who knows if the jewelry was just a fake-out.) Cardi B debuted her own eyebrow piercing during Paris Fashion Week in one of the best ways possible. She showed out in an extravagant red Mugler dress and cape with bedazzled red brows and a silver ring through her left eyebrow. The eyebrow was a popular piercing location in the '90s and 2000s, and it seems like it will be reentering the mainstream in 2022.
There has also been an increase in nose piercings, both on the nostril and the septum, with the resurgence of punk, alternative, and even scene aesthetics as the impetus for this rise. You can get a simple septum or nostril piercing or go all out and try two piercings, whether that be with one hole in each nostril, two holes in one nostril, or a septum and nostril piercing. It's up to you to decide what kind of fun you're into.
With the unpredictability of the past two years, there's truly no knowing what will happen in the piercing world. But we are sure that more and more folks will continue to dip into creativity and give their piercer freedom to guide them along their piercing journey. - Allure Mag -
