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With the end of 2015 hours away, we wanted to look ahead at the coming year and highlight some of the new styles in body jewelry. But first, lest take a look back at the year that was 2015. This past year saw an explosion in the popularity of body jewelry. Fueled by our celebrity-driven culture, body jewelry searches spiked whenever a young Kardashian was seen in public, or when Cara Delevingne was seen on the runway or in a magazine.

2015 was the year of the septum piercing. A piercing style that had been around for thousands of years, the septum piercing was the ‘it’ piercing for 2015. Celebrities worldwide were seen wearing a variation of the septum piercing. From simple, delicate hoops to oversize and ornate hangers.

Untitled-2The other hot style for 2015 was the industrial piercing. Popular with collage kids in the 90’s, the industrial surged in 2015. Beginning as a simple 316L barbell, industrial piercing jewelry is now ornate and elegant. Opal gems, titanium, 14kt gold, glow-in-the-dark and interchangeable charms are just some of the popular styles this year.

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But what’s going to be hot in 2016? The piercing that looks to dominate in the upcoming year is the smiley. A simple, hidden-until-you-want-to-show-it piercing, the smiley is on the up in a big way. Piercing the web behind the upper lip, the jewelry of choice if the simple horseshoe. Who would have thought?

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