We
added discussion forums to the
site, so come on by and chat with us! This is your chance to interact with
the entire Steel Navel community. We've had the pleasure of meeting many
of you via phone, email, and chat over the past five years. Now it's your
turn to interact with each other by posting your own questions and answering the
questions of others. The forums will also be a
great opportunity for you to tell us what new products you want us to offer and
to make suggestions for improvements to the web site.
Two
new body jewelry manufacturers have been added to our growing list of brands.
The first one is
Body Circle Designs out of Seattle, Washington. Like many
of our existing brands, Body Circle is an innovator in the industry, with many
original designs to their credit. They use only the finest implant grade
materials and hand polish each and every piece of body jewelry. A cool
bonus with Body Circle jewelry is the free extra bead they include with every
captive bead ring. In addition to the
tapered oval captive bead ring with
semi-precious stone beads that's already on the site, we have a half dozen of
their products on the voting
page. We'll be adding the Half Circle
Labret Claw next since a bunch of you already voted for it.
The
next new brand on the site is
Anatometal, which is based in Santa Cruz,
California. Anatometal has the reputation of producing the highest quality
body jewelry in the industry. You can be certain that each piece of body
jewelry they make is they very best available with a hand polished mirror
finish. Like many of our brands, Anatometal has a selection of body
jewelry unique to them. Our first Anatometal product is their
stainless
steel fixed bead ring. We offer these from a few vendors, but Anatometal
is the only one to make the fixed bead rings in the larger gauges.
Since
the last newsletter, we've added 24 new products across 14 different body
jewelry styles. Here's a complete rundown on what's new:
Continuous
Rings
The
Steel Skin brand
stainless steel continuous ring has been a true sleeper! I would say it's flying
off the shelves, but it's selling so quickly that it goes right from the Steel
Skin shipping box into your boxes and never makes it to the shelves. This
is our first Steel Skin custom shop product where they're basically saying: If
you can dream it, we can make it! This bad boy of simple body jewelry is
available in an astounding 266 sizes all the way from a tiny 20 gauge, 1/4"
diameter up to the monster 2 gauge with a diameter of three inches!
Fixed
Bead Rings
As mentioned above, we've
added the
Anatometal stainless steel fixed bead ring in 36 sizes,
way more
than any other body jewelry manufacturer has dared offer. We just received
one pair of every 14 gauge size and, let me tell you, that hand polishing
really shines!
Tapered
Oval Captive Bead Rings
New from Body Circle
Designs is the
stainless steel tapered oval ring. This captive bead ring
has an elegant shape and a choice of 11 semi-precious stones. As an added
bonus, you receive a free replacement bead with each ring you order. We
currently have one each of the 14 gauge 1/2" diameter rings in stock.
Straight
Barbells
For a cool new look for
industrial ear piercings, or anywhere the barbell shows, you'll want to check
out the new
Industrial Strength brand titanium barbell with stainless steel
balls.
Curved
Barbells
The
Industrial Strength
brand acrylic curved barbell with acrylic dice is 8 gauge,
and available in four lengths, and 204 color combinations.
J-Curved
Barbells
A brand new style of body
jewelry on our site is the J curved barbell. The J-curved barbell is designed specifically for the
navel with a unique bend that better shows the ends of your jewelry. Other
vendors make this style; however, the Industrial Strength brand is the first one
available on the site. Based on your votes, we've added two J curved barbells.
One is available with a
3/16" acrylic ball on the top and a 1/4" acrylic ball on
the bottom. The other one gives you the choice of either the
3/16" acrylic
ball or the 1/4" acrylic ball on the top and bottom.
Circular
Barbells
We have three new circular
barbells from Industrial Strength. The new
titanium circular barbell with
titanium spikes is available in 16,800 variations! As noted on the product
page, we have included every titanium spike length with every size circular
barbell to give you the most flexibility in ordering. Of course, some
options will be impossible to build because the spikes will collide, but
Industrial Strength will just build it for you with the longest possible spikes.
The two other new circular
barbells, added based on your votes, are both stainless steel. One has
stainless steel spiked balls, the other has
titanium balls.
Spiral
Barbells
The
new
Industrial
Strength brand spiral barbell will work equally well in navel and ear piercings.
It has titanium faceted gem balls with Swarovski crystal gems.
Barbell
Ends
One of the most voted for
styles of jewelry on our site were the Industrial Strength
barbell ends.
We're happy to announce that, with the addition of six more internally threaded
barbell ends, we now offer the complete line of Industrial Strength brand
stainless steel and titanium ends on our site. One of the most recent
additions is the
titanium cabochon gem end. This beautiful end is
available in 26 natural and synthetic stones. You can even choose real
opals which are one of the most beautiful stones available. The other new
additions are:
titanium cone spikes,
titanium pistons,
titanium low profile
faceted gem balls,
titanium faceted micro gems, and
titanium faceted gem cones.
Fishtail
Labrets
The new
stainless steel
fishtail labret with a bezel gem is perfect for Marilyn piercings or any other
labret piercing. The setting size is only 3/32" and the Swarovski
crystal gem is only 1.5mm making this a very discreet option. And, since
it comes straight, you can have your piercer bend it to perfectly fit your
piercing and anatomy.
Nostril
Screws
We have two new nostril
screws from Industrial Strength. They are both titanium and both have very
discreet ends. One comes straight, allowing you to have it bent for the
perfect fit, and has a
tiny 3/32" spike making it discreet, yet allowing your
color choice to be visible from many angles. The other nostril screw comes
pre-bent with a tiny 1mm bezel-set faceted Swarovski crystal gem available in 14
colors.
Plugs
A new addition to our
ever-growing list of plugs is the
Industrial Strength brand dichro Pyrex
double-domed 3D plug. The available gauges range from a small of 2 gauge
all the way up to one inch gauge. The six dichro colors are achieved with
a layer of foil embedded inside the Pyrex plug. With ten 3D designs to
choose from, it's sure to please your ears, and you!
Eyelets
We now offer both the
single and
double flared dichro Pyrex eyelet. The double flared dichro
Pyrex eyelet is the latest addition available in the same six subtle dichro
colors as the single flared eyelet.
Piercing
Tools
With the addition of the
Industrial Strength brand stainless steel eyelet taper and the
Pyrex receiving
tube we now offer all the Industrial Strength brand tools with the exception of
the stainless steel pin coupling taper, which has a few votes, so we'll probably
add it soon.
John Coffman
SteelNavel.com Co-Owner |