The 7 Piercing Trends That Will Be Everywhere in 2022

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 jewellery 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. 

Snakebites/Stacks

In 2019, Studs created their signature “Snakebite” piercing, which model Kaia Gerber helped make popular. The name may be a bit confusing if you’re used to the Snakebite lip piercing — which typically means two piercings spaced out at each outer corner of the lower lip — but this is an ear piercing that involves stacking two holes close together on the outer cartilage of the mid-ear area. Bubbers says they expect to see folks trying the piercing in new places like the Forward Helix and Conch in 2022. 

The jewellery in these holes is just as important as the piercings themselves. Scrolling through Studs’s Instagram, you’ll see ears full of these Snakebite piercings with gold and silver jewellery in all shapes and sizes. 

Noses

Maysonet has also seen an increase in nose piercings, both on the nostril and the septum. She cites the resurgence of punk, alternative, and even scene aesthetics as the impetus for this rise. We’re also willing to bet that once mask mandates are lifted in certain areas that it will allow more people to finally try the piercing placement. 

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. 

This story originally appeared on Allure.