Ritual Evolution Piercing & Tattoo Studio

09/02/2026

✨You know you want this✨ come get some sparkle in your life!

07/26/2026

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"Silver" jewelry sold on Amazon actually contained 9,000 times the legal cadmium limit.

An investigation by The Sunday Times purchased inexpensive jewelry from Amazon and TikTok Shop and sent it to the Birmingham Assay Office for independent testing.

One Amazon ring advertised as “925 silver” contained 92.3 percent cadmium, more than 9,000 times the legal limit for jewelry in the UK.

Real 925 sterling silver should contain at least 92.5 percent silver.

Charms on a bracelet sold through TikTok Shop were found to contain 33 percent cadmium, nearly 3,300 times the permitted level. The products were removed after the marketplaces were informed of the results.

Cadmium is a highly toxic heavy metal that can accumulate inside the body over time. It can damage the kidneys, bones and respiratory system, and is classified as a human carcinogen.

The UK and European limit for cadmium in jewelry is 0.01 percent.

The discovery does not mean that briefly touching one contaminated item will cause cadmium poisoning. The amount absorbed through healthy skin is generally limited. However, experts are more concerned about prolonged contact, pierced or broken skin, and jewelry that children may place in their mouths or accidentally swallow.

The findings also raise a larger problem with low-cost products sold by third-party sellers online. Items may be advertised as silver even when buyers have no reliable way to confirm what metals they actually contain.

A separate UK safety report published in June found an Amazon-listed silver-colored ring containing 86.7 percent cadmium. Authorities classified it as a serious chemical risk and rejected the shipment at the border.

Consumers are advised to be cautious with unusually cheap jewelry, unclear material descriptions and products from sellers that provide little information about manufacturing or safety testing.

Learn more:
"Jewelry made of carcinogen sold as silver on Amazon." The Times

06/05/2026

Come see me this weekend before I head off for a week of continuing education, at the Association of Professional Piercers conference! I will be hanging out with our favorite jewelry designers, and seeing piercing friends from all over the world!!
Anyone who wants to support me by buying any gold piece with a $300 or more value will receive a free piercing or install of that piece!! Just mention “I support continuing ed!!!”
I will be in the studio through Sunday. Hope to see you!

06/02/2026

Are you craving a new nostril or ear jewel? These are just a few of the new pieces we got in from BVLA. Come by and get pierced by Chari this week! She flies out to attend the annual Association of Professional Piercers and will be out the following.

05/23/2026

Ever considered a hidden-helix piercing? Tell us which of these beautiful chain pieces from BVLA you love most, we can't decide for ourselves! (Pictured: Kendall Pear and Kendall Sunray)

04/11/2026

03/30/2026

Sweet doggo portrait of the month!