| se belly button rings have become so popular in | | | | flags to jewels and even words or personalized |
| the past two decades, manufacturers and | | | | holographic pictures. Although they sometimes |
| designers are developing new styles and varieties | | | | come in a plastic or bioflex design, the most |
| every single day. You can find belly rings online for | | | | popular material for these navel rings is steel or |
| as little as $2.00 and for as much as several | | | | titanium. The top portion of the belly ring uses a |
| hundred dollars for solid gold and real diamonds. | | | | banana-bell and fit the same way the non-dangling |
| This piercing is a favorite of many because it is | | | | rings do. They difference is that they extend |
| very simple to hide and relatively easy to | | | | further and feature an additional charm, jewel or |
| maintain. Of all the popular body piercings, navel | | | | adornment. For this reason, they are generally |
| rings can take the longest amount of time to heal, | | | | more expensive. |
| but, nonetheless, they are very common. | | | | Reverse Navel Rings |
| They’ve experienced a resurgence of | | | | This kind of belly ring is sometimes difficult to |
| popularity in the past 20 years. | | | | understand, especially when customers only see a |
| Below is a lest of the most common styles of | | | | picture online. They’re actually quite simple |
| belly button rings and a brief explanation of how | | | | to explain, however. They use the same gauge |
| they fit. Each of these styles is available in retails | | | | and style as the non-dangling ring and dangling ring, |
| stores, as well as online. | | | | except that the gems or decorations extend |
| Traditional Non-Dangling Navel Rings | | | | from the top ball rather than the bottom. The |
| These belly button rings are the oldest, and | | | | belly button ring extends in front of the navel, |
| probably the most popular. They’re kind | | | | rather than dangling below it. Sometimes the |
| of like an old standard of the body jewelry | | | | extended portion is free moving, but most often |
| industry. They are most commonly made with a | | | | it is a collection of small gems welded together to |
| curved barbell, sometimes referred to as a | | | | make a solid decoration. |
| banana-bell. Typically there is a 3mm acrylic ball on | | | | Spiral Navel Rings |
| the top and a 5 mm acrylic ball on the bottom. | | | | Spiral navel rings are a fairly new style but have |
| They are made from both steel and plastic | | | | become very popular. They are non dangling but |
| materials and tend to be the least expensive. | | | | they are twisted into the piercing rather than |
| Traditional non-dangling belly button rings are | | | | being pushed straight through. They are no more |
| usually 14 gauge and the balls are sometimes | | | | painful to put in and they rarely have any dangling |
| decorated with gems and jewels. | | | | portions. They typically feature a 3mm acrylic ball |
| Dangling Navel Rings | | | | on both the top and bottom, although sometimes |
| Dangling belly button rings can vary from just a | | | | there is a gem or other decoration in the center |
| short charm to a long chain that wraps around | | | | of the navel. |
| the wearers waste. They include anything from | | | | |