| You might not think that one small diamond by | | | | |
| itself could make much of a jewelry | | | | Pierced noses have been around ever since |
| statement. In fact, quite the opposite is | | | | then and have become even more in vogue |
| true. Depending on its placement, it can | | | | today. To go with their pierced noses, the |
| make a really bold statement that can not | | | | eyebrows, lip, tongue, and multiple ear |
| possibly be ignored. From noses to ties, to | | | | piercings have been added. The diamond studs |
| ears, the diamond stud adorns them all. | | | | are used frequently in the ears. They can |
| | | | graduate in size to the top of the ear, or |
| The nose piercing originated in the Middle | | | | can all be one size. |
| East approximately 4000 years ago. It is | | | | |
| still common in the Middle East, India, | | | | In history past and in some other cultures, |
| Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Arab countries. A | | | | the piercing of one ear or the other on a man |
| lot of these countries use a gold hoop for | | | | has not been that unusual a thing. But as |
| their nose piercing. In Pakistan they only | | | | other piercings have grown, so has piercing |
| use a small diamond stud. | | | | both ears on a man. The diamond stud earring |
| | | | has taken on a life of its own in this |
| In India the left side of the nostril is | | | | jewelry area. It is a huge fashion statement |
| pierced because this is believed to help in | | | | in the hip hop scene. It gives men a chance |
| the process of childbirth by Ayurvedic | | | | to wear an added piece of jewelry that gives |
| medicine. It supposedly coincides somehow | | | | an elegant touch, but it is also usually |
| with the female reproductive organs. It was a | | | | considered very sexy. |
| mark of social standing and beauty. It was | | | | |
| also a sign of honor by Hindus to their | | | | Since the turn of the 20th century when |
| marriage god, Parvathi. Nose piercing has | | | | neckties became the style for men, the tie |
| been a new trend in European and Western | | | | tac has also found a great place to show off |
| civilizations since the hippie generation in | | | | a single diamond. It seems that as long as |
| the 1960's and 1970's. It seemed to die down | | | | there is just one diamond left available |
| for a little while and then made a new | | | | anywhere, someone will be able to find a |
| comeback with the punk rock culture of the | | | | great place to put it. |
| eighties. | | | | |