Lip Piercings

Different types of lip piercings

When the idea of a lip piercing comes to mind many might think of a simple labret or hoop piercing. The most popular lip piercing of all time would have to be the Marilyn Monroe inspired offset labret piercing.

Enjoy this visual diagram of all the different types of lip piercings that we put together for you our loyal wicked fans and customers.



 

There are many different types of lip piercings all with different names. Some piercings are directly on the lips, some are pierced on the surrounding area of the lips. Allow us to provide you with examples of several different types of lip piercings.

MONROE PIERCING

 

The monroe piercing on the lip is done on the upper lip on the person's left hand side slightly off center.

 

MADONNA PIERCING

 

The Madonna piercing is done opposite of the monroe piercing. It is done on the person's right hand side on the upper lip slightly off center.

 

MEDUSA PIERCING

 

The medusa piercing is done on the center of the upper lip.

 

JESTRUM PIERCING

 

The center of the upper lip is pierced like the medusa and goes through the lip and comes down to the bottom of the upper lip.

 

HORIZONTAL LIP PIERCING

 

This rare piercing goes through the bottom lip usually coupled with a curved barbell.

 

VERTICAL LABRET PIERCING

 

This piercing goes through the top surface of the bottom lip and out the bottom so that both studs are seen.

 

DAHLIA PIERCING

 

The dahlia piercing is done on both sides of the end of the mouth.

 

LABRET PIERCING 

 

This piercing is opposite of the medusa where the piercing is done on the center of the lower lip.

 

ANGEL BITES

Angel Bite piercings resemble a combination of the monroe and madonna piercings where both sides of the upper lip are pierced.

 

CYBER BITES

Cyber bites resemble a combination of the medusa and labret piercing locations where the top center of the upper lip and the bottom center of the lower lip is pierced.

 

CANINE BITES

 

Canine bites involve four different piercings on both the left and right side of the upper lip and bottom lip.

 

DOLPHIN BITES

 

Dolphin bites involve two piercings on the center of the lower lip spaced accordingly.

 

 

SPIDER BITES

 

Spider bite piercings involve two piercings either on the left or right hand side spaced accordingly.

 

SHARK BITES

Shark bites involve four piercings where two are grouped on the left side and the other two are grouped on the right side of the lower lip.

 

SNAKE BITES

Snake bites are done on the bottom of the lower lip with one piercing on the left side and the other on the right side.

 

There you have it, 15 different kinds of lip piercings to take into account if you are considering a lip piercing but don't know what to get. With an ever changing and growing body modification culture, there will always be new methods and jewelry that will manifest into new styles of piercings. So this list is just a reflection of popular lip piercings as of this moment.