Thinking about getting a nose piercing? You're in the right place. Welcome to Nose Piercing 101: Cosmopolitan's handy guide to what to expect on your trip to the jewellery counter. Maybe you're trying ...

Nose — or, more accurately, nostril — piercings are nothing new. In fact, according to Painful Pleasures, "people have been piercing their noses for a variety of reasons for more than 4,000 years, ...

A new nose piercing requires regular and thorough cleaning to help it heal and to prevent infection. This includes avoiding touching the piercing except to clean it with saline solution. Piercing ...