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I find labret piercings to have this subtle sensuality about them because they bring attention to your lips.
“Labret” is from the Latin word “labrum” which means “lip,” so a labret piercing can really be anywhere around your mouth. Most people think a labret piercing is just under the lip, but you could have upper labret piercings too, like Monroe (or Madonna or Marilyn) and Medusa piercings (check the map of facial piercings to figure out which is which).
Here are some hot labret piercings:
Labret Piercing 1 and 2
Centered under the bottom lip, this is probably the most common labret piercing. You can go for simple and subtle, or try something a bit different.
Labret Piercing 3
You can wrap the labret piercing around your bottom lip. Talk about emphasizing that sultry pouty lip.
Labret Piercing 4
If you’re fidgety and have bad habits like me (grinding my teeth), a vertical labret piercing goes straight through the lip and won’t rub on your teeth, so you can save yourself the dentist lecture.
Labret Piercing 5
It’s not the Monroe, but I still find that a side labret piercing can look like a beauty mark too.
Labret Piercing 6
I’ve been seeing the Snakebite more lately (both sides). I like this one with the labret spikes so it really looks like fangs.
Labret Piercing 7
The Monroe piercing – this is the ultimate position for the “beauty mark” effect. The Monroe pays tribute to the original legend herself who made the beauty mark sexy.
Labret Piercing 8
The Medusa (upper labret) piercing is my personal favorite. My cousin has this piercing and I always found it looks bold and confident.
If you can’t pick just one, of course there’s always the full suite of labret piercings.
The Suite
This one goes back to an earlier question … is less more? Like I said, my favorite labret piercing ever is the simple Medusa - just one simple subtle statement of confidence is so sexy. But this last one is definitely different and unique.
Got one to add? Send pics of your labret piercing or other piercings to
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