Modern Rite Adornments

Make the Shift - Sooke is having a Bottle Drive on Sunday and we'll pick them up if you can't bring them!

Fundraising for youth jiu-jitsu, music, art, activities for people with disabilities, drums for kids, and all our food security efforts!

Please share if you care! Thank you 🙂

Just letting ya'll know I'll be extra hard to reach during the day on Thursday & Friday this week because I'm taking my Intermediate First Aid course (which is probably a good thing cause I am pretty sure the name has changed since the last time I took it 🙄).

I did 307 piercings in 2025!

Can you guess what the top 3 were?

These are new 🤯

Who needs one?

I have opened an account with Gorilla Glass and working on my first order. If there's something you want from them please let me know!

https://www.instagram.com/gorillaglass?igsh=OHE5dThteHcyczVy

Here's a cute pic of your piercer 💎

What to Expect at Your Piercing Appointment ✨

Whether it’s your first piercing or your fifteenth, here’s exactly what your appointment at Modern Rite Adornments looks like ⤵️

✨ 1. A Calm, One-on-One Experience
Every appointment starts with a quiet consult where we talk about your anatomy, lifestyle, and goals to make sure we choose the right placement and jewelry for you.

✨ 2. A Focus on Safety & Biocompatibility
I exclusively use high-quality, biocompatible metals that support healthy healing and long-term comfort.

✨ 3. Precision Piercing — Never Rushed
Each service is intentional and detail-oriented. From sterilization to marking to aftercare, I take the time to make sure everything is aligned, balanced, and perfect.

✨ No Walk-Ins — and No “Squeezing In”
Because of the level of care that goes into every single appointment, I do not accept walk-ins. I also can’t “just squeeze additional services in” — I want every client to have the same focused attention and safe experience.

✨ 4. Aftercare You Can Actually Follow
Before you leave, I walk you through simple, effective aftercare and send you home feeling confident and informed.

If you’re ready for a piercing experience that’s calm, intentional, and tailored to you — you can book anytime at modernrite.ca

🌿 Note for scent-sensitive clients:
I share a space with a nail business, and sometimes there can be strong but non-harmful product smells. If you're sensitive to scents, I recommend booking on a Sunday, when the nail techs are usually not working.

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Body Piercing History Time

Did you know body piercing has been part of human culture for over 5,000 years?

Piercings have been used across the world for:

🌿 Identity
🌿 Spiritual protection
🌿 Status
🌿 Beauty
🌿 Personal rites and transitions

Some cool facts:

• The oldest known body piercings were found on Otzi, a mummy over 5,000 years old.
• Ancient cultures used gold, bone, wood, stone, and shells as jewelry.
• Many piercings were viewed as protective or symbolic — not just decorative.
• Ear + nose piercings appear in dozens of cultures from around the world.

Humans have always adorned themselves.

It’s in our roots, our history, and our identity.

✨ Piercing is ancient, meaningful, and beautifully human.

Would you like more piercing history facts?

Pic from https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/256976

✨ Piercing Tips for Better Healing ✨

Threadless jewelry isn’t just cute — it actually heals better.

Here’s why:

- No threads to snag and scrape through your wound

- No pressure points when sized correctly

- Smooth movement

- Biocompatible materials

- Easier downsizing

- Easy to clean

Your body deserves the best!

Choose jewelry that supports your healing, not fights it. 💛

Have you heard of SHIFT? 🌿

SHIFT is Melissa the Piercer’s way of giving back to the community and creating a space where youth, families, and people of all ages can belong, connect, and grow.
What started as one small dinner night has now turned into:

✨ Youth Leadership
✨ Community Yoga
✨ Paint + craft nights
✨ Clothing swaps
✨ Skill-building workshops
✨ Inclusive events for ALL abilities
✨ A community movement built from love, volunteers, and heart

Modern Rite Adornments proudly supports SHIFT by providing piercing incentives and jewelry rewards to our amazing youth volunteers who show up, lead, help, and make SHIFT possible. 💛

If you want to learn more, join us on Thursdays at 5pm for Youth Leadership — it’s open to all teens and full of good energy.

Today we're launching our SHIFT GoFundMe to help us continue offering free programs, meals, art supplies, and community events.

If you’re able to donate, share, or spread the word, it means the world. 🌿💛

✨ LINK IN BIO
✨ Every dollar supports real people, real youth, and real community
✨ Thank you for helping SHIFT grow

We are SHIFT.
We rise together.
We are Supporting Humanity In Finding Togetherness.
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