The Sharp End Magazine

23/09/2025

Curated, written and designed for piercing professionals only, a fresh unfurling of mind fodder is headed your way 🌱 Plus, see inside for an exciting announcement! 👀

01/09/2025

Everyone been enjoying this slice of summer lovin? ☀️☀️☀️ Not long until the next instalment! 😬

20/07/2025

Hey, piercing professionals! There's a little ray of sunshine headed your way this week 🌞🌞🌞

22/06/2025

See you all soon! 👀

08/05/2025

For piercing pro eyes only, O M G do we have a treat in store for you... 👀 Eyes on those letterboxes, peeps!

01/04/2025

26/03/2025

How time flies. It's been a couple of weeks since the Feb/Mar 25 issue dropped. From dazzling diamond jewellery designs to solo piercer perspectives, mantis piercing technique and voices from piercing's past, hopefully you've gained plenty of inspiration from this edition! 💡 Shout out to mag designer Craig John for the epic cover design, created from scratch using some of the standout jewellery from our superstar advertisers! 💎💎💎

06/03/2025

Oh yes, it's about to get sub-zero up in here! 💎💎💎 New issue incoming...

05/03/2025

A HUGE thank you to Nikki for welcoming The Sharp End to the second Wee Scottish Piercing Expo, and above all for creating such an utterly beautiful gathering. So much hard work goes into this event...as well as more than a sprinkling of natural magic! ✨️ The best time was had meeting new faces and old friends. Big love to you all! 💓

20/12/2024

The festive season is upon us! ✨️ HUGE thanks to all of the readers, contributors, advertisers and followers who've supported The Sharp End during 2024. Whatever you're celebrating at this time of year, have a good one, and we'll be back in 2025 for more magazine mayhem! ✨️

02/12/2024

The Sharp End has been bigged up in an article about indie publishing! Makin' moves.😎

Independent print magazines are experiencing a vibrant resurgence, led by passionate creators like Nikki Simpson, founder of the International Magazine Centre. This community-focused organization champions niche publications, providing invaluable support to small publishers often overlooked in the a...

30/11/2024

Super honoured to have been recognised by the BSME again this year, in the Editor of the Year B2B category. A huge achievement in a room full of the magazine industry's finest. 🪩🪩🪩 Big congrats to the winner of the category, Bryan Glick of Computer Weekly. 👏👏👏

Event photos by Jason Purple