Most of his work involves ear piercings but the 39-year-old also punctures septums, navels, nipples, lips and eyebrows. He is responsible for scores of celebrity piercings. Beloved by those in the know in New York and Los Angeles, his services have fashion editors and models queueing up. He has extravagant tattoos and holes in his ear lobes, the result of a practice known as ear stretching, but J Colby Smith creates some of the most delicate and desirable body piercings on the planet. Julianne Moore, Scarlett Johannson and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are just some of his clients.

Source: The Times July 25, 2016 16:04 UTC