Dangling bracelets with purple butterfly charms? Definitely not tough.

J-Lo sunglasses. Oh-so-trendy, but not tough enough.

But a piercing... That has some element of danger and adventure to it. I may not wear black leather and a spiked collar, but putting up with pain in the name of a rad piercing may add some legitimacy to my toughness.

So which piercing would best convey that I�m edgy yet still make me appear hip?

I once toyed with the idea of a navel ring, all cute and dangly, showing up my tight little belly. But my friend Becky nixed that one, saying, �Don�t you dare!� Also, if Britney Spears has one, it�s definitely not tough.

When NS had the idea that she wanted a hole punched through her, she got the top of her ear punctured. I�ve noticed several people with this one done. But after hers scabbed up and turned red and painful, I nixed that thought.

Tongue? Dough way tould I do dat one... No matter how temporary the Daffy Duck talk would be.

No eyebrow. No lip. No bull ring. No unmentionables.

But a nose piercing. A cute, little stud...

Now we�re onto something!