Earlobe Piercing Jewelry

The earlobe is where most people start. It heals faster than anywhere else, it takes the widest range of styles, and it is the one placement where you can change jewelry as often as you like once it has settled.

This collection covers everything we carry for lobes: flat back studs, huggie hoops, hinged hoops, threadless tops and stud earrings, in 20G and 18G.

A lobe heals in 1 to 2 months, which is quick enough that people often underestimate it. Leave the first piece in for the full window rather than swapping to see how things look — every insertion re-irritates the channel.

Flat backs beat butterfly clasps for anything worn overnight. A butterfly back is a bent piece of metal standing off the skin behind the ear, and you press it into yourself for eight hours a night. A flat disc sits flush and spreads the pressure, which is why piercers use them and why they have taken over as the default.

Everything here is implant-grade titanium, ASTM F-136 — nickel-free, and the metal to choose if your ears react to everything else.

Browse huggie hoops, opal stud earrings and gold huggie hoops, or step up to cartilage jewelry in 16G.