Earrings

Everything we carry for the ear, in one place — lobes, helix, tragus, conch, rook, daith and flat. Flat back studs, hoops, huggies, clickers and threadless tops.

Two things decide whether a piece works, and neither is style. Gauge is set by the piercing: 16G for almost all cartilage, 18G or 20G for lobes. And post length has to match your anatomy — too short presses the disc into the skin, too long leaves a tail that catches on everything.

If you are buying for cartilage, a flat back stud is the safer choice than a hoop. Hoops rotate and drag through the channel, which matters while a piercing is healing — and cartilage takes 6 to 12 months depending on placement. Lobes are more forgiving, healing in 1 to 2 months.

Flat backs also beat butterfly clasps for anything worn overnight. A butterfly back is a bent piece of metal standing off the skin behind the ear; a flat disc sits flush and spreads the pressure.

Everything here is implant-grade titanium, ASTM F-136 — nickel-free, and the metal to choose if your ears react to everything else. Browse by gauge in 16G, 18G and 20G, or by style in hoops, huggie hoops and threadless.