28 Adventurous Ear Piercings To Try This Summer

These piercings are so adorable, the pain might actually be worth it.

1. The Double Piercing

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Gestalt makes cool, minimalist earring designs specifically for those with double piercings.

2. The Single Tragus + Double Earlobe

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The tragus is that little inner ear flap. Tragus piercings take about 3-9 months to heal and rate pretty average on the pain tolerance scale.

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3. The Tragus + Triple Lobe

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4. The Tragus + Quadruple Lobe

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5. Dainty Middle Cartilage Piercing

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6. The Single Helix

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The helix refers to the upper, outer part of the ear. Helix piercings take about 3-9 months to heal and have a similar pain level to earlobe piercing. However, the healing process is more difficult, with increased soreness.

The ear cuff can be purchased here.

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7. Single Helix with Double Piercing

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8. The Helix + Forward Helix

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The forward helix refers to the upper juncture where the ear meets the head. These piercings require 3 to 9 months to heal and aren't very painful, but can become easily irritated if you have long hair that could catch in the hardware.

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9. The Tragus + Forward Helix

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10. The Double Forward Helix

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11. The Triple Forward Helix

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12. The Double Helix + Triple Forward Helix

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13. The Double Helix + Triple Forward Helix + Double Lobe Piercing

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14. The Daith Piercing

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The daith refers to the cartilage at the inner origin of the helix and rate fairly average on the pain scale. Healing times range from 3 to 9 months.

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15. The Daith + Triple Forward Helix

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16. The Daith + Helix

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17. The Forward Helix + Anti-Tragus

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The anti-tragus is part of the inner but lower cartilage of the ear right above the lobe.

18. The Auricle Piercing

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The auricle refers to the outer middle part of the ear.

19. The Single Helix + Auricle Piercing

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20. The Rook + Tragus Piercing

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Rook piercings are not too painful initially, and they take an average of six months to heal.

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21. The Helix/Scapha Piercing

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22. The Arrow Industrial

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23. The Snug

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These take around 3-9 months to heal. It can be a painful piercing, depending on how thick the cartilage is in the area.

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24. The Conch

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The conch area takes about six months to heal, and is typically protected by the outer ear, so irritation is less frequent.

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25. Graduated Lobe Piercings

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26. Graduated Helix and Rook Piercings

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27. Rook + Tragus + Snug

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28. SO MUCH GOING ON.

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Here we have an earcuff, one helix, one snug, and one tragus, along with a triple lobe piercing. Phew. Yet it all comes together to create a harmonious put-together look, thanks to the daintiness of the earrings.

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