29 Insanely Cool Ear Piercing Ideas That'll Have You Rolling Up To Claire's ASAP
The ear upgrade you never knew you needed.
1. Tragus + Double Flat
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.
2. Quadruple Piercing + Daith
3. The Double Piercing
Gestalt makes cool, minimalist earring designs specifically for those with double piercings.
4. The Daith Hoop
5. The Daith Hoop + Forward Helix
6. Opal and Gold Multi-Piercing
7. Semi-Dangly Earrings Combo
That SOMEHOW still manages to feel not too busy.
8. The Inner and Outer Conch
9. The Double Helix + Lobe
10. The Tragus + Triple Lobe
11. The Tragus + Quadruple Lobe
12. The Tiny Flat
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It's that upper flat part of the ear.
13. Behind the Ear
14. The Helix + Forward Helix
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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15. The Triple Forward Helix
16. The Double Helix + Triple Forward Helix + Double Lobe Piercing
17. The Daith + Helix
18. The Conch Wrap-Around
A chain can be a way more comfortable option than a hoop.
19. The Low Helix + Rook
20. The Forward Helix + Anti-Tragus
The anti-tragus is part of the inner but lower cartilage of the ear right above the lobe.
21. The Auricle Piercing
The auricle refers to the outer middle part of the ear.
22. The Rook + Tragus Piercing
Rook piercings are not too painful initially, and they take an average of six months to heal.
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23. The Helix/Scapha Piercing
24. The Snug
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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25. 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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26. Graduated Lobe Piercings
27. Rook + Tragus + Snug
28. Tiny Double Lobe
29. 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.