Piercing Types

Mid helix piercing — a single titanium crystal flat-back stud on the outer cartilage rim of the ear
cartilage piercing

Mid Helix Piercing: Complete Guide to Placement, Pain, Healing & Jewelry

The mid helix sits on the outer rim halfway up the ear — the sweet...
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Conch piercing with a crystal cluster titanium stud in the center shell of the ear, with a gold stud on the lobe
cartilage piercing

Conch Piercing: Complete Guide to Pain, Healing & Jewelry

The conch sits in the shell of your ear — inner for studs, outer for...
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Belly button piercing with a titanium curved barbell and crystal, photographed at the beach in warm summer light
belly button piercing

Belly Button Piercing: The Complete Guide to Pain, Healing & Jewelry

Everything about the belly button (navel) piercing: how it's placed, what it really feels like,...
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Medusa philtrum piercing — a single crystal titanium stud centered in the groove above the upper lip
healing

Medusa (Philtrum) Piercing: Complete Guide to Pain, Healing & Jewelry

The medusa sits in the philtrum — the groove above your upper lip — and...
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Rook piercing with a small titanium curved barbell, its bead ends peeking over the anti-helix ridge of the ear
cartilage piercing

Rook Piercing: Complete Guide to Pain, Healing & Jewelry

The rook passes through the anti-helix ridge inside the upper ear — one of the...
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Close-up of an ear with a faux rook piercing — a single titanium gem stud in the flat cartilage above the rook fold
cartilage piercing

Faux Rook Piercing: What It Is, Pain, Healing & Jewelry (Complete Guide)

A faux rook sits in the flat cartilage above the rook fold — so you...
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Close-up of an ear with a daith piercing wearing a delicate gold heart-shaped ring in the inner cartilage fold
cartilage piercing

Daith Piercing: Complete Guide to Pain, Healing & Jewelry

The daith piercing sits in the innermost fold of ear cartilage and shows off a...
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Close-up of an ear with a delicate gold tragus gem stud on the cartilage nub in front of the ear canal
cartilage piercing

Tragus Piercing: Complete Guide to Pain, Healing & Jewelry

The tragus piercing — small spot, big style. A complete guide to how much it...
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Young woman with a healed septum piercing wearing a minimalist titanium clicker ring
clicker

Septum Piercing: Complete Guide to Pain, Healing & Jewelry

Everything you need to know about the septum piercing — how much it really hurts,...
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Close-up of a curated ear with helix, conch and lobe cartilage piercings in minimalist titanium and gold jewelry
cartilage piercing

Cartilage Piercing: All Types, Pain, Healing & Best Jewelry (Complete Guide)

Cartilage piercings — helix, tragus, conch, rook, daith and more. A complete guide to every...
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G23 titanium helix piercing jewelry curation — graduated studs, captive bead, seam ring, and huggie hoop with sterile saline on dusty rose stone, SSZ Piercing
aftercare

Helix Piercing 101: All 12 Types, Pain, Healing & Best Jewelry (Complete Guide)

All 12 types of helix piercings — standard, forward, double, triple, hidden, mid, flat, vertical,...
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Close-up side-profile portrait of a young woman wearing a small G23 titanium nostril stud in golden-hour daylight — SSZ Piercing nose piercing guide
aftercare

Nose Piercing 101: Types, Pain, Healing & Aftercare (Complete Guide)

From standard nostril to nasallang, learn all 7 types of nose piercings, pain levels, healing...
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