Whenever I see a picture of a curated earring design on the ’gram, I immediately want to drop all my money on a new ear piercing. There are so many fun earring types (hi, hoops, studs, climbers, ...

Planning on getting pierced but want to do a lil research ahead of time? A wise move, IMO. Well, you've come to the right place. There are *a lot* of different ear piercings out there, so first things ...

I've always known I'd be heavily pierced. I remember seeing scene queens on MySpace and Tumblr with fun earring styles and placements that were far from basic, and knowing I had to be that girl when I ...

People have pierced their ears for thousands of years for ceremonial, cultural, religious, and decorative purposes. The oldest known example of ear piercing comes from “Ötzi the Iceman,” a man who ...

A helix piercing refers to a piercing in the upper or outer cartilage of the ear. Helix piercings are more prone to infection due to less blood flow to the area. Cleaning your helix piercing correctly ...

"A rook piercing is a cartilage piercing placed in the uppermost ridge of your inner ear," explains Isaacs. "It's located above the tragus in the anti-helix." According to Isaacs, rook piercings, like ...

I've been pierced over 20 times, so I know which spots are more and less painful to get done. My daith and tragus were especially uncomfortable placements on my ear. Both the upper and lower naval (or ...