Ear Piercings
| Location: | Various Parts Of The Ear |
| Jewellery: | Barbell, Ring, Stud |
| Healing: | Varies Depending On Area |
The range of ear piercings can be amazing to those unfamiliar with body modification, especially when one looks into the range of creative names and styles. Ear piercings are included as a facial piercing and there has been much experimentation throughout history with this form of body modification. CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION»
Types of Piercing
Types of Body Jewellery
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Jewellery Materials
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Piercing Aftercare
Where To Get It Done?
Aftercare and Advice
Age Restrictions
Auricle Piercing
View All Auricle Piercing»You’ll end up looking absolutely brilliant if you choose to get an auricle piercing, which is where the cartilage to the side of your ear is pierced, giving you an interesting new look where you can insert a massive variety of different types of jewellery, including rings, barbells and screws. Although it is a very stylish and desirable, because it is a cart...
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| Black Titanium 1.6mm BCR |
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Conch Piercing
View All Conch Piercing»If you already have a conch piercing or if you’re thinking of getting it done, we have range of jewellery perfect for showing off your piercing. For those of you who are not sure what a conch ear piercing is, it’s where the middle part of the ear is pierced on the cartilage between the canal and curved section. A number of different jewellery can be used s...
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| Polished Titanium 1.2mm Barbell |
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Daith Piercing
View All Daith Piercing»Just had a daith piercing done and need jewellery to complete the look? If so then you’re one brave soul as this piercing can be painful, depending on your pain threshold. It is done by piercing the deepest part of cartilage fold above the ear canal. Although the cartilage area is known to take longer to heal, there’s nothing wrong with getting ahead and b...
Helix Piercing
View All Helix Piercing»The helix piercing, also known as an auricle or cartilage piercing, is found on the rim of the ear. As one of the most popular piercings, the helix is considered stylish and easy to care for. Although it is the cartilage of the ear being pierced, it’s not as painful as you might think, unless you already have it done and you know this! It’s ...
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| Black Titanium 1.6mm BCR |
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| Plasma Gold 1.6mm BCR |
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Industrial Piercing
View All Industrial Piercing»The industrial piercing is one that looks effective regardless of how it’s positioned in the ear, and jewellery will only add to the awesome look. Your industrial, or scaffold, piercing can be placed from top to bottom of the ear or vertically depending on personal choice. These piercings are generally pierced with a barbell but BCR’s can ...
Lobe Piercing
View All Lobe Piercing»As you will no doubt be aware, the lobe piercing is the most common type of piercing in the modern world, with millions of people worldwide no matter which gender they are sporting great ear lobe rings and studs, this piercing looks set to stay at the top of the pile in terms of piercing popularity. There are several types of ...
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| Black Titanium 1.6mm BCR |
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| Plasma Gold 1.6mm BCR |
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Orbital Piercing
View All Orbital Piercing»A great and very unique piercing, the orbital piercing trend has really taken off recently, amongst hardcore piercers and new recruits alike. This piercing is where two holes are made and hold one item of jewellery, usually on the top area of the ear cartilage, although there is a potential for it to be pierced lower down the ear. You...
Pinna Piercing
View All Pinna Piercing»A pinna piercing, otherwise known as a helix piercing, is found at the top on the rim of the ear. Considered one of the most popular piercings, the pinna provides a great look and if cared for properly you won’t come across many problems. The important thing to remember is that it is done on the cartilage of the ear and will take anything between 6 and 12 mo...
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| Black Titanium 1.6mm BCR |
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| Plasma Gold 1.6mm BCR |
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Rook Piercing
View All Rook Piercing»The rook piercing is one of the coolest looking but more painful piercings available for your ear. Basically it is situated overhead of the tragus and on the fold between the rim and inner ear, part of the cartilage. Usually BCR’s and curved barbells are the choice of jewellery, mainly because of where the piercing is positioned. Only a small curved or circu...
Scaffold Piercing
View All Scaffold Piercing»All piercings may seem alike; however the scaffold piercing is one which takes a piercer with a high level of skill to complete correctly. Once completed, a single barbell is able to connect two piercings of ear cartilage together to great effect. Variations include two upper ear piercings joined together, although people also connect the tragus and conch,...
Snug Piercing
View All Snug Piercing»The snug piercing, or antihelix piercing, is unique and done on the bottom part or the ear rim and exits through the interior cartilage. Although little pain is present throughout the piercings procedure, most of the pain comes during the healing process. Considered a distinctive piercing due to its location, body jewellery can really bring it to life. ...
Stretched Lobe Piercing
View All Stretched Lobe Piercing»As the stretched lobe piercing has become more and more popular, there is now a wide range of jewellery available to go along with it too. Basically stretching is a form of expanding on a particular area of skin on the face, in this case ear lobes. Starting off in tribes around various parts of the world such as America and Africa, stretching is now a popular form of ...
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| Black Steel Flesh Tunnel |
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Tragus Piercing
View All Tragus Piercing»A piercing with growing popularity, getting a tragus piercing is a great way to grab attention and update your style, and it looks great with a range of other ear piercings or simply on its own. This type of piercing that can be worn with a wide range of body jewellery although the two most common pieces of jewellery worn in the tragus are small rings and barbells whi...
If there has ever been a most popular of piercing, ear piercings would be the number one without a shadow of a doubt. The most seen piercing amongst men and women is of course the traditional ear lobe piercing, which has become such a mainstream part of our culture, but there are several other different variations of ear piercing which you may not have heard about until now.
What Type Of Ear Piercings Are There?
From A to Z (well, almost) there are a huge number of ear piercings that you could choose from if you were thinking of getting a new piercings. If you’re already an avid piercer, you might want to find something different to try that you hadn’t even knew existed, and either way we’re here to help at UK piercing specialists Blue Banana.
If you want something a little bit different from a traditional lobe piercing, what about trying one of the other varieties of ear piercings such as an auricle piercing, which is the piercing of the cartilage to the side of your ear to create a great looking body modification. If that doesn’t sound like the one for you, have a look at the conch piercing, which performed in the middle area of the ear between your ear canal and the curved section of cartilage.
How Will You Know Which Ear Piercings To Choose?
There is no easy way to pick the right type of ear piercings for you, but in order to have the best possible chance you need to research each piercing thoroughly, including the different types of jewellery which are available for the different types. This will allow you to build up a picture of the type of ear piercing you might want before you head to your piercing studio.
