There are a ton of different ways to pierce and accessorize your ears. INSIDER put together a basic guide to some of the most common ear piercings you can get. Piercings on the earlobe, for example, ...

What Is a Conch Piercing? A conch piercing is an upper ear cartilage piercing that is done in either the upper or lower concha of your ear. Concha is the scientific name for the inner, cup-like part ...

A snug piercing is a horizontal ear piercing located along the cartilage between the mid-helix (outer ear ridge) and the ...

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 ...

These days, there are so many areas of the ear suitable for trendy piercings that choosing where to get your next (or first!) one can be a big task. Your cartilage consists of several areas — 12, to ...

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 ...

2021 is upon us, and the #CuratedEar piercing trend is going nowhere, my fashionable friends. Our ears were once a tidy space with a modest stud or two in the lobe, back in the days of after school ...