Cartilage piercings have become desirable piercings due to how diverse these piercings are. The ear has so many different places to pierce, and the shape of your ear can even mean customizing your own look. The cartilage piercing has become hugely popular amongst piercing professionals and enthusiasts. Not only are they trendy, but they are the perfect piercing to help you create your own style by mix and matching different jewelry and piercing placements. These are the top five most popular and unique cartilage piercings you will find!
#1. Constellation Piercings
Everything space, stars, and astrology are in right now! There is nothing better than creating your constellation piercing! A constellation piercing is a group of piercings that create a unique pattern or shape on the ear. They are typically a small cluster of delicate earrings that look like a design that you might see on a clear starry night. Why are these so popular? Easy, there is no two-constellation piercing that looks the same and the possibilities are truly endless. Most piercers will perform two or three cartilage piercings at a time, and you can continue to build off those piercings after healing the first batch! Not only are these customizable by the shape of your ear, but they can also be customized by jewelry. A reputable piercer should be able to order almost any shape, style, or color combination of earrings.
#2. The Conch Piercing
This is a piercing that can be bold and elegant, it is highly customizable, and it is curated to the wearer. The Conch piercing gets its name from the spiral shape that the ear takes after. This gorgeous piercing is located in the center part of the ear. The initial piercing is done with a bar or stud, but it can be fitted to a ring once healed. Since most people have a larger surface area in the inner conch there is a ton of jewelry options! Depending on how many conch piercings you want and how flat the space is, you can go with larger jewelry in more diverse shapes. How cute would a mandala with a CZ gem in the center be? Or you could with an even bigger statement and do a curved multi-stone CZ crescent moon! There are so many different options, it all about your imagination!
#3 The Forward Helix Piercing
A forward helix piercing is located on the upper cartilage of your ear (closest to your face). It is the part of your cartilage that is facing forward directly above the tragus. This anatomy dependent, but the double or triple forward helix piercing is one of the cutest cartilage piercings. After these beauties are healed, they are super easy to maintain, and they look great. The best part is, you can get creative with your jewelry choices when the piercing has fully healed. This will allow you to adjust your look to any style on any day. Super easy to change your jewelry based on your mood.
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#4. Snug Piercings
The Snug Piercings is also known as the anti-tragus piercing it is following the line of cartilage between the rim of your ear and your inner cartilage. This piercing is not for everyone and you will need an in-person consolation to determine if you have the proper anatomy for this gorgeous piercing. Not many people have this piercing, so you are guaranteed to stand out with this hot piercing. It is one of the newer piercings in the industry and even if you donāt have the perfect anatomy for the snug piercing you can always go with a faux snug piercing. This is a piercing where the conch and the helix are pierced to look just like the snug. This is why the cartilage is so fun to have pierced.
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#5 The Tragus Piercing
If youāre looking for a dainty new accessory, the tragus piercing is the way to go! The tragus is the little flap of cartilage on the side of your face that covers the ear canal. Since this is a unique spot the piercing will speak for itself! You can put the tiniest of gemstones in the piercings to the larger ring. This piercing is extremely versatile! It can be done as a ādoubleā tragus, where two separate horizontal barbells going through the tragus (giving the effect of one piercing). Or it can be done as a single piercing with different bezels or shaped ends. For example, an arrow or a star end can be attached to the barbell to create different designs.
Hello! My name is Emily and I obsessed with piercings (and tattoos) since I was a little girl of 6 years old. I was fortunate enough to make my passion my work after meeting my amazing husband Jeffrey who owned his own tattoo shop. I just recently finished my internships at some of America’s most famous piercing shops and a dream to start something together was born. After falling in love with each other (and each other’s piercings and tattoos) we decided to expand his tattoo shop and I got to manage my own piercing shop in the same space! I’ve never been so happy being able to share my love for piercings through my shop and this blog I started back in 2013. We love to share models and inspiration, so feel free to email me your suggestions, pictures or if you just want to say hi!