Cartilage Earrings: Common Types & Styles

From the minds of Maria Tash comes this western-inspired 16 gauge clicker earring with nine turquoise stones. You can get the clicker made out of either 14k white gold, rose gold, or yellow gold. With a simplistic design and a pop of bright color, this hoop-style earring can be worn on most cartilage piercings, especially the tragus, anti-tragus, forward helix, and daith ones. At $400, this individual earring is rather expensive, but comes with high quality, hypoallergenic materials that will last you a lifetime.

At Maison Miru, you can find a delightful pair of shooting star hoop earrings with an open design that allows them to fit both lobe piercings and certain cartilage piercings as well. Made out of 14k gold plating over brass and cubic zirconium crystals, this unique 20 gauge earring set with stand out amongst all your other jewels. Moderately priced and youthfully refined, this earring was made for a young person on the go. One of its only drawbacks is its size and vertical orientation, which makes it best suited for only a few cartilage piercings, such as the rook, daith, and forward helix.

Have you ever wanted to look like you were dripping in jewels? If so, this gorgeous teardrop-shaped stud from ONDAISY can help transform your ear into a work of art, especially if you have multiple cartilage piercings. This 16 gauge teardrop stud works great in helix, daith, lobe, and conch piercings and will definitely give you an air of sophistication.

Maria Tash offers an understated hinge earring made out of 14k white gold that was made for the ease of everyday wear. The simple hinge closure makes it a breeze to take in and out for cleaning, and the 14K gold will last for a long time--so long as it's properly cared for. This demure jewelery's width only makes it best for orbital piercings that reach around the outer part of the mid-ear to the conch piercing.

If you're unsure about your metallurgical sensitives or you've been struggling with reactions to other types of jewelry in the past, try out a surgical steel piece instead. This surgical steel multiple-gauged captive bead ring with hematite balls from RebelBod will give you an edge without irritating your ear. With four gauges, multiple measurements, and at around $7.00 apiece, this hoop earring is made for most types of cartilage piercings, whether they're super tiny or you've worked to stretch them out.

All of the '90s kids can rejoice thanks to Girls Crew's dino-mite stud set. Coming in a pack of four, these 18k gold/rose gold/rhodium plated earrings are shaped like some of the world's most beloved dinosaurs. Given their petite size (6 gauge), these colorful studs will look great in all of your cartilage piercings. Add a pop of color and a blast from the past to your everyday look with this funky earring set.

Next time you venture into every teenager's favorite store--Spencer's--browse around their jewelry cabinets for their body sensitive earrings. Made out of stainless steel, these earrings won't give even the most persnickety piercings any trouble. This specific earring stud comes in a triangle barbell, which is both understated and interesting enough to fit with all of your favorite outfits. This 16 gauge barbell will work for all of your cartilage piercings that it'll fit in.

Urban Body Jewelry brings you a slew of quality jewelry for a nominal cost. For example, you can brighten up your ears with their stainless steel barbells made for industrial piercings. At just under $7.00 apiece, these oil slick styled earrings are great for people don't want to sacrifice style but are working on a tight budget.