Keep On Studdin'

I don't necessarily remember the first time I pierced my ears. My mami says it was when I was about 4 months old. “Girls need to wear earrings; Men don’t.” In our Dominican culture, expressing your feminine side is considered antiquate for a woman. A woman acting butch, is looked down upon (wayyyy down) by Dominicans.  Even though I know my mother didn't mean anything by it, there were times that I wondered what would happen if I went on strike against earrings. She is the reason why I feel naked if I do not wear earrings. Because I became infatuated with earrings, I had two more piercings done on both of my ears and very soon I will get my fourth one.

Here are some different type of earrings that random people use. If you are interested in hoop earrings  I recommend starting small and working your way...larger? Personally I enjoy buying big hoop earrings. But for the virgin users, start small. Enjoy!

• Hoop Earrings:

I love love love to wear hoop earrings!

I don’t know why but hoop earrings

look Gansta! 

These are some other hoop selections...

(oh yea! Believe it! Gadaba women, who originate from Koraput,(Southern Orissa) In India, enjoy wearing a lot of  bangles, beads and huge brass hoop earings.)

Studs: 

When it comes to this type of earring, I do my best to be careful what I wear with them.  Studs are more of an elegant earring. Studs are classified as earrings that are not bigger than the ear. In other words the earrings should not dangle, like hoop earrings.  The way I look at it some studs are bigger than others but they are still studs if I wear studs, I would usually put my hair up or my cloths would have an elegant feel to it.

There are some studs depending on the metal (gold, platinum, silver etc) that are expensive. I personally do not own extravagant gold studs, but many women wear them to night galas etc.

There are other earrings that I classify as studs, such as stick-on, clip-on, magnetic earrings. Sticks on earrings are usually worn by those who do not or wouldn't like to have their ears pierced. These earrings can easily be sticked on. Clip-on and magnetic earrings are used for the same purpose considering that a person does not need to have a piercing in order to use them.

Gauges:

Rock N’ Roll! For any reason am I going my stereotype when I say this, but gauges are for rock people. Even though anyone can wear these earrings – I've seen it- I mostly see people who are punk, emo etc. wearing these.  This earring is rather fat and the cartiledge in the ear needs to be strenched in order for it to go through the piercing. 

 If for any reason, you are thinking about getting a piercing of any sort please go to a professional. Be advised that there are health risks. Take a peek at this video about the type of earring is best for your ear. Enjoy!