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Types Of Earrings


Isn't it frustrating when you want something but don't know what they're called? With all the different styles of jewelry today it's easy to confuse their names. Well, to add to your stock knowledge and save you from ordering the wrong kind of earring, here's a list of the different types. Tell me if I missed any. And while it's not a rule, it's kind of like hairstyles. As women age, the hair gets shorter and it's the same with earring style.


Studs
The most common earrings we see. This is like the training wheels of earrings, we all start out with studs.
Hoops
These usually have a circular shape, although some are of different shapes.
Dangle or dangling earrings
Usually kept in place by a small hook. The look varies but they are the type that ‘dangles'. They are basically longer even though the length varies and they hang from the earlobe.
Drop earrings
Easily confused with the dangle earrings. A drop earring, unlike the dangle, does not move. They hang just below the earlobe and hangs in a straight line from the base of the earring and is still. This style utilizes a post (like studs) and sometimes a hook for the hanger.
Chandelier Earrings
Chandelier earrings often have multiple levels of decoration and ornate designs, and may have some movement when they dangle from the earlobes.
Huggy or huggies
Like the hoops but the type that actually 'hugs' your ears, meaning that they are smaller. These usually have a circular shape (though triangles and other varieties are available as well) and are in contact with your earlobe.
Slave Earrings
Slave earrings are commonly worn by Indian women on formal occasions, such as weddings. In this type of earring, the stud is connected with a delicate chain to the ear cuff or a cartilage piece worn higher on the ear. Slave earrings are often worn to support heavy dangle earrings and divide their weight.
Ear thread
A small chain which fits through the piercing itself, although materials may vary not necessarily using chain. It then hangs from the lobe on both sides with crystal or bead attachments.
Clip-On Earrings
Amongst the non-pierced earrings, clip-on earrings are the oldest and most popular. They have a tension clip, which secures the earring to the ear by pinching it into the earlobe.
Magnetic Earrings
Magnetic earrings have gained popularity amongst people who do not have pierced ears. The earrings are held in place by attaching the earring to the earlobe with a magnetic back, through magnetic force. It is due to this magnetic force that these earrings stay in place, thereby resembling pierced studs.
Stick-On Earrings
These are a novelty item highly popular amongst kids and teenagers. They have adhesive backs that are stuck to the earlobe, giving the appearance of a pierced stud earring. 


1. Huggies
2. Chandelier
3. Dangle or dangling earrings
4. Slave earrings
5. Ear thread
6. Drop earrings
7. Stick-on earrings
8. Magnetic earrings
9. Hoops
10. Studs 





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