How To Stack Multiple Earrings

How to Stack Multiple Earrings

An ear stack is simply several earrings, chosen to work together. Studs, huggies, hoops: mixed across your piercings so the whole ear reads as one look rather than a collection of separate ones. Keep it minimal or go further. Either way, it's the most personal way to wear earrings.

If you're not sure where to begin, start with these four rules. (And if you want to know which piercing is which, our guide to styling your ear piercings maps the whole ear.)

1. Start with small studs

When in doubt, go smaller. Small studs leave space between piercings, and that space is what makes a stack look considered rather than crowded.

Make them solid gold. There's no plating to wear away, so solid gold is the usual recommendation for sensitive ears, and it can be worn every day without coming out. Several of the team sleep and shower in theirs. At this size, you stop noticing they're there.

2. Add a huggie

Huggies are small, close-fitting hoops that sit snug against the ear, which is where the name comes from. They look clean on their own and work with almost anything else. Wear one in a second or third lobe piercing, or up in the helix. The Classic Gold Huggie Earrings are the everyday version: 9ct solid gold, sold singly or as a pair, in yellow or white gold.

3. Think about colour

One coloured stone lifts the whole stack. White sapphire adds light without adding colour; emerald or ruby adds a clear point of focus. The Evil Eye White Sapphire Piercing Earring works in the lobe, conch or helix, and pairs with plain gold on either side.

4. Pair small with statement

Once the small pieces are in place, add one bigger earring to anchor them. Usually that's a hoop in the first lobe piercing, with studs and a huggie stacked above it. Our hoop earrings run from fine huggies to chunkier styles, so it's easy to find the right scale.

That's it. Look through our earrings for ideas before you book that second (or fifth) piercing.