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Fashion Earrings

Fashion earrings are the most common form of jewelry not only amongst ladies but also amongst the guys. The history of earrings dates back to 1500 BC. These tiny accessories add a whole lot of grace and glamor to your face. Generally, the earlobes are pierced for wearing an earrings but now a days, with the popularity of flaunting trendy earrings in an innovative style, people get different points on the ear pierced. In, fact one can comfortably wear 2 or more set of earrings at a time.

Earring Styles

Earrings are basically of two types:
  • Pierced Earrings
  • Metal

Pierced Earrings

Pierced Earrings are those earrings which need a piercing on the ear to get hung or stuck. The various kinds of earrings in this category are:

Dangle Earrings or Chandelier Earrings: Dangle earrings as the name suggests are meant to dangle in the ear. These are light weight earrings with a certain length to it which makes it swing within the ear piercing. Long danglers with elaborate designs are referred as chandelier earrings.

Dangle Earrings

Hoop Earrings: Hoop earrings refer to the round or semi circular rings. Such earrings generally use metal tubing mechanism in the making. Apart from circular designs, hoop earrings are available in other geometrical designs too. The designs of these fashion earrings can vary between beaded, studded or enameled.

Hoop earrings

Stud Earrings:Stud earrings, better known as ear studs are the small button like earrings which look as if studded into the earlobe. These earrings have the typical design of a round plastic button or stone like thing attached to a thin metal stick which has to be inserted into the earlobe. A metal or rubber dart then secures the earring tightly, right at its place.

Stud earrings

Non-Pierced Earrings

Non-Pierced Earrings are the earrings which do not need a piercing in the ear for sticking. These earrings just get stuck on the earlobe with the help of some smart techniques. The various kinds of earrings in this category are:

Clip-On Earrings: Clip-on earrings refer to the two-part piece earring which flip up to get attached onto the earlobe using mechanical pressure to hold the earring well in place.

Clip-on earrings

Ear Cuff: Ear cuff refers to the curved band of metal which is pressed onto the helix of the ear and is stuck there by pinching the ear.

Ear cuff

Magnetic Earrings: Magnetic earrings are the metal earrings which are held securely on the earlobe with the help of a small magnet.

Magnetic earrings

Stick-on Earrings: Stick-on earrings are the adhesive-backed earrings which can be pasted onto the earlobe to provide an illusion of a stud earring.

Stick-on earrings

Materials Used for Ladies Costume Earrings

Besides the expensive materials like gold, diamond, silver, platinum, swarovsky crystals, fashion earrings of inexpensive materials have become very popular in the fashion circuit. These earrings are ladies costume or fashion earrings made of materials like metal, glass, leather, plastic, terracotta, resin, stone, wood, shell, bone etc.

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