There’s more to great piercings than adding a new hoop.

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For them, it was the furthest someone had traveled for their piercings.

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For the client, it was the only route to get the exact jewelry and placement they wanted.

The service’s exact terminology varies.

A close up of a client at The Curated Lobe wearing four gold piercings.

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Aesthetics are just the start.

[Ear styling] is not just about making it look niceit’s also about ensuring pieces fit correctly.

Seasoned professionals know the proper questions to ask about ones ear goals, as Mena-Scott says.

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All of this expertise honed over decades, she says, is crucial for proper ear curation.

So is an understanding that the look can’t always come together in a single appointment.

It might take somebody 10 years to fully get their ears to the point where they’re happy."

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It might take somebody 10 years to fully get their ears to the point where they’re happy.

The beauty of such a specific piercing practice is an assortment that fits you and your ears only.

That said, trends have a way of emerging.

Queen Elizabeth wearing a purple coat and hat smiling at Pope Francis

Maximalist, more-the-merrier groupings are common requests inMaria Tash’scelebrity-frequented studios.

But would I do it again?

The late pope spared no expense when it came to treating the infant prince in 2014.

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Skip the shampoos, glosses, and treatments.

The infamous Y2K trend is making a comeback with millennials, Gen Z, and their favorite celebrities.

They all get their piercings from Maria Tash.

At the center of the graphic a woman with nose piercing is smiling and touching her earrings with her hand. On the left a photo shows a nice-looking piercing parlor shop. On the right a photo shows a woman in denim jeans showing her belly button piercing. One pair of earrings each on both left and right side corners are shown in this graphic.

“Ive never liked the idea of having to change my body for fashion.”

Graphic design art showing a woman’s belly with navel piercing and two belly button jewelry next to it. Yellow water color element in the background.

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Graphic design art composed of a woman with clip-on earrings and a pair of large clip-on earrings next to her. Yellow water color element in the background.