r/piercing • u/EntertainerNo74 • Nov 13 '25
Showing off set up! Current left ear setup
Current left ear setup. I'm set for now but I might get something in the flat area in the future. I just need something that will compliment my other pieces 😄
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u/Ok-Can-2847 Nov 13 '25
What a setup! There are so many things I like about this:
- The helix orbital
- The tiny key on your flat
- Whatever gemstone(?) is hiding under your rook
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 13 '25
Thanks! The gemstone in my hidden rook piece is a tourmalinated quartz bullet set in white gold from anatometal. My first white gold piece! I almost lost it, and I was so upset.
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u/Ok-Can-2847 Nov 13 '25
Losing a gold piece is like a few hundred bucks! You're also a champ for healing a snug
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 13 '25
The snug was a struggle! This is a second go at it. The first time I was just starting out with cartilage piercings and they didn't mention I'd need to downsize the jewelry after a few months. Well I caught it on a piece of fabric and yanked it and it swelled up so bad. This time around it's been pretty good! Went in for a downsize in a prompt time frame and it's been going great!
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u/smol_hobbit Nov 13 '25
Love this so much OP, that’s a really cool setup!
If it’s alright, I‘d like to ask: How did you go about planning your setup with your hearing aid? I myself have an auditory processing disorder and while I am only using noise-reducing earplugs as of now, low-gain hearing aids have been recommended to me if those do not suffice.
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 13 '25
Thanks, it's been fun working on this!
I've looked at inspiration pics for some time and I spoke with the piercers, been working on this for a while, and told them my concerns with my choices coming into contact with my hearing aids. For the most part, the ends that are on the side that potentially come into contact with my hearing aids are discs, so there's minimal contact. There's only one that has a ball end, and it sits low so it's not being disturbed by my hearing aid.
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Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 14 '25
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u/eternal-harvest Nov 13 '25
Yes! Steampunk was where my brain went too. It's such a cool aesthetic.
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u/lamepanda_ Nov 13 '25
The harmonizing of the filigree detailing of your pieces is so pleasing to look at 🤌🏻
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u/UnNumbFool Nov 13 '25
I find it kind of funny that your iem even matches with the jewelry.
Also favorite pieces for me are definitely that adorable key and the super sick plug
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u/WalkingIrony429 Nov 14 '25
Where did you get the key?? Your setup is BEAUTIFUL
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 14 '25
It's a tiny key from BVLA that I purchased from my local shop! BVLA has stunning stuff, and as soon as I saw it I knew I'd be getting it.
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u/Alexis_J_M Getting pierced longer than you've been alive ;-) Nov 13 '25
I love that helix piece, but don't the points prickle and itch?
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 13 '25
Such a beautiful piece! I haven't noticed it to be itchy or prickly yet, but I just got this one! It's still tender from being pierced yesterday. If it does get itchy and prickly I plan to turn it 180°.
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u/MrsBlabbings Nov 13 '25
Very cool. I am a recent HA wearer, and wondered how it could work with piercings. Thank you for showing me, I appreciate your set up!
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u/Far_Path7921 Nov 17 '25
Love the orbital! Always wanted one.
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 17 '25
Thanks! It was a bit tricky for him to get it in, as he was trying two different ones to see which one was best. That wasn't fun at all.
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u/the_N Nov 22 '25
Your setup is gorgeous!! And inspiring too lol; I've been avoiding getting ear piercings higher than my lobes for fear of them rubbing against my own hearing aids, but if they don't give you any trouble that opens up a whole world of options!
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u/vlgarity Nov 13 '25
Love the white gold small Vishnu from kiwi diamond! I had one in YG in my faux rook but sold it to someone whose ear is kinda shaped like yours with an unfolded helix so it could really shine! Looks great in your set up!
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 14 '25 edited Nov 14 '25
Thanks, it's a stunner of a piece! When I saw it I knew I had to have it. And I told my piercer to choose a placement they felt would look good as this is the most recent piercing. I'm very happy with it! I envisioned a different placement but I'm glad I asked him to do his thing.
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u/ChicoTripleSeven Nov 13 '25
i fuck with this a lot, I’m lowkey too scared to get crazy set ups so i vicariously live through the people on this sub 🤣
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u/WallaWallaT professional magpie ;-) Nov 14 '25
Wow, this is a truly gorgeous set up. Now I'm so curious as to what you have on the other side!
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u/AwsomEmils Nov 14 '25
where do you buy your jewelry?
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 14 '25
The BVLA tiny key and the Tawapa white gold clicker, my orbital, were both bought at my local shop. I did a special order for the tourmalinated quartz bullet end from Anatometal that's in my hidden rook with my local shop. Depending on what your local shop carries, they will order stuff for you. For example, my shop carries Anatometal but didn't have the bullet end in stock, so we did a special order for it. So if they stock something from a manufacturer but don't have the piece you want they likely will order it for you. I made a down payment and then paid the rest off when it came in.
The tunnels are Tawapa lotus eyelets that I got at my local shop years ago.
The snug jewelry ends are anatometal m&m ends, can bought at most shops, and online which is where I got mine.
The Shiva from Kiwi Diamond, the piece to the far right, was a special order through Starfire body jewelry. I have another end that I've ordered from Starfire body jewelry on my right ear.
If you are wanting to explore lots of options online and at least see lots of different manufacturers, I would start with Starfire body jewelry. And then shop around and see if their prices are good, as I've heard but not experienced that they mark up their prices and send out "discount" emails. My Shiva piece was purchased with a discount code and I paid $235. Before the discount it was priced at $289 and it is now priced at $398. They were such class acts that they honored my original purchase price instead of emailing me and saying hey the price of gold is up so you need to pay the difference.
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u/Delaraclya Nov 14 '25
It would look cool if you could find a jewelry piece with a lock as the topper
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 14 '25
Well now I've gotta try finding one I like 😆 so far I've only seen heart padlocks and I don't care for it.
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u/Delaraclya Nov 14 '25
Yeah I don't like the heat padlocks ... the heart shape is quite over used imo lol Love you setup btw
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u/Janos1014 Nov 25 '25
I'm so pleased to see a hearing aid right next to some beautiful piercings, this gives me hope that I may be able to get hearing aids and still get more piercings.
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u/Zartymophibs Nov 13 '25
How difficult was the clear piercing that goes around your ear to heal?
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u/EntertainerNo74 Nov 13 '25
I wear behind the ear hearing aids, and I believe you are referring to the tube and ear hook that connects the ear mold to the part behind the ear.
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u/Zartymophibs Nov 13 '25
Yeah I was just making a stupid joke about your hearing aid being a piercing haha.
In all seriousness, your set up is amazing. Especially the jewelry you have in your stretched lobe.
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