Helix Piercing - where to get good quality jewellery?

MissSarah151

Hello

I got my helix pierced a few months ago (not ready to change bar yet) but was having a look for earrings for when I can change it - and I can't seem to find any good quality (preferably titanium) earrings for it.

Any recommendations would be great!

Thanks

dearlouise

You'll get the best prices on eBay, quality will be the same from most places.

MissSarah151

dearlouise wrote: »

You'll get the best prices on eBay, quality will be the same from most places.

Thanks for your reply - I've had a look on ebay but the prices seem too good for them to be good if that makes sense! (I am sensitive to some earrings) - but I don't know what the 'average' price for this type of jewellery is!

meer53

Try a tattoo place where they do the piercing. My local one keeps a huge range of jewellery.

MissSarah151

meer53 wrote: »

Try a tattoo place where they do the piercing. My local one keeps a huge range of jewellery.

Think that's what I'll do - the place I got it done had a lot of little coloured balls to screw on to the bar but didn't seem to have anything fancier.

meer53

MissSarah151 wrote: »

Think that's what I'll do - the place I got it done had a lot of little coloured balls to screw on to the bar but didn't seem to have anything fancier.

My daughter had a bar in at first but got a horseshoe ring from Claires which she wears now. It's silver with little screw on balls. I think it's a nose ring really but it fits fine, she's not had any problems with it.

dearlouise

MissSarah151 wrote: »

Thanks for your reply - I've had a look on ebay but the prices seem too good for them to be good if that makes sense! (I am sensitive to some earrings) - but I don't know what the 'average' price for this type of jewellery is!

They're not too good I promise you. I buy wholesale plugs from a UK supplier and they are CHEAP to buy in. The tattoo shops make a killing on them. Eg I buy a pair of plugs in for £1.50, I sell them for £6... a tattoo shop would ask for £12.

I'm also sensitive to cheap metal, I've got multiple piercings, some in VERY sensitive places and have always bought off eBay. Just check their feedback. I can only wear titanium in my lip and I can buy replacement jewellery for as little as £3 inc postage. That'd be £8-10 in a piercing/tattoo shop.

MissSarah151

dearlouise wrote: »

They're not too good I promise you. I buy wholesale plugs from a UK supplier and they are CHEAP to buy in. The tattoo shops make a killing on them. Eg I buy a pair of plugs in for £1.50, I sell them for £6... a tattoo shop would ask for £12.

I'm also sensitive to cheap metal, I've got multiple piercings, some in VERY sensitive places and have always bought off eBay. Just check their feedback. I can only wear titanium in my lip and I can buy replacement jewellery for as little as £3 inc postage. That'd be £8-10 in a piercing/tattoo shop.

Thanks so much for this - I've seen some really pretty ones on ebay but it was the price putting me off - going ahead and buying now! I'm wanting titanium so thanks for confirming you can get actually it at that price