Got Holes In Your Head?

By Norah Blucher

Do you have holes in your head? No? Me neither and it creates a fashion dilemma for many of us. 

JJ Atwell recently wrote about New Years resolutions and wanting her ears pierced and I know the feeling of everything she wrote. Clip-on earrings do not come in a huge variety and when you do find a smashing pair, sometimes they just hurt and can only be worn a short while. I’ve thought about piercing my ears for a while now, but until I do, I’m still wearing clip-on earrings as many of you do as well.

After years of looking at fabulous earrings I would love to wear, but could not, I came up with a creative solution to some of the dilemmas of clip-on earrings. I adapt pierced earrings to be clip-ons!

Searching for a pair of clip-on hoops many years ago, I happened upon some ingenious ones that did not utilize a lever clip, as many do, and instead had a sort of spring-loaded plunger. When worn, they sort of looked like they passed completely through your ear with no visible clip. Intrigued, I bought a pair and absolutely loved them! They looked nice and did not have a painful death grip on my ear, but still stayed secure, so I bought more in a few sizes.

My Epiphany

Looking at some earrings in a store one day, I noticed a lot of the dangly ones had a fixed eye loop at the top that a hook attached to. Seeing that some of the eye loops were a little larger than others, I bought them with an idea in mind. Taking them home, I removed the hook, and sure enough, the eye loop slid right onto the hoops I had!

I was absolutely ecstatic! I could now buy earrings that had such an eye loop and wear them with my smaller hoops. I still utilize them just as hoops if I want and do so with the larger pairs, but regularly slip other earrings I like onto the smallest pair and they look quite good. I don’t have many pictures that show my ears a lot, but tried to find some that show how they look with different earrings

What is better though is that they are fairly comfortable to wear all day and hold more weight than I expected. I usually have some hair over my ears and like a bolder earring that will still show. I regularly wear them with my favorite silver and abalone cut-out tear drops that are not light and they work fabulous. So far so good and knock on wood, all-day outings, taking coats and seatbelts on and off or dancing the night away, everything has stayed right where I wanted it to.

Not Quite Perfect

As good as these work, I do find some limitations. To start, the eye loop must be large enough to fit the hoop. The earrings also need to be a bit on the larger side to balance out the look, as a very small earring would look off. It also took me a bit to find the best spot on my ear that did not hurt, but with the design of the hoops, you have more leeway in this regard than a traditional clip-on.

If you go this route, I would also caution you to find ones that are either silver-plated or surgical stainless steel, which are both hypoallergenic. This should cause less irritation and won’t risk turning your ears green or something.

Anyway, loves, I hope you found this helpful and maybe it will open a few doors for you. I love the elegance of a nice long earring and this allows me to utilize some of the more unique ones I find that I would never be able to find as a clip-on. 

Questions or comments are welcome below or email me at nblucher at-sign proton dot me. If you found something that works, please do tell. Inquiring minds want to know!

Wearing Nine West

Paweł Góral femulating Céline Dion on Polish television’s Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo.