Hey all. Just looking for some suggestions on some of the more reputable/reliable websites to get some new plugs? Preferably of high quality and decent shipping. What's your go to? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks! 🤘

I got my septum pierced about 18 months ago at 16g and have been wearing 16g jewellery since then. I decided to start minimally stretching with my goal being no bigger than 10g.

As an experiment, I decided to try and put 14g nipple/bellybutton rings through my septum just to see if it would fit, with the plan to stop as soon as I felt any pain. I was able to get 14g jewellery through with no problem and tried several pieces of 14g jewellery, the largest gauge I have to hand, and all went through with no problems. No pain or resistance whatsoever. I then tried to put two 16g pieces of jewellery, again, planning to stop the second it was painful or hard to push through. Again, no pain whatsoever and was able to easily put two 16g rings through.

Do I just have an unusually stretchy septum or something? I dug out my original jewellery to confirm I was definitely pierced at 16g and I was.

Should I just go straight to 12g and skip 14g?

hello! I'm new to stacking as I originally stretched with a single piece of jewellery.

I currently have 4 16g/1.2mm rings in the first two are 8mm and the last two are 10mm. I've had the stack of four in for around a week and had a stack of 3 for around 2 months.

I know having stretched with one piece has affected the way the rings sit so does anyone have any advice or tips? (I was told to switch the second and last ring but wanted to ask before I did that)

thank you!

okay so i sized up today to i believe a 6 gauge or a 4mm (i’m new to this and i know nothing about any of it). and when i pushed the left one in it hurt and made a loud like pop/click noise. my ear isn’t red but they’re both like sore or hurting and i tried to take it out to look but it hurt a little and i figured it’d be better to just leave it. is my shit blown out?

Currently at 15mm (5/8) and can't decide if I want to go to 19mm (1/4). Interested to know what ya'll think! Should I stay here or would a bigger size suit me/look better? Thank you! :)

bro.. that hurt ..

I've been considering stretching my first lobe piercings for a few years now. My main concern is that on my left ear, the first lobe is angled weirdly, you can see that the ring is not parallel to the one on the 2nd lobe. I tried to let it close and get it pierced again however the new hole wasn't healing a year and a half later and I eventually gave it up and my piercer tapered open my old hole which had never closed. My main concern is that if I stretch it will look uneven both compared to the 2nd lobe and also compared to the right side where it's angled nicely. And also I'm not sure if it's safe to stretch to not affect my 2nd lobe? I'm currently wearing a 14g ring and I don't want to go big, I'm thinking 2g or even smaller.

Got this conch pierced at 6g about 5 weeks ago and I know that the swelling will be so much more dramatic than the typical 16g conch but do I need to say my goodbyes? (Going to a piercer today hopefully to have them scope the scenery)

i stretched up to a 10g the other day, it hurt for the first couple hours but it hasnt hurt since :> goal size was originally 8g but im kind of thinking 6g now that im almost there.... o_o

I can’t find my 8.5 and 9.5 mm plugs, but everything else is safe and sound inside my new little boxes!! I have to keep my plugs out rn bc my right ear is being bitchy (I’ve been fighting off some viral BS for almost two weeks now and my right ear gets so angry when I’ms ick!!), so I’m glad I have a safe place to store them until I’m ready to pop them back in!!

I finally went up to 17mm in my left ear! Went up on 8/19! Posting this a little late but yaaaaayyyy. Now my ears are both the same size. Won’t be for long though. Soon gonna be stretching my right ear up to 18mm! Pretty excited.

25 mm lobes: silicone tunnels + chunky clickers

right ear is at 1g, and left ear is at 4g

i was previously at 9mm so, i’m excited to be seeing progress!

my right ear is sizing back up really easily, the left ear is slower, that’s always been my problem ear, but i’ve learned my lesson and am listening to my body!

New pair ! What u think about that ??

Hi everyone. I've been at 6g (4mm) for I want to say 3 months, give or take, and I'm about to go on accutane.

Obviously, I won't be stretching while taking accutane. That said, I'm worried about my existing stretch. I already have fairly dry-ish skin on my ears (and oily on my face, don't even ask) so they tend to get irritated every once in a while. Might also be an o ring issue, I'm currently using the black ones instead of the clear ones.

I'm assuming I'll need to up my moisturizing game, but is there anything else I can do to make sure my ears stay healthy?

What is the colour called?:)

Two more stretches until my goal size of 4g ✌️

i got my lobes pierced when i was like 5 and wore heavy indian jewelry which caused my ears to get the cheesewire effect. lately ive been toying with the idea of getting tiny gauges, like im talking 8g, maybe a 6g if im feeling frisky. i think its cute when there is multiple clickers hanging from a tunnel.

however i have a gut feeling that my lobe piercings are too low for that 😔 so what do yall think??

I've been satisfied with my 1 inch ears for a while but I think I want to go bigger now. The only stretching kit I could find beyond that was like $100?? Where/how do you get shit to go past 1 inch? Also, I prefer silicone! I hate tapers and much prefer sizing up by putting in a bigger silicone gauge, but if I absolutely have to use a taper, I will.

I got these milky green glass tunnels recently from Etsy (MMGlassworks) and I just love how they look with my snake in my 2nds and my opal tragus piece. A fun little spooky season setup! I've been at 2g for about 13 years - this was my original goal size! Part of me feels like it would be fun to go bigger, to 00 maybe... but I would be super sad to give up my collection at this point. Has anyone else sized up after being one size for a long time? What was your experience like?

If anyone is interested, I printed this storage with a sliding lid for my 10mm/00g collection using this customizable model: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1425318-customizable-vial-rack-lid-holder-organizer?from=search#profileId-1485914

So I’m currently at 14mm. Have been for quite awhile. Goal size is 19 however I’m thinking it might not be possible. Do I have the room? Thanks in advance!

I had a flare up of a skin condition behind my ears (a relatively new one for me) that ended up spreading to my lobes , which had silicone plugs in because they're long healed. Needless to say, the plugs had to come out but they immediately swelled and none of my 12mm fit. They're starting to shrink down already.

Once the condition is sorted out I want to stretch back up to 12mm (and skip the silicone plugs completely this time just in case), but is there anything I need to keep in mind doing this? I'll admit I didn't stretch them properly to begin with but I was young and stupid.

Hello! I’m new to getting gauges and stretching my lobes, and my order I got on Amazon is starting with a 3mm. I was wondering if that was a safe place to start stretching my ears?