That’s a great idea. Thanks!Another thing that isn’t practical for daily wear but that you could use for going out / fancy earrings are “ear chains”! They’re basically chains that wrap around your ear and distribute the weight of the earring across the entire ear. Very popular with Indian jewelry but you could get a thin, plain chain in WG if you want the support and don’t want it to be super noticeable.
Attached a pic to show what I mean:
This is more of a "body parts" rant than a "bling" rant; and I honestly find it funny more than anything; but my earlobes are ginormous. They're deceptively big, actually. They eat up earrings and are always hungry for more - I have three piercings, and my day-to-day look has a 2ct earring in my main piercing, a 0.4ct stud in the second, and a 0.25ct stud in the smallest piercing. And yet, somehow, there's plenty of ear-estate to go around. I could cram in several extra carats without trying.
I was hanging out with a friend who has teeny tiny earlobes (compared to mine - probably normal sized compared to others) and she was telling me how she wanted a pair of every day studs. (I could see exactly where she was going with this - it isn't the first time). She says something along the lines of "I just want something nice but not OTT, you know? Like a decent size so they're visible, but not super large and taking over the ear. I think 1.5ctw across both ears would be good - is that what yours are? I think that size is just perfect!"
So, biting back a laugh, I told her "ah, not exactly... they're quite a bit bigger than 1.5ctw. Though 1.5 on you would look similar to these on me - they're 4ctw, but my ears are elephantine." I could see that she didn't believe me about how big my ears are - because the rest of me is kind of petite, so people expect my ears and hands to match (they don't) - so I offered them to her to try. When I took the earring off her eyebrows crept up to her hairline, and when she put them on her ear, the entire lobe was covered. Any bigger, and they'd be obstructing her hearing.
She's a really close friend btw, and meant absolutely no harm. Her expression when she realised she'd inadvertently thought my earrings were less than half the size they actually were was quite hilarious. Though I do wish I had her tiny lobes!!
Let's hear your rants!
grass is greener and all…Another thing that isn’t practical for daily wear but that you could use for going out / fancy earrings are “ear chains”! They’re basically chains that wrap around your ear and distribute the weight of the earring across the entire ear. Very popular with Indian jewelry but you could get a thin, plain chain in WG if you want the support and don’t want it to be super noticeable.
Attached a pic to show what I mean:
Earlobe rant!
My lobes have become less substantial and thinner with age. So heavy earrings pull and look weird, and most of my studs droop.
I kinda hate the jumbo metal earring backs. I think they are weird and bulky.
So I cut little discs from thin clear plastic and poke a hole in the middle.
Then I use this between my ear and the push back. These discs keep my studs upright, and are invisible.
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I have giant hands. I’m just giant in general. (6’1) I love dainty, ultra femme pieces and usually they just sooo itty bitty on me. My fantasies of Kataoka…ugh their pieces would just disappear on my frame
I wear a size 8 ring, honestly don’t have pudgy fingers…(no shade, I’ve got curves lol)
But wow it’s so hard to find rings that fit that also feel proportionate without look masculine!
I nearly died of embarrassment when trying on a gorgeous eternity at Tiffany’s - and they don’t even make my size! VCA’s between the finger rings? Forget it.
The standard 16” necklace is basically a choker on me. I tried on watches on Cartier recently and the SA said “Wow, the 36 mm size actually looks great on you - your wrists are smaller than I thought, I thought you’d look better in a 40!”
Oh gosh well I really don't have big lobes, I have tiny little ones. I want bigger ones so I can wear bigger earrings tho...
Finger wise, ...well my hands swell. They can swell so much I can barely wear rings period, including the size 9 rings I have. I have a 9.5 ring and sometimes I can't get it on either.
But I do have quite big hands. Not a knuckle thing just a big hand thing. And I've got a pretty wide span finger wise. Even as a kid I had big hands so go figure, I guess I have my dad's hands...lol I've always been told they don't look big my ring finger is a size 8 at its lowest and goes up from there... They don't get too squishy unless they're swollen. Its just a fact of life.
Here my hands were very swollen and why yes my fingers are squshy here...such is life. These rings usually fit,comfortably, size 8 and 8.5, but they didn't this day!
This is my hand not swollen (same hand, just took the image)
This is how they look not swollen. its not cold here (I'm in FL), and inside the house its currently 77F.
Oh gosh well I really don't have big lobes, I have tiny little ones. I want bigger ones so I can wear bigger earrings tho...
Finger wise, ...well my hands swell. They can swell so much I can barely wear rings period, including the size 9 rings I have. I have a 9.5 ring and sometimes I can't get it on either.
But I do have quite big hands. Not a knuckle thing just a big hand thing. And I've got a pretty wide span finger wise. Even as a kid I had big hands so go figure, I guess I have my dad's hands...lol I've always been told they don't look big my ring finger is a size 8 at its lowest and goes up from there... They don't get too squishy unless they're swollen. Its just a fact of life.
Here my hands were very swollen and why yes my fingers are squshy here...such is life. These rings usually fit,comfortably, size 8 and 8.5, but they didn't this day!
This is my hand not swollen (same hand, just took the image)
This is how they look not swollen. its not cold here (I'm in FL), and inside the house its currently 77F.
I read this thread last night and had to chuckle. I think we are all a little to hard on ourselves! When reading the descriptions of earlobes and hands, then seeing the actual pictures, I was pleasantly surprised to see that everyone is so darn cute! To me, the loose skin on my hands reminds me of those little wrinkled dogs that have all the hanging loose skin.
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I have giant hands. I’m just giant in general. (6’1) I love dainty, ultra femme pieces and usually they just sooo itty bitty on me. My fantasies of Kataoka…ugh their pieces would just disappear on my frame
I wear a size 8 ring, honestly don’t have pudgy fingers…(no shade, I’ve got curves lol)
But wow it’s so hard to find rings that fit that also feel proportionate without look masculine!
I nearly died of embarrassment when trying on a gorgeous eternity at Tiffany’s - and they don’t even make my size! VCA’s between the finger rings? Forget it.
The standard 16” necklace is basically a choker on me. I tried on watches on Cartier recently and the SA said “Wow, the 36 mm size actually looks great on you - your wrists are smaller than I thought, I thought you’d look better in a 40!”
I just read through and have had to giggle at some of the images in my mind as everyone describes themselves like a caricature drawing. We all sound like a bunch of misshapen trolls
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Just can’t do it.