Piercing Advisor™
Piercing Advisor™
Get the perfect fit, the first time.
What is it?
This is a complimentary consultation that can be include with your order. This service aims to ensure a good fit for your piercing, with a free exchange available if adjustments are necessary.
Why Use this Service?
Since everyone's anatomy varies, selecting the right size for your piercing is crucial when buying quality jewelry. By choosing this service, our team will contact you to help verify your size selection and assist with exchanges if any adjustments are needed.
FreshTrends Piercing Advisor™
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FreshTrends Piercing Advisor™ is a complimentary consultation that you can include with your order. This service aims to ensure the ideal fit for your piercing jewelry, with a free exchange available if adjustments are necessary.
Since everyone's anatomy varies, selecting the right size for your piercing is crucial when buying quality piercing jewelry. By choosing this service, our team will contact you to help verify your size selection and assist with exchanges if any adjustments are needed.
Before We Craft, We Consult: We’re all about getting things just right. That’s why we hold off on crafting your jewelry until you've had your Piercing Advisor™ consultation and we've nailed down your size.
Experience the magic of a perfect fit with our Piercing Advisor™—where ensuring a flawless fit and your satisfaction is our priority!
Not sure what size jewelry you need?
If, for some reason, you opt out of using the complimentary Piercing Advisor™ service and prefer to do it yourself, try using our measuring guide. Or, even better, start a live chat!
What Is The Jewelry Gauge?
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The gauge of a body jewelry piece refers to the thickness of the barbell going through your body piercing. The higher the gauge, the thinner the barbell. For example, a 22G barbell is going to be very thin, and a 14G barbell is going to be thicker. Piercing jewelry ranges in size from 22G - 00G; after 00G, jewelry is measured in fractions of inches in the US and millimeters internationally. You can check out a full sizing chart below.
Why Is The Gauge Of My Piercing Important?
The gauge of your piercing is important for a number of reasons.
First and foremost, you must choose the proper jewelry gauge for the health of your piercing. When you get pierced, the needle with which you are pierced will be a certain gauge. The jewelry that you choose needs to be the same gauge if you want to avoid certain piercing complications, like rejected jewelry.
The gauge at which you’re pierced has to do with the piercing location and how that area heals. For example, your lobes are usually pierced at 20G to 14G. 20G is about the lowest that you should go; any smaller than that, and your body may view the jewelry as a splinter or something similar and try to push it out.
Besides health considerations, you’ll choose your gauge based on aesthetics. In the past, it was more common to pierce your lobe at 20G or 18G. However, now that styles are changing, it’s more common to pierce the lobe at 16G or 14G. This allows thicker jewelry to go into the piercing hole and follows current styles and trends.
Some piercing areas can be stretched to a larger gauge, so if you’re unhappy with the aesthetic of your piercing, you can talk to your piercer about stretching protocols and whether that’s an option for you and your piercing.
What’s The Difference Between Small Gauges And Large Gauges?
Small gauges will have a thinner bar but a larger number (like 20G), and large gauges will have a thicker bar but a smaller number (like 14G). This can be a bit confusing at first, but if you’re not planning on stretching your piercing, then you’ll really just need to remember the specific gauge of your piercing and choose the proper jewelry from there.
What are Gauge Earrings?
The term “gauge earrings” comes from a misunderstanding of the term “gauge.”
It has become common to refer to “stretched lobes” as “gauged ears.” This is incorrect because every piercing has a gauge as gauge refers to the thickness of the piercing hole rather than a description of a specific piercing type.
When someone is asking about “gauge earrings,” they are actually referring to plugs and tunnels, which are the earring types that are worn in stretched lobes. Stretched lobes are lobe piercings that are stretched to gauges that are quite large (up to 00G or even further).
How Do I Know What Gauge My Piercing Is?
Most piercers adhere to a standard size for each piercing, however there are instances where a different gauge may have been used. When in doubt, it's best to visit your piercer and ask them what size they used for your specific piercing. Below is a list of standard gauges for different piercings:
Body Piercing Standard Gauges:
| Piercing | Standard Gauge |
|---|---|
| Belly / Navel Ring | 14G |
| Nose Piercing | 20G , 18G |
| Tongue Piercing | 14G |
| Cartilage Piercing | 16G , 18G |
| Eyebrow Piercing | 16G (14G is also commonly used) |
| Industrial Barbell | 14G (16G is also commonly used) |
| Labret Lip Rings | 14G or 16G |
| Monroe Piercing | 16G |
| Nipple Piercing | 14G |
| Tragus / Helix / Rook / Conch | 16G , 18G |
| Septum | 14G (16G is also commonly used) |
| Ear | 20G and 18G |
What Is My Gauge In Millimeters?
Internationally, gauge is measured in millimeters (mm). Please refer to the metric conversion chart below.
Inches & Millimeters Gauge Conversion Chart:
| Gauge | Inches | Millimeters |
|---|---|---|
| 22G | .025 | 0.64mm |
| 20G | .032" | 0.81mm |
| 18G | .040" | 1.0mm |
| 16G | .050" | 1.2mm |
| 14G | .064" | 1.6mm |
| 12G | .082" | 2.0mm |
| 10G | .102" | 2.5mm |
| 8G | .125" | 3.0mm |
| 6G | .162" | 4.0mm |
| 4G | .204" | 5.0mm |
| 2G | .250" | 6.0mm |
| 0G | .312" | 8.0mm |
| 00G | .375" | 10.0mm |
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PIERCING ADVISOR™ FAQs
All you need to do is:
- Add the item you like to the Shopping Cart.
- Add the complimentary FreshTrends Piercing Advisor™ service to the Shopping Cart.
- Place your order by completing the Check Out.
We will reach out to you within the next business day via email or phone call to help you determine if the item you purchased is perfectly tailored to your piercing.
Let's Get Started
In the mean time you can help us to better help you by providing us the simple information below.
- What piercing is the item you purchased for?
- Do you know the size of your current jewelry? if so what is the size?
- Communication Preference Phone Call, Email or Live Chat
- Take and send us a photo of your current piercing.
- Include your order number and email.
Choose How to Submit Your Answers:
- Via the Ask Our Piercing Advisor tab below the Add to Cart button
- Via email to support@freshtrends.com
- DM us on Instagram @freshtrends
- or simply wait until we reach out to you after you place your order.
When you order from us, you're not just buying jewelry—you're ensuring a flawless fit! With every purchase, you get a complimentary Piercing Advisor™ consultation. It's our promise to you: perfect fit or a free exchange. That's right, no more guesswork or size mishaps!
Here's the scoop:
- Tailor-Made Perfection: Everyone’s anatomy is unique, and that’s why our expert consultants are here to confirm that your chosen size is just right for your specific piercing. It's all about you—your body, your piercing, your perfect fit.
- Learn and Customize: Dive deeper into the world of piercings with our advisors. You'll learn about what jewelry is best suited for your piercings.
- Expert Team at Your Service: Consider our Piercing Advisor™ your personal team of piercing pros, dedicated to elevating your style and ensuring you absolutely love your purchase.
Before We Craft, We Consult: We’re all about getting things just right. That’s why we hold off on crafting your jewelry until you've had your Piercing Advisor™ session and we've nailed down your size.
But Wait, There’s More:
If we can’t reach you within 3 business days post-purchase, we’ll start crafting your order based on the size you initially picked. No delays, no fuss!
Missed Out?
Didn’t catch our free consultation? You might need a resize, which could involve extra fees for alterations and shipping. So, let’s chat and get it right the first time!
If you have added our complimentary Piercing Advisor™ consultation to your order, then it's not a problem. We won't start creating your jewelry until you've had a consultation with one of our Piercing Advisors. Your consultant will help you find the right size for your piercing and assist with any necessary exchanges.
If you did not take advantage of this free service by completing the consultation session within 3 business days, you may need to have your jewelry resized, which involves additional alteration and shipping fees.
Not a problem, this service is here to help. All you need to do is:
- Add the item you like to the Shopping Cart.
- Then Add the FreshTrends Piercing Advisor™ service to the Shopping Cart.
- Place your order by completing the Check Out.
- We will reach out to you within the next business day via email or phone call to help you determine if the item you purchased is perfectly tailored to your piercing.
Once you have completed your purchase and included the complimentary FreshTrends Piercing Advisor™ service with your order, a consultant will reach out to you via email or phone call within the next business day.
Estimated shipping times are located on each product page under the "Add to Cart" button.
Our jewelry is handmade to order with varying production times. Once the order has completed production, your order will ship via the method selected at checkout.