Cost: £25-40. Pain Threshold: 4/10. A forward helix piercing is made in the outer rim of your ear (the helix) at the top of the rim just above the tragus, it can often be quite painful as it is ...

Starting at the side of your face, locate the curve of your cartilage that forms the top of your ear (i.e. right above the tragus ... of pain was probably more intense than the actual piercing ...

The conch, the middle section of your ear, looks great with a hoop that wraps around both the inside and outside. As this area is composed of cartilage, piercing here requires a longer healing time.

You've likely heard of a tragus or daith piercing ... having spotted the subtle piercing hidden within many a well-jewelled ear on Instagram – and while eyeing up a great earring stack IRL ...

Daith piercings really bring a curated ear together, and look "amazing beside tragus and flat helix piercings.” Pain level? “I would say daith piercings are a 7/10 on the pain scale but this ...