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So you’re eyebrow piercing is finally healed up and you’re ready to swap that starter stud for a statement-making piece? Or maybe you’re an eyebrow jewelry junky looking to expand your collection. Whatever you’re after, Painful Pleasures has one of the broadest selections of eyebrow piercing jewelry styles anywhere.
With the wide range of styles, materials, and piercing placements, your options for eyebrow jewelry are pretty limitless – which can feel overwhelming if you aren’t sure what you want. We break down some of the common eyebrow piercing jewelry types below to help you shop eyebrow jewelry with confidence.
An eyebrow stud, also called a curved barbell or straight barbell, is probably the most popular eyebrow piercing style out there. This style features two studs on either end of your piercing, held together by a curved or straight bar. While you likely wore a curved or straight barbell as your piercing healed, don’t think you’re limited to a simple starter stud. Eyebrow studs come in a huge range of styles, from simple metallic options to barbells outfitted with jewels and charms.
Once your piercing has fully healed, hoops and captive bead rings make for a stunning eyebrow jewelry option. Our versatile, sleek hoops and bead rings are extremely smooth and precision manufactured to prevent irritation. Go for a simple silver or black finish or something a little more eye-catching with one of our many colorful options.
Anti-eyebrow piercings aren’t actually eyebrow piercings at all. They typically rest just below the corner of the eye, the mirror opposite of the eyebrow – hence the “anti” in the name. If your anti-eyebrow piercing has an entry and an exit point, a curved barbell is the way to go. If your anti-eyebrow is a dermal piercing (i.e. one entry point with an anchor beneath the skin), you’ll want to explore our catalog of dermal piercing jewelry and surface barbells. Shop eye-catching dermal tops framed with titanium, steel, yellow or white gold to secure into your dermal anchors.
The name "acrylic eyebrow rings" suggests that this type of eyebrow piercing jewelry is made entirely from acrylic – but that’s usually not the case. While fully acrylic eyebrow rings do exist, most have two colorful acrylic balls or cones on either end of a circular barbell, a micro straight barbell, or a micro bent barbell. Or, they may have a single acrylic ball held in place by the tension of a captive bead ring. Usually, the shaft that connects the acrylic balls is actually made from either 316L surgical stainless steel or implant-grade titanium. This way, the part of the eyebrow ring that contacts the fistula (piercing hole) is made from a non-reactive material that won’t trigger an allergic reaction.
We offer a large assortment of surgical steel eyebrow rings, all of which feature 316L surgical stainless steel shafts or hoops. This particular alloy is low in nickel, making it a comfortable choice for most people. (If you’re extremely sensitive to nickel, however, always opt for implant-grade titanium or niobium). Many of our surgical stainless steel eyebrow rings are also accented with other material like colorful acrylic balls, edgy steel spikes, and other eye-catching designs. Choose from bent barbells, hoops, circular barbells, spiral eyebrow rings, and many other surgical steel eyebrow ring designs. We even offer surgical steel replacement shafts that you can mix with our threaded ends to make your own unique eyebrow rings.
We offer a large selection of titanium eyebrow rings in the traditional micro bent barbell style as well as other styles, like hoops and circular barbells. All of our titanium eyebrow rings have implant-grade titanium posts, but some also have accent pieces made of other materials, like surgical steel balls or acrylic ends. If you opt for titanium because of a metal sensitivity, be sure to check out our niobium eyebrow jewelry as well. Like titanium, niobium is considered one of the safest, least-reactive materials for people with allergies to nickel and other metals.
If your piercer is like most, they likely started you out with a 16g eyebrow piercing, by far the most common size. You can stick with the standard 16g or opt for the thicker 18g or thinner 14g if you prefer. If your jewelry feels heavy or bohtersome, a smaller 14g might be more comfortable. On the other hand, your eyebrow piercing is less likely to migrate out if you have a deeper piercing and use a heavier gauge.
As for the length or diameter, 3/8" and 5/16" are the two most common sizes. We recommend starting here to see which size you prefer. Of course, if you know you need a longer or shorter barbell or a wider or narrower eyebrow ring, by all means, pick the size that's best for you. These are just guidelines to help those who are still learning what the best size eyebrow ring is for them.
