They got their ears pierced — and pierced holes in their pockets, too. New Yorkers are dropping thousands on ear stylists to hole up their lobes and bedazzle their auditory areas with baubles specifically curated to complement the curvatures of their ears. “I’ve probably spent around $4,500 on piercings.
My most expensive piece was around $800,” J’nelle Agee, of Edgewater, NJ, told The Post. “I want each ear to have a different feel.” Agee, 36, has three lower lobe piercings, plus one each in an upper lobe, a conch (the ear’s inner cup) and a daith (upper cartilage) — and said she’s only halfway to where she wants to be.
That’s why she sought out an ear stylist, pros who help trendsetters create the perfect “ear story” by arranging fine gems to match the wearer’s fashion sense, personality and ear anatomy. “You can really design your ear how you want it,” Agee explained. “Each ear is unique.
” All ears Ear piercing dates back to ancient times, but popular piercings in recent decades have gone beyond the lobes, including the tragus (pointed cartilage in front of the ear), daith, conch, helix (upper curve), forward helix (front section of upper curve) and rook (uppermost ridge of inner ear). In the ear styling world, there isn’t an exact method for determining which type of ear suits a certain piercing better, though size, length and curves matter. Ear stylists analyze each person’s auricle shape to select the ideal piercings, depending on.
