They're here!
Feb. 3rd, 2025 12:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soc_puppetMy nap earrings arrived!
...They're smaller than I thought they'd be, in pretty much all dimensions. Like, I was expecting the stems to be a teensy bit longer, and I was definitely expecting the screw-on back to be bigger. Still, I got them on properly, and they fit, so I'm taking the win.
I think one of my expectation problems with these are the screw-back clip-on earrings I tried on as a child. They worked with a similar mechanic to a C-clamp, and the back was even disc-shaped like nap earrings. That said, I definitely remember the disc-shaped back being bigger on screw-back clip-ons, as well as having ridged edges, like a US dime or quarter. I feel like both of those would be useful improvements to modern screw-on pierced earrings.
Luckily, I remembered that the ridged edges were exclusive to the screw-back clip-on earrings before my nap earrings arrived, so I got that small disappointment out of the way early. I'm definitely remembering these details for if I decide to buy more nap earrings in the future. At least these ones look super cute.
...They're smaller than I thought they'd be, in pretty much all dimensions. Like, I was expecting the stems to be a teensy bit longer, and I was definitely expecting the screw-on back to be bigger. Still, I got them on properly, and they fit, so I'm taking the win.
I think one of my expectation problems with these are the screw-back clip-on earrings I tried on as a child. They worked with a similar mechanic to a C-clamp, and the back was even disc-shaped like nap earrings. That said, I definitely remember the disc-shaped back being bigger on screw-back clip-ons, as well as having ridged edges, like a US dime or quarter. I feel like both of those would be useful improvements to modern screw-on pierced earrings.
Luckily, I remembered that the ridged edges were exclusive to the screw-back clip-on earrings before my nap earrings arrived, so I got that small disappointment out of the way early. I'm definitely remembering these details for if I decide to buy more nap earrings in the future. At least these ones look super cute.
I feel you
Date: 2025-02-03 08:41 pm (UTC)... I have one earlobe piercing that has never been right. I got something similar to your nap earrings. I couldn't install them myself, because the smooth back and screw were so tiny.
I ended up going to a piercing parlor and buying another pair of faux-opal in titanium. They installed them and I left them there for 4 months. Since then I mostly wear 14k huggie hoops, which are comfy enough to sleep and swim in. When I wish to show off some livelier earrings, I'll switch em in for a day and then restore the gold ones.
I can wear sterling wires for a couple hours, and niobium wires for a couple days, but karat gold is what keeps the piercing happy.
Re: I feel you
Date: 2025-02-04 01:44 am (UTC)I'm sticking with studs, because they're allowed at work. (Are they legal at work? I have no idea. Twelve years ago, I would have said "No", as at that point, the only piece of jewelry a food worker could wear was a single plain wedding band (and yes, this does exclude medical alert bracelets, though I'm pretty sure that necklaces worn under clothes are fine), but, well, twelve years. And the higher-ups at work have okay'd stud earrings, so here I am.) Also because I'm not sure how well I'd sleep with hoops; pretty sure I'd be too paranoid to even try 😅
That said, while the hoops you linked are way out of my current price range, the website has some other interesting earring options! I see they have silicone clutches I was thinking of getting but couldn't find outside of Amazon, among other items 👀 Time to do some exploring, methinks!