Review on Get Your Pierce On With Our Gnoliew 16G Stainless Steel Studs For Lip, Cartilage, Tragus & Nose Piercings! by Rebecca Flores

I’m happy with these & I’m a person who has always had a reaction to anything other than gold. I have 3 holes in each lobe, no funky "alternative” piercings, just the standard 20/18 gauge. but the last 2 pairs of holes have shrunk from not wearing earrings much through covid. I bought a threader/stretcher needle to open them back up & put these 16 gauges in, hoping they wont shrink as much in the future. I’ve been sleeping & showering with them a few weeks & they havent faded or caused any reaction, which is a nice surprise for me. Its important to note that these are truly 16 GAUGE, they screwed onto the 16G end of the threader perfectly. I see some reviews complaining they’re too thick, pay attention, there’s a "16G” in the title for a reason lol.A note about understanding gauges: The typical standard/basic piercing is usually a 20 or 18 gauge, even for kids. and the smaller the gauge, the larger the hole. Gauge size is actually used to describe wire. When manufacturing wire, they "pull” the wire to stretch it thin, the more pulls, the higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire. An 18 gauge wire fits an 18 gauge hole. So, these 16g earrings are slightly wider than an 18g hole. If you’ve never stretched your standard hole, either with a stretcher, or by wearing lots of heavy dangly earrings, then these might not fit.