Tribal Earring Fun for Everyone!
Angela
- Opinionated about all things, Angela also happens to have an eye for bold colors and bright accessories. She absolutely cannot live without: hoop earrings, black chucks, glitter gloss, and her kitty, Nala.
Whoever came up with split expanders is a genius. I’m so glad that I am able to wear some of the most beautiful, hand-crafted, organic earrings I’ve ever seen without spending months to irreversibly stretch out my ear lobes to an unnaturally large size. Check some of my fave picks out on my Handmade Split Expander Earrings guide. I own a pair and there’s no way anyone can tell it’s not the real thing.
Quiz: Can you tell which are real expander earrings and which are split? (Answers below)
Split expander earrings create the illusion that you’re wearing one big fatty tapered (bone, wood, coconut, whatever) earring through an expanded lobe piercing but, in fact, you’re wearing two separate front and back pieces that connect together in your ear with a regular-sized steel earring post. If you want the look without the commitment, this is definitely the way to go. I’ve found some other very Pretty Stick Earrings (pictured below with split expanders) that also require no stretching of earlobes. Perf.
Aren’t they pretty?
[answers: a.stretch, b.split, c.split, d.stretch, e.stretch]
