Sterling Silver Half-Round Huggie Earrings 9.10mm, 4mm Band

A huggie is a hoop built to close tight against the lobe rather than hang from it. The band is short, the section is deep, and it opens like a clasp rather than threading through the piercing. Because it grips the lobe rather than swinging from it, a huggie can carry considerably more metal than a hoop of the same apparent size without ever feeling heavy.

This pair is sterling silver. The section is half-round Ñ flat on the inner face where it sits against the lobe, domed on the outer face. The flat back is what keeps a huggie sitting square instead of rolling forward. The band measures 4 mm, with an inside diameter of 9.10 mm.

A huggie sits where the lobe is thickest, so the fit is governed by the depth of the band as much as by the diameter. A deeper band needs a little more room behind the piercing; if you wear a huggie alongside other earrings, measure the gap you have before choosing the section.

Specification

• Metal: sterling silver (925)
• Style: Half-Round huggie
• Band width: 4 mm
• Inside diameter: 9.10 mm
• Profile: half-round
• Finish: Polished
• Sold as: Pair

Sterling silver is 925 parts per thousand fine silver, the balance copper. The copper is what makes it workable Ñ fine silver on its own is too soft to hold a form Ñ and it is also why sterling tarnishes: the copper reacts with sulphur in the air. Tarnish is a surface film, not corrosion. It polishes off with a silver cloth and the metal beneath is unchanged.

Care. Store silver in a closed box or a zip bag when it is not being worn Ñ tarnish is driven by air, not by wear, so the pieces you wear least are the ones that darken first. Sold as a pair.