Nose piercings are certainly a rising trend, and you might want to sport a piece of jewelry wedged around your noses spectrum. If you are on the hunt for the perfect location to place a piece of jewelry on your nasal area, you might be interested in knowing the various kinds of piercings that can be done around the nasal area.

In this quick guide we cover the most common nose piercings requested by our customers, namely the Nostril piercing, Septum piercing, Bridge piercing and the erl/earl piercing.

Nostril Piercing

The nostril piercing is the most popular nose piercing type that there is. It is the one that we see most celebrities sporting when they have nose piercings.
The description is in the name, as a nostril piercing is simply any piercing which goes through the nostril, and can be placed from either side.
Almost any jewellery type is suitable for a nostril piercing as it is a very easy area to get pierced, making it such a popular choice among body modifiers.
Nostril piercings can be pierced with a stud or a ring.

Septum Piercing

The Septum Piercing is a piercing that is done through the nasal septum, this is the piece of your nose that separates the left and right nostril. Piercers are aiming for the “sweet spot” this is the thin piece of skin that sits at the front of your nose, past the thick cartilage. It is technically called the “columella”. Some people do not have a columella making the piercing difficult to perform. After finding the sweet spot your piercer will work on finding the correct placement, everyone has a different anatomy, so the placement is going to vary from person to person.
When piercing a septum we mostly use a circular barbell (horseshoe).

Bridge Piercing aka Erl Piercing aka Earl Piercing