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925 Silver Huggie 8 mm, photographed as a single piece

Sealed for hygiene — cannot be returned once opened

This piece goes through a piercing, so it is sent in a sealed pack with a tamper-evident seal. Once that seal is broken it cannot be returned for hygiene and health reasons. Unopened, it still carries the full 14-day right to cancel. Faults and wrong items are always put right. Read the returns policy.

Huggies & second holes

925 Silver Huggie 8 mm

An 8 mm hinged huggie that sits close to the lobe, 1.0 mm wire, 0.9 g per piece.

£45.00inc. VAT · delivery from £3.95

What actually touches you

The specification of the part in contact with your ear.

Post material
925 sterling silver
Nickel release
≤ 0.2 µg/cm²/week (piercing limit)Tested to BS EN 1811
Post diameter
1.0 mmA piercing heals around a diameter. Going up a gauge hurts.
Post length
8.0 mm
Back type
Seamless / hingedThe wire closes into itself, hinged or continuous. Nothing separate to lose.
Weight, one piece
0.9 gWeighed singly, because one lobe carries one earring.

Positions it is sized for

Suitable during healingNoNot recorded as suitable, on the basis of its material or construction.

We do not give medical advice. Questions about piercing, healing or aftercare belong with a professional piercer or a healthcare professional. Everything on this page describes materials and construction only.

Nickel and reactions

Nickel-safe — tested to UK REACH limits (BS EN 1811).

Meeting the nickel release limit is not a promise that nobody will react. Some people react to other metals or materials — cobalt, chromium, resins and platings among them. If your ears are sensitive, wear a new piece for a short period first and see how it settles.

How we test, and what the limits do and do not mean

Metal and hallmark

Purity
925 sterling silver
Weight, one piece
0.9 g
Plating
None — solid throughout
Hallmark
Not required

No hallmark required. At 0.9 g this single piece is below the 7.78 g statutory exemption weight for silver. The purity stated is still exactly what the piece is.

How to read a UK hallmark
Which position is this for?
Single piece or a pair?

Every specification on this page is for one piece. Pieces are sold singly so you can build across more than one piercing.

Delivery. UK standard £3.95, tracked £5.95. Free UK delivery over £60. Europe and worldwide tracked. Details

Returns. 14 days from delivery while the hygiene seal is intact. Once opened, this piece cannot be returned. Policy

In detail

A huggie is a small hoop sized to hug the lobe rather than hang from it, so almost none of its weight pulls downward. This one is 8 mm across on a 1.0 mm wire with a hinged snap closure. Because it sits tight, it is a common choice for a second or third piercing where a hanging hoop would tangle.

Looking after it

Snap the hinge closed rather than pressing the wire together. Polish with a silver cloth.

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