Tapered Puffy Hoop Earrings in 14K Yellow Gold | Medium

A tapered hoop is thickest at the bottom and narrows toward the closure, and the reason is balance as much as line. Concentrating mass at the lowest point of the ring lets the earring find vertical by itself and hold it, the same principle that keeps a plumb bob honest.

The taper also changes the reflection along the length. Where the section is deep, the puffed surface returns a wide band of light; as it thins toward the hinge, that band narrows to a thread. One earring gives a graduated highlight rather than a uniform one, which is what makes a crescent look shaped rather than simply bent. A taper is also easier on the piercing than a uniform hoop of the same visual size, since the thin end is the part that actually passes through the lobe.

The dimensions are 18.00mm tall by 16.00mm wide at 3 grams, a middle size that clears the lobe without reaching for the jaw. A hinged snap back closes it, and the metal is nickel-free, which matters to anyone who has had a piercing react.

Solid 14K yellow gold, warranted for life by DEEVE.