16 Gauge Crystal Lightning Bolt Cartilage Stud
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Add a flash of sparkle to your ear stack with this Crystal Lightning Bolt Cartilage Stud. Featuring a sleek lightning bolt topper filled with shimmering cubic zirconia stones, this playful design brings a little attitude to your piercing while keeping the overall look dainty, polished and easy to layer.
✨ Why You'll Love It
✔ Sparkling Lightning Bolt Design: Tiny cubic zirconia stones fill the bolt-shaped topper, creating an eye-catching flash of sparkle with a playful, edgy finish.
✔ Internally Threaded Design: The threading sits inside the post, leaving the exterior smooth and creating a neat, streamlined construction when changing your jewellery.
✔ Sleek Flat-Back Finish: The flat-back post keeps the profile neat behind the piercing, making it an easy piece to incorporate into a carefully styled jewellery stack.
💎 The Detail
Small but full of personality, this Crystal Lightning Bolt Stud gives classic cartilage jewellery a playful twist. The elongated bolt shape adds visual interest across the piercing, while the tiny crystal details bring just enough shimmer to make it stand out without overwhelming the rest of your stack.
Available in Silver, Gold and Rose Gold, it works beautifully worn as a small statement on its own or layered alongside simpler studs and hoops for a more detailed curated-ear look.
Need help changing your new jewellery?
Our Stainless Steel Piercing Forceps make it incredibly easy to open hoops and unscrew tight ball ends safely.
Unsure about sizes? Match your piercing placement below to find your correct thickness.
| Gauge (G) | Millimetres (mm) | Common Piercing Placements |
|---|---|---|
| 20G | 0.8mm | Standard earlobes, dainty nose studs, screw-in nose rings. |
| 18G | 1.0mm | Nose hoops, septum rings, and very dainty cartilage or helix studs. |
| 16G | 1.2mm | Most Popular: Helix, tragus, conch, forward helix, and labret studs. |
| 14G | 1.6mm | Belly button bars, industrial bars, nipples, and tongue piercings. |
💡 Handy Sizing Tip: Gauge numbers work in reverse! The higher the gauge number, the thinner the jewellery wire actually is.
Shipping Methods & Delivery Times
All orders are shipped fully tracked and designed to fit right through your letterbox.
| Method | Delivery Estimate | Tracking | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
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Standard Tracked Royal Mail 48 |
2 - 4 Working Days | Fully Tracked | £2.95 FREE over £30 |
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Express Tracked Royal Mail 24 (Order by 2pm) |
1 - 2 Working Days | Fully Tracked | £3.95 |
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Next Day Delivery Special Delivery (Order by 2pm) |
Next Working Day | Guaranteed Delivery | £7.95 |
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International Tracked Rest of the World |
7 - 21 Days | Tracked & Signed | £7.95 FREE over £50 |
📦 Same-Day Dispatch: Order before 2:00 PM Monday to Friday for same-day shipping (excludes weekends, bank holidays, and multipack sets).
🔒 Discreet Packing: Sent out in a large letter box to ensure all deliveries fit through your letterbox.
Materials used in this piece
Base metal: 316L SURGICAL STEEL
Accent material: BRASS
Important for this piece: This jewellery contains brass. We recommend wearing it only in fully healed piercings and keeping it dry. Remove before showering, swimming, exercising or sleeping.
Choosing the right metal can make a big difference to the comfort, care and longevity of your piercing jewellery. Here's how our three main jewellery metals compare.
TITANIUM — BEST FOR SENSITIVE SKIN
Skin sensitivity: Excellent choice for sensitive skin
Best for: Fresh* or healed piercings
Everyday wear: Excellent
Care: Low maintenance
Titanium is lightweight, durable and highly resistant to corrosion. It's our recommended choice if you have sensitive skin or are concerned about nickel sensitivity.
316L SURGICAL STEEL — DURABLE EVERYDAY CHOICE • USED IN THIS PIECE
Skin sensitivity: Suitable for many people
Best for: Healed piercings
Everyday wear: Very good
Care: Easy care
316L Surgical Steel is strong, durable and resistant to everyday wear, making it a popular choice for body jewellery. Surgical steel contains nickel, so if you have a known nickel sensitivity or particularly sensitive skin, we recommend choosing titanium instead.
BRASS — STATEMENT JEWELLERY • USED IN THIS PIECE
Skin sensitivity: Not recommended for sensitive skin
Best for: Fully healed piercings
Everyday wear: Occasional wear
Care: Keep dry
Brass allows us to create more detailed and decorative jewellery designs, but it requires more care than titanium or surgical steel. Jewellery containing brass should only be worn in fully healed piercings. Keep it dry and remove before showering, swimming, exercising or sleeping.
A note about fresh piercings
The metal is only one part of choosing jewellery for a fresh piercing. The jewellery's gauge, length, design, threading and surface finish also need to be appropriate for your piercing and anatomy.
If your piercing is still healing, we recommend checking with a professional piercer before changing your jewellery.
Mixed-material jewellery
If a piece contains more than one metal, always follow the care and wear guidance for the most sensitive material. For example, jewellery with a 316L Surgical Steel bar and a brass charm should be treated as brass jewellery and kept dry.
✨ Jewellery Care
Keep your jewellery looking its best with a little regular care.
316L Surgical Steel & Titanium
Jewellery marked as waterproof can be worn around water during normal everyday use. After exposure to swimming pools, seawater, cosmetics or sweat, rinse with clean water and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
Brass & Plated Jewellery
To help preserve the finish, keep brass and plated decorative pieces away from water, perfume, lotions and other chemicals. Remove before showering, swimming or exercising where possible.
Cleaning Your Jewellery
Gently clean with warm water and a mild, fragrance-free soap, then rinse and dry thoroughly. Avoid abrasive cleaners, alcohol, bleach and harsh chemicals, which may damage polished, plated or crystal finishes.
Storage
Store jewellery somewhere clean and dry, ideally separately from other pieces to help prevent scratches and tangling. The zip lock pouch provided with your order is perfect for this!
💡 Tip: Always check the material information shown on the product page, as care requirements can vary depending on the metal, plating and decorative components used.
Best nose ring jewellery I've found in years, it lasts so well still shining away definitely be buying more and package so nicely done thank you so much ❤️
