Earrings are the most common type of jewelry attached with external part of ears both by men and women. Usually wearing earrings is popular in females however in Western Culture men also use them widely. There are strong ancient times evidences that people were used to piercing their earlobes, nose and other body parts and used earrings and many other ornaments for different purposes. It was also used in performing religious activities. However this practice is also prevailing in today’s cultures specifically in North America, China and India.

There are many types of modern earrings. Some of them with their brief description are as follows:

Stud Earrings
Allowing back screw or some sort of back clutch, these are considered as most secured earrings. They are available in combination of gold, diamond, crystal and pearls. Famous stud earrings are: ‘White Gold Diamond Chandelier Earrings’, ‘Akoya Pearl Stud Earrings’, and ‘Princess-cut Peridot Stud Earrings’.

Butterfly Earrings
These are delicate type of jewelry shaped as butterfly. Different precious stones are piled up as in wings that reflect a beautiful look. ‘Sterling Silver Amethyst Butterfly Earrings’ is one of most recent types.

Hoop Earrings
These earrings are designed in resemblance of a ring. They may be circular or semi-circular. Usually they are light weighted and used in common life. Gold, silver and platinum hoop earrings are extensively used.

Love Knot
Love knot earrings can be used for every occasion and they are manufactured by intertwining loops with each other.

Dangle Earrings
They are attached at the bottom of earlobe and usually have longer size and length. Small hooks are used to provide their back support. They hang from the earlobe and available in multiple varieties.

There are many other prevailing types of earrings like 3-Stone, Cluster, Gem-Set, Twisted Hoop, Half-Ball, and Diamond Accented. Some of top earring manufacturers are: Body Candy, Gnuco, Jewels For Me, Macy’s, Netaya, Sardell, and SkyeSterling.