Dr. Killeen's Ear Piercing Tour: Current Setup and Favorite Pieces

I haven't done a piercing tour in a few years, and since I've changed out all my pieces, it felt like a good time to share my current ear setup. I'm a mixed metals girl — white and rose gold together — and I love mixing designers between the two ears.

Here's what's in my ears right now.

• Helix — A cute little tree branch by Maria Tash
• Daith — Also a Maria Tash piece
• Two lobe piercings — Both by BVLA (one is a Mini Candy; I can't quite remember the name of the other)
• First lobe piercing — I change this one out all the time depending on my mood

• Rook — A little rose gold diamond hoop by Maria Tash
• Conch — A matching tree branch by Maria Tash, but a bigger version than the one in my left helix
• Two lobe piercings — Both BVLA: little disc-style pieces with a tiny diamond between them (one rose gold, one white gold)
• Another lobe — I think it's the Mini Gaia by BVLA, in rose gold

I absolutely love all of them, and the mixed metals theme is what ties the whole curation together.

I get bored. That's it — that's the reason. Rotating pieces keeps my ear feeling fresh, and I like being able to play with different looks as my style evolves. The current setup will probably stay for another six months to a year before I start itching to change it again.

One thing I'll be honest about: I'm not good at changing my own cartilage piercings out. I always go in and have them swapped by a pro — it's so much easier and more comfortable.

Almost all of my piercings were done by Sean at Oak and Poppy, and he's incredible.

The person who styles me there — meaning helps figure out the overall flow and curation of my ear — is Ivy Jimenez. I adore her. She's extraordinarily good at:

• Looking at your ear shape and existing pieces
• Figuring out where the next piercing should go
• Choosing pieces that feel cohesive rather than random
• Walking you through healing

Ivy recently pierced my daughter, and she picked the cutest little pieces for her — a tiny moon and a tiny lightning bolt. I'll share a picture of her ear later this week because it's adorable.

If you're intimidated by a multi-piercing look and want someone to help you build it thoughtfully, I can't recommend Oak and Poppy — and Ivy in particular — highly enough.

Maria Tash also does piercings, and while I haven't had an initial piercing done there, they've changed pieces out for me and have been lovely. Sebastian is the last one who swapped mine there — also excellent. But for curation and healing support, Ivy's my girl.

Current setup: a mix of Maria Tash and BVLA across both ears, mixed metals in white and rose gold, pierced by Sean at Oak and Poppy and curated by Ivy Jimenez. I'll change them all out again in six months to a year — but for now, I love every single one of them.