Real 14k Gold Nose Rings

Every piece on this page is real gold or platinum. Solid 14k and 18k in yellow, white and rose, gold all the way through, never plated. Seamless hoops, L-shapes, nose screws, nose bones and genuine diamond studs in the nose-standard 20G and 18G, most of them made to order in our own gold department in Buffalo, New York. The piercing you touch every day deserves a metal that won't turn on you.

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Solid Gold Nose Ring Buying Guide

Solid gold has no coating to wear through, so it keeps its shine through decades of daily wear. Yellow 14k is nickel-free, which is what a nostril that reacts to fashion metal needs. White gold looks like platinum and makes a diamond the star, but white-gold alloys vary by piece, so a nickel-sensitive nose should choose yellow, rose or platinum. 14k is the everyday karat and wears hardest. 18k is richer in color and a touch softer. Platinum is the heavyweight, inert and rare.

Fit is standard nose territory. 20G for most, 18G if you were pierced thicker, and the new 22G L-shapes for the daintiest stud. Hoops come in 1/4 inch (6mm) for a snug fit and 5/16 inch (8mm) for a little drop. L-shapes and screws stay put, nose bones come in and out easiest, and hoops are the statement. Stones run from CZ to genuine diamond and real birthstones. The product title names the stone and the karat every time, because at this price you should never have to guess.

Gold is softer than steel. Open a seamless hoop with a gentle sideways twist, never by pulling it apart, and seat a nose screw by turning rather than forcing. A rinse and a soft cloth bring the shine back. Buy-one-get-two promotions don't apply to gold or platinum. The price is the price.

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FAQ

Real. Every piece on this page is solid 14k gold, solid 18k gold or platinum, the same metal all the way through, and the product title names the karat. Nothing here is plated, gold-tone or gold-filled. Those are honest products with their own pages, and they never mix in here. If the title doesn't say 14k, 18k or platinum, it isn't on this page.

The usual culprit behind a red, itchy nostril is nickel, and solid yellow 14k gold has none. Platinum is nickel-free and inert too. White gold is the one to ask about, because white-gold alloys vary by piece. If you know you react to nickel, choose yellow, rose or platinum, or ask us about the specific piece before you buy. Implant-grade titanium is the other safe lane if you want the look without the price.

20G fits most nostrils. 18G if you were pierced thicker. The new 22G L-shapes are the finest, for a dainty stud. Hoops are measured by inside diameter, 1/4 inch (6mm) snug and 5/16 inch (8mm) with a little drop. Match the gauge of the piece you wear now. It's on every product page.

L-shapes and nose screws hold best for daily wear, because the bend sits inside the nostril. A nose bone is the easiest in and out thanks to its tiny ball end, and it's best on a healed piercing. A hoop is the statement piece. The seamless gold hoops here open with a gentle sideways twist, never by pulling them apart, because gold goes brittle when it's bent again and again.

When the title says genuine diamond, yes. It's a real stone with the size listed. 1.5mm is the classic nose sparkle, 2mm the bold one. CZ pieces say CZ, lab-created stones say lab-created, and the birthstone line names its sapphire, ruby or emerald. We name the stone exactly so you're never guessing.

You're paying for gold by weight and for stones set by hand rather than glued. Most of these pieces are made to order in our own gold department in Buffalo, New York, which is why some ship a little slower than steel. 14k is the everyday pick because it wears harder than 18k. 18k is richer in color and a touch softer. Gold is priced as gold. Buy-one-get-two promotions don't apply to 14k, 18k or platinum, and the price you see is the price.