Sizing details for Nose Piercings

Nose piercings are generally 18g or 20g but either size will fit - the screw type design can help them stay snug.

Note: Most of our items are manufactured in the US and so are designed in Gauge/Inch sizes. We show the mm conversion for simplicity but some manufacturing variation can occur which shows up more in mm measurements.

How items are Measured

Sizing Tool

Not sure what size you're after? Use our handy sizing tool to work out what you're currently using.

Step 1

Find a NZ $2 dollar coin, place it over the virtual coin below. Then use the smaller or larger button until your coin matches the virtual coin. Every computer is different but this will calibrate the charts so the sizes show correct on your screen.

Step 2

Choose a chart from below to look and match your current body jewellery to get the correct size.

Gauge

Length

Ball Size

Gauge refers the thickness of the bar. The smaller the gauge, the thicker the bar.

	00 Gauge / 10mm
	0 Gauge / 8mm
	2 Gauge / 6mm
	4 Gauge / 5mm
	6 Gauge / 4mm

	8 Gauge / 3.2mm
	10 Gauge / 2.4mm
	12 Gauge / 2mm
	14 Gauge / 1.6mm
	16 Gauge / 1.2mm
	18 Gauge / 1mm
	20 Gauge / .8mm

Length is usually the wearable length of an item (the space between the balls). Some items also have a total length mentioned.

	6mm
	8mm
	10mm
	12mm
	14mm

	16mm
	18mm
	20mm
	22mm
	25mm

Ball size refers to the diameter or the ball. This can be with the ball on the end of a labret or one each end of a barbell.

	2mm
	3mm
	4mm
	5mm
	6mm
	7mm

	8mm
	9mm
	10mm
	11mm