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By Hey June
That 2am Moment You Roll Over and Feel Your Earring Poke Picture it. It's the middle of the night, you shift onto your side, and there it is... a little...
Picture it. It's the middle of the night, you shift onto your side, and there it is... a little jab right behind your ear. You reach up half asleep, feel the earring back digging in, and now you're awake enough to be annoyed about it!
That poke? That's the whole difference between jewelry you actually keep on and jewelry you're yanking out at bedtime.
Let's be real, none of us want to think about our earrings once they're in. You pop them on in the morning and you'd rather forget about them until YOU decide to take them out... not because they woke you up at 2am!
Standard stud backs sit right behind your earlobe. So when your head sinks into the pillow, that back has nowhere to go and it presses right back into you. Hello, 2am jab.
Huggies fix this from the very start. When our huggies are closed, there's no post sticking out at all! The clasp tucks in flush against your ear, so when you roll onto your side, there's simply nothing back there to catch on your pillow or dig into your skin.
That's exactly why people wear them through sleep, showers, workouts, and swimming. Lightweight, no pokes, and they close up smooth against the ear. What's not to love??
Love the look of a stud? Girl, you don't have to give it up just to sleep comfortably. Screwbacks and flatbacks were built for this exact thing.
A flatback sits flush against the back of your ear instead of poking out, which is what makes it so easy to sleep on. Screwbacks lock in nice and secure so they're not shifting around all night, and the fit stays put whether you're on your back or your side. We carry both in styles like diamond, opal, and everyday classics, so the comfy option isn't the boring one!
I'm about as low maintenance as it gets with my own jewelry. I sleep in my huggies and screwbacks every single night. Same pairs for months, and barely any wear to show for it.
Sometimes a huggie that used to click shut perfectly starts feeling a little loose or too tight. Totally normal! And that snug fit in the latch is exactly what makes a huggie feel like magic when it's just right.
The little post that clicks into the latch can be nudged. Too tight? Push the post down a touch.
Too loose? Push it up. A little pressure, then click it back into place, and you're good to go.
The best earring is the one you forget you even have on. And that's the whole idea over here at Hey June... something you put in and genuinely leave in, no 2am reminders required.