I ordered the 1.5 size and to my surprise they were small like I was hoping for. I mean, I couldve went for an even smaller one, but this did the trick! Im a little picky when it comes to nose studs. I prefer them on the very tiny side, and I was afraid these would be too big, but I was in luck. Ive never purchased a whole bunch of nose studs like this before. I usually get taken for a sucker down town in NYC where its like 1 stud for $5. I guess Ill have these for a very long time, but overall, just buy it if you're thinking about it. I don't think youll regret it. It has a regular sized ball on the inside and is pretty flush to my nose.