I bought 28 for 14 piercings (all in my ears). These things are bloody hard to get clasped (you have to use pliers or something to widen the hoop) but once they were in, they were in. But of the 28 I bought, at least 6 have broken. They might be easier to put in for a nose or lip but for 14 ear piercings it took an hour to initially get them in. I may just not have the touch to get them to close right.