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Earrings you never take off
What do earrings need if you never want to take them off? A material that is quick to look after, a small flat shape with nothing hanging, and no loose back. Baqless has no back at all: an anchor in the post lies crosswise behind the lobe. The heads are sterling silver 925, rhodium-plated or gold-plated. “Never” has its limits: competition rules, chlorine, the sauna, extreme cold. And the maker advises against leaving a pair in permanently.
In short
What do earrings need if you never want to take them off? A material that is quick to look after, a small flat shape with nothing hanging, and no loose back. Baqless has no back at all: an anchor in the post lies crosswise behind the lobe. The heads are sterling silver 925, rhodium-plated or gold-plated. “Never” has its limits: competition rules, chlorine, the sauna, extreme cold. And the maker advises against leaving a pair in permanently.
What always means in real life
06:12, a run along the river. 07:40, the bike to the office. 12:15, a yoga class over lunch. 18:05, the gym. 19:30, two sets of padel and then dinner. Saturday, a mountain path. Always means all of that, without stopping at a mirror in between.
Most earrings are not made for that day. They come off before the run, go back in at the office, come off again before the gym. Each time, there is a moment when a pair lies on a bench, in a bag or next to a sink. That is where earrings get lost too.
So the question for an everyday pair is not what goes with the outfit. It is what you can forget you are wearing. Jewellery you forget you're wearing.
Always is not literal either. Even the pair you keep in comes out now and then, to be cleaned and when the rules say so. More on that at the end.
Material: sterling silver 925 and its plating
Sterling silver 925 is 92.5 per cent silver, with a share of other metals that makes it hard enough to wear every day. That is what every Baqless head is made of. The finish is either rhodium, which keeps the silver bright, or gold plating, 18 carat on some pairs, as each data sheet shows.
What an everyday pair asks of you is small. Wipe it after training. Let it dry. Keep it in its tin when it is not in your ear. Put perfume and cream on before the pair goes in. Our guide to caring for sterling silver when you sweat a lot has the details.
Shape: small, flat, nothing dangling
For a pair you keep in, the shape decides more than the style. Three rules.
Small. A head that stays within the lobe gives collars, scarves and hair ties less to catch on.
Flat. Depth is how far the head stands off the lobe. Under a cap, a headband or a helmet strap, every millimetre counts. Amity Trace Gold stands 1.16 mm off the lobe, Amity Amour Gold 1.21 mm, Honesty Sol Gold 1.35 mm, according to the maker. Every Baqless pair lists its depth wherever the maker gives one.
Nothing dangling. Drops swing, catch and pull. A stud sits still. A small hoop stays close: Embrace Sublime Silver measures 15.0 mm across. A large hoop like Embrace Float Gold, 29.42 mm across, is less suited to training with knocks and pressure. It is made for the rest of the day.
The back: the part that gives way first
On a classic stud, the part that gives way first is the back. A butterfly holds by the friction of two curled wings, and the wings open a little every time you push it on and pull it off. A silicone stopper stretches. Then a collar, a towel or a pillow pushes it off, and the earring follows.
For a pair you keep in all day, that is the weak point, and Baqless leaves it out. Its anchor sits on the post and flips crosswise behind the earlobe. You set how firmly it sits. Too loose? Slide the anchor a little further. Too tight? Slide it back a little. No back. Nothing to lose.
Our guide to losing an earring back has the full story of why backs come loose.
When they have to come out anyway
Even an everyday pair comes out sometimes. Five reasons, all of them good ones.
Competition. Football bans every piece of jewellery, taped or not. In handball, small earrings must be fully covered with tape. Your sport's rules decide, see earrings and sport rules.
Chlorine. It can turn silver black. The pair comes out before the pool and the hot tub.
Sauna and extreme cold. The maker advises against wearing Baqless in either.
Cleaning. The maker's advice is plain: not in permanently, and a clean from time to time, whatever your routine. Skin oil collects in the notch of the post and makes the anchor harder to slide back.
Fit. If anything presses, take the pair out and set the grip again before it goes back in.
Taking it out is quick. Hold the earring at the front. Slide the anchor back, flip it lengthwise, pull out the post. It only comes out once the anchor lies in line with the post again.
Small, flat, for every day
Four pairs to keep in, with the maker's measurements.
- Honesty Sol Gold Stud · 6.0 × 6.0 × 1.35 mm · gold-plated
- Amity Amour Gold Stud · 7.18 × 6.52 × 1.21 mm · 18 carat gold-plated
- Honesty Floral Silver Stud · 7.0 × 7.0 mm · rhodium-plated
- Embrace Sublime Silver Hoop · Ø 15.0 mm · rhodium-plated
Keep reading
- How the Click-Lock works
- Earrings for the gym
- Lost an earring back? What helps now
- Sleeping with earrings in: which ones work
Questions
Can you wear earrings all the time?
Most of the time, yes, with a small, flat pair and no loose back. Not permanently: the maker advises taking a pair out from time to time to clean it. Competition rules, chlorine, the sauna and extreme cold are reasons to take it out too.
Which earrings can I leave in every day?
Small heads with little depth, nothing hanging and no loose back. Where the maker has measured a Baqless pair, head and depth stand on its product page in millimetres.
How do I take Baqless out?
Hold the earring at the front. Slide the anchor back, flip it lengthwise, pull out the post. With one hand, without a mirror.
Does an everyday pair need special care?
A short routine: wipe it after training, let it dry and keep it in its tin. Perfume and cream first, then the pair. No ultrasonic bath, no harsh cleaners.
Do you sell single earrings?
No. Every Baqless model is sold as a pair, in its tin.
Last checked on 7 October 2026.
