One of the biggest trends hitting the new year, according to Lopez, will be vertical lobe piercings — or, put more simply, jewellery that is stacked on top of one other in a vertical position on the earlobe, as opposed to horizontally. This, she says, is a great example of using a piercing you already have and making the design even cooler. "Vertical lobes can generally be placed above or below holes that already exist."