- [Tattoo Artist] Hold on, OK great.
- [Friend] You have a triangle!
- Ah!
(buzz of tattoo needle)
(upbeat music)
- Today we're trying an inkbox tattoo,
which is a temporary tattoo that's supposed to look more
realistic, but without all the commitment.
- I've been thinking about getting a tattoo
for probably six or seven years.
I want to get this, geometric pattern,
that's actually a gif,
that's like a breathing exercise for when
you're having an anxiety attack.
- The tattoo I'm interested in getting is a
two cranes, or a paper crane.
One of my favorite books growing up that
my mother and I used to read together
was "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes".
(scratchy music)
Let's find out what's in the box.
(peppy music)
- It's a cutie.
- A tiny little crane.
- There's all these instructions.
It's kind of intimidating.
I thought this was going to be a like
a quick five minute thing.
(fast-forward squeaky-talk)
- Ease pressure and hold firmly for 15 minutes.
- We wanna like, play a game,
or something while we're doing this?
Like, this is a long time.
We'll be right back.
(techno beat music)
And we're back.
- Peel the inkbox off in the direction your hair grows.
My hair grows everywhere.
- Ah! Do I look hipper?
Do I look like a trend-setter?
I think that's the opposite thing
of what trend-setters say.
- You can see it.
It's a really, really faint shadow.
- I can make it fly a little bit.
That's so lame.
I don't want to be that lame guy.
- You know, if this ends up looking really good
then I'm totally down to go get the real one.
- I mean, this is really cool, if you can't
commit to things like I can't.
- I'm really nervous to see what my dad thinks.
I mean, he is going to flip a shit.
- So, it's only been about two hours
and look what I have!
It's almost a real tattoo.
- Is that real?
- [Kirsten] What do you think?
- I love it.
- You like it?
- [Friend] It's so cool. - It's a good decision?
- [Friend] It's so cute. I love it.
- [Kaylin] O.K.
- [Friend] I feel like, if I saw you
in a bathing suit, I'd be like, "that's cute".
- If it's real, I really like it.
- [Kirsten] If it's fake?
- If it's fake?
Not really.
2000s for a wonderful time
and I'm glad you're trying to re-capture that.
- [Guy Friend] They're not real tattoos.
- They're not real tattoos.
- You poops then!
(laughs)
- I'm actually, really digging it.
So, kinda disappointed with Sheridan's reaction.
- And look, it's already been like week
and it doesn't look like it's fading at all.
- No it doesn't look faded at all.
That's why I was all like, literally in shock.
- It's fading a little bit.
You can see that, so it's looking like
a temporary tattoo right now.
Or like I just, got stamped at a club, and it's wearing off.
- I'm about to call my dad.
He's going to be pretty pissed, so let's see how it goes.
So I wanted to tell you guys something.
I got a tattoo.
See it? Do you see it?
It's a paper crane.
But, it's... it's not a real tattoo.
(laughs)
- It was advertised as two weeks,
but I think it's been about 10 days.
It's gone.
I could see how people would like to just
add it on, as a little accessory
to their outfits and stuff.
I don't think I'm going to
fully commit to the real tattoo.
- It hasn't felt like this huge commitment so far.
So I'm definitely thinking about getting a real one.
- After having the inkbox tattoos on our arms
for about two weeks, we've decided that we're...
- We're doing it!
- We're gonna get tattoos!
Real tattoos. - We're at The Warren.
We're gonna get real tattoos.
- Yeah.
(bright music)
- [Kirsten] Hi.
- [Zach] Hello.
- Hello. Zoey.
- Kirsten, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- Zach, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
- Growing up there was a book that
my mother and I read, when I was younger,
called "Sadoko and the Thousand Paper Cranes."
And so, in Japanese telling folklore
that, if you make a thousand paper cranes
you're granted one wish.
Three years after I read that book, or four years,
my mother was diagnosed with cancer.
So I made a thousand paper cranes,
- Aw!
- To grant her that wish, and she's not here.
But she ended up pulling out eight, nine years, after that.
Even though they gave her six weeks.
That's the reason why I want a paper crane.
- Makes perfect sense.
- It's a combination of a couple different inspirations.
One is, I wanted to get a piece of this
drawing by Sylvia Plath, because she's my favorite author
and she's helped me through some pretty dark times,
mental health-wise.
I wanted to get this inside a geometric triangle like this.
- And where are we going to put it?
- Um, right here, on my forearm.
(serious music)
- [Kirsten] Oh, my god!
So much better than I ever could have imagined it being.
Hi.
(nervous laugh)
Oh wow, okay.
I'm so nervous.
- [Zoey] It's okay, ready?
- [Kirsten] Sure.
(all laugh)
(buzzing)
(uplifting music)
- Not bad at all.
(laughs)
- Alright.
(buzzing)
(exhales loudly)
- Okay.
- [Zoey] Hold on, okay great.
- [Friend] You have a triangle!
- Ah!
- Oh my goodness.
I cannot believe I have a tattoo now.
(laughs)
Oh, my god.
It looks so beautiful now.
- Wow!
It's on there.
For life.
It's a nice reminder, it's a nice just
symbolic thing of me and my mom.
So I'm happy about that.
Thank you.
- [Zoey] You're welcome.
- I feel great.
I love the design so much.
I'm glad that I finally committed to something.
I feel like this is a long-time coming.
- After thinking about this for so long.
Finally happy I have it.
And I'm finally happy it's on my arm.
- Sorry, mom.
Please forgive me.