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I asked you guys if you have any quick topics you wanted me to talk about this week on Tattoo Talk Tuesday
One where I could kinda keep my heart a little bit out of it
But honestly, watch this turn into a 20 minute video anyways.
So some of you guys have been asking me before, and currently
and in the past how I've felt about these new temporary tattoos that are supposed to hit the market
And these are not your standard temporary tattoos with the water and the paper towel and the Pokemon images
These are temporary tattoos that are still given to you in the traditional sense
with a needle and machine and a tattoo artist
But these tattoos are only supposed to last up to a year and can be removed with a dissolving agent
versus laser removal.
In my research about this, because I honestly always thought it was an urban legend,
I have heard this for years and years about these tattoos that
eventually disappear or temporary longterm tattoos.
In my research, I found a website that has almost henna style tattoos,
but they are
you know, cool, trendy shapes and designs that are really current right now.
And those tattoos last up to two weeks.
At first, "Ah! Two weeks! Whatever, these are still temporary tattoos."
I thought that it was pretty interesting because I think that really hits the average consumer,
who wants to indulge in tattoo/body modification culture
And even, even more light than that, a lot lighter- not even thinking about tattooed people
but these are people who want to decorate themselves in a style
Or, um, believe tattoos are for fashion
And I think that those people can- deserve to be accommodated, go ahead,
I know that these, like, silvery-golden tattoos have been really popular
with, like, the summer and going out and going to clubs and going to the festival
And, um, I saw a tattoo kit where you could have all of Beyonce's tattooos
but she doesn't have tattoos, they were just designed by hi- by HER! Oh my god.
Um, Selena Gomez has one where you can have her tattoos
And I think these are great for, honestly, your average consumer who wants to dabble in the lifestyle,
but doesn't want anything to do with it.
I don't think they're for people who can't commit to tattoos,
I think they are for people who don't want tattoos. At all. they don't want them.
And I think that's great!
Be apart of it! Wear- wear me! Go ahead, whatever.
Ed Hardy shirts were cool ten years ago, now these silver tattoos are cool right now... It's just the next thing.
However, this thing that I'm talking about- these temporary longterm tattoos- are something completely different.
So, right now, obviously, they're still being tested.
But- but the idea of it is that these are smaller molecule tattoo- smaller molecules are in the tattoo ink.
So when it is given to you, in the body, instead of the large molecules that the body cannot break down-
and that's why our tattoos are permanent- our body is constantly trying to heal our tattoos but they cannot.
It's a really interesting concept, definitely look it up one day.
But our body is constantly trying to heal our tattoos and it's just incapable. The ink is too large and our body can't break it down.
So the idea of this new ink is that it is a lot smaller and our body can break it down, over the course of a year.
Or, with the dissolving agent.
I don't know much more about it, it doesn't exist yet.
But, spoiler alert, they are testing it on animals right now.
So if you decide you're into it, they are testing it on animals who are alive and studying them
to see how the tattoo does age over time, so i guess be mindful of that.
I don't know, you know how I feel about that.
But, ultimately, how I feel is when I was doing the research on this tattoo ink,
the same language was being used over and over and over again, that was just cultivating this so stereotypical feeling.
And all the articles started off with:
"Tattoo regret. It's so common. Misspellings, different trends, bad artistry."
"No one would want a permanent tattoo in this day and age!"
And I think that- I think that people- I think that clickbait, all of these people out here, older people,
the people who are so quick to jump on you for being a millennial!
I think that these are the people who are creating this idea that we are so afraid of permanent,
and that we are afraid of getting a tattoo that we might regret.
And, honestly, I am a person who has bad tattoos, cheap tattoos, shitty tattoos, tattoos I've had removed.
And I've never considered a tattoo that would fade over a year.
And I'm a sensitive person, my skin is sensitive,
if I sat through my back tattoo, only to know that it would disappear after a year,
I would feel, I-I-I I don't know, I would feel really unaccomplished.
And I think this would create a culture where people don't wanna pay their tattoo artists as much because the ink is not forever.
Because when I'm planning my tattoos, I'm thinking "Well, I'm investing in something that will literally last forever."
I think this will create a consumer who is like, "Well, the tattoo only lasts for a year, I only wanna pay $50."
But the application is still the same.
It is still applied through skill- like you still have to be a tattoo artist completely, and go through all of the workings of a normal tattoo.
The only thing different is the ink.
So, you will still be paying for artist's time, the artist's ability, the artist's expertise,
so I think this will either create a new type of tattoo artist who specializes in these temporary tattoos,
who maybe isn't as skilled and-and as experienced and blood born pathogen certified??
or it's only going to devalue tattoo artists who already use tattooing to make a living and to express their craft
and I would hate to see any of that to be devalued by my favorite tattoo artists who I love to give hard earned money to
because they are hard- earning it as well.
So...
I think that this could be a bad thing for the industry.
And, I mean, I was also the first person to be like, "Miami Ink is a bad thing for the industry!"
And then, you know, I could eat that show right up.
But I still do think that this could create a hiccup in something that I really care about.
And that it is something that it marketed towards people who aren't like me,
and who are people who are the dabbler and the temporary and "I worried about regret!"
But I think that all of that, that hyperbole comes from, just like, people generating fear for consumers
and for people who are trying to create these articles where you're like, "Huh! I have experienced regret!" and "Mm! That sounds like me!"
But I think if you are considering a tattoo, there should be no reliance on the fact that the tattoo is temporary.
But, then again, I-I-I don't know what that's like. I don't know what it's like to wear a temporary tattoo for just like a festival for the night.
I mean, I think that they're pretty and they're cute and if someone gave me one, I would be excited,
but I would be excited in a different sense, almost like "Oh, I'm wearing makeup on my body!" and not like "This is a temporary tattoo."
But I don't think that temporary ink tattoos should be something that we let dominate the market and replace the "norm."
I think I'm someone who does consider how my body will change with age,
but I also don't know if that's my own true thought.
I don't know if that isn't someone whispering in my ear like,
"Aren't you worried about being old and tattooed? Aren't you WORRIED?"
And I think those people whispering in my ear are the same people encouraging others to worry about permanents, and worry about what we can't change.
So, honestly, I'm not really sure, I don't know where my bias begins and where my consumer driven sort-of ideas begin.
But I think that it's something people will want and I think that that's great
but, I also don't think I would ever get one.
If you're paying full price and it hurts just the same, why not just get the tattoo?
And it's like "Oh, well, I-I just want like a trial. I just wanna try out a tattoo."
Well, maybe they're not for you.
And I'm not trying to protect them, I don't think I own tattoos at all.
And I'm never gonna be the guy that says you have to EARN your tattoos and says you have to get a full sleeve before you can get a hand tattoo.
I don't believe that at all.
But I do think that temporary ink is marketed towards people who aren't tattooed people.
They're marketed towards people who never wanted to get a tattoo in the first place.
So those are my thoughts on temporary ink tattoos! Let me know what you think!
I'm really afraid I put a lot of my bias in here and I don't mean any harm towards people are, like, on the fence about getting a tattoo,
and think this could be a great thing.
But, like I said, I am definitely worried about the future of tattooing if there are consumers out there, who will start controlling the market,
who aren't really inclined to being tattooed.
Just my thoughts, let me know what you think! Leave your comments down below!
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