Beauty as a way of self-expression
Many people have moments in life when they feel the need to decorate their bodies with an uncomplicated pattern. Or an original colorful drawing.
The reasons for such an act may be caused by a subconscious desire not to make up the gray mass of the majority. Some through the application of tattoos are trying to achieve approval of their character and outlook on life, as they say about the temporary tattoo.
There are simpler explanations. It is quite a spectacular highlight that adorns a person's appearance.
How long does such an ornament last?
To choose the type of tattoo suitable for a party or vacation, you need to find out in advance how long temporary tattoos last, and whether you can wash them off before that time.
Type of tattoo | Longevity | Removal method |
Jagua Gel | 10-15 days | no |
Aerotatu | 3-9 days | alcohol solution |
Sharpie marker | up to 7 days | alcohol solution |
Cosmetic pencil | 1-2 days | Makeup remover |
Printed on a printer | up to 7 days | alcohol solution |
Tattoo henna | 2 weeks | no |
Gel pen | 2 days | alcohol solution |
Glitter Tattoo | 7 days | alcohol solution |
Bio henna tattoo with tea and coffee | 2 weeks | no |
Mehendi henna paint | 7-10 days | no |
Tempu | up to a year | Laser |
If you don't want to endure pain
Despite all the benefits of a beautiful body that tattooing provides, not everyone is willing to endure the painful sensations that invariably arise during the application of the design. The master works on the body with a needle. The process lasts more than one hour. At times, it takes several sessions to make a full-fledged drawing. After the tattoo is applied, it must be carefully cared for. It is especially important to take care of the skin condition in the place where the pattern is applied during the first days. Judging by the reviews about the temporary tattoo.
It is possible to develop an inflammatory process, sometimes there is a rupture of capillaries during muscle strain. People with a tattoo, which is applied permanently, should use a special sunscreen during the entire period when this area of the skin will be open to the sun's rays.
You should also take into account the age-related changes that are bound to occur on the body. Over time, the skin stretches and the design becomes paler.
Yes, and in the event that a person's views and priorities change in the course of life, the tattoo may become superfluous. And in fact it is known that the procedure of fading a tattoo is much more complicated. And more expensive financially. How much does the tattoo cost, tell the master. When he measures the size of the figure and the amount of work.
These features and reviews of the temporary tattoo lead to the idea of looking for an alternative solution. So what to do? Here to help comes the choice of such a variety of tattooing, as a temporary tattoo. It will not bore with time, because simply itself will descend from the skin.
If you like the procedure and the effect will impress you, you can repeat the process again, choosing new images. In short, very convenient.
Temporary henna tattoo
Temporary tattoos, how to do in the mehendi technique at home, so that the result does not disappoint. The henna tattoo lasts about three weeks. This method of application is safe for health. Pregnant women decorate their abdomen with mehendi patterns without harming the health of the unborn baby.
Henna draws in brown, but you can also get black and white patterns.
A special composition is prepared from henna powder, a day before application, according to this recipe:
- The henna powder is sifted several times through a fine sieve.
- The juice of 1 lemon is squeezed and strained.
- 1 tbsp of henna is mixed with 3.5 tbsp of juice and thoroughly mixed.
- The paste, wrapped in a bag, is infused for 12 hours in a dark place.
- If it will be too thick, you can dilute the composition with lemon juice.
To get a black color, the basma is added. To add plasticity, add 1 tsp of granulated sugar to the composition. If desired, you can add up to 1 tsp. of any aromatic oils.
The consistency of the finished henna should resemble a thick sour cream. The paste is wrapped in a bag and sent again in a dark place, for another 12 hours.
The skin is lubricated with olive oil. It is convenient to apply a henna pattern through special tubes with nozzles of different diameters. You can draw the pattern by hand or use stencils. Errors in the work are removed with a cotton swab soaked in lemon juice.
Do not be intimidated by the too bright color of the tattoo in the early days. Lines will darken in just two days. To make the ornament last longer, it is daily wiped with any vegetable oil. The drawing is gradually disappearing, becoming paler. You can speed up the process of dissolving the pattern by taking a bath and using a body scrub.
The advantages of applying temporary tattoos. Reviews
Next. What can temporary tattoos be? How long do they last on the body? How much does a tattoo cost? You can find out about this by reading the article below.
A temporary tattoo is a drawing on the body that is applied for a short time. Its lifespan is short. These are tattoos for 3 months maximum. And also for the application of such a pattern will not need to use a special machine, which has such an unpleasant sound.
If there is no desire to endure pain and risk your health, the way of applying a temporary tattoo will be the best solution. You will not need to endure deep penetration of the needle under the skin, and then limit yourself in physical activity for a long period of time.
Is it possible to get a short-term tattoo for a few months?
Short-term tattooing for 12 months - has it really become possible? The word combination itself suggests that the dye that will be used to apply the image should disappear forever after the specified period.
It is worth stating at once that no one, even a very experienced artist, can do tattoos for 1 year. These are impossible promises. Today you can hear many stories of people who trusted fraudsters and now do not know how to get rid of the consequences of their mistake.
Self-impersonators inject pigments under the skin with special tattooing equipment. The needle penetrates to a depth from which the dye will never come out or fade. According to the legend, the needle does not penetrate 3 mm, as in the traditional technology, but only 1.5-2 mm. But it is impossible to adjust this distance with the machine, and the temporary multicolored patterns, remain forever. But it is not as terrible as their appearance in the future - after a certain period of time, the paint, introduced with a violation of the technology, begins to flow and turn into a ridiculous stain without clear contours and lines. Have to hide such beauty under clothing and long sleeves.
Remember, the skin does not give back what was injected into its layers.
The tattoo may lose its brightness, outline and seem to disappear, but this is a deceptive impression. There is not a single case where the tattoo disappeared on its own without the use of expensive techniques to remove it.
There are craftsmen who promise to make the picture disappear with the help of permanent makeup equipment. According to this technology, the apparatus or pen manipulator penetrates to a maximum depth of 1.5 mm, from where the pigment is removed on its own within 3-5 years. But for the skin on the body this method is not suitable - temporary tattoos in a year will have the appearance of a dirty spot. To correct such work is difficult. The laser removes only dark paint molecules, colored ones are poorly affected by the beam, and light ones remain in their former state. You can paint with a tattoo, but it will stay with you forever.
If you decide to apply a temporary tattoo
Such varieties of tattooing are quite common. And you can do them in many beauty salons.
The peculiarity of the technology, which is inherent in most types of such body art, is that you do not need to use special equipment. And this means that, in addition to performing in a professional salon, you can decorate your body with the original drawing at home. It's enough to buy one of the kits for drawing on the skin in specialized sales outlets.
Also commonly known is the use of sticker-translate, which already has a ready-made picture. It can be easily transferred to one of the areas of the skin where you want it to be.
What you can draw on your hand
As a child, probably each of us drew various drawings on his hand. Of course, it is better not to choose complex sketches, because, given the size, such drawings on the hand will be very difficult to implement. Drawings can be different - only your imagination can limit you here.
We must remember that the skin tends to absorb the toxic ink of the pen, and therefore it is extremely undesirable to make drawings on the hand often. Among the detrimental consequences of such tattoos are allergies and dermatitis.
A safer way to get temporary tattoos is to paint with henna. The paint is made from dried leaves and is safe to apply, unlike chemical ink. In addition, there are also special markers, the composition of which is harmless for drawing on the human body.
Review of varieties of temporary tattooing
With what you can do a temporary tattoo? The choice of such a method of decorating the skin will depend on the nature of the materials and tools that are needed in the application.
These are representatives of the three main groups of short-term tattooing:
- Biotatu - the application of which requires the use of only material of natural biological origin.
- Translation tattoo - the process of stamping the pattern on the skin areas using special stickers.
- Aerotattooing - the application by the master of the nude pattern with the use of a stencil and sprayer for paints.
Tattoo sleeves from kapron tights
On sale it is possible to find an interesting thing - a tattoo sleeve from kapron tights. Of course, on closer examination, the truth will reveal, but, for example, for a themed photo shoot - this is an indispensable thing.
You can make such a sleeve out of torn kapron pantyhose. The color of the kapron, ideally, should match the shade of the skin. You can draw the sleeve with colored markers, black is sure to emphasize the outline of the figure.
For the convenience of drawing a pattern, the sleeve is stretched on a tube of cardboard. You can draw by hand or using templates. The upper part of the kapron tattoo is hidden under the sleeve of the shirt, and the lower part is masked with a wide bracelet. If the tone of the kapron is chosen precisely, the effect of the tattooed hand will be quite believable.
Use of natural henna
Tattooing with the use of henna is considered the most harmless and affordable way to decorate your body. When using henna you are dealing with the only harmless dye of vegetable origin.
Henna is practically does not cause allergic reactions and other unpleasant consequences. The use of artistic skin painting is borrowed from the women of the East. The original name of such body art is "mehendi", in modern terms - "mendi-tattoo". The purchase of a ready-made henna solution is available in many stores. The work is done with a thin brush with basic artistic skills. These are temporary tattoos for a month.
And that's not all. Biotattoo is the name of a whole group of techniques characteristic of temporary body art. Biotattooing is characterized by using only materials of natural origin, without the use of chemical components. These are varieties of the above-mentioned tattoos with henna; types of crystal tattoos, with the basis of pictures - rhinestones. They are glued to the skin with a special organic glue. It is also a skin image, applied with an ordinary gel pen or a special marker for tattooing.
Permanent marker "Sharpie"
The temporary image, applied with a permanent marker "Sharpie" will last about a month. It is possible to make a drawing in any color. But black looks the most believable.
The marker has a fairly thick rod, so it is better to choose an uncomplicated drawing. The image is applied by hand or through a stencil.
First it is necessary to pass a preliminary test for an allergic reaction. To do this, the marker is applied a small strip on the skin. If after an hour the skin is not red and there are no other undesirable reactions, you can apply the tattoo.
The image is applied to the prepared skin and liberally dusted with talcum powder. The rest of the powder is blown off the skin. To fix it, spray the tattoo with a varnish of strong fixation and dry the image. There is no need to pour a lot of varnish, it will over-dry the skin. Excess varnish is gently washed off with a absorbent cotton soaked in water.
Material from the past
"Transfers" - our favorite since childhood. They are sold in the form of films. The drawings are made on a rubber base. You just stick them on your skin, and carefully remove the rest of the material. A few minutes later, the appearance of a colored picture will become a decoration of your body. But the effect will not last long. It is possible to choose from a wide range of pictures for women, as well as options for men. How long does a temporary tattoo of this type last? Not more than two weeks.
Tattoo mehendi with chemical dye for 3 months
Henna mixed with chemical dyes is sold in special tubes with a sharp cone. Such paint is very convenient to apply to the body. Thanks to a special composition, the tattoo will last about 3 months. Be sure to test for allergies before applying such a tattoo.
The skin is treated with an alcohol-free lotion. The drawing is applied directly on the skin, the thickness of the lines is regulated by the force of the pressure on the tube with paint and the angle of its inclination. Errors in the work are easily removed with mezellar water or liquid soap.
The entire layer of paint should remain on the skin until it is completely dry. It takes 2 to 4 hours. Gently wipe the skin with a dry cloth to remove excess paint. For 24 hours the pattern must not come into contact with water and steam.
Novelties
Flash tattoos are a newfangled form of body art that imitates gold or silver jewelry. It is possible to apply such a tattoo to the skin by using simple water and a sponge. With it the drawing is pressed to the surface of the skin.
Already mentioned above aerotatu - which is a type of temporary tattoo. For the performance of tattooing in this technique uses a special device - the airbrush. And the varieties of liquid waterproof paints. In the tattoo-salon temporary tattoos can be done with the help of professionals. After all, only there is special equipment for applying aero tattoos.
Mix for home tattooing
Bio-tattoo is made from a special mixture of natural ingredients.
Such as: tea, coffee, sugar, lemon juice and a small amount of natural henna.
- A strong coffee-tea decoction is brewed. For this, 2 tablespoons of natural coffee and black tea leaves are added to half a liter of water.
- Boil everything on low heat for about an hour. During this time, the mixture will partially boil out - it's not a problem.
- Pour the henna package into a saucepan, add the coffee and tea extract and the strained juice of half a lemon. Cook the paste on low heat until it thickens and caramelizes. The ready paste is cooled down and placed in the fridge for 3 hours.
- The drawing on the skin is applied by hand or through a stencil, with a toothpick or a thin brush.
- The composition should completely dry on the skin, it takes about 6 hours. The remnants of the composition will fall off by themselves.
- It is possible to wipe the skin additionally with a dry cloth. The finished tattoo is smeared with olive oil.