Tattoos look amazing, but theyâre a lot of commitment, a dermatological marriage. Once itâs on, itâs not ever coming off without laser treatment. Not only that, theyâre costly and, for some, painful so you want to be absolutely set on your design, its size, and its bodily placement before you sit down in the chair and let the needle do its work.
Ideally, what every tattoo artist would have is a little fitting room where you could go in and try on your design, just to see it on before you commit your funds and skin space to it. Well, a new company called Momentary Ink is taking us as close as we could possibly get to this idea with their custom temporary tattoos.
The idea behind Momentary Ink is that you can upload a picture of the tattoo youâre thinking about getting to their website (whether the image is custom or already in existence it doesnât matter), chat with one of their team about the size and colours youâd like your tattoo to be, after which theyâll create your tattoo as a temporary transfer and send it out to you.
You can get your design made in a range of sizes up to 12 inches, and because Momentary Ink use high-quality printing tech combined with their own sealing and matting solutions, itâd be hard to give them a design thatâs too complex or colourful. All you have to do is make sure you apply it as best as you can.
The tattoos can last anywhere between 3 and 10 days depending on complexity and placement (a tattoo on an exposed area like your hand is going to fade a lot faster than one on your ribs) but you can usually pretty much guarantee that if itâs not for you, youâre probably going to know within the first half hour of application.
The prices for a single tattoo range from $15 for something sized 0-4 inches (around ÂŁ10) to $21 (around ÂŁ14) for something thatâs over 8 inches. The company ship internationally, and for delivery to the UK youâre looking at paying an additional $7 (ÂŁ5).
This seems like a genuinely useful idea for those of us plagued by indecision and uncertainty. If thereâs one thing that would take the nerves out of getting a tattoo, it would be knowing that youâre excited about the end result, rather than awaiting waves of regret. Or, if youâre a coward like me, you could order your design in bulk and just keep reapplying it until the end of time to avoid ever having to experience getting a real tattoo.
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