Cover-up Tattoos

Usually when we think of cover-up tattoos we think of an old lover whose name was tattooed in a moment of madness on some part of the body (usually highly visible) only to be regretted after the relationship suddenly ended. This is somewhat of a cliche and most often not the case.Generally a lot of people are presenting to tattoo studios for cover-up tattoos simply because they want to touch up an old faded tattoo or rework an old design that does not resonate with them any longer. It may be the original tattoo design was not the most professional job or is just starting to look a bit dated.

This can often happen when a small tattoo was done without considering the bigger picture. For me personally that meant getting a small kanji tattoo covered over with a bigger tattoo that meant more to me. There is nothing wrong with rethinking your ink and covering up with a bigger and better tattoo.
In the last few years there has been quite a bit of advancement with tattoo inks. This has led to a whole new variety of colors and inks that look brighter and better than the inks of old. In that sense many old tattoos can actually be made to look much better than what they did beforehand without taking away from the skill of the original artist of course

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Temporary tattoos

Temporary tattoos are not true tattoos in that they don’t cause permanent damage to the skin, but they can produce a similar appearance for some a short amount of time. The most common style of temporary tattoo is a type of body sticker, similar to a decal. These tattoos are generally applied to the skin using water to temporarily transfer the design to the surface of the skin. Although, temporary tattoos themselves are waterproof they can be removed easily with oil-based creams and only last a few days.

The original form of temporary tattoos, first made popular in bubble gum, were a poor quality ink transfer that would easily come off with water or rubbing. Today’s temporary tattoos use vegetable dyes and a layer of glue similar to what is found in an adhesive bandage. These tattoos can look extremely realistic and last up to 3 weeks.

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