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Monday 5 August 2013

Keeping Airbrush Tattoos Longer


Airbrush tattoos, glitter tattoos and hair feathers are the most common party trends nowadays. It can pretty much set the mood of your party where you can see kids and adults bantering around sporting off their temporary tattoos. First developed by make-up artists and moviemakers, the airbrush tattoos became the solution for realistic looking, longer lasting yet temporary tattoos. They invented this temporary tattoo method so actors can go home after the shoot and show up the next day with their temporary tattoos still there even after the actor took several showers. This saves them time to recreate the tattoo for the next shoot.

Airbrush tattoos usually last from 2 -7 days and is dependent on three different factors. The first one is the position or the placement of the airbrush tattoo. It’s natural for us humans to perspire and shed skin constantly that affect the longevity of a temporary tattoo. If you placed the tattoo on the body area where you get to perspire a lot, then expect it to be short-lived. These sweat spots are the back of the knees, inside elbows, under arms, palms, soles of the feet and neck. Aside from these areas, some parts of the body that produces more heat would also affect the longevity of the airbrush tattoos. The middle torso area in particular is not a good area for temporary tattoos as this part of the body produces more heat than other parts of the body.

Another factor that would affect the longevity of temporary airbrush tattoos is the skin type of the person trying to get the tattoo. An oily skin does not sit well with temporary tattoos while dry skin tends to keep the tattoo longer. This is because the body oil that goes out through the skin and under the airbrush paint will ruin the adhesion properties of these paints. The last factor is the after care of the tattoo. Rubbing the tattoo will definitely erase the airbrush tattoo especially if you are using oil to rub it with. If you want it to last longer, don’t rub it and try to keep it dry. It’s also a good idea to massage talcum or baby powder to the tattoo to make it last longer.

Getting airbrush tattoos is a great help for adults who are deciding to get permanent tattoos. This is because an airbrush tattoo looks realistic and could even pass as real tattoo sometimes. Before these adults get the permanent tattoo, they would have an airbrush done first and keep it for a few days to get a feel if the tattoo in that body area is what they really wanted. Kid’s parties nowadays don’t just use glitter tattoos and hair feathers for fun as airbrush tattoos are becoming popular. This is because the materials used for airbrushing is much more safer for the sensitive skins of little children. Get to know more about throwing a great and fun party with the use of airbrush tattoos, glitter tattoos and hair feathers at partytimefaces.com.