However, although I often find myself musing on the design, style and location of my future tattoo, ultimately I've never had an overwhealming urge to put ink to skin. I'm not sure I can live with the decisions I made yesterday let alone committing to a design that I would have to look at for the rest of my days.
For those of use keen to dabble in the world of body art but who lack the resolve to commit to the needle there have always been temporary tattoos. But until now, it has been virtually impossible to find designs without sickly glitter aimed at the under twelves. Thanks to Tattly Designy Temporary Tattoos, however, I'm rather hoping temporary tattoos might just become acceptable for grown ups.
With nearly 250 colourful designs you can adorn your body with monsters, animals, cup cakes, bunting, rainbows, fruit and veg as well as the traditional style sailor tattoos. Of course they are not a substite for the real thing but, if you have always wondered how you might look with a little bit of ink, temporary tattoos like the Tattly Nautical Set are a good way to dip your toe in the water.
Personally, I love the bold colours and simple lines of the Tattly Rainbow Set. I can see myself wearing some of these temporary tattoos in place of jewellery for summer holidays and festivals.
If you are feeling flush, for $250 the Everything Set will give you every single one of Tattly's designs in one bumper pack. According to their website, you need 3 people to display them all at once!
Depending on the design, Tattly Temporary Tattoos last for 3-5 days and can be removed with soap and water or a bit of sellotape.
I can see why people amass a collection of tattoos and use their bodies as a canvas to tell the story of their life. I've seen some beautiful examples but I can't help thinking that the aspects of my youthful (and present) folly that would have been most likely to produce a hankering for a permanent, bodily memorial are, I think, best left undocumented. For the time being, I think I'll stick to the temporaries.
