Temporary Tattoos Come From Asian Culture

Temporary Tattoos Come From Asian Culture



Temporary Tattoos Come From Asian Culture



Temporary Tattoos Come From Asian Culture

The rich cultural traditions of southern Asian, especially India, have produced another form of temporary tattoo known as Mehndi or a henna tattoo. This form often involves elaborate designs and has become especially popular among women.

These tattoos are made using a paste created from leaves of the Henna plant, Lawsonia Inermis, which have been ground into a powder. The dye in the powder, called Lawsone, attaches effectively to the keratin in fingernails and skin. Henna also is used frequently as a hair dye.

While other types of temporary tattoos can be made using many colors, henna tattoos create designs that are shades of red, brown and almost black. Traditionally henna tattoos are applied to hands and feet in intricate patterns, but these days henna tattoos can be drawn anywhere on the body. Henna creates a temporary tattoo by staining the skin, and can last from several days to a month, depending on how well the wearer maintains the tattoo.

It is possible to create henna tattoos at home. However, great caution should be used in choosing a henna product, as certain "fast-acting" preparations actually contain a chemical, para-phenylenediamine (PPD), that has been found to cause allergic reactions and sometimes scars the skin. Henna takes several hours to stain the skin properly, so anything that claims to work faster should be viewed with great suspicion.


To make a henna, purchase some genuine henna powder from a cosmetics supply or Asian product store. Assemble lemon juice, a cosmetic squeeze bottle with a fine tip, a bowl, a spoon, plastic wrap, nylon trouser socks, rubber bands, some honey, and a plastic container with a lid, such as a clean, used butter tub.

First sift the powdered henna to remove any clumps. To do this easily, put the two nylon trouser socks together to make a double layer, then pour the henna powder into the sock. Knot the doubled socks to keep the henna inside. Put the sock into the container and close the lid firmly, then shake the container well.

Once the henna is shaken well, open the lidded container, take out the sock and open into the bowl. Pour in enough lemon juice so that the powder looks like runny mashed potatoes when you mix it. Add a tablespoon of honey to thicken the mixture and help it stick to skin.

Next top the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit for several hours. Every hour, look at the mixture to see if the dye has released. The dye has been freed when the mixture turns brown on top, but looks dark green beneath. Transfer the mixture into the squeeze bottle using the spoon and store in a cool place.

When ready to create this type of tattoo, start by boiling some lemon juice. Set it aside to cool while applying the ink to the skin using the fine-tipped squeeze bottle. When the design is dry, cover it carefully with a mixture of boiled lemon juice and sugar. Dry this with a paper towel, then wrap the henna tattoo with plastic wrap and leave on overnight to allow the ink to stain the skin

Classy Yet Sexy Feminine Tattoo Designs

Classy Yet Sexy Feminine Tattoo Designs

The first thing you want to think about is what you want in a tattoo-do you want a specific shape or graphic, or something that is a tattoo artist's original design? Or maybe you want a word or character, whether in English, another language with Roman characters, or something in Gaelic, Chinese, or Russian, for example. The best advice is just to be creative and have fun with this-it's all up to you, after all.

Based on what specific image you have in mind, that will be related to where you will want to put it-for example, you wouldn't want a tattoo of angel wings on your face, would you? On your back, though, that's a completely different story. One idea that's really popular right now is to get a ring of flowers or a word or phrase spelled out tattooed around your belly button, waist, wrist, or ankle.

Other locations which are less image-specific which are really hot right now include the upper chest, inner thigh, hand, hip, lower back, upper back, back of neck, shoulder (front or back), and toes and fingers.

Some classic images for women have always been hearts and flowers. With the talent and creativity of today's tattoo artists (and yourselves!), though, almost anything is possible. Particularly interesting when designing or selecting the perfect tattoo for you is the wide variety of colors from which you can choose. There's also different kinds of ink out there from which you can choose, depending on what you're looking for.

Cartoon Tattoos

I've seen some really nice cartoon/comic tattoos on people. I've always thought that Spiderman would make an awesome tattoo! Or even one of the characters from Ninja Turtles. Well, I'll let you judge the tattoos below...

Various Public Tattoos Singapure Country

Various Public Tattoos Singapure Country

Various Public Tattoos Singapure Country

Hey all! How has your Monday been? Unlike many people, I love Mondays and Tuesdays. It's my off days and it gives me a chance to spend time with Ann, Dray and me mom and dad. Drayden is such a beautiful baby. I'm absolutely delighted that he started saying Pa Pa.

Tomorrow, I'm going crabbing with Vik. It's gonna be an awesome afternoon. Nothing beats having a cold beer by the beach. The last time round, we caught 12 crabs. I hope we'll catch more tomorrow. The more the merrier right? Yum Yum...

The past week, I did 3 airbrush tattoos that I'm pretty happy with...

It's time I prepare something to eat. I'm so hungry that I can't think straight. I'm craving for lasagne actually. But that's too much of a bitch to prepare. Anyhow, I'll post again tomorrow. Take good care and love to all.

My wife the Ambassador

In case you don't read the Baby Boyd Blog, my wife Ann has been chosen as one of the "Fresh Air for Women" Ambassadors. The Health Promotion Board approached my wife not too long ago about being an ambassador for this new campaign. We spoke about it and I'm happy she decided to be their ambassador.

Before ya'll start bitching about me smoking and all, Ann and I have a mutual understanding. I smoke because I want to and nobody can get me to quit. If I do decide to quit one day, it'll be because I want to. Right now, I don't.

I think Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew would be the PERFECT ambassador for an anti-smoking campaign. Well that's my opinion anyway...

Singapore looks set to have it's very own tattoo magazine soon. Guess who will be in the inaugural issue? Yep, me! I'm absolutely delighted man. I don't know what else to say but Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

I've got to wrap up this post. I need to prep stuff for my THQ event on Monday. I'll leave you with an airbrush tattoo of Hideto 'Hide" Matsumoto from X Japan that I did earlier today...

Chinese Girl with Body Painting

Body Painting Chinese Girl Fete 2010

Body Painting Chinese Girl Fete 2010

We attend the New Orleans St. Paddy's Day parade, take an afternoon to face paint at the Audubon Zoo and donate the proceeds to charity, and body paint models for a show at a French Quarter club.


I have had the most amazing time this past week, at the Louisiana Living Arts Festival in New Orleans, otherwise known as LA Fete.


LA Fete started in 2006, when I was offered a pot of gumbo. No, seriously. I'm a member of some international face and body art discussion groups, and I

mentioned in one that my favorite food was Cajun. Susie Pierce, otherwise known as Susie the Crazy Cajun, told me that if I came down to her hometown of Baton Rouge, she'd make me a pot of gumbo. My response was, "You name the weekend, I'm there," and all of a sudden there were about 30 other artists chiming in with "me too!" We found ourselves picking St. Patrick's Day weekend of 2007, and LA Fete was born.

Once a party was planned with so many artists, it was only natural that we intend to practice our art, and that morphed into scheduled classes and workshops.


So once a year, for 4 days in March, I go down to New Orleans for LA Fete. I take classes, jam with my friends, face and body paint, and practice my henna.

Body Painting Angeles City Philippines

The next place we went to was a bar called Dollhouse which was a much larger venue than the first place we went to. The performance here was similar to a Vegas show; dozens of girls put on choreographed dances that although were quite evocative in nature, never showed any nudity. The highlight of the night was when there was a beauty contest for girls painted with body paint. They had on small bikini bottoms to cover their private parts and body paint to (sort of) cover their top halves. I was surprised to see people bringing out expensive camera gear to commemorate the event and soon found myself running back to the hotel too grab my camera.

Melayu Face Body Painting Art

Beautiful body and face painting by chinese designer. first body painting is really beautiful, and other face painting is simply awesome.

New Airbrush Designs and Symbol Tattoo Gallery

Katy Perry Airbrush Art Design

Katy Perry Airbrush Art

When one think of the, I kissed a girl singer the last thing that comes to their mind is tattoos. This is the best thing about tattoos. People who you would never think to have one has one. This also just goes to show that the stereotype on tattoos couldn't be more wrong. It is usually those shy, good girls from next door that have a secret love for tattoos. With that being said, Katy Perry does have a tattoo of her own and it just so happens to be in a rather visible place.

Air Brush Painting on Sexy Woman Artwork

The subject of this work is restless energy and street art of graffiti artists. Vermeer's "Girl With a Pearl Earring" is a sample and see it as a model of Victoria's Secret underwear. He walked along and pac-man like Gremlins very annoying the hell out of him. Go! In the middle we have the icon of spray painting graffiti artists spray mask.

Body Art and History of Power Man

Man has enthusiastically decorated his body for thousands of years, and some of these decorations can leave the onlooker gasping in amazement at their intricacy and sheer beauty. Often the wearer of the tattoos is making a statement of some sort. Indeed, the very word tattoo is said to stem from the Polynesian word ‘ta’ meaning 'striking something' and the Tahitian word ‘tatau’ meaning ‘to mark something’.

In 1991, the body of a 5,000-year old tattooed man – ‘ötzi the ice man’ – was found frozen in a glacier in the mountains between Austria and Italy. The wonderfully preserved skin of this corpse bears 57 tattoos which are thought to have been medicinal in application, comprising a cross on the inside of the left knee, six straight lines above the kidneys and numerous parallel lines on the ankles.



These often elaborate geometrical designs were added to and embellished throughout the life of the individual until they covered the entire body. Samoan traditions of applying tattoos by hand were always dependent upon rank and title. Tattooing ceremonies, conducted at the onset of puberty, were elaborate affairs and a key part of the individual's journey to leadership. The first Europeans to see this were from a 1787 French expedition, which reported that ‘the men have their thighs painted or tattooed in such a way that one would think them clothed, altBody Art and History of Power Man hough they are almost naked’.


Celtic culture of 1200 to 400BC was very keen on body art. Body painting was done with woad, leaving a blue design on the skin. Spirals were common, and lines forming complex braids which weave across themselves symbolise the connection of all life.

Eleventh century tattooed Inca mummies were unearthed in Peru. Central American natives see tattoos as badges of courage. When Cortez arrived in Mexico in 1519 he discovered the natives not only worshipped devils in the form of statues and idols, but had also imprinted images of these 'false' idols on their skin. The Spaniards, knowing nothing of tattooing, thought it to be the work of the devil.

Feminine Tattoos Design

When opting colors for feminine tattoos, women can go two dissimilar ways with their choices. They can have feminine colors match the trend of tattoo or they can have design arts stronger and bold colors in place. When going with the feminine color schemes, there are a few colors that instantly spring to mind. Pink and baby blue are two colors that seem pretty together and would also add a little additional femininity to an already feminine tattoo.

Most colors have the potential to become feminine tattoo designs and as long as they are light sufficient. Greens and purples can be feminine when lightened up. Periwinkle is a lighter purple that is frequently used to color feminine tattoos such as flowers. If a woman needs to go with the stronger bold colors, the most obvious choices are black and red. These colors together are frequently used as signs to war rather than peace.

Neutral colors to use on feminine tattoos are medium colors. A darker pink is bold, still yet very feminine, whereas orange is deemed a feminine color but is also flashy and powerful. For examples of dissimilar color schemes, one can seem around anyplace for motivation because of the broad range of colors outside.

Airbrush Girls Lion Style Art Unique

Airbrush Body Painting Girls Lion Style Art

If you have been face painting for quite some time now, are you running out of ideas? Or, if you are new to face painting, what are interesting and new ideas you can take to build on your new hobby or sideline work? This article is good for those who want a fresh face painting idea to boost their artistic reputation or those who are new to face painting.Begin brainstorming for themes. Are there any holidays or special occasions coming up? Think of Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, spring break, or birthdays. Below is a list of themes you might want to use as a face painting idea:- Fairytale - young children will find fantastical and fairytale themes fun to do. There are many ways to incorporate the fairytale theme into your face painting idea. Think of fairies, princesses, dwarves, unicorns, dragons, ogres, etc.- Animals - animal themes are excellent for whole face painting. You can transform a face into a tiger or lion. Put some red paint on the nose, whiskers on the cheeks, and spots or stripes all over for that animalistic effect.- Comic book characters - are another good face painting idea for kids. One idea is to paint a web-like pattern on the face so you can create Spiderman's look. There are many comic book characters out there, so your options are endless.- Food - food themes are another excellent face painting idea especially for holidays with close association with food. You can paint on cupcakes, ice creams on cones, lollipops, or turkeys for thanksgiving face painting etc. Again, you have countless options.- Nature - the natural environment can be a very good source of inspiration. Paint on flowers, butterflies, the sun, stars, clouds, etc. With face painting, you can actually create almost anything with just a brush and some paint.- Carnival - use the color and life of carnival theme for the young-at-heart. These can include clowns, balloons, one-eyed monsters, and many more!To make your theme more interesting, use other materials other than paint. Here are some materials you can use with your face paint:- Face and body jewels - face and body jewels can add some texture and a bit of interest onto your piece of art. They are easy to use-just stick them on!- Glitter - body glitter can add a different sparkle and enhance your overall face painting idea. Body glitters you can use are glitter dust, powders and gels. Whichever type of glitter you use, the versatile material can bring your work of art to life.- Accessories and props - costumes go well with face painting but sometimes, simple accessories can achieve the effect at a much lesser cost. Wigs can complete the look of your face painting, especially if you are working on a "clown" design. Tiaras and wands are perfect for fairytale or princess themes. These fun accessories can be easily purchased at costume or toy shops.Now you see that even a simply brainstorming on theme variations and the using of other materials can truly enhance your face painting idea into something extraordinary

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modern expressions of the black tattoo

Temporary tattoos is no longer only for festival or decorative use. The trend perfectly fits for up-to-date fast food culture. Anytime you like any tattoo designs or patterns, you may apply that particular tattoo images on your skin and clean up with oil-based creams easily! Price is a lot more reasonable and very convenient to carry for everyday uses just like your fashion and nail style. It's very popular in Japan to use temporary tattoos as a kind of body decoration, to replace ear ring or to hide scar. Office ladies will use it daily, it is not limited to only party occasion any more.

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Gothic designs usually include religious themes ranging from fancy crucifixes to pentagrams, as well as tribal themes, or vampires. The style is very important. Gothic tattoos will always be jet black or black with some red in them. Gothic tattoos can include vampire themes or female vamps with lace and velvet. Gothic is ominous, brooding and dark.

Being a Goth does not come just because you wear the styles or you get a gothic tattoo. You have to have the attitude naturally, and not in a contrived manor. You are a gothic type person even when you aren't wearing any cloths or are dressed in blue jeans because being gothic starts with how you feel in your mind and how you think. The style of gothic tattoo you get or black clothing you wear comes secondary to that.

Cool designs for gothic tattoos include dark haired fairy type females dressed in S&M clothing, or perhaps with bat wings. Combining a few things seems to be poplar. Take a cross and make the arms look like a battle ax or dagger for instance or have a snake and vines woven around the arms. A gothic tattoo might include an image of "death" itself. Many gothic styles will have a skull present or a super skinny female with Victorian clothing or Victoria's Secret style lingerie. Of course these tattoos never have more than black and red in them. Don't forget the whole range of tribal tattoos that are also considered somewhat gothic especially if you have them designed to resemble an open dagger or other skinny design that has pointed arms.

Whatever style of gothic tattoos you get, make sure you are a true Goth and it is not a temporary phase. A tattoo is permanent. Getting a tattoo to display your gothic attitude toward life is increasingly popular and something you may want to consider.

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