Silhouette Media-Tattoo Temporary Tattoo Paper

I bought this because my kiddo loves both drawing and temporary tattoos, so then I was a little disappointed when all of the instructions were about using an inkjet printer. But we did some experiments, and the good news is that you can make your tattoos freehand with permanent markers, too! We found that you can just draw on the shiny side of the white paper, and then follow the directions as usual. Washable kid markers transferred to the tattoo material successfully, but then the ink came off the tattoo after (say) washing your hands a couple of times. So permanent markers seem to be the best bet. We just stayed away from any writing to avoid having to draw backwards letters. The kit’s instructions are geared toward making a full 8.5 x 11 sheet of tattoos at a time. We settled on holding the two sheets (the green and the white) together and cutting out very roughly 2” squares or rectangles—this way a kid can make just a couple of tattoos at a time, and at least in our house it helped to limit the artworks to a more “standard temporary tattoo” size. Drawing the tattoo in pencil on the white paper before switching to permanent markers can help avoid wasting any of the material. Otherwise we stuck to the instructions: design goes on the glossy side of the white paper, peel the clear plastic layer off of green backing, apply that sticky clear layer on top of your design, and then give a good firm press to rub out any bubbles. Once or twice we picked up a bit of the sticky layer when trying to remove the thin clear film just prior to applying a tattoo, and in those cases just rubbing the plastic firmly a bit more usually fixed it. When you’re about to apply the tattoo the film that comes off should be thin and a little brittle-feeling, just as usual with temporary tattoos. This morning my little one’s off to school with a custom tattoo for a friend (packed in a plastic snack bag), which is super fun!

OVERALL: Great product! Will last you well over a day, even through brushing against people and repeated movement. It was very simple to use. For all my future temporary tattoo needs, I would purchase this product again. PROS: The process to print out a tattoo was very straightforward. I recommend test printing on regular sheets of paper to make sure you know which side your printer will print the image. There is a glossy and a matte side, and you want to print your image on the glossy side. Print it with your printer's photo settings (I didn't and it turned out fine, but it is recommended by the manufacturer). Instructions recommend an inkjet printer, but I used an office laserjet printer and it worked just as well. Once you print your image, wait until the ink has dried and then very carefully apply the adhesive film to the sheet. This is how your tattoo will stick to your skin. With extra help, I was able to do it with minimal air bubbles. Application was a BREEZE. With a damp towel, I applied the tattoo and it transferred to my skin instantaneously. No slip and slide like with some other temporary tattoos. Just make sure your towel is generously soaked with water. Once applied, it was still a little sticky but after airdrying, it didn't budge! CONS: ONLY COMES WITH TWO SHEETS! I thought it came with at least four, which is what I needed, but I didn't read quite as closely as I should have before purchasing. Ended up working out fine for my situation, but for those looking to test print tattoos or have larger pieces they need to print, buy multiple! For a full sleeve application, the paper is stiff. Make sure either with your print or your cut that you account for the curve of your arm. Don't try to apply the full sheet to your arm. Otherwise, it may not apply straight-on. When printing with a laserjet, you may find that upon application, some of your ink will still peel up off the sheet. Spots of my black ink came up when I peeled the plastic film, but it wasn't that noticeable when I applied it to the skin. Also, this thing is really effective at staying put. After a full-day's wear, I went to shower and take it off. Like the directions said, I used warm water and soap. Since I had a full sleeve, I removed it in the shower and used a loofah. It hardly peeled. I had to scrub really hard to get it to start to come off, but since I had a full sleeve, it started to tug at my arm's peach fuzz (which was a little painful). At that point, my arm started to get red. It's been two days and there are still little bits and pieces remaining on my arm.

One quick note for those who are about to buy this: The blue/green sheets of paper are NOT supposed to go into your printer. They are the special adhesive bearing sheets. I somehow missed this bit of the instructions initially and ended up wasting a sheet. The confusion I had came from the white sheets (which DO go in the printer) blending in very well with the packaging. In any case I'm sure if I had read slightly more the mistake wouldn't have happened. Now - onto the product review! 1) You do not need any of this companies other products to make this tattoo paper work. No special photo editing software, not special cutting software, no special printers. In fact - the packaging recommends that you use your printers 'photo' setting but I have found best results on my default ink settings. 2) Applying the adhesive backing is REALLY easy! After I realized what the adhesive sheets were for my heart sank as I imagined the difficulty I would have lining up the pages perfectly - but it really was quite easy to do. 3) The tattoos are vibrant and easy to apply. 4) The tattoos do leave a slightly sticky residue when they are in the process of coming off. Rubbing alcohol helps. But its not a deal breaker. But.... 5) You only get 2 sheets of 8.5x11 tattoo paper for the cost, and at the time of writing this review the "2 pack" is more than 2x as much...odd. But if you want to demo a potential "real" tattoo, this is a much cheaper way to do it than alternatives : )

In a nutshell: my friend wants to get matching tattoos and I am, well.....let's put it this way....I faint at the sight of needles. (Yeah, I'm a pansy...) :D With her birthday coming up, I thought it'd be funny to print out the tattoo instead and give it to her. (if you care, she just about died laughing when I gave it to her! LOL) The product itself is GREAT! If you know how to print a document from your computer, you know how to use this. When using, you just have to do these easy steps: 1. Get the image/text you want to use and mirror it. (<--that last one is MUCHO importante!) :D 2. Print it on the white sheet. (Now, I did a test print on a regular piece of paper-not a bad idea to do cause I wanted it a bit bigger.) 3. Peel the clear sheet away from the green sheet and lay it on top of your newly printed (mirrored, RIGHT?!) image/text and rub it onto the image/text. (I used the handle of the scissors I was going to be using - grab anything from a credit card to your TV remote.) 4. Cut out the tattoo how you want it. Annnnnnnnddddd....DONE! 5. To apply: it's just like the ones we all put on as kids. Peel the top clear layer off, put the tattoo upside down on someones skin (make sure you know the person first, cause that'd be weird....) and put a damp rag/paper towel on the white paper (that is now sticking up) and it should slide right off the tattoo. PRESTO! Personally, the end result is fantastic! Just like you would buy at the store. It's not meant to last forever......I think...I THINK....that's what "temporary" means.... ;P Stop thinking about this and buy it! Use it to freak out your parents! Have some fun with it! (Just......don't do a Mike Tyson type with it....that's....that's just bad......)

While the product works great, the packaging by Amazon is less than effective. I ordered a first one and it arrived having been folded. This created creases in both sheets. I was only able to use one. I then had to order another set. Although not folded it appeared to have been bent in several places which caused it to catch in the printer, causing smears. Would be better if shipped with cardboard to help avoid damage.

I got this product because I am considering getting a tattoo and felt the $10 investment, to get a look at what might happen to my leg could look like, was reasonable. It was really worth it. Not just for my original purpose; but for all of the fun it created. This product is exactly as described. It's easy to use, fun to use, and would be a great party or "going to a team sport" toy. Here's how I used it: - used PowerPoint to fill a 8.5" x 11" document with various tattoo ideas/images (about 20 various sized/shaped images on 1 sheet) - in PowerPoint I "grouped" all of the images as one and then reversed them (reversing images is necessary - especially for text) - I did a sample printing on regular paper to make sure my sizes and margins were all ok (& to verify which side of the paper my printer used) - I used the external feed device on my printer (a Lexmark C544n laser) to feed the tattoo paper through (I used glossy finish, heavy paper settings) - I allowed the tattoo paper a long time to dry (don't know if necessary, but I was at work so an hour or two did not matter - I applied the "sticky/glue/transfer" sheet to the tattoo paper (was easy, but you need to be careful, slow and patient). Very carefully use the small tear off strip on the end of the glue paper to align everything and then peel and apply slowly/carefully so to avoid folds/bubbles. - I then used a plastic ruler to rub the glue paper onto the tattoo paper - Using scissors I cut out the tattoo I wanted to use, tore off the backing and placed on my clean/dry skin (calf). I applied a wet/very damp cloth over the tattoo/leg and waited about 15-20 seconds. The tattoo paper slides off of your leg and leaves the tattoo where you placed it (very much like applying decals to model cars) - I let the tattoo air dry. - the tattoo lasted 3 or 4 days (showering every day but not directly touching/cleaning the tattoo area)

I bought this to make tattoos for my grandson, and it performs admirably. I applied one to my upper arm and it lasted three days (yes, I shower daily), and probably would have lasted longer if I hadn't intentionally removed it (just rub with a wet washcloth to remove). The instructions are a little confusing, however. The confusion arises because the manufacturer assumes that you will be using its "Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool (QuicKutz)" [...] to cut out the tattoos, and for that to work, you would need to use their software to print the images with the registration marks the Quickcutz machine requires to detect where to cut. If you want to buy the Quickcutz go ahead -- it looks like a neat product -- but I didn't and it is certainly not necessary unless you plan on going into the commercial removable tattoo business. So, all you really need to do... 1. You can use whatever image editing software you like. Just create a page of images, flip horizontal to produce a mirror image, and print using your inkjet printer's photo paper setting. 2. As described in the instructions, remove the backing from the the clear plastic adhesive sheet, carefully apply to the printed page (avoid bubbles), and rub with a smooth object (piece of wood for example) to ensure the adhesive sticks to the printed page. 3. Cut out the tattoos with scissors or Exacto knife, leaving as little margin as possible. To apply, remove the clear plastic and discard (the adhesive that was on the clear plastic will have transferred to the paper, and absorbed the ink), press firmly into place, cover with a wet cloth for ten or twenty seconds, and remove the paper. The adhesive and ink will have bonded to your skin, and you will have a tattoo that can be distinguished from a real one only on very close inspection.

I used these and followed the steps provided by the program to make tattoo’s for my Trafalgar Law genderbend cosplay. The program was easy to follow and the tattoos came out amazing!! They lasted the whole day and even then some haha, mines came out the perfect size for me Only con for me was how long it took to take them off (front and back 😅). Definitely use an oil-based cleanser to clear them off!! They really can stick on there!