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Getting an Ephemeral tattoo felt exactly like getting a real tattoo. I laid on my stomach atop the tattooing table, listening to the drone of the tattoo machine almost lull me to sleep. To me, it feels no different than being drawn on with a mechanical pencil. Otherwise, IвЂ™m a weirdo who actually enjoys the tattoo experience.

#Ephemeral tattoo pro#

Pro tip: I popped an ibuprofen about an hour before my appointment just in case my chosen tattoo spot felt more tender than IвЂ™d like. The actual tattooing process took about 30 minutes as I was getting a simple-ish design, but otherwise it was the most relaxing process ever. He had my design prepped on an iPad and was ready to go to tattoo town on my right tricep. It's a symbol of faith, trust, and destroying evil Heartless with one fell swoop.Д®phemeralвЂ™s Brooklyn-based shop greets you immediately with a strong scent of sage, which I imagine is to calm down any anxious first tattooees.ДЄfter checking in, I had a short wait before meeting with my tattoo artist, a gangly Black man covered in too many tattoos to count named Phil.

To a resounding 'no' from not only friends and family, but also my tattoo artist, I went with a ' keyblade,' an iconic weapon from Disney/Final Fantasy video game franchise Kingdom Hearts, with a little Sailor Moon in there because IвЂ™d rather not have Mickey Mouse ears on my arm for a year. My initial idea was inspired by one of my favorite tattoo artists Mira Mariah, who frequently works on Ariana Grande- a belt of flames across my lower stomach, signifying 'this girl is dangerous, reckless even.'

I weighed a few options, landing on something subtle yet an obvious call to my geek lifestyle. Since this tattoo was made to fade, I figured the more personality the better. ('I feel like you owe it to the people youвЂ™re tattooing to share that information,' Hartman adds.)ДЄs someone who already has two permanent tattoos, Ephemeral seemed considerably less risky. However, Ephemeral chooses to remain tightlipped about their ink ingredients, maintaining that itвЂ™s FDA-approved. Photo credit: ANGELA WEISS - Getty Images In this case, the ink toxin would remove itself through your bodyвЂ™s natural ways of eliminating toxins, through sweat, urine, etc. ' would break down into smaller and smaller pieces and are carried away by lymphatics, like how tattoo laser removal works as well,' Dr. Corey Hartman thinks the concept is intriguing.Д«ased on that description, Hartman likened the ink material to microblading ink, typically made with iron oxide thatвЂ™s also meant to fade over a period of time.

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Sakhai likened Ephemeral's proprietary ink technology to the way sutures work: Where permanent tattoo ink particles aggregate in the skin in a way that your body canвЂ™t remove, Ephemeral tattoo ink is biodegradable, and can be removed by the body. Why should my Ferrari look like everyone else's? Ephemeral's semi-permanent tattoos seemed like a nice half-step to more ink (or bumper stickers) on mine.Д«ut I had so many questions-primarily, 'Where the hell does the ink go once the tattoo fades?' Given that bumper stickers say a lot about that FerrariвЂ™s owner, I had to kindly disagree. вЂњYou wouldnвЂ™t put a bumper sticker on a Ferrari,вЂќ he says.

My boyfriend has none, and yet we make things work. I have a few permanent tattoos-a pair of interlocked pinkies and a golf pencil.