Don’t have freckles? Try tattooing them on!

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bee sting, freckles, ink, Montreal, Rainbow, semi-permanent, Tattoo, tattooing

There was a time when women with freckles would give anything not to have them.  Now the latest trend is to have freckles tattooed on the face.

Rainbow, a cosmetic tattoo artist in Montreal, is seeing a spike in business by women wanting freckles tattooed on the face.  Who knew freckles would make a comeback!

She uses a semi-permanent ink in her sessions which can take about an hour to apply.  Even though she uses semi-permanent ink, the freckles can last up to three years.  After immediate application, the freckling may appear swollen and look similar to a bee sting which subsides after a few hours.  The color may seem intense at the beginning but will soften after a couple of months to look more natural.  Like with any tattoo, it will fade over time and can be touched-up at the desire of the client.

The price of a treatment can start at $250, depending on the tattoo artist and the amount of time spent on the application.

To read more on this topic, click on the following link:

Ritter, L. (2017). New Beauty, “Women are tattooing this all over their faces in the name of beauty”. Retrieved February 24, 2017, from https://www.newbeauty.com/blog/dailybeauty/10555-freckles-tattoos-permanent-makeup/

Change your hair color to match the environment

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dye, environment, Forbes, hair dye, semi-permanent, temperature, thermochromic

Courtesy of Photographer Gabor Szantai and Stylist Kierna Tudor

A new hair dye has been created which can change color based on the environment and a change in temperature.  This product made its debut at London Fashion week recently and is expected to be on store shelves by the end of 2017.

The product uses a thermochromic ink which is toxic by itself when applied to the skin. The ink will go through a process called polymeric stabilization which will make the ink not harmful to the skin or cause irritation.

How does it work?

The change takes place by breaking down the chemical bond in the pigment.  When the ink is exposed to certain temperatures, ”one of the molecule forms is more stable than the other, and a reaction takes place producing a molecule with a slightly different absorption of color”.  (Arthur, 2017)

The dye changes colors according to the temperature of the wearer’s environment.  There are many variations which include black to red (when one goes from a cold to a hot environment).  Other color changes are black to white, silver to powder blue, blue to white, and black to yellow.  The dye is semi-permanent, washes out after several shampoos, and is reported to not harm the hair.

Time will tell if this fad will catch on and how long it will last.  My concern still remains with the safety of the dye to the hair and skin long term.

To read more on this topic and to view video clips of the hair color transformation, click on the following link:

Arthur, R. (2017). Forbes, “Science solves another teenage dream: Color-changing hair”. Retrieved February 24, 2017, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelarthur/2017/02/18/science-solves-another-teenage-dream-color-changing-hair/#2d9f553255fa