Ink is permanent. Unless you get a thick concealer, as Paris Jackson, 25, showed on Sunday. For the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the model and actor had all 80 of her tattoos perfectly concealed; her team of two makeup artists just needed two hours to complete the task. Jackson’s skin seems convincingly ivory after being painted, brushed, and sprayed in a time-lapse video that was uploaded on Instagram. Her torso, which was once a doodle pad of black and colored ink, was a startling blank canvas on the red carpet, accentuated by a slinky, asymmetrical Celine cut-out gown. Although Jackson’s makeover was the result of a clever partnership with the makeup company CoverFx, temporary tattoo concealment has become a go-to celebrity makeup look.
Tattoos are considered to be in the legal gray area in South Korea, hence K-Pop celebrities frequently cover up their tattoos during public appearances with bandages or makeup to escape the social stigma. Jeremy Allen White needed substantial tattoo coverage (as well as temporary tattoo reapplication) to withstand hours of filming in a hot kitchen during the production of the Disney+ series “The Bear.” Similar to this, Harry Styles’ unique ink was airbrushed completely away for the 2022 movie “My Policeman”; this process took two hours and required Styles to wear a gas mask in the makeup chair. “When I didn’t have any tattoos, I would think to myself, ‘Look at this boring *ss body,'” he admitted to Teen Vogue. After her makeup professionals spent two hours hiding her eighty tattoos, which are visible on the right, Paris Jackson was left looking like a blank canvas on the red carpet. Getty Photographs
However, individuals in the spotlight seem to find it appealing to be able to choose not to have permanent body art, even for a single evening. When Amber Rose showed up to the Grammys in 2014, she made headlines with her rather understated appearance. She donned an art-deco, gold, sequined Naeem Khan gown, with her two tattoo sleeves entirely covered in glitter, which brought attention to their blankness. Lana del Rey showed up to the pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday with a couple of barely noticeable tattoos that seemed like they were peeking through makeup. Rey’s lovely black Vivienne Westwood dress and two faded collar bone script tattoos accentuated her décolletage beautifully. Doja Cat (who won three Oscars this season) ventured headfirst into the world of temporary tattoos on the red carpet while Rey and Jackson covered up their ink. Her translucent, flesh-toned corset dress was accessorized with a gallery of detachable tattoos, which included Romanesque gargoyles and statues as well as an imposing gothic cathedral chestpiece.
Nor did anyone need to question what she was wearing. Her forehead bore the name Dilara Findikoglu, the outfit’s designer, in an Old English typeface.Even temporary tattoo technology has evolved. Your sole alternative is no longer to use a sopping wet towel and transfer paper. Ink can now be intelligent. This year, the research team Hyprskin and celebrity tattoo parlor Bang Bang debuted “Magic Ink,” a novel light-sensitive ink solution that is said to be “rewritable, erasable, and reprogrammable.” Certain light wavelengths can change the molecular structure of Magic Ink, and consequently, its external appearance, thanks to photochromic particles that respond to UV light. To put it briefly, future tattoos might be just as flexible and non-committal as a chalkboard in the classroom. ‘Roll flower’ tattoos are created especially for plus-size bodies by tattoo artist Carrie Metz Caporusso.
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