--- title: This Tattoo Trend Is Popular for More Than One Reason description: Temporary tattoos are not just for kids anymore. With improved quality and designed, fake tattoos are growing in popularity among adults. authors: - name: Martha C. White role: Writer url: https://money.com/author/martha-c-white/ education: BA, English, Princeton University at_money_since: 2015 articles: 350 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Federal Reserve Rate Cuts - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology published: '2016-04-13T16:31:05.000Z' modified: '2016-04-13T16:31:05.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - entrepreneur - fashion - pubdesk - tattoo - Temporary Tattoo - temporary tattoos word_count: 222 canonical: https://money.com/temporary-tattoo-trend-prices/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Tattly temporary tattoo atmosphere during B Floral's Bronwen Smith And Bravo TV's Carole Radziwill Floral And Festival Event at Studio Arte on April 7, 2016 in New York City.](https://img.money.com/2016/04/160413_em_tattlytattoos.jpg) *Tattly temporary tattoos sell for $5 to $15 apiece.* Temporary tattoos, long the domain of children seeking a splash of smeared color at parties and carnivals, are not just for kids anymore. Adults who want an edgy look without commitment, pain, or high price of permanent tattoos are flocking to temporary version, which have dramatically increased in quality lately. According to [CNBC](http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/12/the-tale-of-tattly-temporary-tats-have-staying-power.html), design-minded mom and serial entrepreneur Tina Roth-Eisenberg's aesthetic sensibilities were offended by the ugly temporary tattoos her young daughter brought home from a birthday party, so she decided to start a business designing more attractive ones. The resulting popularity proved that temporary tattoos are picking up an audience considerably older than recipients of birthday party goodie bags: Last year, Roth-Eisenberg's company Tattly sold 2.6 million temporary tattoos, with designs that range from rainbows to rocket ships. CNBC estimated her sales to be north of $10 million, and the start-up is already turning a profit. [![Best college education image](https://content.money.com/wp-content/themes/money2018/img/college-site-banner-01.png)](https://best-colleges.time.com/money/search-colleges/?xid=cm-mcpTop200Widget) Each temporary tattoo costs between $5 to $15. They are applied simply with water and wear off a few days later — the ultimate in low commitment, even as permanent body art has grown mainstream. Delicate metallic designs that look like jewelry attract customers who wouldn't even consider fake ink otherwise. Roth-Eisenberg told CNBC she pays royalties to the artists who create the tattoo designs, and tries to do her sourcing in the United States. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/temporary-tattoo-trend-prices/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Art and Culture", "item": "https://money.com/art-and-culture/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "This Tattoo Trend Is Popular for More Than One Reason" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/temporary-tattoo-trend-prices/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/temporary-tattoo-trend-prices/", "name": "This Tattoo Trend Is Popular for More Than One Reason", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-04-13T16:31:05.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/temporary-tattoo-trend-prices/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/temporary-tattoo-trend-prices/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2016-04-13T16:31:05.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "This Tattoo Trend Is Popular for More Than One Reason", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/04/160413_em_tattlytattoos.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1400, "caption": "160413_EM_TattlyTattoos" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha C. 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