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I agree, all of my tattoo's were carefully planned, expensive, and constant reminders of some very good memories.

If it is temporary how is it any different than a hair cut?

A temporary tattoo is like dating somebody. A permanent tattoo is like marrying somebody. To me it's completely logical that you might want to try a tattoo on for a while and, if you like it enough, you can commit for life and make it permanent. Otherwise, if you jump straight into tattoo marriage and you don't like it, you're looking at a laser divorce.

There are a lot of people that will change their haircut, color and style a few times a year... why not tattoos as well.. though I'm not sure how much I'd be into that, but can see a market.

I am pretty sure quite a lot of tattoos are just fashion accessories like the lower back tattoo, white guys with tribal tattoos, tattoos of chinese characters.

I live in Sydney and I've also noticed other sub-genres: - Middle class women with tattoos of silouettes of a flock of birds in flight. - Women who dress in 30s fashion with tattoos of swallows usually around their collar bones. I have not spotted any in the last few years. - Asian girls of the Lotita sub-culture with tattoos of antique cutlery.

This is the very approach that I use. I suppose in some ways it's like a "written" history for me. A reminder of the evolution of myself.

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