How To Make Gold Foil Temporary Tattoos?

This DIY tutorial demonstrates how to create temporary gold tattoos, inspired by flash tattoos, which are popular at music festivals. To create these tattoos, you need gold leaf foil, lash glue like Duo, and gold-colored metallic foil. Tattoo artists use gold-colored metallic foil to create these stunning tattoos, which are similar to temporary tattoos you might have had as a child but made to last much longer.

To create gold tattoos, you need to inject actual gold flakes in the tattoo ink. Temporary tattoos have been elevated to the next level by fashion bloggers Aimee Song and Annabelle Fluer, and gold foil versions from Mr. Kate. Gold foil tattoos are made of a thin layer of gold foil placed on the skin, and the desired shape can be cut out of the gold leaf. If any excess paper is left, placing the tattoo on the skin without ripping the gold leaf is easier.

Silhouette’s metallic tattoo paper can be used to create beautiful gold and silver temporary tattoos. Gold leaf is conductive enough to carry a current and act as a button, and the temporary tattoos can be made out of gold leaf. The process involves cutting the desired shape out of the gold leaf, applying lash adhesive, and smoothing the tattoo out across the skin.