[youtube]mFNDTTW_LSA[/youtube] Gold tattoos made their debut in Dubai. (CBS News) A business in Dubai is giving customers the opportunity to get a temporary 24-carat gold tattoo for special occasions like weddings, according to several reports, including Reuters.
The starting price for the glitzy skin art is $50 at Precious Skin, which has two outlets in Dubai. The tattoos are made of 99.9 percent gold or platinum, Reuters noted.
“It’s like jewelery for the body, but it’s also fun,” Arnaud Flambeau, managing director of Flambeau Luxury Trading and Precious Skin, told Arabian Business. “The tattoo is like a second skin and very comfortable to wear. They are ideal for weddings, parties or special occasions.”
The tattoos were first introduced to the United Arab Emirates just two months ago and originated from Japanese designer Nobuhiko Akatsuka in 2006, AB reported.
Flambeau said that many women in the emirates get temporary henna tattoos for weddings and other occasions, and suspected that adding gold to the mix would catch on. “It’s a lot easier to make the decision to get a gold tattoo than buy new jewelry,” he told Reuters.
More complex and larger gold tattoos cost upward of $5,500, he said.
The starting price for the glitzy skin art is $50 at Precious Skin, which has two outlets in Dubai. The tattoos are made of 99.9 percent gold or platinum, Reuters noted.
“It’s like jewelery for the body, but it’s also fun,” Arnaud Flambeau, managing director of Flambeau Luxury Trading and Precious Skin, told Arabian Business. “The tattoo is like a second skin and very comfortable to wear. They are ideal for weddings, parties or special occasions.”
The tattoos were first introduced to the United Arab Emirates just two months ago and originated from Japanese designer Nobuhiko Akatsuka in 2006, AB reported.
Flambeau said that many women in the emirates get temporary henna tattoos for weddings and other occasions, and suspected that adding gold to the mix would catch on. “It’s a lot easier to make the decision to get a gold tattoo than buy new jewelry,” he told Reuters.
More complex and larger gold tattoos cost upward of $5,500, he said.
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