Organic Jagua Black Temporary Tattoo and Body Painting Premium Kit

I pretty much never write reviews for any of the products I order off amazon, and to explain why I am writing this review now I must first give you a bit of background information on why I purchased this to begin with. In less than two weeks (from when I first ordered this) I would be going away on vacation to visit family. A month prior I had done something completely stupid and something I regret. I had self harmed. So I was literally trying anything to get the scars to go away so that I could at least enjoy my vacation without having to wear long sleeves and sweat to death in the June heat. I looked up every possible way to get them to go away and nothing was working. I'm writing this in case anyone else is in my situation and freaking out. Because it saves me a lot of stress. So one day at work a girl came in with "henna" and then it clicked, if I did henna I could blend the marks or cover it completely. (They are fully healed cuts! Scars! No open wounds) So I stumbled upon Jagua (which is not henna btw) and the reviews on it seemed prefect, and me running out of options decided to give it a try.Now to my actual review of the product. I had it shipped over night but because of the holiday I got it a day later. So I can't say if it comes relatively quick with standard shipping. Anyway! I was going to wait until the night before my flight to try it but me being the impatient person that I am decided to try it right away. It was super simple to mix together, at first I thought I had added too much water as the consistency was more liquid than gel but after mixing it for a few more minutes it was perfect. I used one of the stencils that use the oil to transfer it, and with some tweaks I was almost 100% sure that my scars were covered. I had to sit still for about an hour for the gel to dry, then after that I left it on for a good five hours, it says only two but I went out and couldn't rinse it yet. When I finally rinsed it off I sort of panicked because it was not dark at all. However the instructions said to wait 24-48 hours for it to darken. So I went to sleep (btw it also recommends that you put paper towel or toilet tissue over it and tape it for the first night so that it doesn't bleed on other body parts or your sheets/cloths. Yeah do that. I have a huge smudge on my arm xD) the next morning my Jagua tattoo was basically like a permanent one and my scars are completely covered (where the actual scars are it took a bit darker)! It says it lasts 1-2 weeks. I go away next week so I'll probably touch it up (it says to wait for it to completely fade before redoing it. But I don't have time for that) but I am 100% happy, and stress free and now looking forward to my vacation. Jagua has saved the day/week! Now I'm not condoning this as a way to keep harming and just cover it with fake tattoos. I really regret what I did and more than likely will not do it again. I'm just super happy I'll be able to wear cute summer clothes and not have to die of a heat stroke! I will certainly buy this product again. I was so excited I drew all over my hand and arms. I did about 17 designs and probably still have half of the bottle of product left. I will update the review when I get back from vacation to explain how it held up in the water/other summer activities. Thank you Jagua!!! :)

Organic Jagua Black Temporary Tattoo and Body Painting Premium KitPros: Will not wash off with soap and water. It looks almost identical to real tattoos. Easy to apply but you need a steady hand.Cons: eucalyptus oil that comes in the kit severely dries out your skin. It is used to transfer the stencil on to your skin but you have to use a large amount and do it fast otherwise it’s soaks into your skin and your skin turns white and very dry.It is very difficult to transfer the stencil on to your own self. You should have another person’s help to make it easier but it can be done. I did have trouble because the eucalyptus oil soaked in faster than I could move. I will try another one today and I will use lavender oil and see if it works better for the transfer hopefully it should not dry the skin. If you are having trouble with getting rashes when you apply the tattoo it could be because of the eucalyptus oil. According to Wikipedia, eucalyptus oil has been known to cause allergic reactions and rashes. In the photos The left photo without the stencil next to the tattoo is right after washing it off three hours later. The next one is 24 hours later after washing my hands with soap and water five or six times. The last photo is of the same tattoo 24 hours later and it is next to a permanent tattoo that I have had on my arm for five or six years. The blacks in the tattoo on my arm almost identical to the henna tattoo on my hand one day later.

Wish I never bought this kit. First of all there are no henna tattoos in this kit. There are some cheesey flash like small tattoos that you can make a stencil out of. Noe about the ink. Some of the powder was wet at some point and stuck to the side of the bottle when I opened up my kit.Mixing the contents is easy but getting the ink back into the tiny bottle is another story. The ink becomes a gel once mixed and makes it thicker going back into the bottle. It doesn't just slide right in. The gel builds up right at the top and it ends up everywhere as you try to push it down into the bottle. Used a toothpick to get it back in. The ink will stain though and it lasts. Even if you wipe off the ink as soon as it touches the skin it will still show up 24 hours later. The bottle is easy to use kinda like pupffy paint. Most of the ink was wasted trying to get it back into the bottle. There has to be an easier way than this. This kit is overpriced for what it comes with. The box is tiny by the way. Deceptive photos in the listing make it look like a bigger kit than it is. I didn't need most of the stuff it came with. I was excited to get this but was so disappointed when it arrived. The ink does what is supposed to but you have to free hand any henna designs you may want. Also test certain areas before going crazy with it. I did some on my hands and some on my thigh. My hand had no issues but my thigh was itchy from it. I don't have sensitive skin so I was glad I did test areas like the product recommend. If you have sensitive skin I wouldn't use it.