![]() ![]() As opposed to permanent tattooing, where large pools of clumped-together ink particles resist being broken down by the body’s immune system, Ephemeral’s ink dissolves over time. The team - none of whom are tattoo artists - spent more than six years developing their proprietary ink, testing out more than 50 formulations to find one that faded in an aesthetically pleasing way. Sakhai’s co-founders - Brennal Pierre, 42, Vandan Shah, 33, and even CEO Jeff Liu, 33 - all come from similar backgrounds, having grown up in traditional immigrant households. “It’s unleashed the ability that I have to tell my story, my values, on my own body through this artform,” Sakhai said. Woman gets tattoo remotely from robotic arm in ‘world first’ As a college freshman at NYU, he decided to rebel and get one anyway - but he quickly changed his mind, afraid to commit to a design forever. The 24-year-old grew up Persian-Jewish in Great Neck, LI, and his religion explicitly prohibits getting tattooed. Liu got his dog tattooed in December, while Sakhai had his sun design done in February. Jeff Liu (left) and Josh Sakhai (right) show off their recently done Ephemeral tattoos. “While there is a time and place for permanence … there are millions of people who, like, wouldn’t engage [with tattooing} because of that,” Ephemeral’s co-founder Josh Sakhai told The Post. The founders say that they’re hoping to attract a slew of first-time clients to the world of tattooing, from the body-modification-curious to people, like themselves, who come from conservative backgrounds. The only difference is the studio’s patented, “made-to-fade” product, which lasts in the skin for somewhere between nine to 15 months. Stick-on, wash-off styles these are not - the artists use real tattoo guns to plunge ink into their customers’ bodies. Welcome to the aptly named Ephemeral Tattoo: an 1,800-square-foot space with five artist stations, opening March 25. Tattoo parlors are a dime a dozen in alternative-friendly Williamsburg, but a new spot stands out for its promise of semi-permanent designs. Have no fear: This tattoo ink is made to disappear. I got a tattoo of Calvin Klein underwear - to always look like I’m wearing them Millennials are warning Gen Z not to make the same tattoo mistakes I didn’t want my tacky ring tattoo lasered off - so I had it cut outįan roasted for ‘tacky as hell’ Taylor Swift back tattoo ![]()
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