Tattoos are extremely popular, and thanks to some advancements in laser removal technology, they aren’t quite as permanent as they used to be.

Years ago, a company called Ephemeral Tattoo came out with a temporary tattoo that was meant to last around a year, and this TikToker got one as part of their beta testing. Well, he isn’t happy about it and made a video showing people what it looks like now.

His video starts out with him looking into the camera, and he says, “Remember Ephemeral Tattoos? Remember me? I still have mine, three and a half years later, and this is an update of what it looks like now. If you remember, Ephemeral Tattoos came out in 2020, 2021 maybe, and they originally promised a temporary tattoo that was still put on with the traditional needle, that would only last 9-15 months.”

He explains when he got the tattoo and how it became famous. He says, “I was a part of a beta testing group. I have a video that went viral from it, and ever since then, I get comments asking me to provide an update, so this is about three and a half years later. My very large Ephemeral Tattoo on my thigh.

Signing up for a beta test of a tattoo is pretty brave.

He then cuts the camera to show his tattoo, which is of a geometric deer. The tattoo does look pretty faded, but it is very visible. He says, “And there it is. Still very very visible. You can see it compared to other tattoos that I have. it looks really bad and faded, and it has been that way for a while.”

It does look pretty bad.

He then pans back up to his face and says, “They are still a company. They have changed the type of ink they use, and they now say it fades within three years. But I absolutely regret this.”

At the end of the video, he says he might get a cover-up and asks people if they have any ideas.

That tattoo does look awful, and it would be very upsetting since it was supposed to disappear entirely.

Check out the full video below so you can see it for yourself.

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♬ original sound – Brandon | Travel Creator 🛫

Read on to see what the people in the comments think about this video.

Remember people who had the pencil led ‘stuck’ in their skin?

I would at least give this a try.

This commenter recommends laser removal.

This was definitely not a temporary tattoo. It looks like it faded, but will never be fully gone.

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