With the holidays just around the corner, why not spice up this year’s traditional look with some festive sparkle. Metallic temporary tattoos are all the rage right now, and can give you that extra dash of spirit and some holiday glam style.
Here are our 10 favorite metallic tattoo ideas for this year’s holiday season:
- Go traditional
For those who like their holidays a bit more traditional, metallic versions of Christmas trees and other iconography can be fun for the whole family. Angels look stunning in metallic silver, and bells are strong in metallic gold.
- Be abstract
On the other hand, if you’re one to buck the trends, try mixing and matching shapes and lines for an abstract composition. Stick to gold and silver and you can channel the holiday spirit in your own way, and you can even match them with attire or to party decorations.
- Religious
For those who may be more about the religious aspects of the holidays, you can still keep your values while updating your look. Try a metallic cross or Christian fish to show your prayer pride while still looking stylish, or get really creative and figure out a manger scene.
- Think winter
Nothing captures the beauty of a snowflake like a metallic finish, so decorate your body to match the outdoors by trying metallic tattoos of winter imagery. Snowmen can be great for a little humor, snowflakes look cool on anyone, and even birds can be a great pop of shimmer.
- Starry night
Stars look fantastic in metallic, and can be away to show some non-denominational holiday spirit while jazzing up your look. Think of targeted placements or spread around your whole body for a really unique look.
- Monochrome
Try sticking with all one color and styling some pops of color directly on your body. Choose abstract shapes or representational symbols, and try layering different objects, while only using a single color. This can be a great compliment to some of the boring or layered attire of winter and the holiday season.
- Go for the color
On the other hand, show your festivity by decorating yourself with a number of different metallic colors, to evoke a firework or celebration. Choose patterns that come this way or make your own.
- Wrap yourself up
Get really creative and style yourself as a present using a variety of different line and pattern tattoos. This is a great option to add a little spice to your holiday party attire.
- Connect with the land
For those who don’t want to be quite so on-the-nose with their holiday attire, try metallic tattoos that evoke tribal or natural features. Particularly in metallic, you can reference Rudolph without plastering yourself with Christmas icons.
- Give them a hand
Restricting your tattoo placement to your hands is not only a unique style technique, but will also make sure everything gets seen, even if you’re wearing heavy layers. Choosing a single color like silver can really make your hands a conversation piece.
