Magic Tats by Chris Philpott

Temporary tattoos that do magic tricks. Ten tricks, ten surprises, and you can leave your pockets at home.

These are tattoos that let you do magic with your arm. A playing card stretching up your sleeve, a coin that vanishes into your skin, or a tattoo that changes while people are watching. That's what you get with Magic Tats.

Everyone's got tattoos nowadays, so why not have some that do magic? They last a couple of weeks, look just real enough to make someone squint, and come off with some baby oil or olive oil. You get four of each design, 24 designs in total, which is more maths than I expected to do when talking about magic tattoos, but there you go. Here's a taste:

THE LONG CARD
A classic trick with a twist. The spectator picks the eight of clubs, you show them the three. But wait, there's more! Pull up that sleeve, and hey presto, an eight of clubs that just keeps going. Beats rummaging in your pocket for a long card.

THE COIN ON ARM
Rub a coin on your arm, and it disappears, leaving a tattoo. Works with various coins and even a sponge ball if you're into that kind of thing.

THE TATTOOED MONKEY
They read your tattoo, and then suddenly can't. The tattoo's the same, but something's gone a bit odd in their brain. The 100th Monkey principle is to blame, but don't ask me to explain it before coffee.

YOUR CARD
"Surprised if your card's tattooed on my arm?" you ask, showing "YOUR CARD." Then, further up your sleeve, there's their actual card. The classic joke, now with skin art.

THE MIRACLE ON YOUR WRIST
They think of a card, and you show it tattooed on your wrist. No deck, just some magic right there. I'd love to say it just appears, but you know, it's a tattoo.

BEFORE YOUR EYES
Your tattoo says "THE NAME OF THE CARD IS..." Rub it, and it changes to the ten of hearts. All in the name of watching ink shift around in a way that shouldn't really be possible.

THE ASHWORTH VARIATIONS
A word tattoo changes to the one they're thinking of. Same old method, but now your arm's the canvas.

THE TREE OF LIFE
An elegant tree tattoo flips upside down to reveal a card name hidden in the branches. A secret stashed inside your ink.

PICKING OFF THE PIP
Turn the three of hearts into the two by plucking a heart off, then tattoo it on your arm. A bit of sleight of hand that's now sleight of skin, if that's even a thing.

No props, no pockets, just tattoos doing the heavy lifting. Classic tricks with endings no one expects. And because they wash off, you can change them up whenever you like, which is good because commitment's hard.

Magic Tats: Temporary Tattoos. Memories that linger, at least until the olive oil comes out.