Chewing-gum tattoo
A chewing-gum tattoo was the small transfer picture inside a gum wrapper, which stuck to your skin for a few days when pressed on with a wet hand.
Era: 90s & 2000s
What it was like
Wet your arm, press the paper on, hold it, peel it off slowly. A full picture was a triumph; half a picture was heartbreak.
At school everyone compared tattoos, unless a teacher spotted them.
Questions
- How long did a gum tattoo last?
- Usually a few days, fading with each bath and scrub.